"The Day After" film screening will be at Wailuku Public Library on Thursday, May 31st. Presented by Maui Peace Action and the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance Committee, the public is invited to watch this classic film about nuclear war. It was originally watched by over 100 million Americans during a television broadcast in 1983. The film covers the aftermath of nuclear weapons … [Read more...] about ‘The Day After’ Film Screening at Wailuku Public Library
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MauiTime readers write to us about organic cannabis, nuclear war
CANNABIS CONTROVERSY Allow me to correct an untrue statement made by Steve Sakala, CEO of Mana Artisan Botanics (“Organic CBD,” Jan. 25, 2018). Sakala’s quote, “Most people don’t realize that the cannabis they get at a dispensary or off the black market is heavily laced with pesticides and fungicides, grown in-organically with chemical fertilizers. Then we’re being told to use … [Read more...] about MauiTime readers write to us about organic cannabis, nuclear war
We ask two nuclear weapons experts if Kihei would be a target in a possible nuclear war
It’s been a little more than a week since the state Emergency Management Agency zapped most Hawaii residents with a false ballistic missile alert. While it took about a day for everything to return to our normal state of bliss, I’ve lately become fixated on the large corporate-like boxes at the top of Lipoa Parkway in Kihei. It all started a few days after the alert, when … [Read more...] about We ask two nuclear weapons experts if Kihei would be a target in a possible nuclear war
After the Jan. 13 false missile alert, we ask if Hawaii will survive our Age of Stupid
Something extraordinarily frightening and stupid happened in Hawaii on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 13. A few minutes after 8am, the state Emergency Management Agency (EMA) sent out an alert to everyone’s phones saying a missile was inbound to Hawaii. For 38 minutes, that alert hung in the air like a guillotine blade–the rope had been freed, and we were all just waiting for … [Read more...] about After the Jan. 13 false missile alert, we ask if Hawaii will survive our Age of Stupid
Here’s what people on Maui did when they thought nuclear war was imminent
Something extraordinarily frightening and stupid happened this morning in Hawaii. Shortly after 8am Hawaii time, the state Emergency Management Agency (EMA) sent out an alert to everyone’s phones saying a nuclear missile was inbound to Hawaii. For 38 minutes, that alert hung in the air like guillotine blade–the rope had been cut, and we were all just waiting for the blade to … [Read more...] about Here’s what people on Maui did when they thought nuclear war was imminent