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MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Local Waterwoman on Maui: Paige Alms
LOCAL WATERWOMAN PAIGE ALMS Oh, you didn’t know that the real Wonder Woman lives on Maui? Yah, she does and her name is Paige Alms. A BIG shout out goes to her for being voted best local waterwoman on Maui for 2017. Loved by her Maui community so much, this renaissance woman of the ocean is self-taught and makes surfing look like it’s an easy sport. She’s been big … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Local Waterwoman on Maui: Paige Alms
MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
It’s hard to believe sometimes that we’ve been around for two decades. Sure, we’ve changed a lot in that time (what hasn’t?). But in that time, we’ve brought you a lot of stories–some good, others not so much, but all with the goal of publishing interesting, readable and honest stories about what’s really going on in Maui County. That commitment remains the same today as it was … [Read more...] about MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
More than 210 athletes participate in sixth annual BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua
This year's BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua event was a landmark day for the water sports scene. The sixth annual BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua–a benefit race for Camp Imua–brought together more than 210 athletes of all ages and showcased some of the most famous water athletes in the world; this year's event also introduced the first Hydro-SUP competition in Hawaii, which was won by 13-year … [Read more...] about More than 210 athletes participate in sixth annual BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua
The Wave She Rode: Hanging out with Maui big wave surfing champion Paige Alms
At the Women’s March on Maui on Saturday, Jan. 21, Paige Alms was moving through the crowd of thousands gathered to speak up for women’s rights and equality and against the authoritarianism of Donald Trump when she saw herself. It was a large photo of her surfing Jaws, posted on a sign with the words “Action is Power.” Alms went up to the woman holding the sign and asked if she … [Read more...] about The Wave She Rode: Hanging out with Maui big wave surfing champion Paige Alms