Hawaii's leading philanthropic institute is lending a hand to the employees and families left without work following the end of the sugar cane era. The Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) has created a new scholarship fund designed to support the Maui sugar industry workers and their children after the recent closure of Hawaii's last sugar mill. The Rapozo Scholarship Fund for … [Read more...] about Hawaii Community Foundation offers new scholarships for sugar cane workers and their children
Sugar Cane Maui
As the sun sets on Maui sugar, we ask what the closing of A&B’s plantation means for us
Like most reporters in Hawaii, in the hour or so after Alexander & Baldwin’s Jan. 6 announcement that they would shut down their Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) mill in Pu‘unene by the end of this year, I watched with growing fascination as my email inbox quickly filled with statements from public officials wanting to weigh in. Reading through them, I kept seeing … [Read more...] about As the sun sets on Maui sugar, we ask what the closing of A&B’s plantation means for us
Maui Time Interviews Sammy Hagar about his Maui Beach Bar Rum
Rum is widely associated with tropical vacations, and as such is the primary spirit in favorite cocktails like the Mai Tai, Pina Colada and Lava Flow. So when rockstar Sammy Hagar resolved to create a new boutique spirit on Maui, it had to be a premium white rum. Hagar tapped Maui master distiller Mark Nigbur to create his rum from turbinado sugar. You can watch its production … [Read more...] about Maui Time Interviews Sammy Hagar about his Maui Beach Bar Rum
MauiTime Weekly’s Maui Calendar of Events | March 12-18th, 2015
BIG SHOWS ON MAUI LAHAINA SECOND FRIDAY - Fri, Mar 13. Head West for Lahaina Second Friday Town Party; also a dance benefit for Ka Lima O Maui. Visitors and kama'aina are also welcome to enjoy champagne and live music at any participating gallery on Front Street! Learn more about West Maui’s history with candlelight tours of the historic Baldwin Home Museum and the Wo Hing … [Read more...] about MauiTime Weekly’s Maui Calendar of Events | March 12-18th, 2015
Feedback: Readers Diss Us Over GMOs, Haoles
HATES US BECAUSE WE NEVER RUN LETTERS You have to be feebleminded or incredibly stupid not to realized that the Federal Court Judge assigned to the Maui case is the same Judge who just held the Kauai case violated the preemption laws. Once a higher political entity covers a subject matter, any further attempt by a lower political entity can’t take jurisdictional [sic] of this … [Read more...] about Feedback: Readers Diss Us Over GMOs, Haoles