Get ready for Tower of Power (TOP) and War at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center this Friday. Best known for their funk and soul sound, TOP’s powerful horn section and precisely syncopated bass-guitar lines have been entertaining audiences since 1968. Joining them on stage is War, a California funk group that has long crossed racial barriers. Their familiar harmonica and … [Read more...] about This Friday, Dec. 6: Tower of Power and War @MauiArtsCulture
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The Maui County Council Still Hates The Sunshine Act While Senators Brian Schatz And Mazie Hirono Talk Story With Chuck Hagel As The Maui News Declares War On Syria
COUNTY COUNCIL STILL HATES SUNSHINE LAW So it looks like open meeting lawsuits against the Maui County Council are becoming a regular thing. On Aug. 19, The Maui News reported that some Ka’anapali timeshare owners associations filed suit against the county saying “a Sunshine Law violation occurred when council members considered property tax rates for fiscal 2014.” As … [Read more...] about The Maui County Council Still Hates The Sunshine Act While Senators Brian Schatz And Mazie Hirono Talk Story With Chuck Hagel As The Maui News Declares War On Syria
WORLD WAR Z New Movie Review
A feeling of paranoid nostalgia swept across me during a screening of World War Z. An hour into the movie, which I caught with my family at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Theater, someone in the audience coughed. This is not what you want to hear when the movie in question is a virus-oriented horror movie. It made me remember seeing Outbreak when I was in high school and, at the same … [Read more...] about WORLD WAR Z New Movie Review
US Navy Will Name New Destroyer After Daniel Inouye
The late U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye is remembered fondly for many aspects of his service: being a representative of the people, a provider for the state of Hawaii and an honored war hero. In recognition of this legacy, the US Navy is naming an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer after Inouye, according to a May 23 statement released by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz’s office. In the … [Read more...] about US Navy Will Name New Destroyer After Daniel Inouye
Drunk Cops and Fake Free Trucks and Great Art
POLICE BLOTTO In some jurisdictions, a driver can be presumed impaired with a blood alcohol reading as low as .07 (and suggestively impaired at a reading below that), but according to a WMAQ-TV investigation in February, some suburban Chicago police forces allow officers to work with their own personal readings as high as .05. While officers may be barred from driving at that … [Read more...] about Drunk Cops and Fake Free Trucks and Great Art