How painful must a historical reenactment be in order for it to establish authenticity? This was a question I had while watching 12 Years a Slave, director Steve McQueen’s follow-up to his devastating Shame. His latest tells the story of Solomon, played by Chiwetel Ejiofer, a free black man living with his wife and family in 1841. His skill as a violinist is noted by two white … [Read more...] about 12 YEARS A SLAVE New Movie Review
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Oceanic Time Warner Cable Would Like To Continue Its Maui County Monopoly Another 20 Years While Hawaiian Commercial And Sugar Burns Residents And Its Own Mill
OCEANIC WANTS CABLE MONOPOLY FOR 20 MORE YEARS For the last 15 years, Oceanic Time Warner Cable has been Maui County’s sole cable TV provider. And it’s been pretty cool, right? They provide us whatever broadband speeds they like in exchange for whatever they wish to charge us, and if we don’t like it we can cut the coaxial cable and walk away. Oh, and if they want to take a … [Read more...] about Oceanic Time Warner Cable Would Like To Continue Its Maui County Monopoly Another 20 Years While Hawaiian Commercial And Sugar Burns Residents And Its Own Mill
Maui Molasses Makes Mess Of Matson While FBI Files On Daniel Inouye Exemplify J Edgar Hoover Era Paranoia
YOU CAN’T SPELL ‘MOLASSES’ WITHOUT ‘ASSES’ The Associated Press reported on Saturday, Sept. 21 that 233,000 gallons of molasses–“equivalent to what would fill about seven rail cars”–spilled into Honolulu Harbor from a Matson Navigation Co. pipe earlier this month. So far, 26,000 fish have died as a result of that molasses, which, of course, came from Maui. By itself, the … [Read more...] about Maui Molasses Makes Mess Of Matson While FBI Files On Daniel Inouye Exemplify J Edgar Hoover Era Paranoia
Rusty Conway Retires After 20 Years As MACC Technical Director
Friday, Sept. 6 was Rusty Conway’s last day as the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s technical director. For two decades, he’s been in charge of the lighting, sound and the rest of the tech of the MACC’s shows and productions. Here are his thoughts on why he’s retiring, where he’s heading and what it was like to meet the Dalai Lama in 2007: “I gave notice back in March. I’ve … [Read more...] about Rusty Conway Retires After 20 Years As MACC Technical Director
We talk story with Maui Public Defender Wendy Hudson on her office limitations and caseload and what to do when you get arrested
The Maui Police Department has a brand new armored truck. State law conceals the identities of active duty police officers who’ve been busted by Internal Affairs. Filming a cop on a public street–an act protected by the U.S. Constitution and has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court–will get you arrested and charged with a crime, as our publisher found out (his case is still … [Read more...] about We talk story with Maui Public Defender Wendy Hudson on her office limitations and caseload and what to do when you get arrested