An Open Letter To Oprah Winfrey On Her Possible Decision To Abandon...
Dear Ms. Winfrey, Howzit? As Maui’s most famous snowbird, you can probably imagine the buzz around Maui–and Hawaii–that’s been created by, of all things, this simple business filing in the Hawaii...
View ArticleNew Honolulu Magazine report grades Maui schools
Kalama Intermediate School in Makawao recently earn high marks in a Department of Education ranking published by Honolulu Magazine. The magazine has been publishing a public and charter school-ranking...
View ArticleFrom Baldwin to Beast: One Baldwin High grad’s quest to go to West Point
Like a very small percentage of high school seniors and recent graduates, Maui native and H. P. Baldwin High School grad Benjamin Wuthrich anxiously awaits word from the United States Military Academy...
View ArticleBaldwin High students document Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar closure for HIKI NO
Students from Baldwin High School will present an intimate perspective of Hawaii Commercial and Sugar’s impending shutdown in Pu`unene with poignant portraits of two long-time HC&S employees on a...
View ArticleKnow Your 2016 Maui County Election Candidate: Gil Keith-Agaran
Though state Senator Gil Keith-Agaran, D–Kahului, Waihee and Wailuku, is running for reelection this year, he has no challengers. Still, he’ll be on the ballot and we wanted to know his thoughts on...
View ArticleMissing dentures, paint overspray and weed whackers: 2016 in paid Maui claims...
Hell of a year we’ve had, don’t you think? Death, destruction, hopeless–and that’s just the latest Star Wars film! For a miserable year like this, there can be no greater tribute than a look at all...
View ArticleFinalists announced in Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Congressional Art Competition
A gallery of the finalists’ artwork in the Kaha Ki`i Second Congressional District Art Competition is now on display in the halls of the Hawaii State Capitol. Each spring, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sponsors...
View ArticleUmi Sushi in Wailuku turns sushi on its head
Some places you go are just an instant fit. I think everyone has that feeling when they visit Umi Sushi. It’s one of Wailuku’s newest sushi hot spots. Owner/chef Jayse Sato says his journey to opening...
View ArticleHow Maui students are trying to get officials to take gun violence seriously
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of scared kids in this country right now. They’re scared of gun violence, and they have every right to be. They’re even scared here on Maui. And like...
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