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Chair's 3 Minutes: Tips offered for public on preparing testimony for council
April 7, 2013 The County Council’s annual budget session has begun. On March 25, the council received Mayor Alan Arakawa’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014. more »»
The State of Aloha
April 5, 2013 Last week Tuesday was Prince Kuhio Day. These days it’s hard to find folks who know about him, let alone why we have a holiday for him. Here are the basics. more »»
Sharing Mana‘o
April 3, 2013 I lost a dear old friend last Friday. I had my hair cut into a bob, after decades of wearing it long and loose. more »»
Keiki o ka ‘Aina
April 2, 2013 Prince Kuhio is a beloved figure in Hawaii, with many accomplishments to his name. But the celebration of his birthday last week got me thinking about a little remarked upon facet of his career. more »»
Ask The Mayor
April 1, 2013 Q: I got a flier from somebody at the recycling center when I went to drop off my cardboard. Is it true you’re planning to shut down all of the county recycling centers? A: No, that is not true. more »»
Chair's 3 Minutes
March 31, 2013 Jan. 2 was a special day for me. more »»
Neighbors: ‘Not quite a vagabond’
March 29, 2013 As a veteran wanderer whose travels took her from biking across postwar Europe to arriving in Honolulu by freighter in the 1950s, to sailing around Micronesia and the Far East in the 1960s, to... more »»
Sharing Mana‘o
March 27, 2013 OK, peeps, enough already with the Peeps. The brightly colored, sugary marshmallow treats are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year, and apparently they’ve hired a press agent for the occasion. more »»
Keiki o ka ‘Aina
March 26, 2013 I never really saw it this way until now, but I think Maui County has it in for monkeypods, the old shady ones on our street. more »»
Ask The Mayor
March 25, 2013 Q: I work in Lahaina and have talked with many visitors who have a lot of negative things to say about their rental car experiences here. During the holidays, prices for rental cars were astronomical. more »»
The State of Aloha
March 22, 2013 Televised tributes and newspaper articles have all dutifully reported the death of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye. more »»
Sharing Mana‘o
March 20, 2013 I was talking trash with a good friend recently. It wasn’t an incident of one-upmanship or an exchange of snaps; the phrase “yo’ mama” was never uttered. more »»
Keiki o ka ‘Aina
March 19, 2013 The old photograph from 1916 told a powerful story. Imagine Kuau Bay with broad, sandy beaches. And on the land sweeping to the point on the north, nothing but low, windswept plants. more »»
Ask The Mayor
March 18, 2013 Q: My question concerns the county’s graffiti control and removal program, particularly in Paia. more »»
Neighbors: Sending a sprout out
March 15, 2013 Some might say James Simpliciano takes his passion for locally grown food to the extrem. more »»
Sharing Mana‘o
March 13, 2013 As I write this, I’m wearing my official Makawao RAMS (Really Awesome Makawao Student) T-shirt and a grin that’s been stuck on my face since last week, when I visited my grade school alma mater. more »» |
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