By Ryan Mitchel Collins of The Maui News It was a long day for the five planning commissioners on Maui Tuesday as they continued their meeting to ultimately hold a 5-0 vote in favor of phasing out 7,000 short term rental units on the Minatoya List. It wasn’t an easy decision or vote to ...

Submitted by Lissa Strohecker of the Maui Invasive Species Committee Co-QUI Co-QUI! The call of the coqui frog is ringing throughout some of our Haiku neighborhoods. Though it may have seemed the frogs were gone in January and February, they were probably lying low, or at least staying ...

On Tuesday, the Maui Planning Commission discussed a bill to phase out transient-vacation rental use in apartment zoning districts. So, it might seem like I’m copying and pasting from their agenda if I said, “the purpose of the bill was to clarify the in- tent of the Apartment District ...

The dog days of summer bring with them a very special time for me each and every year and that’s when the crab nets come out again. It’s that wonderful time of year when the lilikoi starts to bloom and fruit, and the bon dance season starts. Sometimes the crab nets have to be mended ...

Growing up in Hawaii you fish. It might be a few times a year on camping trips or with family or you might fish every week. You also grew up watching the local fishing shows. You watched Bruce, Hari, Mike, Stan, Merlinda, Dave, or Ben. My family was no different. The shows covered fishing in ...

Are you looking for a fun (or funny) way to improve your health? Try turning that frown upside down and look for ways to laugh more. Many research studies suggest that there are many positive health effects that come from laughing more. Laughing has been shown to improve more than your mood. It ...