This past Monday, our quiet summer campus awakened to the sounds we love to hear — new and returning students buzzing from class to class, the former just starting their higher education journeys, the latter continuing on their certificate and degree paths already in progress. Many of us ...
The woman in the grocery store checkout line had an accent. While we waited for our items to be rung up, I asked her where she was from. "Argentina," she said. "Is the inflation rate in Argentina under 100 percent yet?" I asked. She smiled, " That's what the politicians say, but I never ...
Because the Hawaii Carpenter’s union is cover for the developer-funded super Pac For a Better Tomorrow, some voters may think their backed candidates care about construction workers. However, when Councilmember Michelle Anderson asked Maui representative William Kamai if they wanted a condition to require the developer of Wailea 670 to hire Hawaii union labor, the Carpenters Union rep said “no” (3/18/2008 archives). The recent round of giveaways to the German Helaba Bank owner reduced affordable housing requirements and passed the cost of widening the Piilani Highway from the ...
With so many small communities becoming news deserts, it was welcome news finding out The Maui News will not just continue, but will also be making some much-needed improvements during the next couple of months. Mahalo to Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative. Can’t wait to see what you have in store. Lana OuraWailuku
Have you ever had a problem and called the Maui agency, mayor or council member and were told they don’t have control of that issue and refer you to a new place and number. You try one and get the same answer and a new referred agency or number. Sometimes you get an answering machine but never a call back. That happened to me again this week calling about the piles of tree trunks and limbs on Pi‘iholo road and the surrounding sides after Hurricane Lala. Nothing has been removed a week after the storm. I did finally get hold of the Maui Emergency Management Agency and was informed ...
During the opening week of the fall semester, I had the honor of giving the convocation remarks for The Ohio State University's Lima campus incoming freshman class. It was a perfect autumn morning, even though I still find northwest Ohio a little nippy during this time of year. The students ...
