It would be better for boys if society stopped expecting them to act like girls. A Texas mom recently shared a video of her son at his kindergarten graduation. The clip shows him squirming in his chair, playing with his hands and stretching over his seat. She captioned the video, "You're six ...
When I moved to Maui in the 70s, you could get a ticket if your muffler was too loud. What’s the deal with these blasting sound systems? I can feel a vehicle approaching from over a block away. My house starts shaking, the windows rattle and I feel the vibration in my body. At 2:00 a.m., my mattress buzzes. Why is this not disturbing the peace, noise pollution and interfering with the quality of life for the community? C’mon Maui Police Department, do something. T. EricaWailuku
It’s common for all kinds of vehicles, from motorcycles to large trucks hauling heavy equipment, to go two to three times the speed limit of 20 mph on narrow Makawao Avenue. It’s routine and happens dozens of times each day. But what I recently witnessed was outrageous even for this street. A motorcycle zoomed by going at least 100 mph. This dangerous (and noisy) lawbreaking will continue indefinitely, because the speed limit is never enforced. In all the years I’ve lived here, and the dozens of times I've complained about the problem to the police, to my knowledge, Maui ...
Although this acknowledgment is long overdue, I want to share some incredible news about our Lahaina Intermediate School Media Club and send a huge mahalo to two local organizations that helped get us there. This past school year, our students were able to fly to Oahu for the 3rd Annual Shoots competition, an opportunity made possible by the support of the Lahaina Complex Education Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Maui. While a trip like this requires a lot of moving parts, these organizations help offset some of the costs. LCEF stepped in to cover our competition ...
My mind wanders, and sometimes I just follow behind it, seeing where it goes. Driving to the gym recently, I debated bringing in my water bottle before remembering there was a water fountain inside. I started thinking about the person who designed the fountain itself, about the mechanics of ...
It seemed to take forever, but on Thursday the Democratic National Committee finally released their autopsy of their ill-fated 2024 presidential campaign. It's bitter medicine, my Dem friends, but, as Momma used to say, take a spoonful, it'll do you good. As midterm elections loom, and as ...
