Hey, Mister Mayor, it’s not the biggest yearly Maui County budget “lately.” It’s the biggest yearly Maui County budget ever. And where, my county councilors, will all those $850 million dollars come from? Oh yeah, you are raising taxes and fees on us again to pay for all your ...
I have just finished reading the Mueller report in its entirety. It wasn’t easy and it’s obvious the vast majority won’t read it. Written for and to the Justice Department, not for the general public, but it should be released to us and to Congress in its unredacted form with all the ...
A noted anniversary quietly passed Monday. Forty-seven years ago, June 17, 1972, burglars were caught breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C. That was the beginning of a two-year nightmare that ended on Aug., 9, ...
Q: Would you please address the closing of the Kulanihakoi Street exit off Piilani Highway since March? I believe the completion date was originally slated for April. A: Unfortunately, the contractor for this state Department of Education project has encountered multiple issues for the ...
Will any/all of our terrible Maui County roads be fixed by the new Maui County Council’s budget? If not, what now? Jason B. Kim Wailuku
Fathers are the luckiest people on Earth. Thanks to the beautiful women in our lives, we get to help create little creatures who love us unconditionally. Oh, they soon get over that unconditional stuff. But for the first few years, we get to have the joy of having someone’s eyes light up ...
Recently I spent two days searching for Amanda Eller and felt personally engaged with the many people in the Maui community who pulled together looking for her. We are greatly relieved that she has been rescued and will recover. As an aftermath of her rescue, many ideas have been put forth ...
I write to share a few words about a wonderful man who recently passed away, Mike Beyersdorf. Years ago, when I first became Kihei AYSO’s referee administrator, I asked Mike if he would consider volunteering to referee some games for us. He asked me, “What time are the games?” I ...
The June 8th Maui News article shows the folly of leaping before looking; all in the name of appearing to do something. The need for affordable housing on Maui is extreme and I very much applaud both the council and administration for making it a priority. But that doesn’t justify spending ...
Every year, the famous statue of Kamehameha standing between Ali‘iolani Hale, the stately building that houses our Supreme Court and the head of our judicial branch, and ‘Iolani Palace and the state Legislature gets royal treatment. Thousands of plumeria and other flowers are strung ...
Just three months ago, the Hawaii State Auditor released the latest in a series of reports over the years on the Hawaii Deposit Beverage Container Program, known as HI-5. That report, No. 19-08, basically said, “Look, we’ve issued four audit reports on the program, every two years beginning ...
Kyle Ginoza’s viewpoint (The Maui News, May 31) was blatantly misleading and a perfect example of the mindset that has led Maui County to pollute the ocean and reefs makai of the Lahaina sewage plant for decades. Contrary to his claim that the county’s appeal will not gut the federal ...
I had a chuckle at the June 2 letter about a woman renewing her driver’s license and how “it’s not very funny” and she felt sorry for anyone having to “go through this.” Well, letter writer, your troubles are a direct result and gift of 9/11, and to be on the receiving end of the ...
As stated in The Maui News article of June 2, there is an interest by the family in providing cameras for dangerous areas of the forest where Amanda Eller got lost. I would want to suggest perhaps a more cost-effective solution of placing monuments indicating where you are, and east, west, ...
Why, all of a sudden, is every fourth white woman on Maui a “death doula” — a self-professed modern-day “saint” who helps people pass on to the other side? When did this become “a thing?” Our local government may be criminally negligent regulating things like the booming ...
Prayers of encouragement have rescued us to endure these last 36 years of prison ministry in all facilities. Truly a family that prays together stays together. Trust and believe God for his divine intervention. “We know that the Lord has set apart His faithful servants for Himself (Psalm 4: ...
I do not know Amanda Eller. Like many people on Maui and around the world, I watched her harrowing story of being lost in the Makawao forest for 17 days. I saw her interview after she was found. Her great attitude made me proud to call myself a Maui resident. I try to live with an attitude of ...
Anyone driving has noticed a vast increase in traffic and long lights along with a traffic jam. The problem is too many vehicles. The solution is not more roads. Oahu built more roads. Turn on the 5 o’clock news and see five to six lanes in both direction jammed or moving slowly. Accidents ...
Several weeks ago I sent an email to all nine of our County Council members. In that email I expressed my concerns that rampant fireworks violations continue to plague our county and requested an in-person meeting with each of them. Since I personally suffered extensive damage to my home last ...
Why I Support Joe Biden: It’s simple — Joe Biden is the Democrat most able to beat Trump. Of the 20-odd declared Democrat candidates, Biden is the only one focusing on the No. 1 problem facing our nation: the malignance occupying the White House and the absolute need to remove it. It ...