Maui Time Weekly

Cover Story
Remembering Rainbow Bridge
"I remember the day Jimi was leaving Maui. He looked at us with tears in his eyes and said, ‘You guys are so lucky. You get to stay,’” reminisces Mauian Les Potts, who spent three July weeks with Hendrix ...more»

NEWS

Coconut Wireless
News Briefs
Local schools got a rare bit of good news this week, in the form of a $75 million federal grant. Hawaii was one of nine states—along with Washington D.C.—selected in the second round of the

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Upfront News
Maui County Council Candidate Profiles
This is the second-to-last installment in our series of candidate profiles, which will culminate in endorsements before the September 18 primary. This week, we look at the three County Council contests ...more»

News of the Weird
Pampered Pooches and Government Giveaways
THE ROYAL TREATMENT
The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain’s Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the Queen during a 1974 visit ...more»

By the Numbers
Hawaii Polling Places and Construction Jobs Decline
97: Number of polling places, out of 339, that will be eliminated statewide for the September 18 primary election; Maui County is losing...more»

Spin Cycle
Poll Finds One Fifth of Americans Think Obama is a Muslim
Wagging the Dog...

Last week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll titled “Religion, ...more»

COLUMNS

Eh Brah

Uncheerful
This is for all the parents who let their daughters join the various “dance” troupes on the island that are in fact training grounds for the next generation of hoochie mamas: Just because something is ...more»

Sign Language
Your Horoscope
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
The show must go on, they say, and performers dedicated to this principle have endured tremendous hardship in order to make sure their team isn’t let down by their mishap. How ...more»

FOOD

Food & Drink

Talking Story With Ambrosia Bartender Will Sythes
William Sythes and I meet about 7pm for coffee and I realize this is his morning. Will is a straightforward guy; he didn’t take me for a drunkard, so we meet at Starbucks, an alcohol-neutral zone. Of ...more»

Bruddah Willys Sticky Ribs
Bruddah Willy’s
Sticky Ribs
1670 Honoapiilani Hwy., Waikapu
Thurs.-Sat., 11am-6pm; 243-7427

Ribs. If the mere mention of the word sets your stomach rumbling, you’ve either already discovered Bruddah ...more»

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music Scene

Keola Beamer and Raiatea
This week, Keola Beamer and Raiatea Helm will play a one-night-only engagement at the MACC’s Castle theater, joined by Chamber Music Hawaii’s Spring Wind Quartet. Beamer—who comes from prestigeous Hawaiian ...more»

FILM

Film Critique

Piranha 3D
Despite its considerable flaws, two things make Piranha 3D both recommendable and utterly critic-proof: the killer fish look great and the 3D effects are ...more»

CALENDAR

Picks of the Week

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
When you hear that a Nelson is set to play Charley’s, we know whose grizzled, twinkling visage you conjure up. Not so fast; we’re talking about the younger Nelson, 21-year-old Lukas. Raised on the road ...more»

2nd Annual Maui Horse Show Association Fun Day
Saddle up, equestrian enthusiasts, for the 2nd annual Maui Horse Show Association Fun Day. The association “provides Maui with sanctioned Western Pleasure, Jumper and Hunter shows and clinics” and seeks
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Ladies Night With Erin Smith
Maui rock phenom Erin Smith isn’t satisfied sitting at home on her duff writing sonnets to her husband. She needs more. How much more? How about a night of rocking out for the ladies at Mulligan’s on ...more»

Wine Dinner at Gerards
Dining at Gerard’s is a one-of-a-kind experience; the award-winning contemporary island-French cuisine is unparalleled on Maui. The dining room takes you on a no-ticket-needed trip to New Orleans with ...more»

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