|  | Coconut Wireless The week in review WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6; Question of the day: How did I get on the Ku Klux Klan’s mailing list? And, follow-up question of the day: Do those assholes still even exist? I ask because when I checked my e-mail this morning there was a message waiting for me titled “KKK Press Release. |
|  |  |  |  | Rob Report Presto change-o zoning Grassroots groups wrestle the status quo and land use in flux Year by year, Maui’s political leaders seem to christen a favorite cause celebre—be it traffic, smart growth, water, affordable housing, agricultural zoning or the latest buzzword, sustainability—then proceed to talk circles around the topic. |
|  |  |  |  | LC Watch Show us the money Last week, we got a letter from reader Marc Gaskins (see, if you write good letters you might get mentioned in LC Watch, so get typing) asking a pertinent question: Where do all the fines assessed by the Adjudication Board go? Every week we tell you about another business getting slapped with a $2,000 penalty. |
|  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  | News of the Weird MONK BAND; Brother Cesare Bonizzi, 62, of a Capuchin Friars monastery near Milan, Italy, is the lead singer in a heavy-metal band that recently released its second album, Misteri (“Mysteries”), following a successful performance at Italy’s “Gods of Metal” festival (headlined by Iron Maiden and, ironically, Judas Priest). |
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|  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | Restless Native Writing the ship Writing the ship In case you didn’t look at the staff box, my role at Maui Time has changed from Associate Editor to contributor. |
|  |  |  |  | Eh Brah This goes out to the two (!) different people who stole my cart at Costco while I was off looking for stuff. It’d actually be kind of amazing that two other people wanted the exact same items as me if it wasn’t so damn aggravating to have to go back and pick them all out again. |
|  |  |  |  | Sign Language Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Talk about barking up the wrong tree. Persistence won’t help you here; it doesn’t matter how determined you are if you’re looking in the wrong place. |
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 | |  | Ono Kine Grinds The filling station Wailuku Chevron offers unexpectedly good eats When you’re weighing options for a meal on the town, here’s betting you don’t immediately think of Chevron. Sure, it’s as fine a place as any for filling your car with the nutrition it craves—but your belly?
Well actually, yes. |
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 | |  | Arts & Entertainment Rockin' in the free world 311, Battle of the Bands Winner Erin Smith unite August 15 is Admission Day, the day Hawaii was declared the 50th state. Many of us will have the day off, leaving work/school behind to frolic is the surf, sand and sun. |
|  |  |  |  | Picks of the Week Sustainability, Maui style Saturday & Sunday (Aug 16 & 17), Pilina Building, MCC
[GREEN LIVING] As island dwellers, we have a heightened awareness of the state of our environment. |
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 | |  | Film Critique 'Tropic' of conversation Downey Jr. and company drop more than F-bombs A heady blend of outrageous Grand Guignol comic set pieces and fast-twitch dialogue, Tropic Thunder walks a fine line of dangerous satire that straddles gallows humor and bawdy pop-culture inflected slapstick. |
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