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Hawaii's Nene Paradox
The state bird is still endangered, but there's hope on the wing
It's sadly fitting that the nene is both Hawaii's official state bird and an endangered species. Before the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778, there were more than

Coconut Wireless
For those wondering if Halloween in Lahaina is happening this year, the answer is: yes and no. Yes, in the sense that there will be a keiki parade, during which the street will be closed to traffic, and after that an unknown number of

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Plugs & Slugs
[Plug] To Hard Rock Cafe for aiding in the fight against breast cancer. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hard Rock's "Pinktober" benefit, held in conjunction with

Rob Report
Raising Water Awareness & Restoring Maui's Streams
Walking downriver for justice and sustainability
As with many other things in life, we tend to take water for granted. Yet water is amazing, and deserving of our great respect and stewardship. An upcoming march in support of restoring in-stream flows seeks to remind us of the importance of

LC Watch
Maui County Dept. of Liquor Control and the Case of the Invisible Woman
"Nobody remembers serving her," a representative from Lulu's Lahaina told the LC Adjudication Board at the September 3 hearing. The "her" in question was a

Spin Cycle
Misdirected tr. v. A word used to imply and deflect 'unfair' criticism; especially popular among squabbling

By the Numbers
12.5 percent
Decrease in visits to Haleakala National Park in August compared to the same time last

News of the Weird
A male Swedish college student, Ragnar Bengtsson, 26, has begun pumping his breasts at three-hour intervals in a 90-day experiment to see if he can produce milk. If he succeeds, he said

Overheard this week

“I’m from Seattle. It’s great there—it’s really cool and the sky is always gray…”
-Guy at Fred’s Mexican Cantina in Kihei, June 10

Maui TIME

“A shell crashed ashore. In the dun-colored houses along Kahului’s waterfront, stevedores and their women heard the gun again, like a door slamming, and again the crash of the shell. The Jap fired ten rounds in all. Then the submarine disappeared in the night. Announcing this attack on an undefended, unimportant cane-&-pineapple port, the U.S. Navy reported: no casualties, negligible damage.”

-From “Dusk in Kahului,” Time Magazine, Dec. 28, 1941

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