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Upfront NewsField of Dreams: Under a derelict ballfield in Lahaina sits one of Hawaii's most exciting archeological sites. And the effort to restore it has begunMarch 17, 2010 | 04:08 PMUpon her death, Chiefess Kala'iheana, the daughter of famed Maui moi Pi'ilani, was deified through Hawaiian ritual as a mo'o akua, or sacred lizard goddess. Her moniker then became Kihawahine, and tradition speaks of her as protector of the place of her birth—the exclusive domain of her royal forbearers—a kapu island called Moku'ula. Located in Lahaina, it's the grotto that, legend tells, she will forever inhabit in her giant lizard form, swimming the surrounding Mokuhinia pond and waterways. |
Coconut WirelessMarch 17, 2010 | 03:42 PMby Jacob ShaferHYPER LOCALWhen the release announcing the Mayor's proposed 2011 budget opens with phrases like "especially difficult," "economic reality" and "$53 million dollar [sic] gap," it's a safe bet we're not in for sunshine and rainbows. The budget, which will be reviewed by the County Council before it's finalized, slashes nonprofit funding, hikes garbage, water and other fees, bumps up bus fares and raises real |
LC WatchMarch 17, 2010 | 03:56 PMby Jacob ShaferOn March 19, two nominees for the LC Adjudication Board and two nominees for the Liquor Commission will go before the County Council for final approval. All four were |
By the NumbersMarch 17, 2010 | 03:32 PMby Jacob Shafer2.5 percent Projected decrease in statewide tax revenue for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30 / 6 percent Projected increase for the |
Spin CycleMarch 17, 2010 | 03:27 PMby Jacob ShaferRecession vulture: An individual or company whose profits are derived from the economic misfortune of others. Not necessarily a pejorative; recession vultures play an unglamorous but vital |
News of the WeirdMarch 17, 2010 | 03:13 PMby Chuck ShepherdNATURAL SELECTION (1) Female cane toads are choosy at mating, according to a recent article in Biology Letters. A desirable male is permitted to hop onto the female's back and start the process, but the female is also able to inflate sacs in her body to bloat herself so large that males slide off before completing insemination. (Also, to test the |
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“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 |
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“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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