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Upfront NewsOctober 19, 2011 | 02:40 PMby Jen RussoDid you know that Blue and Sperm whales travel within Hawaiian waters? If you didn't, then it may be time to brush up on your cetacean knowledge with some upcoming free training offered by Sarah Mesnick, the Science Liaison for the National Oceanic |
Upfront News 2October 19, 2011 | 02:42 PMby Jen RussoPresident Barack Obama put a spotlight on national health care and Hawaii's state health care plan is standing in that light, but there are still a lot of individuals falling through the cracks. Which means this unique health event may help you: the Lahaina Wellness Fair will be held at the corner of Prison and Front Streets this Sunday from 10am to 2pm. |
Coconut WirelessOctober 19, 2011 | 01:43 PMby Anthony PignataroYou'd think that the line between bloody, dirty, ugly war and slick, sexy reality TV game shows would be, well, a deep and impenetrable chasm. But it apparently is not. |
LC WatchOctober 19, 2011 | 02:39 PMby Anthony PignataroEver wonder what the Maui County Department of Liquor Control does with all the money they get from the county's booze industry? Here's a handy infograph to help you follow the money! |
Upfront News 3October 19, 2011 | 02:44 PMby Jen RussoThe gymnasts at Valley Isle Gymnastics did not let their small island, underdog status overwhelm them, and ranked well in their Oahu competition earlier this month. Athletes aged eight to 12 competed there in the Princess Classic meet, hosted at Island Tumblers Gymnastics. The meet was open to all gymnastics training centers in the state. |
News of the WeirdOctober 19, 2011 | 02:45 PMby Chuck ShepherdIn 2009 Diane Schuler, with a 0.19 blood-alcohol reading (and marijuana in her system), drove the wrong way for two miles on a New York freeway, finally crashing into another car, killing three people and herself. In July 2011, her widower, Dave Schuler, filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging that the collision was the state's fault |
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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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