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August 13, 2009
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Swimming With Sharks

Shark tour ban raises questions about our complex relationship with the apex predator

Given the chance to jump in a cage and swim with sharks, watching them approach from the ocean depths just below your pruning toes, would you?  If you answered "yes," you'll have to go to Oahu, because shark tours won't make it to Maui any time soon.more
August 13, 2009

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Swimming With Sharks

Shark tour ban raises questions about our complex relationship with the apex predator

August 13, 2009
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photo: Chris Skiles.

Revisiting the Visitor Industry, Part Two

The carousel of endless growth and luxury resorts has stopped. What comes next?

We are all wondering where to go from here. Will Hawaii and Maui crawl out of this depression and go back to business as usual? Can more of the same save us? We staked everything on tourism (and the military) and where are we now? more
August 13, 2009
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Rob Report

Is Maui Ready for a Hurricane?

The short answer: no

As I write this, the remaining bluster of former-Hurricane Felicia is churning steadily toward Hawaii. It shall soon be known whether it will smack Maui with tropical storm fierceness, or if we're merely in for a few wet days.more
August 13, 2009
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LC Watch

Power Without Knowledge Redux

The title of this week's column is an homage to a December 2006 LC Watch. Why? Because the subject matter is almost identical; only the date and a few details have changed.more
August 13, 2009
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By the Numbers

$2,101.98 Amount the average Hawaii resident spends annually on gasoline more
August 13, 2009
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Spin Cycle

Discover the world n. A slogan used by large travel companies that, in reality, offer extremely insulated, limited experiences.more
August 06, 2009
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Coconut Wireless

The election is still more than a year away, but Hawaii's gubernatorial candidates are in full-on cash-acquisition mode. Campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed last week revealed robust totals for the three leading contendersmore
August 06, 2009
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Asleep at the Wheel

New report reveals disturbing details about go! flight 1002

There are a few things a commercial airline pilot simply cannot do. Falling asleep at the wheel is one of them. But that's exactly what happened on the morning of February 13, 2008, as go! flight 1002 made its way from Honolulu to Hilo.more
August 06, 2009
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LC Watch

Over the Influence

Of the two things the LC likes to bust venues for, one is easy to identify, the other is (potentially) difficult. The first, of course, is selling to someone under 21 years old.more
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