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| October 15, 2009 |
Upfront NewsAs we celebrate the princess's birthday, it's important to remember her heartbreaking story"I must have been born under an unlucky star, as I seem to have my life planned out for me in such a way that I cannot alter it," wrote Princess Victoria Ka'iulani Kalaninuiahilapalapa Kawekiu i Lunalilo Cleghorn in 1897, from |
| October 08, 2009 |
Grand Master. It's a heavy term, and one that—until now—I think I've tossed about with embarrassing frivolity. Applied in the real world, the title is no novelty, no Hollywood prevarication. Despite my |
| August 27, 2009 |
Rob ReportA half century ago, I was just old enough to be aware of Hawaii's induction as a state. A 50th star was added to the flag for our daily pledge of allegiance at my elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin. |
| August 20, 2009 |
Upfront NewsVolunteers help revive a dying wao akuaPeople said we were crazy," recalled Caleb Kahele at a presentation earlier this month at the Tavares Community Center. Kahele was one of nine Americorps volunteers who pitched in to restore an endemic leeward forest on Haleakala, an effort that was spearheaded by Dr. |
| August 13, 2009 |
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? |
| August 13, 2009 |
Rob ReportThe short answer: noAs 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. |
| August 06, 2009 |
Rob ReportA trip to East Maui leads to introspectionClouds shrouded the Alenuihaha Channel between Hana and the Big Island as squalls blew across the choppy ocean waters. Looking down over steeply sloping pastures, we watched the advancing showers race toward the shoreline below, where surging waves from Tropical Storm Lana, far to the south, crashed audibly against the lava rocks, sending cascades of whitewater into coastal tide pools. |
| August 06, 2009 |
The month is new and First Friday looms. Stroll Wailuku's funky Market St. (conveniently closed off to traffic) and join the crowd of colorful regulars. The usual fare of Market's merchants is augmented by an array of entertainers, food booths and sidewalk wares to make for a jammin' jumble of pau hana Maui |
| August 06, 2009 |
Can Maui survive on anything other than tourist dollars?Maui tourism is down—way down. Unless you've been living under a rock, you already know that. For the first quarter, visitor arrivals declined more than 22 percent from last year, which was also down from the year before. Over the last two years, we've lost almost 30 percent of our visitors. Ouch. |
| August 06, 2009 |
Upfront News 2Recounting the revolutionary life and legacy of the Philippines' first female presidentCorazon Aquino, the former President of the Republic of the Philippines who led a peaceful urban revolution that ousted U.S.-backed dictator Ferdinand Marcos, died on August 1 at Makati Medical Center in Manila. |
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