Coconut WirelessWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24
So Obama's back on Oahu for one more dose of R&R before he assumes his new position. (To those yowling about him taking a vay-cay so close to Inauguration Day: lighten up. When preparing to inherit a cratering financial crisis, a broken health care system, two mismanaged foreign wars and the creeping menace of global climate change, a little body-surfing can |
Maui CountyWho's it gonna be?Dems give Lingle three options for 9th District seatSo you thought the 2008 election—and our seemingly endless coverage of it—was over? Not quite. Per state law, the Democratic Party has submitted a list of three names to Gov. Lingle, from which she will choose the replacement for state Rep. Bob Nakasone, who died December 7. The contenders for the 9th District seat—which encompasses Wailuku, Kahului, Puunene, Makawao and Paia—are |
The Year In Quotes"To choose Sarah [Palin] tells us a lot about Senator John McCain. It is a clear reminder that he truly is a maverick and that he will always do the right thing for the people of America."
- Gov. Linda Lingle, speaking at the Republican National Convention |
Rob ReportThe year that wasThe Report looks back—and aheadThe past year was all about change, as exemplified by Barack Obama's presidential campaign. My column "Floating Ideas" (2/28) touched upon the cresting wave of "Obama-mentum" washing over the Hawaii Democratic caucus. "True Blue Change" (11/13) reported on my trip to President-elect Obama's neighborhood and the surge of optimism that prevailed in Chicago the day after the election. |
Clicks Of The YearPALIN BY COMPARISON: From Tina Fey's spot-on SNL send-up to the all-too-real interview series with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin provided a wealth of worthy clicks this year. But perhaps the most telling snippet was one that featured no video at all, only audio. Speaking at a campaign stop in North Carolina, Palin made |
| | | | LettersYOU SAY YOU WANT A RESOLUTION?: I have something to add to your year-end wrap up ["Coconut Wireless," December 27]: how much more hostile Maui has gotten, even just over the last year. I notice it everywhere. In your paper you can see it most of all in Eh Brah! That's a place where people have |
Eh BrahThis is to the aggressive kiosk lotion and moisturizer sellers at the mall who attack you when you walk by. I'm usually good at avoiding them but somehow got stopped by these men who claim |
Sign LanguageCapricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When we punish others, be they children, employees, or lovers, the main intention is to try to get them to avoid certain undesirable behavior in the future. So many of the things we inflict by way of |
Ono Kine GrindsMarc's the spotCafé Marc Aurel lends a measure of cool to WailukuWailuku, with all due respect, is not exactly a hotbed of hipness. Lawyers, yes. Liquor Commission meetings, yes. Maui Time staff members, yes. But again, we're talking about hipness. Here, try this: imagine a funky little café with |
Take FiveHair of the dogPlaces to imbibe a morning-after
bloody MaryCafe Moana, Paia
Horseradish is a pretty violent substance. Ingesting it the morning after the biggest collective hooch binge of the year is like making your insides act out Apocalypse Now in its entirety. Yet somehow when mixed into a bloody Mary—especially one from such a |
Music SceneAlliez on themThe Alliez bring bumpin' beatsWhenever someone mentions the word "allies," I usually think of the Big Three, and I'm not talking about car companies. I'm going back to WWII here. While the USSR has collapsed, good music never dies. If that's true, the Alliez are pretty much immortal. The Alliez are not just any old reggae band. This is a band that |
Picks of the WeekArt night, illuminated
Friday (Jan. 2), 7-10pm, Sargent's Fine Arts, Lahaina
Tropical living carries with it a major trade-off. On one hand you have the deep and irreversible impacts of colonialism like corruption, poverty and cultural displacement. On the other hand, you have this ambient vibrancy that seems to spill over into every aspect of |
Film CritiqueBest of the WurstOur film critic weighs in with his top 10Before we begin, a caveat: you may not have heard of some of these movies. I know Maui doesn't always get every movie, particularly the "artsy" ones. But instead of shrugging off my oddball choices, I ask that you give these a look on DVD. You may |
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