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Upfront NewsJune 30, 2011 | 07:56 AMby Anthony PignataroWith little fanfare and no apology, the County of Maui has withdrawn the subpoena for all IP addresses in a 24-hour period of online commenters for an April MauiTime story. This marks the end of an absurd drama that has been hanging over the paper since the county issued the subpoena in late May. |
Upfront News 2June 30, 2011 | 08:05 AMby Jen RussoGRAND WAILEA MANAGER'S HEAD SHAVED
If you've seen Matt Bailey, Managing Director of Grand Wailea, lately, then you probably noticed his new do. He's walking around with a shaved head, the result of losing a recent wager with the Grand's staff. Earlier this year he challenged his team to raise more than $32,000 at the Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk. If successful, he promised to... |
Coconut WirelessJune 30, 2011 | 07:50 AMby Anthony PignataroIs it just me or is Governor Neil Abercrombie going a little bit, well, funny in the head? Guy hasn't been in office long and he's already running with some delusions of grandeur–namely, his sudden desire to have everyone not recently appointed by him to... |
News of the WeirdJune 30, 2011 | 07:46 AMby Chuck ShepherdSomehow, upscale restaurateurs believe that diners will soon willingly pay more for a beef dish if it comes with disclosure of the DNA of the actual cow being eaten, according to a May Associated Press report. "People want to know... |
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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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