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Upfront NewsSeptember 28, 2011 | 11:28 AMby Anuhea YagiEarly last week, as a caravan of rental cars poured past a locked gate above Mokuhau Park at the corner of Kahawai and Nenea streets in Happy Valley, early last week, one 'Iao stream-side resident remarked, "Very unusual." Periodic inspections occur annually, so save the occasional adventuring keiki, it is unusual to see anyone–especially official-looking, engineer types–traipsing the 'Iao Stream Flood Control Project. |
Upfront News 2September 28, 2011 | 11:34 AMby Jen RussoKaiser Permanente Maui is expanding their team with the addition of Adam Cabalo, MD, orthopedic surgeon; Lev Grunstein, MD, ophthalmologist; and Andrew Tan, general surgeon. All will work at the Wailuku clinic. These doctors join the crew of over 450 physicians and providers in Hawaii's largest medical group. |
Coconut WirelessSeptember 28, 2011 | 11:32 AMby Anthony PignataroFor those of us who've lived in Hawaii for a few years, it's very easy to sit back, relax and convince ourselves that the rest of the world doesn't really exist. There's something about round-the-clock pleasant weather and terrain that just makes a person forget about the so-called "matters of state" that fill newspapers and national TV news broadcasts.
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Plugs and SlugsSeptember 28, 2011 | 11:38 AMby Jen RussoXTERRA atheletes are already overjoyed with the change of venue from hot, arid Makena to the cooler and greener Northwest Kapalua for their 16th annual off-road XTERRA World Championship triathlon on Oct. 23. Now XTERRA has four trail events through new sponsor TS Restaurants to be held on Oct. 22. The new events are the Hula Grill XTERRA 5K Trail Run, Duke's Beach House XTERRA 10K Trail Run, Kimo's XTERRA Keiki Run, the Leilani's XTERRA Run course and Leilani's Run Prime Awards.
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Upfront News 3September 28, 2011 | 11:36 AMby Jen RussoWant a beautiful body? I'm not talking going under the knife–no, you're going to have to work for it. |
News of the WeirdSeptember 28, 2011 | 11:41 AMby Chuck ShepherdThe medical establishment generally regards placentas (afterbirth) as biohazardous waste, but to New York City placenta chef Jennifer Mayer, they are a nutrient-laden meat that can alleviate postpartum depression and aid in breast milk production (among other so-far-unverified benefits). Mayer typically sets up in clients' own kitchens, she told New York magazine for an August story. Some placentas are "really intense, with grief or sadness or uncertainty." Others might be "joyful," "big and round." |
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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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