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Upfront NewsMay 16, 2012 | 09:12 AMby Anthony PignataroCounty of Maui Finance Department Director Danilo "Danny" Agsalog was recently the subject of an investigation involving his conduct in the office, two individuals with knowledge of the investigation said this week. |
Upfront News 2May 16, 2012 | 09:20 AMby Jen RussoMargaret "Peggy" Sanches was recently chosen as Hawaii's Senior Hero, a dedicated volunteer who is utilizing her golden years to give back to the community. Home Instead Senior Care decided to recognize the hard work and impact that seniors make in their neighborhoods. The winner will receive $5,000 to give to a nonprofit of his or her choice. They received more than 1,500 entries through the US and Canada. The average age of the nominees was 76 and the oldest was 106 years old. |
Coconut WirelessMay 16, 2012 | 09:14 AMby Anthony PignataroBEST JOB EVER
Think about it: you go up in a helicopter, fly over some of the most beautiful and remote forests on Maui, hover within 100 feet of the green, then pick up a paintball gun loaded with herbicide and start blasting away at invasive species. |
May 17, 2012 | 07:41 AMby Jen RussoSleeping on the job at 46 N. Market Street is encouraged, but only if you're a charity group looking for a way to raise cash. Richard Dan of Kama'aina Loan in Wailuku has drummed up a brilliant marketing play in which live models sleep in the window, exemplifying his message, "People sleep well when they trust their valuables with Kama'aina Loan." |
May 17, 2012 | 07:39 AMby Jen RussoCailin Goodier and Tracy Ruggiero have opened a new fitness business aimed at moms. It's called Stroller Strides of Maui. The franchise is one of the largest growing fitness businesses in the nation and is recognized by Entrepreneur magazine. It operates more than 1,200 locations in the US. |
Upfront News 3May 16, 2012 | 09:26 AMby Jen RussoDuke's Beach House donated $1,892 to Autism Bridge Maui, a grassroots organization that supports services for Maui's residents with autism and other developmental disorders. Dukes has a Legacy of Aloha program that supports local organizations with funds raised from special events and employee donations. In this case, the money was raised through the restaurant's evening Tasting Menu. |
News of the WeirdMay 16, 2012 | 09:30 AMby Chuck ShepherdGENTLEMEN, START YOUR STEREOS
Sophisticated automobile technology makes high-performance engines purr in relative silence, but automakers fear that their most demanding drivers are emotionally attached to the engines' roar. Consequently, as Car and Driver reported in April, the 2012 BMW M5, with 560 horsepower tempered with sound deadeners, has installed pre-recorded engine noise, channeled into the car's cabin via the stereo system. |
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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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