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Upfront NewsAugust 08, 2012 | 12:37 PMby Jen RussoMauiThing opened up on Market Street in Wailuku four years ago as a clothing store "stuck on good." They were determined to create designs that appealed to a local aesthetic. After celebrating four years this July, their resolve remains unwavering that art is at the heart of the this apparel firm. Their looks are inspired by nature and culture and, lately, iconic architecture. |
Upfront News 2August 08, 2012 | 01:20 PMby Keo Eaton(April 5, 1985- August 5, 2012)
Po'ohalakawilip'h'naum'lamalamaakap'mahina Bryson Atay, 27 was born in Kahului, Maui. But if you asked him, he'd say, "I from Hana!" Po'ohala had a way about him, a way his Hawaiian ancestors referred to as "pa'akiki" or unyielding. Unyielding like that of a confident warrior, he was steadfast in his own convictions and fiercely passionate |
Coconut WirelessAugust 08, 2012 | 12:42 PMby Anthony PignataroLIPOA POINT UNPRESERVED!
Yeah, folks, you read that right. On Thursday, Aug. 2, five members of the Maui County Council voted to approve Maui Land & Pineapple Company's request to take about 150 acres of Lipoa Point–the heart of legendary surf and snorkeling spot Honolua Bay, and the subject of land development controversy for decades–out of preservation. ML&P's stated reason was that the company needed the land as collateral for its 1,600 pensioners. |
News of the WeirdAugust 08, 2012 | 12:48 PMby Chuck ShepherdBEST WATER EVER
New York City's tap water is already widely regarded as world-class, in safety and taste (and subjected to a half-million tests a year by the city's Department of Environmental Protection). But two entrepreneurs recently opened the Molecule water bar in the city's East Village, selling 16-ounce bottles of the same water for $2.50, extra-filtered through their $25,000 machine that applies |
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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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