Other Calendar Listings SPORTS/FITNESS East End Nature Hike A kanaka tour guide will lead hikers through the Kipahulu area of Haleakala Park, including a bamboo ... ENVIRONMENT Daily Onsite Coral Reef Naturalist Program Learn names of fish you've seen while snorkeling and how to protect Maui's reefs at the Pacific Whale ... ENVIRONMENT Save Honolua Meeting to inform, educate and involve the community on the proposed development of Honolua Bay.... KEIKI Animal Stories for Preschoolers Enjoyable animal stories for keiki 0-5 yrs. (and their caregiver) with hands-on activities/crafts!... ENVIRONMENT Farm Sanctuary Tours Explore Leilani Farm Sanctuary's eight acres of tropical land and meet rescued animal friends, like ... ENVIRONMENT Kama'ike - Explore the Na Wai 'Eha of Maui Kumu hula Luana Kawa'a leads a weekly expedition of the Na Wai 'Eha--"the four waters of Maui." Feel ... MEETINGS & CLUBS Junior Animal Lovers Club Through this great club, students in grades 5 - 8 can learn leadership skills and become a voice for ... ENVIRONMENT Green Drinks Rub elbows, talk story and relax with like minded green business people and eco-entrepreneurs. No membership ... EVENTS Boo Boo Zoo Volunteer Orientation The Valley Isle Kennel Club of Maui will be having an obedience/rally practice match on Sunday, October 11th at Eddie Tam horse arena. This is for practice only, no AKC points will be awarded. Entries ...

Other Editorial Stories News Real Property Tax Office to Ag Owners-Justify Farm Use or Lose Tax Rate Change could hit small farmers hardest Oct 29 2009 In an apparent effort to collect revenues in the face of a lean fiscal year, the Maui County Real Property Tax (RPT) office sent letters to thousands of ag owners over the past two months, seeking ... News Speakers Question, Defend Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar’s Maui Water Diversions Despite powerful friends, the plantation may be losing its grasp on the island’s water Oct 22 2009 If the attendees at last week’s water commission meeting in Paia are any indication, a familiar cast of characters still holds political clout on Maui and in Hawaii. Governor Lingle, Mayor Tavares and... News Hawaii and Maui Renewable Energy Rundown Are we making progress toward energy independence? There's good news and bad news Oct 08 2009 A few items of interest on the renewable energy (RE) front bubbled to the surface this week. Since the Energy Expo a month ago, I’ve been following a curious cover-up locally by... News Raising Water Awareness & Restoring Maui's Streams Walking downriver for justice and sustainability Oct 01 2009 As with many other things in life, we tend to take water for granted. Yet water is amazing, and deserving of our great respect and stewardship. An upcoming march in support of restoring in-stream flows ... News Hawaii's Nene Paradox The state bird is still endangered, but there's hope on the wing Oct 01 2009 It’s sadly fitting that the nene is both Hawaii’s official state bird and an endangered species. Before the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778, there were more than... News Coconut Wireless Sep 24 2009 An interesting thing about the ag inspector layoffs is that, while they’re being sold by Gov. Lingle as a belt-tightening measure, they may end up costing the state far more than the $3.8 million they ... News Beach Cleanups, Canoe Race, Maui Marathon and GMO Taro Ban Offer Hope Need examples of how to get moving? Look around Sep 24 2009 Any way you look at it, the concept of inertia is tricky. When things are in motion, they invariably are kept in check by other forces, notably gravity and friction. In the big world around us, government ... News Maui's Vanishing 'Awapuhi Aggressive harvesting threatens to wash away the 'shampoo flower' Sep 24 2009 Scouring the damp, steeply banked hills, my hiking companions are light-footed rock hoppers, deftly navigating the large, slippery streamside stones. I on the other hand stumble about, overly cautious ... Cover Story Matt Lane & Lahaina Town Cleanup A surfer with a cause, Lane's annual event is making waves Sep 17 2009 Between the grooves of the knotted root system of a thick, shady tree at Launiupoko Beach Park, Matt Lane is resting comfortably. It’s the first time we’ve sat all day. He picks up a wandering roly poly ... News Coconut Wireless Sep 17 2009 HYPER LOCAL... News Maui County Energy Expo Event generates hope, reveals obstacles to implementing renewables Sep 17 2009 “What we have now is not a plan; it is a series of recommendations. We need a master plan.” - Wayne Axelson, Chair, Maui County Energy Alliance Working Group-3 (Energy and Transportation Infrastructure) ... News By the Numbers Sep 10 2009 $10 Fee Hawaiian Airlines will charge for the first checked bag, effective September 14 ... News Maui's Food Fight We need to change our eating habits, for our island, our planet and ourselves Sep 10 2009 Let’s face it: fast food rules. In Hawaii, where fish and poi were once the preferred diet of warriors and kings, good nutritional options have long since taken a backseat to ... News Spin Cycle Sep 03 2009 Partnership n. A relationship between two business entities—often heavily publicized at consummation—that can, like all relationships, quickly ... News MauiEcoBuilt Kula designer wants to put alternative power in your hands Sep 03 2009 I met Erik Beale, after trading e-mails for weeks, at an Upcountry soiree for renewable energy enthusiasts. Cars lined Baldwin Avenue just below the memorial cemetery and Makawao town. The midday sun ... News Coconut Wireless Sep 03 2009 HYPER LOCAL With the Makena Resort in foreclosure and Morgan Stanley and Everett Dowling’s high-end dreams in ruin, let’s hop in the time machine and take a trip back to Wailuku circa Friday, December ... News Mayor Tavares Wants to Grow Algae for Biofuel. Bad Idea. Aug 27 2009 In a statement calculated to deflect attention from the recent hubbub over County wastewater injection wells, Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced plans to use the water to grow algae, and to use the algae ... News Mayor Tavares Wants to Grow Algae for Biofuel. Bad Idea. Aug 27 2009 News Coconut Wireless Aug 20 2009 The Federal Emergency Management Agency and state Department of Land and Natural Resources held a meeting in Kihei this week to answer questions about revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), ... News Operation Greenharvest Marijuana eradication methods have Upcountry residents seeing red Aug 20 2009 You’re at home on a sunny Upcountry morning, enjoying the peace and quiet. Suddenly, a barely audible drone cuts through the birdsong, becoming increasingly louder until the “whomp, whomp, whomp” of a ... News Forest Restoration on Haleakala Volunteers help revive a dying wao akua Aug 20 2009 People said we were crazy,” recalled Caleb Kahele at a presentation earlier this month at the Tavares Community Center. Kahele was one of nine Americorps volunteers who pitched in to restore an endemic ... News Swimming With Sharks Shark tour ban raises questions about our complex relationship with the apex predator Aug 13 2009 Given the chance to jump in a cage and swim with sharks, watching them approach from the ocean depths just below your pruning toes, would you?  If you answered “yes,” you’ll have to go to Oahu, because ... Cover Story Revisiting the Visitor Industry, Part Two The carousel of endless growth and luxury resorts has stopped. What comes next? Aug 13 2009 We are all wondering where to go from here. Will Hawaii and Maui crawl out of this depression and go back to business as usual? Can more of the same save us? We staked everything on tourism (and the ... News By the Numbers Aug 13 2009 $2,101.98 Amount the average Hawaii resident spends annually on gasoline ... News Is Maui Ready for a Hurricane? The short answer: no Aug 13 2009 As I write this, the remaining bluster of former-Hurricane Felicia is churning steadily toward Hawaii. It shall soon be known whether it will smack Maui with tropical storm fierceness, or if we’re merely ... Cover Story Revisiting the Visitor Industry, part one Can Maui survive on anything other than tourist dollars? Aug 06 2009 Maui tourism is down—way down. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you already know that. For the first quarter, visitor arrivals declined more than 22 percent from last year, which was also down ... Columns Letters Aug 06 2009 Re the July 2 Rob Report about cane burning: I was sitting in church yesterday morning and ash was drifting in all around me and everyone else. It was all over the carpets and people’s hair and clothing. ... News Mood Swing A trip to East Maui leads to introspection Aug 06 2009 Clouds shrouded the Alenuihaha Channel between Hana and the Big Island as squalls blew across the choppy ocean waters. Looking down over steeply sloping pastures, we watched the advancing showers race ... News Spin Cycle Jul 30 2009 Herbicide-tolerance n. A genetically engineered trait that allows crops to be doused with large quantities of poison that would otherwise... News Bold Steps Diving into the deep end of a sink-or-swim global shift Jul 30 2009 In his number one bestseller, The World is Flat , socio-political author Thomas L. Friedman skewered the topic of globalization with the directness of the boy in the crowd exclaiming... News Coconut Wireless Jul 23 2009 Interesting wrinkle in the ongoing tussle between Gov. Lingle and Hawaii’s labor unions : As reported in today’s Maui News , the state’s mayors are joining forces against...

Business Directories Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Bamboo forest Choosing just one hike in a place as beautiful and diverse as Maui is tough, but truly, if you could take only one hike, this would be it. As you walk along the wooden footpath, towering bamboo gradually ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Makena (Big Beach) I’m not sure what makes one beach a better spot for swimming than another, but one thing is undeniable about Big Beach: there’s a lot of it. You can swim with the cluster of people that congregate near ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Makena (Big Beach) I adore Big Beach, with its massive shore break and heaps of sand that always seems to find its way into my bikini, but the category of “locals’ beach” is difficult to define. Big Beach isn’t local exclusive ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Kalama Park When I was young and impressionable, my parents told me that the big whale statue was a present that they got for me, but since it was so massive, we couldn’t bring it home. Now that I’m not so young—but ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Officer Keith Taguma You haven’t really lived (on Maui at least) until you’ve been ticketed by Officer Taguma. As notorious as he is thorough, Taguma has an almost supernatural knack for being in the right (or wrong, depending ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Pacific Whale Foundation Whether you want to see whales or support their protection (or, probably, both), make PWF your first stop. Their dedication to studying and honoring Maui’s majestic annual visitors is well documented, ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Lahaina Yes, trekking over to the West side can be a chore. But it’s one of those things where, once you do it, you’re never sorry you did. Front Street, with its wealth of shops and eateries, is the obvious ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Iao Valley This run’s appeal goes well beyond the astonishing scenery. It’s six miles roundtrip, and downhill the second half of the course. Plus it’s close to the office. The incline starts out gently and even ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Keokea Park It’s not perfectly flat; your team will be fighting an uphill battle toward the end zone more than a few times per match, but such is life, right? So deal with it. You are in one of the coolest spots—both ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Black Rock I’ve been trying to figure out why you readers picked Black Rock as Maui’s numero uno snorkel spot, over places like Honolua Bay and Fish Bowl. Could it be because of the potential danger of getting crushed ... Best of Maui Sports & Leisure 2009 Whale Watching There is really no way to prepare yourself for just how awesome whale watching is. It’s fun enough from the beach or some strategic lookout point, playing a kind of oceanic Where’s Waldo? as you look ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Road to Hana, Back Way Nona, my van, hasn’t been quite right lately. First she overheated after about five minutes of being on. Then her master cylinder began to give. Now it’s the starter. I trace the ills that plague my $100 ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Kihei If you like beaches and sunshine, this is your spot. Yes, many will complain about the tourists (though not as much these days) or say the town is just a long, hot strip of bars and condos (which is only ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Big Brothers, Big Sisters Maui celebrates 40 years in August with a Luau Fundraiser and open house at their Waimalulani Street location. Helping kids in the community through mentoring programs makes ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Water You know that slogan they’re always singing on the radio: “By water, all things find life”? It may be annoyingly catchy, but it’s also undeniably true. Without water, none of us would exist. It’s important ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Hawaii Superferry Ah, the Superferry. Love it or hate it, everyone’s got an opinion. (For evidence of just how polarizing this issue is, see the runner up.) But after all the money, protests and legal wrangling, the only ... Best of Maui Arts & Entertainment 2009 Baldwin Beach I refuse to get all quasi-spiritual on you, but there is an unexplainable quality about Baldwin that makes it particularly conducive to acoustic guitars (and maybe a beer or two). Perhaps it’s the view. ...

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