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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 Coconut Wireless Oct 29 2009 So now we’ve married the War on Terror with the War on Drugs, and have picked as the central staging ground a country affectionately dubbed “the graveyard of empires” (just ask... News Coconut Wireless Oct 15 2009 It’s wonderful to hear that Rep. Joe Souki can change hats so easily, working hard for the interests of his Central Maui constituents one minute and shilling for his big business cronies the next. To ... 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 Maui Dep't of Liquor Control Minor Decoy Busts... ...what defines success? Oct 08 2009 Some of the most interesting moments at Liquor Control meetings happen on the margins, when board members and department officials aren’t directly addressing the cases at hand, but other... News Coconut Wireless Oct 08 2009 I’ve always found the phrase “God-fearing” to be simultaneously sad and telling. It’s not “God-loving” or “God-revering”; rather, the motive for worship is all too often... News Coconut Wireless Oct 01 2009 For those wondering if Halloween in Lahaina is happening this year, the answer is: yes and no. Yes, in the sense that there will be a keiki parade, during which the street will be closed to traffic, and ... News Maui County Dept. of Liquor Control and the Case of the Invisible Woman Oct 01 2009 “Nobody remembers serving her,” a representative from Lulu’s Lahaina told the LC Adjudication Board at the September 3 hearing. The “her” in question was a... 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 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 By the Numbers Sep 24 2009 16.2 percent Portion of Hawaii workers who carpool to their jobs, the highest in the nation ... 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 ... 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 By the Numbers Sep 17 2009 $6,000 Amount the Environmental Protection Agency fined Oahu-based Roberts Hawaii, which operates the Maui Bus system, for failing to provide information about diesel storage ... News Spin Cycle Sep 17 2009 Restore integrity v. Something the political party that’s out of power always promises to do; somehow, it remains an elusive goal.... News Maui Liquor Commission Refuses to Admit Its Own Power "We're not in the business of closing anybody" says Adjudication Board Chair Fujii Sep 17 2009 In the years we’ve covered the LC, we’ve never seen anyone look happy to appear before the Adjudication Board. But since the recession hit, business owners have been especially jumpy. It’s understandable: ... 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 Spin Cycle Sep 10 2009 Diversify v. A positive-sounding action often associated with a ... 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 Coconut Wireless Sep 10 2009 HYPER LOCAL Gov. Lingle touched down on the Valley Isle this week to address the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce at the Grand Wailea. Her remarks were broad in scope if not vision, and contained ... News Hawaii Media Shield Law Upheld Kauai filmmaker doesn't have to turn over footage, sources Sep 10 2009 Usually, we equate free speech with unfettered communication—the right to say what we want, when we want. But sometimes, and just as importantly, it’s about the right 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 By the Numbers Sep 03 2009 380 Number of full- and part-time employees at the Maui Prince Hotel; Prince Resorts Hawaii announced this week it will cease ... 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 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), ... Columns Letters Aug 20 2009 The first two parts of our series, “Revisiting the Visitor Industry,” sparked a lot of feedback. Here’s a sampling:  ... News Spin Cycle Aug 20 2009 Top priorities n. A label given by politicians to things they want the public to perceive as their top priorities; often accompanied by heavy-handed PR stunts but rarely tangible results.... 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 Coconut Wireless Aug 13 2009 Most people keep tabs on politicians, especially at the local level, only when they’re actively campaigning or embroiled in a scandal. But elected officials don’t go into hibernation the rest of the time, ... 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 ... News Power Without Knowledge Redux Aug 13 2009 The title of this week’s column is an homage to a December 2006 LC Watch. Why? Because the subject matter is almost identical; only the date and a few details have changed.... 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 Spin Cycle Aug 13 2009 Discover the world n. A slogan used by large travel companies that, in reality, offer extremely insulated, limited experiences.... 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 ... News Coconut Wireless Aug 13 2009 HYPA LOCAL Most people keep tabs on politicians, especially at the local level, only when they’re actively campaigning or embroiled in a scandal.... News Corazon Aquino (1933-2009) Recounting the revolutionary life and legacy of the Philippines' first female president Aug 06 2009 Corazon Aquino, the former President of the Republic of the Philippines who led a peaceful urban revolution that ousted U.S.-backed dictator Ferdinand Marcos, died on August 1 at Makati Medical Center ... News Over the Influence Aug 06 2009 Of the two things the LC likes to bust venues for, one is easy to identify, the other is (potentially) difficult. The first, of course, is selling to someone under 21 years old.... 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 Coconut Wireless Aug 06 2009 The election is still more than a year away, but Hawaii’s gubernatorial candidates are in full-on cash-acquisition mode. Campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed last week revealed robust ... News By the Numbers Jul 30 2009 44 Hawaii’s volunteerism rank among the 50 states, according to a recent report; 23.4 percent of Hawaii residents volunteered in 2008, almost ... 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 30 2009 These days, reporting grim economic news is the very definition of “fish in a barrel”; there’s just no sport in it. The latest example comes courtesy of the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association . HADA’s ... News LC Watch Jul 23 2009 Much has been made (by us and Maui Dance Advocates, mostly) about the LC’s restrictive... 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 Politics & Environment 2009 Craigslist.org political forum Come on people, really? We're not saying the Craigslist forum doesn't offer amusement, diversion and even occasional insight, but it's hardly a blog. Really, this should serve as a rallying cry to Maui's ... 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 Gov. Linda Lingle That Gov. Lingle (a former Maui County Councilmember and Mayor) is a frequent target of criticism in these pages is no secret. She just gives so much ammo: from the Superferry to work furloughs, Lingle ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Wayne Nishiki's Dowling Loan OK, forgive us for a moment while we toot our own horn: the biggest political scandal of the year, as voted on by you, was broken in these pages. Now, for the uninitiated: Wayne Nishiki ran for the South ... 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 Politics & Environment 2009 Lance Holter “No-nonsense” and “pull-no-punches” are two good ways to describe Lance Holter. Another one is “dedicated.” Among other things, Holter is chair of the Sierra Club Maui Group, but his commitment to environmental ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 TVR Crackdown Maui has no shortage of divisive issues, many of them related, directly or indirectly, to the visitor industry. But no issue divided the community more sharply, or led to a bigger backlash, than the County’s ... Best of Maui Politics & Environment 2009 Jo Anne Johnson Winning this award once is one thing; could be a fluke, or based on a single, transitory issue. But the fact that Councilmember Johnson has been voted Maui’s top county official multiple years in a row—and, ...