The Hawaii Independent takes a good look at Agriculture in June
This June, The Hawaii Independent will be leading a month-long discussion on Hawaii’s food situation. For over 1,000 years, the Hawaiian people produced enough food to support an estimated...
View ArticleTaste of Wailea Maui Film Festival 2011 #mff2011, a retrospect in fine food...
Chef Natalie Wilkinsen, Bistro Molokini, Grand Wailea shows off the selection of Shaved Ice with Pineapple Basil Sorbet topped with Mojito – Lava Flow – Mai Tai syrups Taste of Wailea 2011, Maui Film...
View ArticleMaui Foodie News Week 6-30-2011 Paukukalo Store, 4th of July, Blizzard Fan...
Paukukalo Store has a cool mural and $1.50 burgers I have to admit, I brake for burgers. So when I saw the sign “Paukus Burgers $1.50” I pulled in. You can barely get a piece of candy for a dollar...
View ArticleThird Annual Kona Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival at Royal Kona Resort...
Mai Tai Judges Mick Fleetwood and Sam Choy By Ryan Matsumoto The Rum Lot A dispatch from the annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival Photo by Ryan Matsumoto http://vimeo.com/hawaiianryan If rum’s...
View ArticleFATBURGER ANNIVERSARY Party This Friday Saturday and Sunday in Pukalani Maui
The Fatburger chain’s location in Pukalani will be celebrating its first birthday this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The place known for burgers, sandwiches and both fat and skinny French fries will...
View ArticleWe Dish On Kahului Maui Diners: Jack’s Inn, Maui Restaurant Review 1/3
The explosion of gastro pub grub wouldn’t be worth its weight in gravy without the low brow diners that built the foundation that sustains our love of comfort foods. And while I share The Food...
View ArticleWe Dish On Kahului Diners: Sheik’s, Maui Restaurant Review 2/3
SHEIK’S 97 S. Wakea Ave., Kahului 808-877-1021 The menu says they’ve been serving the greater Central Maui area since 1968. This Wakea Street landmark is next to the Ohana gas station and right behind...
View ArticleWe Dish On Kahului Diners: Oyaku Tei, Maui Restaurant Review 3/3
OYAKU TEI 180 Wakea Ave., Kahului 808-873-0100 Technically not a greasy spoon, Oyaku Tei is one of the last ohana Okazu type spots left in Kahului still offering great local breakfasts. The breakfast...
View ArticleKRISPY KREME TURNS 76
I had no idea the Krispy Kreme donut chain was so old! The franchise began in 1937 with a New Orleans dough recipe bought in Kentucky and a warehouse in North Carolina. By the turn of the millennium...
View ArticleSHERATON SHAVE ICE
It’s been so hot lately that I’m sure you’re craving some of our island’s favorite frozen treat–shave ice. I bet the last time you dug into one of those colorful sweet icy mounds in a cone, there was a...
View ArticleThe Evil Of Three Lessers: The 2014 Hawaii Governors’ Race
The state Office of Elections’ list of candidates for the 2014 election lists 12 individuals running for governor. Looking over the names, we find three Democrats, two Republicans, one Libertarian,...
View ArticleHawaii Attorney General Announces Slamming Settlement With Four Credit Card...
It was a little over two years ago that the State of Hawaii filed suit against a slew of credit card companies, alleging that they were “slamming” customers–signing them up for products they didn’t...
View ArticleWashington Post Says Hawaii Election Polling Is ‘Notoriously Unreliable’
Well, this is it–the final week before the Hawaii Primary Election on Aug. 9. So who’s going to win? Depends on which candidate you ask, or which poll you read. And if it seems to you that polls...
View Article2014 Hawaii Primary Election Endorsements
For us political junkies, the late summer of an even-numbered year is a magical time. Our airwaves, email and inboxes get jammed with misleading, often shameless propaganda. Battalions of volunteers...
View ArticleAmazed That Two Hurricanes Are Threatening Hawaii This Week? Get Used To It.
There have been many stories about Hurricanes Iselle and Julio coming to Hawaii this week, and virtually all of them mention how rare and unusual it is to have even one large named storm threaten the...
View ArticleIn Rare Show Of Opinion, Maui News Editorializes That Ken Burns’‘The...
Ah, Theodore Roosevelt. Is there any American president so revered? His mug is even chiseled into the side of Mount Rushmore. We call him a “progressive” today for supporting for things like land...
View ArticleEven Thoughtful, Sensitive ‘Cultural Heritage Tourism’ In Hawaii Can Bring...
Given that Hawaii’s economy continues to live and die on the fortunes of tourism, Pacific Business News last week gave us a brief primer on the virtues of “cultural heritage tourism.” On Sept. 24, in...
View ArticleIs Hawaii Missing Out On Big Weed Money?
Unless you’re following Libertarian Jeff Davis, you’re probably not hearing a lot about legalizing marijuana in all the Hawaii Governor’s race commercials and forums. Davis, like a good Libertarian,...
View ArticleBurn’n Love
Jump in the time machine with Maui Theatre’s with Burn’n Love, into the golden era of Elvis in Hawaii. This lively musical act evokes Elvis and more. The post Burn’n Love appeared first on MauiTime.
View ArticleHawaii Governor-Elect David Ige Makes Tourism Industry Boss His New Chief Of...
After giving current Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie an historic plastering in the 2014 Democratic Primary Election, and then cruising to an easy victory over two far-better known rivals earlier this...
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