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Showers enough to snuff out last of fire
A hooded sweatshirt offers limited protection for Jasiah Viernes, 3, as he waits by the car at the Maui Mall on Saturday morning.
The Maui News / AMANDA COWAN photo
November 23, 2008
A Kona storm saturated Kauai and Oahu this weekend and provided enough of a soaking rain to put out the remnants of a 1,000-acre brush fire on Lanai.
But the upper-level low-pressure system stalled over Kauai — pushing heavy rain clouds as far east as Molokai and Lanai but providing mostly overcast skies and frequent drizzling showers on Maui.
On Oahu, several events were canceled while streets and streams were flooded. The Valley Isle mostly had puddles on the pavement and slick roads.
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In tough times, there still are opportunities
November 23, 2008
Not all businesses on Maui are laying off workers, canceling projects and deferring investment. Some, big and small, are taking risks and looking for opportunities despite the gloomy news and gloomier economic predictions.
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Showers cut water use
November 23, 2008
WAILUKU — A healthy dose of trade wind showers Tuesday helped to cut demand for water while replenishing Upcountry reservoirs, Maui County Water Director Jeff Eng reported.
Overall demand was down more than 3.7 million gallons a day.
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Road work to affect Maui traffic
November 23, 2008
KAHULUI — Transportation officials have announced plans for road work that may affect traffic on several Maui roadways this week, weather permitting.
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Top Headline Poll
If you voted for incoming Council Member Wayne Nishiki, would you have changed your vote had you known about the $100,000 loan he obtained from developer Everett Dowling, which didn't come to light until after the Nov. 5 election?
No, I still would have voted for him.
27%
Yes, I would not have voted for him; I would have left my ballot blank.
17%
Yes, I would not have voted for him; I would have voted for Don Couch.
57%
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ARTStorm
Tue, November 11, 2008 @ 6:32PM
The most inspiring kinds of art are oftentimes found outside the museum walls. That was certainly the case last Saturday as ARTStorm took over the Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center lawn for a gathering of creative minds and ideas. The event is actually a primer for the four-day SOURCE festival happening in February 2009, which combines wilderness camping with an eclectic mix of art, music and ideas at the remote Camp Keanae. ARTStorm is a chance for artists to brainstorm the works they hope to create at SOURCE. Over-the-top visions include a large-scale interactive hand statue, a water projection fountain and a giant woven basket sculpture that will eventually go up in flames, to name a few. As ideas flowed, it seemed the only limitation was imagination itself. Turns out there’s another one— funding.
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The book of Laird
Thu, November 20, 2008 @ 4:21PM
OK, so we already know Laird Hamilton can walk on water. He’s the best known of the chosen few surfers who ride those 70-foot mountains of water that sometimes roll into Pe‘ahi, or Jaws, at this time of year. What we didn’t know is how good Laird is at writing about it. The 44-year-old, part-time Mauian has just written a book, “Force of Nature,” that he’ll be signing from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Borders Books Music Movies & Cafe in Kahului. Subtitled “Mind, Body, Soul and, of course, Surfing,” he described the book during a recent phone interview, “a little bit like a service manual, like a manual for life.” It’s not an autobiography, he added, although it does catch some high points. His parents, Bill and JoAnn, began teaching him to surf when he was 2. His career in adventure began when he was 8 and jumped off the 60-foot cliff at Waimea Falls.
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Robert Collias
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Molokai’s Takashima all-league
Sat, November 22, 2008 @ 1:54PM
Last year, she was leading her Molokai High School team to the Division II state final four. Now, Kelsy Takashima is a first-team all-league selection for Pacific University. The pride of Kaunakakai was an all-around force for the Boxers as a middle blocker. She was one of only three freshmen named to the Northwest Conference first team.
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Harry Eagar
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Book Review XXVI: The Last Stand of Fox Company
Sat, November 22, 2008 @ 2:46PM
THE LAST STAND OF FOX COMPANY, by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. 336 pages, Atlantic Monthly Press. In November 1950, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur had made a mistake that the rawest second looie wouldn’t have made. Ignoring intelligence reports, he had sent a small army, unequipped and untrained for a winter campaign, far beyond his logistics services. His best formation, the 1st Marine Division, had been advanced into trackless mountains, with only a single, easily cut road linking them to their supply port. Now it was surrounded and outnumbered 10 to one at the Chosin Reservoir. MacArthur, a corrupt glory hound, was the only American general ever to maneuver -- lead would be the wrong word -- his troops into a March of Death. He had already done it twice.
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Well, that was fun
Thu, November 13, 2008 @ 0:08AM
I've had a week to digest my first Maui County elections and decided it tasted like chicken. What I mean is, from the Midwest to Maui, there ain't a whole lotta difference in American politics. Of course, in Maui nearly all the candidates came out saying it would be a love 'fest. It wasn't. And almost never is, no matter where you're from. It just took a little longer for the fangs to come out in a couple of races. Mostly, I just love a good politician -- and if I do -- you should, too. Just hear me out. This is really my sorta-sappy adoration of Democracy blog. Whether you believe in President-elect Barack Obama or not, it is difficult not to get wrapped up in the awesome energy of both campaigns and sense of renewed promise for the country’s future. At least, there's some hope out there. I am a political/media junkie.
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Nishiki accepted Dowling loan
Wed, November 19, 2008 @ 5:23PM
Update: View the complete story from Thursday's paper here. Not much I can say at this point about my story on a $100,000 loan from development firm Dowling Co. accepted by Wayne Nishiki -- the full story will be in Thursday's paper. We heard whispers about the loan late last week, not long after it came up in a Board of Ethics meeting. I was home sick Monday but checked on the disclosure Tuesday and confirmed it was real. The story got bumped from Wednesday's paper because of the Lanai fire and in order to give Nishiki time to respond. By late morning Wednesday it was apparent so many people were talking about it that we couldn't hold the story any longer and we posted it to our web site. The loan was disclosed on something called a "financial interest disclosure form.
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