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Boat sinks; men swim ashore
The Maui News / AMANDA COWAN photo
A member of the fire and rescue crew stands by to help salvage gear and personal belongings from a 27-foot boat that sank off Olowalu on Sunday afternoon near Milepost 14 on Honoapiilani Highway.
February 8, 2010
OLOWALU — Five men were forced to jump off their sinking boat Sunday afternoon and all swam safely about 100 yards to the Olowalu shore.
Meanwhile, the Seawren III, a 27-foot recreational boat, sank into the ocean as the men collected what they had salvaged from the vessel.
“Everybody’s good. We’re all all right,” said Ron Callaway of Makawao, one of the men on Seawren III.
“I’m just sorry my boat is stuck out there,” said Chester Dilley, the boat owner from Pukalani, who said he did not know what caused it to sink.
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Residents hope county wades in, reopens Lanai’s only public pool
February 8, 2010
LANAI CITY — In another sign of hard times, residents have been without a place to swim in Lanai City since landowner Castle & Cooke Resorts closed the island’s only public pool nine months ago.
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Record numbers in youth-led Relay For Life
February 8, 2010
KAHULUI — The American Cancer Society Relay For Life organized by Maui’s youth drew an event-record 1,016 participants in grades 7 through 12 this weekend at the War Memorial Stadium.
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Man gets 1 year in jail for ramming woman’s rental vehicle
February 8, 2010
WAILUKU — A man was sentenced last week to a one-year jail term for ramming a woman’s rental vehicle in what a deputy prosecutor called an act of a “vigilante.”
William Barrios J.
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Maui Slam
Wed, February 3, 2010 @ 9:36PM
If the tongue really is the strongest muscle in the body, then last week’s poetry slam was a true battle of the brawn. Contestants fought with their wits and words, delivering a mishmash of styles that ranged from seasoned poets’ flowing freestyle to first-timers reciting their words from a shaky piece of paper. Now, if your idea of a poetry slam is a bunch of artsy-bohemian types taking the mic under a spotlight and whispering sweet nothings, then you’re only partially right. Maui Slam’s monthly competition is more than that, attracting a cross section of characters. From politics to religion, no topic is off limits. The free-for-all format welcomes anyone who has something to say, giving them a room full of people willing to listen. It can be loud and in your face, like the guy who told everyone about where he’s from — um, vagina. At other times it’s mellow and passionate, covering topics like love or heartbre.
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Oscar's unwritten rules
Wed, February 3, 2010 @ 9:10PM
At least when they play the Super Bowl, everyone knows the rules. By the end of Sunday afternoon — an occasion long overdue for official national holiday recognition as Guy Day — everyone will know who won. When it comes to the Academy Awards, it’s not that simple. It’s hard to tell whether this is because not everyone knows the rules … or because there aren’t rules. Despite all the accounting-firm rigamarole about the secrecy surrounding counting the ballots, movies are one place where concepts like “the best” don’t exactly apply. Following the announcement of the nominees earlier this week, the 82nd annual Oscar race brings new meaning to the battle between the sexes. Best-director nominees Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” and James Cameron for “Avatar” — leading the pack with nine nominations each — used to be married to each other.
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Na Koa uniforms in Sunday’s paper
Sat, February 6, 2010 @ 7:57PM
I know it doesn’t really compute without the uniforms to see for yourself, but here is my story that will run in Sunday’s paper on Na Koa Ikaika Maui baseball team’s uniforms. IMHO, they areally are cool. Pick up the paper and check them out for yourself: WAILUKU — Now we know what they will like. Na Koa Ikaika Maui of the independent Golden Baseball League recently unveiled their uniforms and logo the team will sport when it begins play in May. Team president Rick Berry designed the logo — a profile of a Hawaiian warrior’s head with battle helmet on — and the team’s uniforms that will include black, green and red tops with yellow lettering that will be combined with white or gray pants. The home tops will say ‘‘Koa’’ in small lettering above a much larger ‘‘Ikaika.’’ The away jerseys will say ‘‘Maui’’ large across the breast area. The away tops will sometimes also have the logo in front of the lettering.
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Religious tests
Mon, February 8, 2010 @ 9:34PM
From Findlaw, a story from Sweden about a Muslim who applied for a job. The interviewer was a woman, and he refused to shake her hand, because she was a woman. He wasn't hired, sued for discrimination on religious grounds and won $6,700. And you thought Sweden was so advanced when it comes to women's rights. I once was introduced to an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and his wife. He said she could not shake my hand, for religious reasons. Weird, in my view, but I wasn't interviewing for a job. RtO sometimes insults one religion or another. Seems fair to me. Religions insult me all the time. I'm nowhere near catching u.
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"This Ain't the Mainland," unless there's traffic.
Thu, February 4, 2010 @ 5:40PM
I am not really a fan of the "Live Aloha" and "Slow Down: This Ain't the Mainland" stickers. Don't get me wrong, Live Aloha is a beautiful sentiment. And, yes, it would save a lot of life and ease a lot of headaches if people chilled off the gas pedal. I won't even dig much into the provincial nature of those "Mainland"-type references. I know. I know. I'm not from here, so I'll shut up. I know the mentality. Hey, I come from a place, too, where people stand up at community hall meetings; and the first thing they say is whether they were born there or how many decades they lived in the city or state. I get it. Thanks for visiting. Now go home. Hey, I'm just happy to be here. What I'm talking about are bumper stickers and hypocrisy. First off, we are all hypocrites, I believe, to some degree or another. We are all flawed.
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Flow
Sun, January 24, 2010 @ 5:18AM
As an earnest college student in a inevitable creative writing class, I had a professor who advised us that we should all be waking up at 5 a.m. to spend the first two hours of each day writing. This was the best time to write, she said, because our minds would be clear, and it would get our daily writing out of the way early, before it could be squeezed by classes, socializing, meals, dating, homework, drinking and all the other important activities that keep college students busy. I was earnest enough to try the 5 a.m. writing thing exactly once, and decided she was crazy. Later in life, when I started practicing Aikido, I got another teacher who was also a fan of starting the day at 5 a.m. He advocated waking early each morning to practice breathing exercises and meditation. But he took it a step further than my college professor. It's not enough just to wake up and do it each morning, he said.
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Lahainaluna Boys v. King Kekaulike 2010.01.28
Lahainaluna Girls v. King Kekaulike 2010.01.28
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