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A great day for golf fans
A trip to Kapalua’s Plantation Course netted some nifty souvenirs for Daniel Theal, 7, and sister Jacqueline, 6. While hanging out by the practice green, the pair from Calgary, Alberta, were acknowledged by the professionals taking their swings as they prepared for the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Daniel holds balls given to him by golfers Anthony Kim and Dustin Johnson, while Jacqueline holds one given to her Will MacKenzie. Daniel also got an autograph from Justin Leonard (photo below) on Tuesday afternoon. The Mercedes-Benz Championship begins at 7 a.m. today with the
Pro-Am, with Anthony Kim heading off from tee No. 1 and Leonard on the 10th hole. For more on the tournament, see Sports.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
January 7, 2009
Woman charged with murder in stabbing
January 7, 2009
WAILUKU -- Police on Tuesday charged a 23-year-old woman with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend Monday afternoon at their Kahului residence.
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Kahului stabbing victim dies
January 7, 2009
WAILUKU — A 23-year-old woman was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday afternoon in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend Monday at their Kahului residence.
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‘We got a miracle’
January 7, 2009
KAHULUI — Christmas was more than merry for the Salvation Army Kahului Corps.
“We got a miracle,” Capt. Mark Merritt said, referring to an “amazing” 16 percent increase in donations to the 2008 Red Kettle Drive over the previous year.
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CandleLight Cafe
Wed, December 31, 2008 @ 1:49PM
Each year the Maui Film Festival delivers the best and most buzzed about movies of the year, including a lineup of films that have already collected awards and accolades, and others that are likely contenders for the upcoming Academy Awards, to be announced soon. The caliber of films is reason enough to turn off the TiVo or put a hold on Netflix, but let’s not forget the other perks of this event — the coinciding CandleLight Cafe. Filled with diverse music, meals by some of Maui’s finest restaurants, desserts and drinks, this outdoor gathering adds something special to the mix. On a recent Monday, moviegoers enjoyed Italian food by Serpico’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, gelato by Ono Gelato Company, music by Sal Godinez and friends and more. While most movie outings consist of a pack of strangers sitting in silence, the lively social atmosphere was a welcome change. Besides, the food options sure beat hot dogs and popcorn.
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Hana hou, 2008!
Wed, December 31, 2008 @ 3:38PM
As a new year begins on a hopeful note, here’s a fond look back at some of the places we went in this space in the year just ended. Movie award season is turning out to be a time of diminishing returns. The more of the so-called “prestige” film I see, the worse I feel. Could it be that the reason it’s so hard to spot the best picture of 2007 is because there isn’t one? (Jan. 3) Maybe it’s a mark of my new maturity, but the big band blare and cutesy lyrics on Scott Sherley’s “Stardust Memories” on Mana’o Radio don’t seem so rinky-dink anymore. In fact, these geriatric hit parade relics are sounding almost visionary, like little glimpses of New Age awareness, well before their time. (Jan. 10) Whale watches are something you never tire of, even after they start lending themselves to a “Far Side” perspective.
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Zach Johnson and his team
Tue, January 6, 2009 @ 6:30PM
A lot of — if not most — professional golfers have a ‘‘team’’ of coaches (swing, putting, mental) and part of that team usually also includes caddies and agents. Few, if any, golfers are as candid about their team and the work that goes into it as Zach Johnson was on Monday at the Mercedes-Benz Championship at the Kapalua Plantation Course. He was surrounded by reporters from the AP, Golf World, Golf Week, Golf Channel and, yes, yours truly from The Maui News. He was candid and confident that when his week starts at 11:10 a.m. Thursday, it will be a rebound from the disappointment of 2008 (if you can call winning $1.6 million a disappointment) and more along the lines of 2007 (when he won The Masters and $3.9 million). Here is a » Read Full Blog
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Book Review XXXII: From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932
Wed, January 7, 2009 @ 1:05AM
FROM THE AMERICAN SYSTEM TO MASS PRODUCTION, 1800-1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States, by David A. Hounshell. 411 pages, illustrated. Johns Hopkins I don’t know if school history still teaches that Eli Whitney invented mass production using interchangeable parts, the way it happened in the ’60s, but the real story is far more complicated and interesting. Seldom have I read a revisionist history so completely convincing as David Hounshell’s “From the American System to Mass Production.” True, it was published 25 years ago, so I am just catching up. Part of the reason Hounshell is so persuasive is that not only did he make use of corporate documents, but he also was able to take apart a couple of century-old Singer sewing machines at the Smithsonian Institution to see if their parts interchanged. They did not.
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The Mayor of Charley Young
Thu, December 4, 2008 @ 2:09AM
I spent a few hours wincing at Charley Young Beach in Kihei this week as I tried to rehab a bum sciatic nerve (technically, just below my bum) by bobbing in the water and swimming with just my arms until I got more pruny than “Golden Girls” reunion (Is that joke about 15 years off?). Anyway, I was pleased to make some observations in between my whimpers (Getting in and out of the car is the most difficult part, really.). I’d also like to add that I believe many of these sights could be made at just about any on of Maui’s popular public beaches: *Father of the Year. The man spent more than an hour straight tossing the Nerf football until his much-obliged and incredibly energetic kid could catch the long ball. And by the end, the boy even made a few decent spirals back to pops. *Mother of the Year. Carefully buried and reburied her effervescent tyke and then brought him again and again into the ocean.
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Back in action
Mon, January 5, 2009 @ 4:49PM
I'm back from snowy Canada, where, I learned, newspapers can drop the F-bomb right on the front page! It's a little late, but I couldn't say "aloha" to 2008 without taking note of Craig Silverman's list of the best (worst?) media and newspaper errors of the year, Crunks 2008. Silverman's trend of the year is "Epic Organizational Failure" -- while most errors, plagiarism and outright fabrication are perpetrated by individuals, 2008 saw three news outlets, the Mainichi Daily News in Japan, Express Newspapers in the U.K., and the Bulletin in Montgomery County, Texas, adopt these practices as standard operating procedure.
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