Blogs List
On The Scene
 Lehia Apana |
Pink Passion for the CureWed, October 28, 2009 @ 10:49PM Apparently, pink is the new black. With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the country has been awash in a sea of pink lately. From ribbons and wristbands to golf balls and M&Ms, things have been looking a bit more rosy. A small group of Maui residents have recently jumped on the pink bandwagon to promote breast cancer awareness and raise money for the cause. Their efforts culminated in the Pink Passion for the Cure fundraiser held last Saturday in Makawao town. This inaugural event rallied area businesses to get involved, including Rodeo General Store providing the food and Makawao School of Therapeutic Massage giving massages for donations. There was live music by Erin Smith, Mojomana and Mike Carroll’s Community Service Band, along with a silent auction, prize drawings and a bake sale.
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Making the Scene
 Rick Chatenever |
Sinking shipsWed, November 18, 2009 @ 10:19PM It took a leap of faith to go see “2012” on Friday the 13th. Watching the apocalypse is bad enough ... having an accident on the way home would be the icing on the cake. But I went anyway, a bit reluctant about watching director Roland Emmerich end the world ... again. What is it with this guy? He was probably the kind of kid who liked to break his toy trucks in the sandbox when he was growing up in West Germany before heading to Hollywood to make super hits like “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Godzilla” and “10,000 B.C.” Although Emmerich is a high-profile supporter of causes, from the rights of women, gays and lesbians, to global warming, about every five years he gets this irresistible urge to destroy the world. His weapons of choice are tidal waves and natural disasters, but he usually finds room for a mushroom cloud or two.
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The Bald-Headed Truth
 Robert Collias |
State football: Tales of two MIL teamsFri, November 20, 2009 @ 10:14AM Baldwin will be at home, Lahainaluna on the road. The Bears will be on TV (OC-16), the Lunas will be at Aiea. It will be passing fancy when Baldwin takes on Andrew Manley and the Mules (gotta love that mascot) of Leilehua for the third straight season in the First Hawaiian Bank Division I state tournament. It will be Lahainaluna’s grit, determination, speed and misdirection running game against Aiea’s balanced attack that starts with the pass and relies on size. Both teams will be facing situations that go against their seeds. The No. 3-seeded Bears are playing the OIA runners-up while their seed dictates that should be the third-place team from the OIA, Farrington. That situation came up because of the HHSAA’s rule that states a league runner-up and champion must be on opposite sides of the bracket and unbeaten Kahuku is the No. 1 seed at state on the other side of the lineup.
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Restating the Obvious
 Harry Eagar |
Could happenFri, November 20, 2009 @ 11:38AM I have this vision of the hedline in the New York Times the day after Khalid Muhammad is brought to trial in America: Al-queda No. 2 reaches N.Y., applies for U.S. asylum Couldn't be any screwier than what's happened so fa.
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F.O.P (Fresh Off da Plane)
 Chris Hamilton |
What I "overheard" todayTue, November 17, 2009 @ 8:51PM To steal a bit from one of our entertaining local publications, I overheard this in conversation among a group of young men in the parking lot of Long's in Kihei this morning: "You gonna party with us tonight?" "Oh yeah! I'm celebratin.
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Writer's Block
 Ilima Loomis |
The music cureSun, November 8, 2009 @ 2:16AM My deadline was looming and I was having a hard time staying in my zone as I plugged away last week at a three-part package on property taxes. So I broke out the big guns -- my iPod, set to play "In a Safe Place" by The Album Leaf. It's my latest go-to writing music: meditative, instrumental, pretty and a little sad. Perfect for writing about property taxes -- or anything, actually. I thought it would be interesting to find out what was on other writers' playlists, so I asked some friends. To my surprise, most of them told me they never listen to music. "The rhythm of the tune throws off the rhythm of my sentences," said writer and editor Rita Goldman. "And I certainly can't listen to anything with words." My good friend Shannon Wianecki said that for her, working with music was "all-or-nothing.
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