A Kula resident says a portion of Lower Kula Road, which begins across the street from Omaopio Road and runs to Lower Kula Drive, has been under construction for several weeks with underground utility work. As the crew completes sections, the road is

The economists are at it again. When Sen. Hillary Clinton was bashed over whether she supported or didn’t support the North American Free Trade Agreements, her response revived the scenario of John Kerry voting for and not voting for funding for the

After six years of working on Maui — including one year of scuffling as a freelance writer — I was out of a job. I’d quit as a Neighbor Island correspondent for a city newspaper to spend time exploring the island.

I’d quit a county gig as

O conspiracy . . .

where wilt thy find

a cavern dark enough

to mask thy

monstrous visage?

Seek none, conspiracy;

hide it in smiles

and affability.

— Will

Tsk. I should know better, especially since I’m borderline nuts when it comes to saving things. OK, so I’m over the border and in another country even.

It goes like this around here: The rubber bands our mail carrier uses to secure the da