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American Airlines’ legacy is being tarnished
April 25, 2013 C.R. Smith and his successors, who built American Airlines these past 82 years, must be rolling in their graves at the mess left by Tom Horton and his 11 board associates. more »»
Council members’ salary hikes can’t be justified
April 25, 2013 The Maui County Salary Commission increased the County Council’s annual salary from $66,500 to $76,475 per member, or by $9,975, justifying it on the ground that the council faces a demanding... more »»
Getting steamrolled by county’s property taxes
April 25, 2013 Have you reviewed your 2013 property tax assessment? By now, you have received your 2013 Maui Property Tax Assessment. more »»
Viewpoint: Green Party convention Saturday
April 24, 2013 This Saturday on the Big Island, the Green Party of Hawai‘i (GPH) will be holding its annual state convention at Hawaiian Acres Community Center, beginning at 2 p.m. more »»
Overturning same-sex marriage ban paramount
April 24, 2013 April 11 was the final review for lawmakers in the state House to decide whether they disagree with the state Senate’s amendments to recently proposed bills, and vice versa. more »»
Don’t use ‘jobs’ as an excuse to spread pollution
April 24, 2013 I just read the letter from Maui Monsanto employees going around Facebook in regards to vandalism and violence on their property. more »»
Gun control vote more evidence of GOP hypocrisy
April 24, 2013 There is an ultimate congressional Republican Party hypocrisy in light of the April 17 Senate vote on gun reform, using fear of government infringement of their Second Amendment right. more »»
Mainland attitudes taking away local lifestyle
April 24, 2013 Kihei is an example of what can go wrong if you let people who know nothing about the islands make changes. more »»
Viewpoint: County official clarifies reasons for recycling bin, waste energy efforts
April 23, 2013 As a taxpaying Maui citizen, I strongly believe in sustainability of our island resources. more »»
DMV workers applauded for efficient service
April 23, 2013 I made a visit to the Motor Vehicles & Licensing office located at the Maui Mall. more »»
No notice was given about loud work in wee hours
April 23, 2013 It is 2:30 a.m. and across the street on South Kihei Road next to the Rainbow Mall they are drilling and dropping large structures into the ground. more »»
Children deserve more protection from predators
April 23, 2013 A March 22 letter slamed state Sen. Sam Slom for stating some cultures do not find adults having sexual relations with children a crime. more »»
Drug abuse a health issue, not a criminal one
April 23, 2013 Bill O’Reilly’s recent “sympathy for the devil” column (The Maui News, April 17) was pithy but totally off base. more »»
Molested child is betrayed by the judicial system
April 23, 2013 I cried Wednesday morning (April 17) when I read the paper; and no, it was not because of the Boston Marathon. I cried Monday to. more »»
Visitors need to be warned about vog, not haze
April 22, 2013 Those invested in tourism, politics and health care have taken to calling vog — which is powerfully and deeply deleterious to one’s health — haze. more »»
We have seen the enemy and it isn’t North Korea
April 22, 2013 The dangerous enemy is the one closest to you. Americans are talking about the North Korean nuclear program and how they might launch missiles to hurt us. The North Koreans don’t have to do it. more »»
Overcome evil by tirelessly spreading kindness
April 22, 2013 There are admirable traits common in all human beings until hatred invades a soul. more »»
Where is outrage over County Council pay hikes?
April 22, 2013 Maui voters, where is your outrage? Once again the Maui County Salary Commission has made our County Council the highest paid in the entire state of Hawaii. more »»
Foes of sugar cane burning haven’t learned anything
April 21, 2013 Here we go again. Stop the cane burn. more »»
President Obama should pay his fair share of taxes
April 21, 2013 I read that President Obama, despite making over $600,000 last year, paid an effective federal tax rate of 18.4 percen. more »» |
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