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Signs of hope
April 5, 2012 As “The Hunger Games” kept packing theaters and setting box-office records with its wonderfully unique blend of action, emotion, disturbing social implications and wry social satire, I headed in the... more »» 
Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua offers aloha to all in 20th annual Celebration of the Arts
April 5, 2012 It’s called Celebration of the Arts. more »» 
Two decades of aloha
March 29, 2012 To mark the 20th anniversary of its annual Celebration of the Arts, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua has chosen the theme, “Me Ke Aloha … With Aloha to all. more »» 
Talkin' ‘bout our generation
March 22, 2012 Photographer Peter Simon is one of those rare guys who figured out how to forge a career out of following his bliss. more »»
Imagine that
March 15, 2012 Watching John Carter —this week’s 3-D, time-traveling, sci-fi movie action hero played by Taylor Kitsch —trying to decipher mystical stone carvings on ancient temple walls reminded me that I was... more »» 
A tourist on this planet
March 8, 2012 After two weeks traipsing through exotic, faraway worlds, I knew I was back on Maui when a baby whale breached off the side of the boat as Marty Dread sang, “It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny... more »»
Making the Scene
February 23, 2012 Maui Scene Editor Rick Chatenever is on vacation. His column will resume March 8. more »»
Making the Scene
February 16, 2012 Maui Scene Editor Rick Chatenever is on vacation. His column will resume March 8. more »» 
You go, Freda!
February 9, 2012 She’s hardly a household name. Were it not for Jon Woodhouse’s enthusiastic write-up last week and a little YouTubing of her greatest hit, I wouldn’t even know who Freda Payne is. more »»
Meanwhile, back at the luau
February 2, 2012 Someone emailed a couple of weeks ago asking the name of that luau I had recommended in this column about this time a year ago. more »»
Authentic dragon
January 26, 2012 One of the great things about living in a multi-ethnic society is getting all the extra holidays. OK, maybe Prince Kuhio Day is a bit of a stretch. more »»
Perfect day
January 19, 2012 After Friday the 13th made good on its reputation — and Thursday the 12th hadn’t been all that great, either — it fell to last Saturday to make amends. It was a perfect day. more »»
Animal kingdom
January 12, 2012 Apparently, 2011 wasn’t so great for movie attendance —but it was a great movie year for animals. more »»
2012 gets into action
January 5, 2012 As Sherlock Holmes and Tom Cruise go mano- a-mano to see who rules the week’s box office, it falls to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” to make them both look like wimps. more »» 
Echoes of ’11
December 29, 2011 With 2012 on our doorstep, it’s time for our annual last look back at some of the breaking news, the best memories and the strange notions that flowed through this space in the year now coming to an... more »» 
10 for ’11
December 22, 2011 OK, the year isn’t over yet, I haven’t seen quite all the films, and I wrote the script for a movie that got produced in 2011, “When the Mountain Calls,” which I’m inclined to include on the year’s... more »»
Yes, Virginia, there is a Garry Marshall
December 15, 2011 Considering how shamelessly schmaltzy, shallow, utterly unbelievable and yet entirely predictable it is, it’s a little embarrassing to admit I kind of enjoyed “New Year’s Eve. more »»
Early Chris-mas present
December 8, 2011 In his red sequined Grand Ole Opry duds and a suit made of mirrors, flanked by rockabilly band mates he’s played with for decades, Chris Isaak put on a quite a show in Castle Theater a week ago. more »»
Holiday movie cheer
December 1, 2011 You can tell holiday season has arrived when more of the movies in our mini-reviews are recommended than no. more »»
Real to reel
November 24, 2011 Watching PBS’ marvelous two-part documentary about Woody Allen earlier this week provided as much inspiration as hilarit. more »» |
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