By David Bruce Leonard You know those avocados that you make into guacamole? Well, they may be doing more than just satisfying your taste buds! Known in scientific circles as Persea americana, the avocado has a fascinating history dating back millions of years, as well as a plethora of modern beneficial uses. Some biologists believe [...]
Maui County Democratic Party Vice President of Information, Karen Chun, responded to my recent column on District Voting to clarify that “District Voting is no way being advocated by the Maui County Democratic Party.” Thank you for your reply, Karen. I think you will agree that given the amount of documented reporting illustrating the amount [...]
By Emily Bott In case you hadn’t noticed, ‘tis the rainy season. The recent storm might have surpassed it, but in late January forty-one years ago, Maui was hit with the worst deluge in fifty years. It was so relentless and so vicious that people feared for their property and, in extreme cases, their lives. [...]
By Jake Rohrer I discovered rather early in life that a calendar was a good thing to have around and it continues to be an integral part of life. It’s there to organize, arrange and direct daily activities, to remind me what’s coming down the pike. At a glance, it provides a convenient time line [...]
A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the values of the products increase as the [...]
By Ken Pinsky It’s time for all of us conscious types to sit up straight and eat our vegetables – “our” as in we grew them ourselves. And that means the conscious and semi-conscious and green wannabes and the perpetually stoned, the homeless and the wealthy, old timers and newbies alike. All of us need [...]
(For Carol) And I Am Still Eager By Margo Berdeshevsky Take me a way to a where that I can A there that I will Somewhere that I do. Take my song to one who does, who wants me where I arrive. Heaven take my soul, Harmony take my heart, Use me fiber and cell, [...]
By Dawn Pier On October 23rd, I was one of 169 volunteers gathered at Baldwin Beach Park sprayed by a helicopter applying herbicide to the sugarcane growing along Hana Highway. HC&S’s response to our complaints was a patronizing dismissal of our concerns. HC&S maintains that 2,4-D is safe and the federal department whose job it [...]
By Georgia Pinsky Camp Imua is in its 35th Year! It feels like anyone who grew up on Maui has heard of, or even knows someone who’s been to Camp. For those of you who’ve been hiding in the hills, Camp Imua is a weeklong overnight camp for differently-abled kids in Maui County. Held the [...]
By Ken Pinsky The winter rains came and Maui had a bout of weather. Then, just the day before this year’s annual Body and Soil Conference – the 10th annual – the skies cleared. The event was held January 14, 15 and 16th in a spectacular setting in Olinda, rain-washed and verdant, Steve Wilson’s Kumulani [...]
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