Category archives for: Columns

Nana i ke kumu, nana i ka mua: remember what’s coming

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By Paul Wood The future is upon us. Or else it’s a hippopotamus. I’m not sure which one. Because I can’t see it. Even so, I’m looking and looking. We all are. We’re all staring intensely at the future trying to make it out. Our eyes are squint squint squinting. I think we can call [...]

“District Voting. Restrict Voting” Maui’s Democrats are Revolting

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By Sam Epstein The mid-term elections are now behind us and one thing is clear, Maui County’s Democratic voters will vote apparently for anyone, as along as they are not endorsed by the local Maui County Democratic Party. For the second election cycle in a row now, Maui voters, a clear majority of whom identify [...]

Moon Glow

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By Ginger Johnson I phoned a friend the other day. He’s one of those life-long friends who check in every year or every month or so. It all depends on the decade. We’ve seen each other through folk and rock bands, marriages, divorces and growing children; once babies but now adults and on their own. [...]

When you’re lucky, everything adds up to the ultimate number

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By Paul Wood Two scoops Guri-Guri equals one dollar ten. One jar of Cheez-Whiz equals five pounds of supreme fortified daily blend rabbit pellets. One gallon of Glaceau Smartwater electrolyte-plus enhanced water equals two gallons of regular gasoline for your automobile. Having two kids and raising them to the age of seventeen equals a one-bedroom [...]

My Guru

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By Phil Swatek The man I will call “Jim” is certainly not a friend. We are, rather, acquaintances with a long history whose lives have been curiously interwoven. Our relationship seems to require a vivid conversation every couple of years. I have always admired his intelligence and was frankly envious when he decided to become [...]

Moon Glow

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Hang Up and Live By Ginger Johnson How are you doing on your phone these days? Things sure aren’t like they used to be. In some ways its great to be reachable everywhere but so many lines have been crossed that its hard to know if someone is speaking to me at all these days. [...]

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