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This summary is being filled out IN Canada by a Canadian who subscribes to
the Lahaina News and gets it mailed to her door each Thursday.
This weeks' Lahaina News arrived on Thursday but the dog ate it. It took
this long to dry the shreds and tape them all together again.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
FRONT PAGE STORIES
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ANCIENT HAWAIIAN STONES RESURFACE AT CANOE BEACH
This is a really interesting article about the rediscovery of two
ancient Hawaiian grinding stones at Hanakao'o Beach Park. Last week 120
volunteers beautified the park. Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter, Hui O
He'e Nalu Na Keiki O ho'omana'o Surf Club, Lahaina Fire Department, Maui
Couny Lifeguards were also part of the volunteers who all pitched in.
These two stones were once identified by a plaque that explained
their historic value. But the ocean grabbed the plaque during Hurricane
Iwa. The plaque was then found during a dive by Archie Kalepa in 1986.
Weeds, brush and debris were removed from the stones and the plaque reset.
The stones were used by early Hawaiians to sharpen the adze that
was used for building canoes.
WATER DEPARTMENT LOSING TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS BECAUSE OF LOW PAY SCALE
This article is about Maui losing its newly recruited Grade IV
water treatment operators to the Mainland. Seems the new Mahinahina Water
Treatment Plant plus the Lower Kula Treatment Plant has doubled the need
for these operators.
The department managed to coaxe two operators to come to Maui but
that didn't last long. Seems Maui pays $16.78 an hour which is 25-30%
less than they would make on the Mainland and but operators found the cost
of living on Maui just too high.
MALU'ULU O LELE PARK USERS ARE ASKED NOT TO PLAY ON SOFTBALL FIELD
I didn't know where this park was until I read the end of the
article. This is the park opposite the Kamehameha School in Lahaina.
Historian Paul Klieger of Bishop Museum gave a presentation on this park.
I will quote,"Bishop Museum prepared a report for the County of
Maui on the site, which noted that several ali'i were buried in the
island's stone mausoleum built to honour Princess Nahi'ena'ena. 'An
implication must be made that the site may still contain remains of
Hawaiian ali'i,' the report said."
Part of the island has been identified as lying beneath some of
the softball field at the 11 acre county park. Friends of Moku'ula
President Akoni Akana said, "Present day park users should think about the
statement they are making when they play ball on the site of ali'i
graves."
GOOD OCEAN NEWS - DRAIN STENCILLING PROJECT
Everything we dump into our streams and storm sewers ends up in
the ocean. That's the message.
West Maui Taxpayers' Association is helping to get the word out by
sponsoring a storm drain stencilling project from Lahaina to Napili.
The message is simple. DON'T DUMP....DRAINS TO OCEAN
(ed. I saw my first one of these signs on a drain right in front
of the Pacific Whale Foundation Lahaina store. I thought it was a great
idea just to remind people that their activities on land can have serious
negative impact in the ocean.)
EDITORIAL
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This week's Lahaina News editorial is about an affordable housing
project set to be built at Lahainaluna and Kelawea Streets. Seems the
residents in the area balked at this plan citing concerns re. parking,
increase in motorists as concerns. The last concern mentioned is likely
the number one concern and that one is "what's low-income housing doing in
a residential neighborhood?"
The project was squashed.
The idea resurfaced but now it was suggested the housing be used
for the elderly. The Lahaina News agrees that affordable housing for the
elderly is needed in West Maui. A meeting to discuss the new plans will
be held...was held Tuesday, November 21st.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
I am not sure what it is about. There is a small guy all startled
with sweat beads pouring out looking at a huge grinning apparition holding
a mask in front of his face. The small guys shrieks, "OH MY GOD.. ALAN,
YOU'VE CHANGED... YOU'VE...YOU'VE...BECOME A POLITICIAN!!"
I am not sure what this is in reference to but I am sure it is
about someone on Maui Council once regarded as a decent human being who
has now sided with developers and sold out.
NAPILI FOOD MARKET - Food Pantry
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CENTRE PAGE AD not in here this week!
There is an article about the West Maui real estate picturing
reflecting the economy on the left page and a Thanksgiving dinner guide
for West Maui on the right page.
I AM CRRRRRUUUUSSSHHHED! This is my favourite part of the Lahaina
News because I get to look if SPAM and papayas are on sale this week! I
**HATE** CHANGE!
She recovers quickly... I will make up my OWN food ad:
FOOD MARKET AD FOR PILIKIA'S BARGAIN BARN AND DELICATESSEN
SPAM and SPAM LITE are on sale for $1.49 if you buy 20 cans at
once. A true bargain. Grab at the chance!
Papayas are also on sale for 49 cents a pound and they don't even
have those brown hairy spiders on them.
Paul Masson wines are on sale for 2 for $6.00
White Cloud bread (you know the white kind that you can roll into
a ball and bounce?) is on sale for $1.69. Just remember be responsible,
don't use the stuff to feed fish when you go snorkeling.
The above four items are all you need to have a terrific summer on
Maui.
Oh? What's this? Turkeys are on sale for 80 cents a pound but
you got to kill the things yourself.
WOW! All over the Lahaina News are ALL KINDS OF ADS from
restaurants advertising their Thanksgiving Specials! The Westin Maui,
Lahaina Coolers, Moose McGillycuddy's, Mama's Fish House (support them
because they support The Maui Weather Show which is the BEST weather show
I have ever seen ANYWHERE) - the Maui Marriot... tons of places.
NO HARBOUR REPORT EITHER!
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YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES!
I checked all the page numbers of the Lahaina News just to be sure
I got the entire paper! My two favourite reports are GONE!
In place of the Harbour Report is a story about the Lahaina Chiefs
football team going to regional play. To the right is a story about
basketball.
Sigh.. now I will have to MAKE UP a Harbour Report:
HARBOUR REPORT
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The South West Fisheries Service and NOAA agents are investigating
reports of several anglers missing from 3 boats fishing waters directly
off West Maui during the month of August.
It seems as the fishing boat, the Happy Howzit trolled for marlin
directly off Honokowai, the fisherman's line grew taut, the rod bent back
furiously and the fisherman's look of expectation grew to shock as he was
lifted off the boat and into the ocean. It happened so fast, the crew of
the Happy Howzit had no time to assist the Ohio tourist who spent $700 US
just to disappear.
Less than half an hour later, another fishermen was pulled into
the ocean, brand new rod and all. The crew of the L.W.B. Reluctant
(Little White Boat) didn't even notice he was missing til they got all the
way to Honolua Bay. They estimated he disappeared in the Honokowai area.
An hour later, fisheries personnel got another missing angler
report. This time it was a staff member of US Senator Gorton of S-768
fame. Eye witness reports confirm Ted Mendelbrot struck what he thought
was a big one and then disappeared directly into the ocean. He left his
right Nike Air running shoe as silent witness to his watery demise.
The shoe was found floating soles up in the Honokowai area of West
Maui.
NOAA/SWFS personnel are baffled. "We're baffled," stated Don
Slater of South West Fisheries. "We are looking into several possibilities
at this time." Slater did not elaborate on what these were.
(ed. even with dive gloves you can still get monofilament fishing
line burns.... )
That's it for this week. Happy Thanksgiving America! Next
Lahaina News and excuse for it being late next Saturday.
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LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for November 9th - 16th
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From: howzit@io.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
LAHAINA NEWS, the Little Paper That Could - Eyes on West Maui
This summary is being filled out IN Canada by a Canadian who subscribes to
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This weeks' Lahaina News arrived on Thursday but I had parent interviews all
evening and just couldn't post this til today. But you are USED to this
being a tad late...
FRONT PAGE STORIES
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE TRAIL A TEMPORARY MEASURE UNTIL LAND SWAP TAKES PLACE
Maui Land & Pine is slowly moving forward on creating a safe trail to
Mokulei'a or Slaughterhouse Beach.
(ed. I have only tried to negotiate my way up and down the area twice in
the 19 summers I have been to Hawaii. I am told it is called Slaughterhouse
because of the impressive winter waves but I know better. It is REALLY
called Slaughterhouse because of the numbers of injuries resulting from the
treacherous access to the beach and the human carcasses littered on the sand
below.)
The main concern is now safe access and an engineering firm has been asked
to provide a cost estimate on a design for the safe walkway. After an
improved trail is installed, Maui Land & Pine hopes to work out an agreement
with the Department of Natural Resources for liability indemnification for
the trail.
("indemnification" is copied directly from the newspaper. I have never
heard the word before so I figure it is a lawyer word perhaps the opposite
of condemnification but I am too lazy to go to the dictionary.)
In addition Maui Land & Pine would like to trade their Honolua land for more
than 200 acres of state owned property in the Napili area.
(ed. Honolua Bay is a top snorkeling/diving spot in West Maui and a marine
conservation area. If you snorkel along the left side of Honolua, go past
the point and then turn mauka you will be in Slaughterhouse. The two are
that close together)
MALA RAMP TO BE IMPROVED
A $10 000 project is underway to replace Mala Wharf's boat ramp in
mid-November. This isn't just a make prettier project because the ramp
really is beat up and in need of repair.
Negotiations are still underway for the construction of a comfort station at
Mala as well.
(ed. I have followed the discussion in alt.culture hawaii about washroom
facilities at Diamond Head or something costing $350 000 (was it?) I would
hope Maui County does not use the same contractors. For that money you
would expect fur lined toilet seats and someone doing the peeing for me.)
VOYAGING CANOE GROUP FINDS SUPPORT FOR HOME IN LAHAINA
There is growing support for a Hawaiian cultural park at Kamehameha Iki
Park. County will expedite permits for the cultural park that will include
a building designed to house three double-hulled canoes.
The goal of the park's organizers is to not only educate but perpetuate an
important part of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture.
NOTE: On the inside page is a survey, OLD LAHAINA COURTHOUSE SURVEY and if
you are interested in giving your input on this matter, you need to
fill in the survey by November 23rd.
There is a photo of three people collecting seaweed. And I quote,
"Volunteers Hannah Bernard (left) and Micah Ailetcher (right) helped Gina
Aranki of the West Maui Taxpapyers Association remove close to 100 bags of
seaweed from the beach and waters of S-Turn Park in Kahana on Oct. 21. The
clean-up was coordinated by the WMTA and the West Maui Watershed Project.
Just as much algae washed back in overnight, said West Maui Watershed
Coordinator Wendy Wiltse.
(ed. This clean-up was done just north and upcurrent of where my husband
and I dive with a group of sea turtles. We have seen this area blighted by
seaweeds and algae since 1989. It is interesting to see this much in
October though. I am not surprised to read, just as much algae washed back.
In this area are algae/seaweed pads a foot thick in places. Still the West
Maui Watershed Project has worked hard and in my opinion can be credited
with preventing the massive cladophora blooms of previous years.)
EDITORIAL PAGE
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
Picture this. Astronaut stepping down off a lunar module. MAUI COUNTY
COUNCIL is imprinted on the space suit. The astronaut holds a sign that
says, "WILL of the PEOPLE". His space boot stomps on the letters AMFAC.
The astronaut says, "That's one small step for West Maui, one giant leap for
Maui County."
Clearly the cartoonist is commenting on the unanimous decision of Maui
County not to grant Amfac its request to rezone some West Maui land into
commercial use. Yes, folks, this is a strip mall commentary.
EDITORIAL
This editorial is about the organization LIGHT BRINGERS. Apparently if was
forced to shut down for a week without much notice. The non-profit LIGHT
BRINGERS closed for a week to regroup and the Lahaina News is happy to
report they are back working as hard as ever.
The Lahaina News says, "It's easy to overlook what Light Bringers do, with
limited resources." And later, "If anything, the Light Bringers' brief
closure only reinforced their importance and role in the community.
Continue to support them."
>From the Here We Go Again department....
HARBOR REPORT
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I will quote the opening paragraph.
LAHAINA - This year's 19th Annual Lahaina Jackpot Fishing Tournament saw the
smallest showing of teams since 1988 fish the waters around Maui Country.
(ed. yes, this is the sentence word for word) During the three-day event,
the 134 teams caught the fourth highest number of billfish in jackpot history.
(ed. interesting... smallest showing for years but fourth highest yield.
Shows how efficient sport and commercial fishing have gotten. This has been
a troubling trend in many world fisheries. Boats don't catch as much fish,
so methods to catch improve, until an entire fishery can crash...)
There were 50 blue marlin (second highest total); 41 striped marlin (second
highest total) and two spearfish; for a total of 93 billfish (highest total
in history)
(ed. Now some might think this demonstrates an increase in the number of
fish out there for the catching. There is likely fewer than many think...
humans are just getting better at plucking them from the ocean.
I would like to create something funny about this fishing report but this
last series of stats is just too much. Smallest participation in years and
the largest total billfish caught in history....
And there is the usual photograph of a beautiful marlin strung upside down
by the tail with four smiling humans around it. One is holding another fish
by the tail. Both fish have a paper attached to them.
You know, I am not against fishing. I assume too that this fish will be
sold to a restaurant or something. What I REALLY REALLY have trouble with
is the astounding and to me, unfathomable contempt these people show for
this animal.
Each week these photos demonstrate man's lack of sensitivity and compassion
for fellow creatures. That marlin and us humans perhaps share only one
common thing. Life. I understand that we have to take life to eat. But to
stand around being photographed in the act, well, it would be like humans
being photographed smiling around a cow freshly killed and strung up just
before we ate the thing at McDonald's.
On to more enjoyable tasks....
CENTRE PAGE AD (centre is Canadian spelling)
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NAPILI MARKET Food Pantry
Let's see.... YES! Whewwww that was close... I thought for the moment we
hit the jackpot and got an ad that had BOTH SPAM and papayas on sale but
what is pictured are really honeydew melons, too bad.
But SPAM and SPAM LITE are on sale for $1.69 for their 12 ounce can.
Lender's Bagels are again on sale for $1.49 and again, I feel the need to
warn you not to grab blueberry ones accidentally. If you don't know there
is such a thing as blueberry bagels you will assume (like we did) that the
bagels were bad.
Armour (ahhh someone who can spell armour right!) hotdogs are on sale for
$1.05 for 16 oz. That is suspiciously cheap. Check the expiration date
before you buy...
Ooppssss... it was bound to happen... Chilled chicken Whole Fryers are on
sale for 89 cents a pound. To the right of the chicken ad is a photo of
four smiling humans gathered around what appears to be 10 freshly killed
chickens strung upside down by their ankles. Each chicken has a paper
attached to it.
Judging by the name of the photographer it appears to be the same guy who
shoots the pictures of the Harbor Report each week...
Budweiser is on sale 18 pack for $9.99.
Meow Mix is on sale for $1.59. Anyone ever tried one? The Meow Mix looks
like little pellets. I tried a dog biscuit a few years back on a dare and
it tasted surprisingly unlike a dog biscuit.
THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK.
Aloha Nui Loa from Canada eh....
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Lahaiana News Summary -- Nov 2nd - 9th
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From: howzit@io.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
Summarized with permission of the Lahaina News, West Maui's weekly
newspaper -- The Little Paper That Could...
To clear up some confusion, the Lahaina News is summarized in Canada BY a
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Sorry to be late with this summary. I have been a tad distracted in the
last two weeks. First, I almost lost my country to some separatists.
Then a loonie (not to be confused with our dollar coin) broke into our
Prime Minister's residence and tried to attack him. Then Bell (HORK
*PTUI*) Canada pulled the plug on our server and we were without Net
access for two days. And how was YOUR week?
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LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY
GREEN LIGHT GIVEN FOR FRONT STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Construction work will begin in April on improving Front Street in
Lahaina. Both Federal and State governments have given approval. The
project is expected to cost $9.5 million with 80% of the money from
federal highway funds.
An archaelogist will be on hand to monitor any excavation and
document possible findings during the digging. The project is being done
on a block by block basis and will be done during the night from 10 pm to
8 am).
LAHAINALUNA WILL GO 'ELECTRONIC' IN DOE PILOT PROJECT
Now here's something interesting people... Lahainaluna High School
is now one of three Hawaii schools participating in a pilot project that
will allow students to communicate in a global society.
The hope is to have the whole school connected with Internet
access by the end of the year. There are also plans to teach students
computer repair and maintenance and to open a computer repair business at
Lahainaluna. The school will be seeking donations of computer equipment
from the community.
COUNCIL NIXES AMFAC MALL
GOOD NEWS! County Council voted (get this!) unanimously against
rezoning the 3.3 acres at Honoapiilani Highway for business use. Nearly
two dozen West Maui residents told the County Council Planning Committee
that a shopping mall is unneeded and unwanted.
Oh I LOVE this... Amfac declined to make a presentation at the
meeting but had attorney Eric Maehara answer any questions. He said, "It
was never a strip mall. It was always a commercial subdivision."
(ed. Well, I'm certainly glad he straightened THAT out! I still
think many West siders would prefer a commercial subdivision in Kihei
instead of West Maui.)
Directors of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation, the LahainaTown
Action Committee and the West Maui Taxpayers Associatoin testified the
project was not appropriate for Lahaina. "It's the wrong idea, in the
wrong place, at the wrong time."
'Nuff said.
..From The I Just Got To Get This In Department:
There is a photo on the front page that is VERY interesting. As a
Canadian I have always been a tad urked by American spellings. Like color
for colour, nite for night, kwik for quick, mockpert for potato but THIS
is REALLY starting to bug me.
Now Americans are starting to spell "senior" with a "\"! That's
right a "\"! There, on the front page of the Lahaina News, a group of
Lahainaluna students are holding up a sign made up of 7 pieces of bristol
board. The sign reads S E \ I O R S!
NO EDITORIAL CARTOON FOR THIS WEEK!
Pooh... So I will make one up!
There SHOULD be an editorial cartoon of Dan Quail... Qualle...
Quayle... Mr. Potatoe, visiting a senior class at Lahainaluna High and
teaching them spelling. He would say, "Now guys I KNOW senior isn't
spelled with a \ even here in the United States. You spell it "S E N I O
R ...E. Everything ends in a silent E except Newt Gingrich because he is
NEVER silent."
There.. editorial cartoon done. Next what we have all been
waiting for... go to the middle of the paper aaaaannd....
NAPILI MARKET - Food Pantry ad
She has a look... pooh... no SPAM on sale and no papayas on sale
either...
Louis Rich Turkey Franks are on sale for $1.69. Turkey wieners
taste like real wieners like Baby Duck tastes like real wine. Whoa... and
here is Holsum Fluffy Bread on sale for $1.89. Holsum Fluffy Bread tastes
like real bread the way skim tastes like real milk.
So cook some Louis Rich Turkey Franks, put 'em on a slice of
Holsum Fluffy Bread and see what sawdust on cardboard tastes like. The
Fluffy bread is good in that you can roll the bread up into little balls
and they bounce.
Chicken of the Sea Tuna is on sale for 69 cents. I can make out a
dolphin safe label so go for it.
Marie Callender's Cobblers are on sale for $2.39. I don't know
what a cobbler is. I always thought that what Australians called sheep
testicles. Go figure.
1 point 5 litre vats of Sebastini Country Wines are on sale for
$6.99. And pears are on sale for 89 cents a pound. If you eat green
pears and drink wine at the same time, you will hate yourself.
That's about it.
Now on to SPORTS
HARBOR REPORT
(see what I mean? It should say HARBOUR repourt)
Do I have the strength to read another graphic description of man
vs. beast?
She reads... HOKEY SMOKE! Remember how we read the Harbor Report
and find Hawaii is down yet another marlin?
Well THIS article is about the 18th Annual Lahaina Yacht Club
Jackpot Fishing Tournament - a two day event with 41 teams! Can you
IMAGINE how many fish that means?
She reads further... Yup, on the first day, two blue marlin, five
striped marlin, one ahi over 100 pounds. On the second day five blue
marlin, two striped marlin and one ahi over 100 pounds. A spearfish was
tagged and released.
Then there are several paragraphs about who the winners were...
interesting, I don't read a FISH as one of the winners.
Hmmmm... an interesting sentence, "Capt. Jim Ward found a 152.4
pound blue marlin for his wife Elaine on the last day." I am sure she
must be touched.
Me, I would prefer some jewellry or at the very least a bunch of
flowers.
Ohhh... almost missed it... a photograph of a 226.2 pound marlin
hanging upside down. It is surrounded by 6 males all right side up...
nope.. a couple might be females.. either way THEY are right side up too.
I don't know why but every photograph I have seen of fish in the
Lahaina News has a piece of paper attached to the fish. Must have some
religious significance.
Any way, that's it for this week's Lahaina News.
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LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY -- October 26 to November 2, 1995
From: howzit@io.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
Summmarized with permission of the Lahaina News, West Maui's weekly
newspaper. The Little Paper That Could...
SLAUGHTERHOUSE BEACH FENCE ELIMINATES TWO ACCESS TRAILS
A fence has been put up around Mokuleia Bay (Slaughterhouse Beach).
The fence is designed to keep people from using the area's two steepest
trails down to the beach.
(Ed: Even to use the main trail you need the footing of a mountain
goat to go down it safely and the skills of an orangutan to get up again.)
Maui Land and Pineapple Company which owns the land is concerned about
liability and so has moved to stop people from using the more dangerous
trails. Another concern was tourists who would accidentally use the
more dangerous ones because they couldn't find the main (easier) trails
first.
Naturally, there are complaints. First about the creation of a prison
like atmosphere. Then that the fence wasn't new. (Sheesh, a couple of
years near the ocean..no make that a few months in the blowing red soils
of the area and you won't have new anyway).
Seems the company is accused of taking the easy way out by
constructing a fence because it is concerned with lawsuits. Apparently
there already ARE personal injury lawsuits pending according to Maui
Land and Pine.
LAHAINA COOLERS CHANGES HANDS
Lahaina Coolers has been sold, but the present owners say things will
remain pretty much the way they are. In fact so much so that customers
shouldn't notice a difference.
(Ed: This is a great little restaurant on Dickenson Street that serves
great pizza and pina coladas. (The previous info isn't in the Lahaina News.
It is my personal observation.)
Lahaina Coolers now belongs to two ladies from California. The
original owners intend to do several months of travelling and then
return to Lahaina which they say they consider home.
ATTORNEYS: LAND BY LAHAINA LIBRARY BELONGS TO STATE
The land makai (ocean side) of the Lahaina Library, has been the
subject of considerable scuffling of late. Well, it is now acknowledged
to be state property after all.
On the land between the palms and the seawall, there are plans
underway to build a shower and surfer steps. (Recall a previous Lahaina
News summary re. surfers simply leaping off the seawall. They want to
put in steps to prevent surfers from doing this. I figure it is safer
to jump off a seawall than try and negotiate steps slippery with algae.)
There has also been talk that the county practice of ticketing cars has
discouraged people from using the library.
BEACHED SEAWEED AND WASTEWATER RE-USE THE FOCUS OF WATERSHED MEETING
At last week's meeting of the West Maui Watershed Advisory Committee,
Marc Hodges shared the results of the first month of seaweed monitoring.
Trained volunteers, using a measuring device, have been taking
semi-monthly readings at low tide on the amount of beached algae on 27
Maui beaches.
By measuring these beaches for the next year, he believes he will get
good baseline data on where seaweed is a problem.
So far, West Maui beaches showing the greatest abundance of algae are
Kahana's S Turn beach and Alaeloa Beach. Both beaches are plagued by
red hypnea. (Ed: red hypnea is an introduced seaweed from Florida.)
Serious hypnea infestation also occurs on Maui's north shore from
Kanaha to Kahului airport. Kanaha is also plagued with the seaweed,
ulva. (Ed: both hypnea and ulva are eaten by Hawaiian green sea
turtles.)
The famous surfing beach Hookipa can vary between seaweed accumulation
of as little as one-third of inch to two inches thick three weeks later.
South Maui tends to be infested in places by several inches of ulva
seaweed.
It was observed that the abundance of seaweed can change dramatically
when the tides and waves are higher. (Ed: I can tell you what happens on
those occasions when Honkowai beach is free from red hypnea. It gets
carried into 50 feet of ocean where the red hypnea collects in mats.
Turtles and herbivorous fish eat the seaweed. It also collects in
depressions and makes seaweed mats.)
A presentation was given on wastewater re-use. The Lahaina
Wastewater Treatment Plant was recently improved so that it can produce
a high-quality effluent that is acceptable for agriculture and
irrigation uses. In the past County has disposed of all its treated
effluent into underground injection wells.
It would appear West Maui's sewage treatment problems are being
addressed.
NISHIKI SEEKS COUNCIL DISCUSSION ABOUT NEW HOTELS AT NORTH BEACH
North Beach Joint Venture wants to develop North Beach. NBJV estimates
this project will generate 3 200 new jobs.
Nishiki wonders what will happen to the 3 200 people when the economy
and hotel occupancy rates worsen. NBJV estimates the project will
generate over 5 600 new Maui residents. There is question whether the
Maui economy, infrastructure and public services can acommodate these
numbers.
Nishiki feels that Council should take a close, careful look at the
impact of the project before approving it.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Shows a local lady driving along using her cellular phone describing all
the things she has to get done that day. All the while relaxing under a
shade umbrella a tourist nurses a refreshing drink. The cartoon shows
the stark reality between the tourists who relax and lay back and the
frantic pace of the people who live there (some holding down several
jobs just to make ends meet.)
EDITORIAL
Hmmm... interesting. Recall last week that Amfac/JMB was trying to get
Council to change the Dickenson zoning from agricultural to commercial.
Sacred Hearts School opposes the project because one child has been
killed and another seriously injured trying to cross the highway AT
Dickenson. (Ed: I was at the meeting when one of the teachers
testified against the project. Sacred Hearts reasons the project will
attract kids to the area and crossing streets and stuff.)
The Lahaina Town Action Committee opposes the project because they don't
want the shopping center to greet first-time visitors to Lahaina.
(Ed: Again at the same meeting, many West Maui residents said they
don't want West Maui turned into a Kihei with its tacky strip malls and
commercial blight.)
Clearly the Lahaina News is against the project also and encourages
readers to oppose it also. They say, "Keep up the fight. Convince the
council that this project belongs somewhere else." Lahiana News stops
short of saying the project belongs in Kihei however.
NAPILI MARKET/FOOD PANTRY AD (The Happy Halloween edition)
She glances over the page for sales on Spam. Nope... Sale on papayas?
Nope.
OK... so what IS on sale? YES! HURRAY! Paul Masson carafe wines are
on sale for 2 for $6.00! Now is the time to stock up! We buy them, drink
the wine at sunset and keep the carafe.
This summer we returned with a carafe of ocean water from our turtle
dive site. These two carafes sit on our desks to remind us to stay
focussed on helping the turtles in the West Maui area.
Yup, there is Maui ocean water on two desks in Canada in Paul Masson
carafes.
Yes! Miller Lite is also on sale! Lender's Bagels are on sale for
$1.49 but be CAREFUL! Watch out that you don't get blueberry bagels.
We didn't know there was such a thing and thought the bagels had spoiled
and gone moldy when we accidentally bought them.
Hormel chili is on sale too at 99 cents for a 15 ounce can. A meal of
that, coupled with several warm cans of Miller Lite and then jumping
around a lot will do wonders for your intestinal tract.
That's about it for this week.
FISH REPORT
I guess it was a slow week for golf because the Harbor Report is back
and there, at the bottom is a typical photo of another marlin that isn't.
DESPERADO BACK WITH ANOTHER TOP TEN MARLIN
(She reads...) Just a week and a half after bringing a 522 pound
marlin to the Lahaina Harbour scales, the DESPERADO was back with a 514
pound blue.
The report goes on to say it was the DESPERADO's fourth 500 plus pound
marlin and the seventh out of the top 10 fish for them so far this year.
So in a few years when fishermen wonder where all the big ones went,
let's remember the DESPERADO can take credit where credit is due.
Here we go with descriptions of the great battle, lines snapping, man
vs. fish, intellect vs. instinct (although you really got to wonder) and
how the fish headed deep, and yes, now they are throwing out some
line... a few more jumps.. several short runs... but WAIT, WHAT'S THIS?
"When Howard grabbed the bill to stick the meat hook under the chin,
the marlin shook its head, cutting him just below the eye."
FISH: 2 POINTS!
"Howard shook it off and got the meat hook in the fish. Dan grabbed
the bill and helped to get a half hitch around it to secure the head.
Everyone struggled to haul the marlin over the side."
Once in the boat, the marlin flapped so fiercely, it sent two men
leaping overboard. The thrashing animal scarred up the DESPERADO deck
and spewed its recent dinner of various fish down the main cabin.
The two men still in the boat tried desperately to assist the two men
who had retreated into the ocean but were thwarted by the still active
500 pounder on board.
The photo shows only three men so I figure one is still afloat
somewhere in U.S. waters. The marlin is displayed hung upside down but
judging by its facial expression it is content with the fight it put up.
I cannot make out the eye ding on any of the men however so maybe the
man treading water has more to worry about than making land.
HALLOWEEN INSERT
There is an interesting Hallowe'en insert in this week's Lahaina News.
Seems this Halloween the prize for best costume went to four completely
naked men who tied themselves together at the waist with nylon rope.
They had sprayed themselves with red paint.
All four were back to back to back to back and held out all 8 arms
extended in various angles.
Seems they were parading around as a Hawaiian sea urchin.
Aloha nui loa...
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LAHAINA NEWS (Oct 19-26)
From: howzit@io.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
Summarized with permission of the Lahaina News. Late again but my
country is falling apart and I am a tad distracted. Also my subsciption
was over mid-October and it is clear the Lahaina News is taking pity on
me but I have to call today to renew.
WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE
The committee has forwarded the plan to the full County Council
which will then refer the plan back for a final public hearing. The
hearing should take place some time in November and then return to council
for first and second reading.
Amfac wants to build a shopping centre at Honopiilani highway
between Dickenson and Prison streets. They will request a change of
zoning from agricultural to commercial. It is presently a controversial
issue. Planning chairman Morrow said he doesn't personally support the
change in zoning and hopes council will keep the 3.3 acre area as open
space.
Of special importance to those who care about the ocean
environment of this area, Morrow wanted to keep all minor drainageways
left as open space. The chairman is trying to follow recommendations of
West Maui Watershed Coordinator Wendy Wiltse that natural drainageways be
preserved. It was clear that the community itself wishes to keep the
channels as open space.
Other environmental issues concern plans for Napilihau Villages.
The condominium Kahana Sunset is challenging the plans in court. Other
concerns are about sea wall construction, beach nourishment, building
dunes and adding sand.
POLICE MAY START NEW PROGRAM FOR LAHAINA INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS
This article is about police plans to introduce students to law
enforcement and their hope that some youngsters will choose this
profession as a career.
The program will teach early teens about laws and rights,
deductive investigations and some actual case scenarios.
COUNTY CLOSES PAVILION AT ARMORY PARK
The area is considered unsafe. The county has moved to ensure no
one enters the area. The homeless would use Armory Park for shade during
the day and sleep in the pavillion at night. It would also shelter the
homeless during storms.
Apparently the closing had little effect on the homeless. It was
observed they were used to moving from place to place.
LAHAINALUNA CELEBRATES HOMECOMING THIS WEEK
October 23-27 is homecoming week with the theme being Somewhere
over the Rainbow. I won't go into details since I am entering this
information on October 31st.
MOSTLY MEXICANS BUSTED IN INS RAIDS
The final tally of illegal aliens in recent Maui raids was 71
people. At least 90% were Mexicans. Another 43 were nabbed on the Big
Island. About 18 businesses are under investigation for hiring illegal
aliens.
INS officials vow to be back because they believe there is still a
significant illegal population on Muai.
Many arrested had fake green cards.
THE MARDI GRAS OF THE PACIFIC will take place today, October 31st on
Front Street in Lahaina.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Shows a scale with an obese man as a developer tilting the scales
down badly and on the other side all the residents (smaller implying less
clout).
It is clear that many of the editorial cartoons share the same
message. West Maui is for developers not people. (and yes, you read that
right)
EDITORIAL
The Lahaina News is wonderful. I keep telling people that. They
really hang tough for West Maui. This editorial informs and then
encourages readers to take part in the future of West Maui by getting
involved.
Get involved through Community Work Day.... through attending
public meetings on the protection of Big Beach... through education of
your children. The last sentence reads, "Pick up, help West Maui find
direction or take interest in the schools - you'll help the community
through any of these efforts."
(ed. from a Canadian who narrowly missed losing her country
yesterday, I remind you again, DON'T TAKE WEST MAUI FOR GRANTED. Don't be
caught off guard and silent. There are people working to turn every open
space into a hotel or parking lot. Heads up!)
THE REPORT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR!
NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry middle page ad
OH JOY! SPAM AND SPAM LITE are FINALLY on sale for $1.69. Not as
great as you can sometimes get at Safeway for $1.49 with coupons but not
bad. By comparison we have to pay $3.69 for Spam and that is if it's ON
SALE!
What else...the drunks in Honokowai Park will be happy to know
Budweiser is on sale this week and Gallo wines are 2 for $9.00
Poohh... no papayas on sale.
Hormel Vienna Sausages are on sale for 59 cents a can. Never had
it.. looks like tiny hotdogs still waiting to grow up.
WHAT NO FISH REPORT?
YIKES! NO FISH REPORT! She checks for a second time...yup, no
fish report. Must be because of all the golf news. Now if you think
fishing is boring, golf is even worse.
However if you are concerned about the numbers of marlin, tuna,
sunfish that get plucked from Hawaiian waters each day, golf news is good
to read. Golfers just leave divots and grass grows back way faster than
the ocean life.
I don't know much about golf so I can't really report it.
Something about a Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic.
SO... I WILL MAKE **UP** A SPORTS REPORT!
FISHING NEWS! THE HAPPY HOWZIT LANDS HUMPBACK IN MOLOKAI CHANNEL
There is a massive photo of a medium sized Humpback whale strung
up by the crew of the Happy Howzit off Lahaina Harbour. All five crew
members were credited with landing the largest catch of the season.
Fisheries personel and NOAA officials are in the process of laying
charges but the crew of the Happy Howzit seem unconcerned. "First the
Feds will have to prove this isn't a marlin," said the beaming captain of
the Happy Howzit.
"I know my rights," he continued. "First they will require DNA
samples and try and match it with known humpbacks and then there is the
long litigation process of proving intent to "take". I mean "take" as
defined by the Endangered Species Act, presently undergoing revision."
The sight of this whale at Lahaina caused considerable interest
and a crowd soon gathered. Most however, quickly began booking charters
on the Happy Howzit and now Captain Fudd is booked all the way through to
Christmas.
Asked if he is concerned about The Marine Mammal Act, Fudd only
said, "Nahhh... we're currently talking to Shapiro about representing us
and we ain't left no bloody glove.
(ed. Not from the Lahaina News but the BEST Hallowe'en costume my
husband and I ever witnessed was a Hallowe'en run of the Rocky Horror
Picture Show where one guy was completey naked except he had talced
himself completely white.
He had come as one of the statues in the movie. We BOTH voted for
him and so did everyone else and he won best costume with zip on...
I wonder what the best costume in Lahaina will be?)
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY (October 12th - 19th)
From: howzit@io.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
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Summarized with permission of the Lahaina News for the week of October
12th to 19th. Lahaina News - the Eyes of West Maui
NEWS PAGE:
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PLAN TO PROTECT BEACHES, GEOLOGIST TELLS COUNCIL
After hearing a presentation by a University of Hawaii geologist
several members of Maui Council said they want to see action to protect
Maui's beaches.
The geologist, Charles Fletcher, gave a talk on the problem of
beach retreat. He pointed out that because of geologic action, Maui is
sinking into the sea at a rate of about one inch per decade.
He went on to say that when sea walls and other structures are
built, the beach cannot migrate mauka and so will disappear over time.
Several possible remedies were discussed by Fletcher and council members.
The issue will stay in committee for further study and action.
CRUISE SHIP IN LAHAINA MAKES MERCHANTS HAPPY
This article is about the unexpected arrival of a luxury cruise
ship to Lahaina. Some Lahaina retailers are hoping more cruise ships will
make Lahaina their port of call. While passengers enjoy their time in
West Maui, the crew seem to prefer docking in Kahalui because they can
service the ship there.
Retailers in Lahaina will look into lobbying the Maui Visitors
Bureau to have some of the Kahalui ships dock in Lahaina.
PUBLIC WORKS IS HAVING A HARD TIME SELLING RECLAIMED WATER
The county is running into roadblocks in its attempts to find
users for 3 million gallons per day of reclaimed water from Lahaina's
sewage treatment plant.
Maui Land and Pine expressed concern about what they felt was too
high a price for the water.
The Department of Health has given clearance for the water, which
is disinfected with ultra-violet radiation - to be used on landscaping and
on edible crops.
The Lingle administration sent a bill which would require new
development of hotels and golf courses to take reclaimed water at a cost
of 10 cents per 1 000 gallons.
Reclaiming this water would avoid sending it down the injection
wells. So far only Amfac/JMB Hawaii has agreed to use up to 1 million
gallons a day on the Kaanapali Golf Course.
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CHEMICAL USE TO CONTROL BIRDS AT MAUI HOTELS
There has been considerabl concern raised over the use of Avitrol
to kill birds at Maui hotels. The chemical kills a bird over a period of
up to two hourse by attacking the nervous system.
The intent of the chemical is to frighten the rest of flock away
while the stricken bird is in its death throes. Wayne Nishiki was not
impressed with the slow, inhumane way these birds die.
Nishiki is interested in hearing from anyone who has witnessed an
Avitrol induced bird death.
EDITORIAL PAGE:
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EDITORIAL is about the arrival of the large luxury cruiser into
Lahaina. The Lahaina News says in its last sentence, "West Maui
businesses and residents should lobby the Maui Visitors Bureau to
encourage the cruise ships to go where the passengers want to go.
(The comment relating to crews preferring to dock at Kahalui so
their ships can be serviced instead of what would be more interesting for
the passengers.)
EDITORIAL CARTOON shows a close up of a balding fortyish male
representing Maui. On his pate is Maui sand and palm tree and the words
RECEDING BEACHLINE.
SPORTS REPORT:
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OFFSHORE HUNTER NABS THREE NEAR WEATHER BUOY
A triple blue marlin day for the Offshore Hunter. I won't bother
reading this because I am sure it will go through the very same
description of fish gets hooked... man and fish struggle, fish weakens and
man lands it in boat, fish gets killed the end.
Four smiling faces and a baby stand because the remains of a 360
pound marlin in the photo.
NAPILI MARKET/FOOD PANTRY AD:
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Pooh.. no SPAM on sale. No papayas either.
Lots of liquor on sale this week. It should make the boyz who
constantly hang around in various states of drunkeness in Honokowai Park
happy. (For those who don't know, Honokowai Park is directly acress the
street from the Food Pantry so a primo sale on alcohol is mighty
convenient to those who hang out there.
Nice 'n Soft bathroom tissue is on sale for 99 cents for 4 rolls.
Love's regular bread is on sale for $1.79. I used to feed fish
with it until I realized it is even WORSE for fish than it is for humans.
You CAN, however, take off the crusts, pack the white bread part into
small balls and they bounce.
It is a good way for your son or daughter to make a nuisance of
him/herself at school.
Throughout the paper are many references to Hallowe'en.
Cheeseburger in Paradise has an ad asking IS YOUR COSTUME READY YET?
(HALLOWE'EN IN LAHAINA 1995).
THE LAHAINA NEWS (Sept. 14th through 21st, 1995)
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Summarized with kind permission of the Lahaina News - Eye on West Maui.
From: howzit@io.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
FRONT PAGE
Photo of members of the Maui County Council inspecting Honokohau stream
and valley. Presently Maui Land and Pine diverts an average of 26 million
gallons per day from Honokohau, Kaluanui and Honolua streams.
Resident taro farmers have a current allotment of 1 million gallons per
day. They are adamant it is not enough.
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BOE -- Hawaii students scored well in college entrance examinations
Hawaii performed wel in two national tests that measure potential for
school success. Hawaii seniors earned a composite score of 21.8 compared
to the national average of 20.8 in all four subtests of the American
College Test.
Verbal SAT scores were 407 compared to the national average of 428
and 482 for math mirroring national average.
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TASK FORCE STILL LOOKING FOR BEST USE OF COURTHOUSE
Members of the Mayor's Old Lahaina Courthouse Task Force have yet to
decide between using this building as a historical museum or a community
meeting place.
How it is to be restored depends a great deal on its use. The building
has been evaluated by county inspectors and during restoration, there are
plans to improve accessibility.
One of the major concerns in preserving the building is getting a
handle on moisture that is presently causing deterioration of the
courthouse.
Next meeting of the task force wil be Oct 3 at 5 pm
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MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS FACE DEPORTATION
This article is about concern over the increase in the number of
illegal aliens in Maui County. Plocia over the last week conducted
several raids that led to arrest and deportation hearings for more than 50
people.
Most arrested were Mexicans. Two Canadians were caught too, so Canada
was well represented in the raid.
As would be expected those sympathetic with the illegal aliens
questioned "the manner in which the sweep was conducted". (which I read
as the police used surprise instead of announcing the raid in advance.)
It seems agents will also look at employers to see if they knowingly
hired an illegal alien. Fines can run as high as $1 000.
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STATE BEGINS PLANNING FOR FACILITIES FOR TWO SCHOOLS
Plans for a new locker room and playfield at Lahaina Intermediate and
cafteria/multi-purpose room for Princess Nahinaena Elementary are
underway. Presently they are moving through the lengthy state bidding and
procurement process.
(ed. I don't know what "procurement" means but I figure it is gum that
makes the wheels of progress grind to a halt.)
ON THE SAME PAGE!
The Lahaina News seems quite happy with its Internet
site and announced 1 200 visitors used the page last month. (I know I
checked it out at least 3 times myself) As a loyal reader and admirer of
the Lahaina News, seeing its friendly logo on the Web is like seeing an
old friend in a new way.
Even though I have the paper right here, I am going to scoot over and
see how they're set up their page for this week.
LAHAINA NEWS WEBPAGE address
http://www.maui.net/~daveray/lahaina.html
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EDITORIAL - As expected it is about the raid on illegal aliens.
The Lahaina News supports the raid basically saying, "Looking at
individuals, it is mostly a victimless crime: taken as a whole, it's a
growing problem in Hawaii, according to the INS.
No one would scold a police officer for arresting a man who breaks
the law because he is a father and breadwinner.
Similarly, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service shouldn't
come under fire for doing their job."
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SPORTS REPORT
siiiiighh.. Hawaii is now down another marlin, this one weighing in at
387 pounds. The article "MERLIN LURE PROVES TOO TEMPTING FOR 387 POUND
MARLIN" goes on to describe how the REEL HOOKER beat up on a fish.
Then there is the usual description of battle between man and beast..
here is how the article ends. "It came up on the port corner and rolled on
its side. He pulled the fish up the side and Mike stuck it with the first
fly-gaff. With lightning speed, the fish pulled the Uzi from under its
right fin and strafed a round of ammo across the deck, sending all
overboard. A 978 pound Tiger Shark was waiting underneath the boat.
Coastguard found the REEL HOOKER adrift southwest side of Lanai just a
little past noon."
I forget the score but I think it's FISH 5.5 MAN 2.0
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CENTRE PAGE NAPILI MARKET/FOOD PANTRY AD
SPAM isn't on sale. (poooh)
Nice'n Soft bathroom tissue is 99 cents for four rolls
Coral tuna is on sale 69 cents a can (check if it has the dolpin symbol
on it before you buy)
hhhhhmmmm... Heinz beans on sale for 69 cents. Miller beer on sale 2
for $7.00. That's a DEADLY combination in some digestive systems...
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In my Lahaina News this week I received an attractive coupon for the Pizza
Hut in Lahaina. Hmmm Medium Meat Lover's Pizza $13.99 and they deliver.
LAHAINA NEWS: INTERNET SUMMARY -- August 17-24, 1995
From: dlumpkin@seraph1.sewanee.edu (David Lumpkins)
Produced with authorization of _Lahaina News_ -- do not redistribute
without contacting originator.
____________________________________________________________
FRONT PAGE:
LAHAINA - It is beginning to look like the Old Lahaina Courthouse might
house a new museum, perhaps a satellite of the Bishop Museum, in addition
to the LahainaTown Action Committee and the Lahaina Arts Society. Mayor
Linda Crockett-Lingle's task force, assigned to designate a desirable use
for the old facility, is serving in lieu of a professional consultant in
view of the County's lack of funds to hire one. In 1859 the Courthouse
housed a customs office, post office, the island governor's office,
courtrooms, judge's chambers, a sheriff's office and the district
attorney's office. A historic museum seemed to be the focus for last
week's meeting of the group. Mayor Lingle commented that she hoped the
committee would produce a report that could be used to obtain either
federal or private funding for suggested renovations and management of the
building in the future. A number of those present at the meeting said that
Bishop Museum has important Maui artifacts, including a royal feather cape
and other memorabilia, that could well be exhibited in such a space if
adequate climate control and security could be provided. Other artifacts
are in museums on the Mainland. Keoki Freeland, Lahaina Restoration
Society Deputy Director, was elected task force chairman. Other members of
the force are Joy Poe of the Lahaina Arts Society and Lori Sablas (use
committee), Theo Morrison and Chris Hart (restoration committee), and Joan
McKelvey (finance committee). The next meeting of the task force will be
on Sept. 5, 6:00 PM at the Courthouse.
LAHAINA - A site selection study and environmental impact statement for a
proposed new public library in Lahaina are now available for public
scrutiny. The present Lahaina Public Library is much too small to serve a
population that is projected to number 22,000 by the year 2010. The most
likely site for the new library, the construction of which could begin in
1997, is a plot adjacent to the Lahaina Aquatic Center. The present site
of the Library has not been overruled, but it abuts an important historic
site, the foundation of the brick palace of Kamehameha I, and further
development there would require painstaking archaeological surveys.
LAHAINA - The NFL Alumni Association will stage the first charity golf game
in honor of former football player Bruce Bosely, a West Maui resident, in
early December. Participants will include, among others, Ken Stabler, Y.A.
Tittle, Dick Butkis, Dan Fouts, and Joe Montana. Half the proceeds of the
event will go to the Light Bringers, the designated host charity. The
other half will be designated for other charities on Maui. No course is
yet listed for this event, but those who wish to register should call Gene
Viglione at the Light Bringers: 667-6621.
PICTURE: Maria Lanakila Catholic Church is rigged with scaffolding as
workers busy themselves painting the building "cane dust red" [We hope this
is merely a primer coat. - Ed.] and repairing the belltower. Maria
Lanakila is a much beloved building in Lahaina, and the restoration is long
overdue.
OTHER STORIES:
HONOKOWAI - The Honokowai Dam and the Mahinahina Basin, both projects of
the federal/county Honolua Watershed Project, were dedicated last week.
Both projects are intended to hold back runoff from disastrous rains like
the one in July of 1993, which clouded our West Maui waters red from
Honokowai to Napili for months and did incalculable damage to our reef and
ocean life in the vicinity. The Honokowai Dam is a massive structure that
should be able to contain runoff from a 100-year flood. ["100-year"
refers, of course, to the likelihood of such an event. The July, 1993 rain
was judged a 500-year flood by the weather service. What all this means is
uncertain to this writer, but it is hoped that these structures will
prevent the havoc such rains sometimes cause in the
Honokowai/Mahinahina/Kahana/Napili area. This Mahinahina resident, whose
apartment was flooded in the deluge of 1993, is very grateful to see this
project completed. Our reefs might also breathe a sigh of relief to know
they might not be mucked up again. Let's keep our fingers crossed, but for
now Hooray! - Ed.]
HARBOR REPORT:
I can't tell you how much I love reading Donnell Tate's column! A few
months back I had a chance encounter with him in the bar (where else?!) at
Kahului Airport. Both of us were heading to the Mainland -- he was
visiting his father in North Carolina; I was heading back to work in
Tennessee . Donnell is a fine person. He has a great,
"Hemingwayesque" appreciation of the adventure of the sea and of deep-sea
fishing. He writes his yarns in the manner of a fast-action sports writer,
but I suspect there is a budding novelist locked inside him somewhere.
Both Ursula and I have sometimes given him a hard time in this space, but I
must say that this has never had anything to do with Donnell himself or the
way he writes his column. The only catch I've really panned was the great
ocean sunfish of some weeks back, and I suspect that even Donnell suspected
there was something not quite right about that particular "fishy trophy".
I say these things because I'll be returning this space to Ursula soon, and
as you all know, Ursula takes a dim view of deep sea fishing. Well, it
isn't a sport I engage in, but I do eat fish, so I can't be so finicky
about how people catch them, can I?
I must also credit Donnell with being quite conscious of the ecological
implications of the sport he reports on. He is likewise doubly conscious
of the effects of international fishery fleets on the aquatic fauna of the
Islands and has worked to limit a number of questionable practices like
long-line trawling by international vessels within Hawaiian waters. If
what I've learned from Donnell is true, Maui fishermen are (by and large)
quite enlightened on these issues as well. They ought to be. It's their
livelihood, after all, and the resources are not infinite.
This week's column has the subheading "Sharks take liking to Desperado
catch." And indeed they did! After what must have been a 2 1/2 hour
fight, a 660-pound blue marlin was finally brought to boatside, but 4- to
5-foot sharks were circling it as it was brought in. Interestingly, they
did not actually attack the marlin (which defended itself quite
successfully) until the fishermen gaffed the creature, at which point the
sharks smelled the blood and went bonkers:
"Dan reached out with the first fly-gaff. He barely got the gaff in the
fish just behind the dorsal fin. The marlin jerked out 20 feet of line
when it felt the metal in its back, ripping the gaff out.
"As soon as that happened, it started bleeding. Dan backed after the
marlin before the sharks ripped it apart. The sharks devoured the entire
belly.
"The marlin popped up behind the boat sideways. Dan was able to get a good
gaff shot into the body. The sharks were trying to pull the marlin out of
his hands as he held the gaff rope. Jeff got another gaff in it and tied
off the bill."
In case any of you locals get the urge to go swimming, you should be
forewarned that this incident occurred near the K-buoy. If you don't know
where this is and want to know, you won't be able to get the information
from the Marine Patrol, which is being discontinued. Perhaps you should
call the Coast Guard.
The only thing about this week's "Harbor Report" that I don't like is that
those sharks got away with so much good sashimi. One nice thing about this
marlin: what was left of it was probably available in a very short time at
Napili Market, Nagasako's, or Safeway at a very good price (for the
fishermen, of course ). Cut in steaks, marlin is great for grilling
with a nice teriyaki sauce. Serve with lime wedges. Yum!
CARTOON:
Well, folks, it looks like we're on some kind of quiz show here. We have a
fresh-faced host with microphone asking us: "Where should we put the new
library?!" Wow! What a question to be faced with when the possibilities
are so many and so fraught with complications. The choices are as follows:
1) Flood and Tsunami Zone (Current Site), 2) Archaeologically Sensitive
Zone (Shaw Street), 3) Wet Zone (Lahaina Aquatic Zone), 4) Out-of-Town Zone
(Lahaina Civic Center), and 5) Highway Zone (Honoapiilani by Puamana). The
host queries: "Here are our top 5 choices???" Perhaps you need to know
Lahaina to get this one, but the fact is that none of those choices is
ideal. However, we'll probably have to settle for one of them in the end.
After all, you have to climb fairly high to be absolutely certain you
aren't in a tsunami zone in Hawai`i.
EDITORIAL:
Praises the efforts of Maui's Marc Hodges to start a program to track algae
and identify water quality problems in Maui's inshore waters. The effort
envisions a Volunteer Coastal Monitoring Corps, members of which will
record occurrences of algae blooms and runoff clouds in the ocean. It has
secured the sponsorship of the state Department of Health and the proposed
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, both of which
may be able to contribute funds. Volunteers are required to make this
project a success. To sign up, call Marc Hodges at 874-1879.
Well, Ursula, no Spam on sale at Napili Market this week. But they do have
Super Toro Corned Beef for only $1.39/12 oz. can. Wow! I think you've
been pretty lucky. This you can use almost like Spam and get a little
variety at the same time! Bon appetit!
David W. Lumpkins, Chair
Department of Russian/Russian Area Studies
Sewanee/University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
Phone: (615) 598-1254 (voice mail)
Home: (615) 598-0507
Fax: (615) 598-5444
dlumpkin@seraph1.sewanee.edu
LAHAINA NEWS: INTERNET SUMMARY -- August 10-17, 1995
Produced with authorization of _Lahaina News_ -- do not redistribute
without contacting originator.
FRONT PAGE:
WAILUKU - The recently proposed anti-hawking bill could soon outlaw
inappropriate solicitation of business on Front Street in Lahaina. The
Maui County Council's Planning Committee last week passed by 6-0 vote an
amendment to the historic district ordinance to make it illegal "for any
person to stand in the entrance or hallway of any store or building for the
purpose of calling the attention of users of any street, highway or
sidewalk to merchandise or services on sale within any store or building."
The bill will be considered at the next County Council meeting on Aug. 18.
There is much sentiment in favor of it's passage; however, some have
expressed concerns about it. Consolidated Resorts Marketing Director Tom
Ward said, "It doesn't seem constitutional that you can tell me what I can
or cannot say, where I can and cannot stand."
A second amendment to prohibit displays of merchandise on the
sidewalk or exterior of business establishments was not put forward by the
Planning Committee, who were concerned that the prohibition might harm
small businesses.
LAHAINA - The Maui Princess, which ferries passengers back and forth
between Lahaina and Kaunakakai on Moloka`i, may have to increase its fares
for workers from $10 to $15 if Governor Cayetano goes through with his call
to eliminate the state subsidy used to keep the ferry in operation. The
Maui Princess is the only passenger service ferry in operation between the
two islands, and it is relied upon particularly by Moloka`i residents who
have jobs in West Maui, many of whose employers pay all or part of the cost
of their transportation. There are plans to keep the ferry in operation
even if the subsidy is eliminated, but higher fares might mean more
financial trouble for the Princess if ridership declines.
LAHAINA - Paul Klieger, Bishop Museum Archeologist, has recommended that no
digging be undertaken in the vicinity of the historic island of Moku`ula,
which is now overlain by a portion of the baseball field at Malu`ulu O Lele
Park. He noted that the site lies within the boundary of the Lahaina
Historic District, and no construction is allowed in the area without a
public hearing. His comments to county and state officials came after he
was called in to minimize the damage to Moku`ula when workers dug up a part
of it's wall when installing a new backstop on the park's baseball field.
HONOKOWAI - County Parks Director Charmaine Tavares says that plans for a
seawall at Honokowai Beach Park have been shelved for the present. The
Department will look into possible alternatives to a wall, such as beach
replenishment. The seawall was originally proposed to protect a banyan
tree, whose roots are being exposed by surf.
OTHER STORIES:
OLOWALU - Teen Challenge is starting an orchid-growing business to beautify
its campus and shore up its revenues. Teen Challenge, a one-year live-in
program for youngsters with "life-controlling problems, will sell blossoms
and leis to support its program. An Upcountry businessman has donated
20,000 orchid plants to get the group started on the project.
WEST MAUI - A project to resurface Honoapiilani Highway between Honokowai
and Kahana will begin this week. Motorists are being advised to plan for
extra time when driving through the 2-mile area and to use extra caution
while the construction continues.
CARTOON:
A construction worker is wielding a jack hammer in Malu`ulu O Lele Park.
As the hammer penetrates the surface of the earth, it encounters something
quite unexpected: "HISTORY." Strewn among the letters of this word are
bones, pottery, and other ancient Hawaiian artifacts. Two young baseball
players stand by and watch. One of them comments, "It kind of gives new
meaning to the word 'dugout,' huh?"
EDITORIAL:
A huge "MAHALO!" to Lahaina police officer Aaron Kamaunu, who is "retiring"
from more intensive duties to become a "simple" patrol officer. As a
matter of fact, Kamaunu has served the Lahaina community in so many ways in
the past that most of us can't imagine how we could have done without him.
He has been a bicycle officer for the last three years, and in that
capacity worked hard to stop trouble before it starts and relay concerns of
the community back to the powers that be. He has also, even during off
hours, helped to ban drinking at Malu`ulu O Lele Park when the school
children are playing there, move the tour buses off Wharf Street, and been
responsible for developing the (BEAT) Business Education Alert Training
program from its inception. He has also been instrumental in organizing
the Police Department for the Halloween celebrations (no mean feat in
Lahaina!) and all of Lahaina's other big public events. He has
communicatedwith residents via _Lahaina News_ on police issues, worked to
help the homeless through the Light Bringers, and been available to meet
with residents and organizations on a regular basis. [We wish Aaron
Kamaunu the very, very best in the future, and don't blame him in the least
that he would like a little more time right now for his family. What we
really want to know is where he got all the *mana* it took to do all this
stuff! Does he eat lots of opihi, or what?! -Ed.]
Sorry, Ursula, no Spam on sale this week at Napili Market, but they do have
Hormel Vienna Sausage (two 5 oz. cans for $1.99). Couldn't you substitute
this in some of your more exotic recipes?
--
dlumpkin@seraph1.sewanee.edu
FRONT PAGE ARTICLES
OFFICIALS STILL SEEKING STAIRWELL FOR SURFERS AT LAHAINA HARBOUR
Parks and recreation is delaying any action on the Lahaina Harbour surf
stairway project. They are worried about potential liability for the
stairs. (this *is* America, after all...)
Council hopes surfers will use the stairs instead of what they are
presently doing - jumping off the loading dock and paddling across the
harbour entrance. Seems county is worried with all the boat traffic, a
surfer will be pulled from the ocean, with propeller tracks up his
spine.
PARKS PERMIT GRANTED FOR ART DISPLAYS BY BANYAN TREE
County had granted the Lahaina Arts Society a month to month permit
for art display in and around the Banyan Tree on weekends and holidays.
Anyone wishing to use the park for another event [like the guy in the
white toga who accuses everyone of sinning (so you better repent) and
being left-wing-pinko-tree-hugging-candy-asses (so get out of the
country] needs to apply to the county well in advance.
COUNTY NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY ON NEW BASINS, WILTSE SAYS
This article is about the West Maui siltration basins and dams.
Great news is work is nearly completed on the Honokowai Dam and the
Mahinahina Basin. The two dams are part of a siltration control effort
presently underway.
Of particular interest for the resident sea turtles (the group we
dive with) is these two basins will be completed in about a month.
What is happening in West Maui is certainly encouraging)
(ed. We have personally witnessed just how much silt can be flushed
into the ocean during a torrential rain (July 1993). Last summer, the
silt was still there, while people think the big waves will wash the
stuff out.
FRONT PHOTO - the celebration of King Kamehameha Day. Photo is so
small it is hard to tell what it is.
EDITORIAL PAGE - great cartoon about the surfers. To avoid the boats,
they use a gigantic slingshot to blast to their waves.
LAHAINA NEWS EDITORIAL - The Lahaina News supports the stairs and
refers to them as "an inexpensive means to
make things safer for everyone who uses the
harbor."
SPORTS REPORT MAN 3 FISH 0.75
* Odds are presently 1 to 10 but no one seems to be betting. Thanks
to all those supporting the fish. I am cheering for the fish too.
Ok, here goes.
Another 516 blue marlin was removed from Maui ocean without its
consent. Lawyer for Pilikia M. Marlin, expressed concern that his
client's rights have been violated.
The struggle between man and fish took over half an hour at which
point the angler decided to (she reads) "handline" him. And the last
sentence tells it all.
"They spun the fish around and everybody helped to pull it over the
side after a two-hour-and-20-minute fight." (FISH 0.25) This sentence
coupled with the photo of 3 grinning people standing beside a blue
marlin hanging from his tail (MAN 1.0) is certainly damning evidence.
(FISH 0.5 )
The marlin's lawyer expects messy and lengthy litigation (FISH
0.5). Liability has been posted as upwards of $30 000 000. (FISH 1.0
).
Trial will commence in Wailuku in the Fall.
FINAL SCORE MAN 4.0 FISH 3.0
(ed. yes, I am disappointed. I was cheering for the fish.)
CENTREFOLD - NAPILI MARKET - Food Pantry
Spam and Spam Lite is not on sale this week and neither are papayas.
AHH! But Paul Masson carafe wines are... 2 for $6.00! Great!
She reads further....Tombstone Pizza? There really is a pizza called
Tombstone Pizza? I hope the name isn't a commentary on what happens to
you when you eat the stuff.
Anyway, 2 twelve inch pizzas for $7.00.,, Tombstone Pizza...
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David Lumpkins has kindly offered to continue Lahaina News Summaries
for a while. I want to welcome David, at this time. David, if you are
keeping a fish score, you need to start at zero zero. Please remember
there are more people cheering for the fish than the other way around.
Me too.
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THE LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY June 15 to June 22, 1995
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Summarized with permission of _The Lahaina News_. For personal use only.
Please do not redistribute without first contacting the author (Ursula
Keuper-Bennet at howzit@io.org). Mahalo!
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-----[ NEWS ]-----
EPA WILL BE ASKED TO PROTECT JGL WETLANDS
This article is about the plans of the Kahana Sunset Owners
Association to challenge the Army Corps of Engineers. They allege the
Corps' review of a proposed development site is "flawed".
The association will ask the EPA to veto the Corps' decision and
protect the area.
The worm in the apple is that requests for vetoes by EPA often
take five to seven years. (She reads on..) It seems the Corps' will hang
tough on its decision. "We've come to a conclusion, and why wouldn't we
stick with it?"
(ed. note - the Army Corps of Engineers are the very people who
okayed the installation of the concrete channel at Mahinahina and
Honokowai. The very people who are directly responsible for the tons of
red soil that go thunderrushing into Honokowai ocean where our turtles
live... don't get me started on this but I am pulling for the Kahana
Sunset people and wish them well).
POLICE HUNTING FOR SEX ASSAULT SUSPECT
There is a police composite sketch of the suspect who is wanted
for questioning of a recent attack of a 13 year old girl at Lahaina
Harbour.
The suspect is Caucasian, 20-23 years old, around 6 feet and about
220 to 240 pounds. Has long blond wavy hair. Composite sketch is not
very flattering and I hope police have more to go on than this.
In the same article.. THIS IS INTERESTING!... police have been
conducting undercover stakeouts (why would they blab this in a newspaper
anyway?) of several parking lots in Lahaina, specifically behind Burger
King and Dickenson Square (<-- where we get our tanks filled). This is an
attempt to catch thieves targeting rental cars.
(we don't have a problem with this, we rent clunkers with dents and
rust and then we hang pukas on the mirror and we get left alone)
KAANAPALI GOLF COURSE WILL USE TREATED WASTEWATER
(This article was met with celebration here because this issue is
of special interest to my husband and me)
Amfac/JMB has agreed to use about 1 million gallons of treated
wastewater a day on its Kaanapali Golf Course and roadways. Lahaina
wastewater treatment plant produces upwards of 5 million gallons of
treated effluent a day. This stuff goes right into injection well in the
ground.
The West Maui Watershed Advisory Committee remains concerned that
this effluent will find its way to the nearshore ocean where it can fuel
algae blooms. (Studies have not confirmed this one way or another)
Wendy Wiltse of the West Maui Watershed Project said the agreement
is a "significant step in the right direction".
[ PHOTO - Under this article is a man standing on the beach at the Alaeloa
Condo pointing to algae (red hypnea actually) collecting on the beach. ]
SEAWEED PARTICULARLY BAD AT ALAELOA
This article is about the problems of getting rid of stinking
rotting seaweed at the Alaeloa condo. There is still plenty of
fingerpointing and scuffling as to who should be removing the stuff from
the beaches.
That there are three algae articles in this week's Lahaina News
has me nervous. The gentleman in the photo, a Walter Bisset has collected
the seaweed in the surf and then zodiacked it out further into the ocean.
He now says he is no longer interested in doing ocean clean-up.
ALGAE CLEAN-UP STUDY ON HOLD
This article is about how best to clean up seaweed (particularly
red hypnea) in the West Maui area. Funds are getting low and there is
discussion as to the best way to use the money.
Some want the money to go to ocean clean up, others say use the
money for pollution prevention that might fuel algae blooms.
There is considerable interest in reuse of wastewater.
(ed. the algae and ocean conditions of this part of West Maui are
of special concern to us. I would be interested to hear from anyone in
the West Maui area regarding the amount of seaweed/algae this year...
I want to know if I will PERSONALLY have to go through
agricultural inspection when I leave Maui after my vacation....)
-----[ SPORTS ]-----
[ Running score MAN 3 FISH 0.75 ]
(and NO, the 0.75 does NOT include the shark bite off Wailea, sorry)
Here goes.. Maui is less one more marlin. This one an impressive
518 pounds and probably somebody's mother.
(She reads carefully.. ) OK, the marlin took the bait, dove deep,
cut 180 degrees and headed for the boat. It leaped broadside and impaled
the angler through the chest, ruining a good T-shirt and cutting a
cigarette pack neatly in half.
Fish - 1 point.
Then her big brother showed up, and sawed the boat from the stern
to the pointy part, sending the remaining passengers baling furiously.
Fish - 0.5 points
The US Coast Guard showed and both marlins quickly vanished.
Police are looking for two marlins, both fluorescent blue with
scales. a female weighing in at 518 pounds with a fish hook on the right
side of her mouth. A slightly older male approx 650 pounds is also wanted
for questioning.
The article for this week shows no photo.
[ New score Man - 3 Fish 2.25 ]
(note - I may have paraphrased the above article here and there
slightly...)
[ EDITORIAL PAGE ]
A cute cartoon of a couch potato and a baked potato the couch potatoes are
naked while the baked potatoes are wearing swimwear and shades
EDITORIAL
Yup, just as I figured. This week's editorial is about the Kahana
Sunset Owners' pilikia with the Army Corps' of Engineers. The last
sentence of the editorial shows where the Lahaina News stands on this one.
"Thanks to Kahana Sunset for continuing the fight."
(ed. ..and thanks to the Lahaina News for being such a diligent
advocate for West Maui)
-----[ CENTREFOLD - NAPILI MARKET - HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Ad ]-----
She scans to see if Spam or Spam Lite is on sale this week..
nope.. how about papayas? Nope. She studies the page further...
Jello Instant pudding is on sale for 69 cents each.
Hormel Chili and Beans is 99 cents a can.
Coors is going for 2 for $7.00 but other than that, this week's
centrefold is a tad disappointing. No coupons either.
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Yes, folks you got that right. The Lahaina News hits the streets on
Thursday and I receive the issue in Canada by the next Wednesday.
Back One
LAHAINA NEWS THIS WEEK -- Eye on West Maui
June 8 to June 15 -- Summarized by Ursula Keuper-Bennett
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Summarized with permission of _The Lahaina News_ for publication on the
internet. For personal use only. Please do not redistribute without
contacting Ursula Keuper-Bennett first. Mahalo!
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KAHANA RIDGE VISIT BRINGS UP ISSUE OF PARK SIZE
Maui County Council visited Kahana last week to look at proposed
the proposed park site. The issue before council is the rezoning of two 5
acre parcels, some council members the small amount of land 1.7 acres
dedicated to a park.
The rest of the land would be committed to single family homes in
the $290 - $390 000 range. Kahana Ridge will be a gated community.
COUNTY STILL SHORT MONEY FOR RONT STREET PROJECT
The Front Street Improvement Project will go out to bid before see
alternative funding. If you recall last week, Governor Cayetano withheld
$800 000 from the Front Street Project.
The article goes on to explain just how important Front Street in
Lahaina is to the economy of West Maui. Mayor Lingle will investigate
ways to educate the governor on just how important proper funding is to
the community. She admits the chances are slim to get the funds but still
intends to try.
MAUI'S EMERGENCY SERVICES STRAINED, NEW REPORT SAYS
This article is about the strains on Maui's emergency medical
response system and the Lahaina area's "emerging need for a 24-hour
emergency care center".
In 1993, Maui's seven ambulances responded to 6 728 calls with an
average response time of 10 minutes. The article went on to say that
presently Maui Central Dispatch is overwhelmed with non-emergency calls
including calls about the weather and road conditions
WEST SIDE TO GET CAMPSITE
Final passage of an ordinance to establish legal camping at
Papalaua Wayside Park is expected at the June 16th Maui County Council
Meeting.
County Council member Wayne Nishiki said "Now visitors can choose
whether they want to stay in a $500-a-night oceanfront room in a five-star
hotel, or decided to be an eco-tourist and see maui carrying a knapsack on
their back".
(ed. hmmmm... I have a FUNNY feeling this is NOT a choice ANYONE
makes. If you have enough money to contemplate a $500 a night room, you
won't consider a tent stay at Papalaua as an alternative.)
[ SPORTS ]-------------------------------------------------------------
(Running score to date Man 2 Fish 0)
Another blue marlin, this one 393 pounds has been plucked from
Hawaii's ocean. A big-eye tuna was used as bait. Then there is the usual
description of how the marlin took the bait, ripped out impressive amount
of line and engaged man in bitter combat.
"The fish did not want to come in." (hmmmm... how uncooperative)
Ah hah! "Fuzzy tried to grab the bill and tie off the head. The
marlin smacked him with its bill, bruising his arm in several places.
(Fish - half a point!) It took them 10 minutes to calm the fish down.
(Fish - a quarter point!)
The article ends in the usual way. The marlin was pulled into the
Reel Hooker and there is a photo of the animal looking quite grim
surrounded by three smiling faces.
[ Score update Man 3 Fish 0.75 ]
[ THE EDITORIAL PAGE ]-------------------------------------------------
EDITORIAL CARTOON - hmmm.. I think this is a warning about summer highway
projects. If county roads are backed up with traffic it must be summer...
EDITORIAL - The Lahaina News editorial has made a plug for parks --REAL
parks with activities and equipment...ah HAH!.. Now I see what The News is
getting at.
Great quote --> "Unfortunately, the county only requires housing
developers to dedicate half an acre for every hundred
homes. That's barely enough for a tiddly-winks court."
Seems The News reacted the same way I did to hearing a "park" of
1.7 acres will be established at Kahana Ridge. - a token patch of green
so a developer can get the houses built.
The News suggests new ballparks in the Napili area and a
skateboard ramp for Lahaina kids.
(Like I have said in the past about the staff at Lahaina News, they
keep their eyeballs on West Maui and are in there each week pitching for
the community.)
[ CENTERFOLD - NAPILI MARKET KAMEHAMEHA DAY AD ]----------------------
Spam and Spam Lite not on sale this week. No hint to the cost of
papayas either. (the number one and two items I am interested in while on
Maui)
There is a coupon 40 cents off on Lay's Potato Chips though.
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SUMMARIZED WITH PERMISSION OF THE LAHAINA NEWS - Eye on West Maui
(808) 667-7866)
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Note - The Lahaina News arrived as usual on Wednesday but I have only
now had the chance to summarize it. The U.S. and Canadian postal
system continue to get the Lahaina News to my doorstep promptly.
Ursula Keuper-Bennett Mississauga, Ontario Email: howzit@io.org
