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LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for September 5 to September 12, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------- by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. I know this summmary is very late but I am still in a purple funk on this end because I am in Canada and not Hawaii like I was this time a month ago! This sentence was not generated to garner sympathy, just to explain things. You might wonder about the 13th - 20th paper. I haven't received it yet. I am happy about this because that means I can blame something else besides my own tendency to procrastinate for THAT summary not being ready. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA SCIENTIST HELPS RANK GROUNDWATER POLLUTION POTENTIAL Hydrologeologist Matt Hagemann spent the summer researching potential groundwater contamination of Maui's drinking water wells. He completed a study on Oahu recently where he mapped areas of confirmed chemical contamination. Maui has already experienced some problem with contaminated wells and has already had to close one drinking well near Napili. And Napili is really close to where I drink so I am watching this issue closely now. EROSION MIGHT NUDGE STATE TO MOVE ROAD INLAND If you drive from West Maui to the Airport you will see a section of road outrageously close to the ocean with some concrete barriers that invite cars to hit it. Well the ocean is doing a number on this area and something has to be done. State wants to put up a massive rock wall to protect the road. But everyone knows the problems that sea walls and the like create with beach erosion. A meeting was held of September 10th to decide and I would report the results to you but no one ever tells me ANYTHING! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESEARCHER: ALGAE CONTROL SHOWS PROMISE This article is about the stink limu on Maui's shores and what should be done about it. This is the branchy reddish purple weed called Hypnea musciformis that was introduced from Florida and released into Hawaiian waters. Scientists still wrangle over whether nutrients play a role in the limu's growth. Run-off and sewage are forever jostled around as possible factors in the over-abundance of this weed. Me. I am just glad it wasn't as bad this year as before. And I haven't seen Cladophora (the green slime) since 1992 so I would agree the algae control appears to be working. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will skip the editorial and Letters to the Editor section and go straight to what readers are REALLY INTERESTED in. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HARBOUR REPORT "TWELVE YEAR-OLD ALMOST LOSES A 410 POUNDER Twelve year old Mary Basha recently teamed up with Crewman Chris Whittingham to boat a 410-pound marlin while fishing aboard the Absolute with Capt. Marty Sands." Since it was getting close to the beginning of the new school year, the youngster wanted something truly impressive for the first week's Show and Tell. She stuffed the marlin --pointy part first into a windsurfer bag. At Lahaina Harbour, Mary apparently hoisted the fish onto her shoulders, thanked the captain and departed. Waiting for her dad to come to Front Street to pick her up, she leaned the fish against the wall of Lappert's Ice Cream Parlour and ordered her favourite confectionary. Poor Mary discovered the fish was gone, windsurfing bag and all as she licked her Kauai Pie waffle cone on her way out the store. Lahaina Police are currently looking for a red and gold Windsurfer bag flapping its way to the ocean. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- And now for the moment we have all been waiting for! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry CENTER PAGE AD or... what you could have gotten on sale two weeks ago if you were in West Maui. No SPAM or papayas. Booh. Golden yellow bananas (THEIR redundency not mine) are on sale at 69 cents a pound. Crisp cucumbers on 79 cents a pound. The plums in the ad are arranged in such a way as they remind me of a silhouette of Mickey Mouse. They are $1.09 per pound. For ladies and underwater photographers you can get Always and Always Plus Maxi Pads on sale for $2.99. (she ponders how many people will nibble...) Yet another 75 cent coupon for Calrose Rice this time around and Aloha Shoyu is on sale for $2.99 for a half gallon. (I can never get over the fact the stuff looks like what grasshoppers will spit up on you when you caught them as a little kid). Hormel Vienna Sausage (York Dorks as we call 'em in Canada) are on sale for 59 cents a can. Cat food, dog food and Hefty trash bags are all on sale as well. Charmin Toilet Paper (they call it Bathroom Tissue) is on sale for 99 cents for 4 rolls. Interestingly they place it right beside the Libby's Corned Beef. Coors Beers are on sale at two 6 paks for $7.00 and Molson Ice (Canadian beer) is $5.99 for six bottles just to demonstrate what the REAL beer is. Padua's 8 " Apple Pies are on sale for $4.99. If you empty a can of whipped cream on the crust, you too can launch the thing at someone you don't regard all that highly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well that's it for this week, boys and girls... even though it is old news.... as opposed to new news. Oh. The Lahaina News now has an electronic edition and can be reached at the following URL. http://www.maui.net/~mauiduck This will allow you to marvel at the accuracy and thoroughness of my Lahaina News summaries!
A note from the Better Late than Never Department: -------------------------------------------------- Aloha gentle readers of the Lahaina News, I am back in Canada now. It is September 11th and I can honestly say I am over my jetlag. We left Maui on August 27th and the days since has been just one long gnawing ache of withdrawal symptoms. They just keep getting worse each year. You know it isn't Maui so much that I miss --it is the turtles. Each moment underwater with them offers a possibility of new discoveries, insights and learning and THAT is what is so addictive. Quiting smoking was easy. One day I just forgot to light up. But those first few weeks away from the turtles I just want to crawl into a fetal position and cover myself up with dirt. I had also imposed a communication black out. I have not sent a single message to ACH/SCH just because I didn't want to join the human race yet. I am two Lahaina Newses behind. Today, for the first time I have summoned the resolve to work on the last News of the summer. I will now read it along with you..... fresh -- because it has been more than two weeks now since I wrote it. I never completed it though.. LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for August 22nd to August 29th, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------- By Ursula Keuper-Bennett This summary is being typed out on August 26th (our last Maui evening) on the lanai at 8:34 pm Hawaiian time. I feel it only safe to warn you I am on my second glass of wine and my ears turn red after the first. On this my last evening, I am using Paul Masson Rose as my anesthetic. It is dark and I am typing this by candle light so I can only do the Weather Report (which was this summer's most popular feature) and the Harbour Report which I am making up this week anyway. WEATHER REPORT It is dark out and in fact the glow of the computer screen and my dilated wine-modified pupils make it hard for me to even make out a difference between ocean and sky but I will try. Ocean is black and so is Molokai but there is a light area above the mountains so Molokai still has its share of clouds even on this clear and soft Hawaiian night. I can't make out Lanai but I know it's there. There is just the faintest whisper of trades right now. Most people would call it hot and a tad muggy but me, a Canadian facing winter, me, it's just beautiful and gentle and warm. Ocean is shushing, no swells, not even an ankle snapper. I know we got us a full moon but it is on the other side of the building. Blinking white light of an airplane over Molokai heading west perhaps to Honolulu. Also over Molokai the biggest Big Dipper you could ever imagine, the handle stars pointing to Polaris and I know if I followed that star long enough I would find Canada but right now I don't want to think about that she takes another sip of wine. I already miss the turtles. As I said earlier it is evening, quarter to nine actually on my last night here. I have the Lahaina News beside me but it is too dark. I have a feeling that even if I turned on the light my wine induced haze wouldn't allow my eyeballs to focus on the page. A mosquito just bit me. Good! It'll collide into a palm tree with the alcohol content of my blood! On to the Harbour Report. THE HARBOUR REPORT There wasn't one again this week but no problem. I got my own item for THE HARBOUR REPORT. My dad bought my husband a new dive suit for a birthday present. Peter looks quite handsome in the blue and black design and from the back you'd swear it was a Star Trek uniform. It was at the Turtle House on our first dive, a late afternoon 5:00 kind of thing when I realized the blue fabric was TRANSPARENT. I mean every body hair showing kind of transparent! Peter does not wear anything when he slips into a dive suit and it was never a problem before. But with THIS suit, ALL body parts showed through. In fact, if you took him naked and sprayed him with blue and black paint you'd have a terrific idea of what he looked like! The female readership here will understand that while I would appreciate such a suit UNDERwater, on the beach I wouldn't especially want other females to eye the merchandise so to speak. I got out of the water, he stayed in the shallows and waited for me to bring him some shorts! Later, we found out the suit lets go of the body on land and only clings in the ocean. Either way, we cut material from his old suit to make some bikini briefs and now he wears that WITH his new suit. In his own words, his old suit went to an "honourable end". Well boys and girls, that's the end of August Harbour Report. It is almost 9:00 pm and this is our last night. I want to enjoy it with my Sunshine and not hunched over a computer screen. I know you will understand. I will try to wake up tomorrow at 5:00 and actually summarize this week's news. Later.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 11, 1996 And so it goes. Later never came. But that's ok. Maybe this Lahaina News wasn't news so much as a feeling. All of us fortunate enough to visit Hawaii (I am talking ANY of the islands here) will understand the melancholy of leaving. For all of us stuck on the mainland, we share a kinship and I guess all I want to say right now is when the plane lifted from Kahalui, I looked out the window through tears but I could still see well enough to know that Maui is still as beautiful as it was when I arrived. It'll be there waiting for you also. I just hope you don't have to wait 10 whole months like I do. Aloha and best regards! -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for August 15 to August 22, 1996 ----------------------------------------------------- By Ursula Keuper-Bennett This summary is being typed out on August 16th on the lanai at 5:37 am Hawaiian time. WEATHER REPORT There is weather all around me and while the sky is now a soft pussy willow gray there is no hint of colours that -- yes there is. Over to the north right near the horizon is the most subtle orange that only someone looking for hint of colour would notice. It is a tad chilly and the palm fronds doing the hula mean the windsurfers will be happy today. The ocean waves only shush today, no snap or crash so divers will be happy and surfers won't. The universe is unfolding as it should. Now the very first birdie is chirping a condo or two to the north. I'll return to the weather report as sunrise progresses a bit more. SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT HAPPENED IN WEST MAUI BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE LAHAINA NEWS NEWS... Now one of the problems with embellishing news in my Lahaina News report is that when something REALLY happens people might not believe it. Two interesting things happened this week that are more interesting than anything in this week's Lahaina News except maybe the centre page ad. First, a truck sheared off a fire hydrant and second a pufferfish sheared off someone's index finger-tip. So to certify the following two stories are true, here goes. I SWEAR on the turtles that the following two stories are true! TRUCK SHEARS OFF FIRE HYDRANT IN HONOKOWAI Last week one evening, my dad complained there was little water pressure when he tried to wash his hands. My mom had just gone outside with binoculars to view the meteor shower when she ran in and announced a main water line had broken along Honoapiilani Road and water was gushing ten feet up She was wrong. It was more like fifteen feet up. Police were calmly directing traffic and people watched in detached amusement. But they soon left. I guess with no coloured lights on the fountain this was rather boring for people used to coloured lights on fountains. Next morning, there was a yellow fire hydrant where the water gushed out. PUFFERFISH SHEARS OFF TIP OF MAN'S INDEX FINGER A couple of days ago I noticed a man with a large professional looking bandage on the index finger of his left hand. He had all the appearances of a man who did not want people to notice the index finger of his left hand. So I asked him what happened to his finger. Seems he is an avid fishermen and had been fishing since the moment he had unpacked his bags here. (We had indeed noticed someone fishing non-stop from shore) Here is his story. He'd been fishing a few hours and finally landed a fish. I guess he didn't know what kind of fish - he being a freshwater fisherman and all - but he is the kind of fisherman I respect. He is a catch-and-release guy. Well he tried to remove the hook from a PUFFERFISH! In 1989 Peter (my husband) was bit for five stitches by a pufferfish. Well this guy got bit right down to the bone and the tip of his finger was now where it shouldn't be -- down the puffer's gullet. He said he stabbed the fish several times and at this point the details were so gruesome I didn't want to hear any more-- plus Peter was itching to tell his bitten-by-a-pufferfish story. Got to give the guy credit, a couple of days later I saw his arm in a plastic bag and he was snorkelling. Haven't seen him fishing though. NOW ON TO THE LAHAINA NEWS PROPER since there is now enough light to see.... On the front page are articles about a Bed and Breakfast ordinance moving forward through council. Seems some people want to turn their homes into Bed and Breakfast places and neighbours worry about where all the resulting cars will be parked. Interesting concern since just this week, an Oahu man blew away three people and himself over parking. Another article is about road safety on this road. I guess you can tell I never read past the headline and the caption to the photo. Another article is about the Citizen Patrol at Honolua Bay and Slaughterhouse. Seems the groups of volunteers are indeed having an impact and there are far fewer break-ins. Police also feel this has forced thieves into taking bigger risks by targeting places where they are more likely to be seen. There is a full two-page ad for a sidewalk sale at the Cinema Center. Sidewalks are $4.98 a pound. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Center Page Ad First off I know some of you are looking for my public service announcement about potentially brutal combinations. Again this week we have the Red Flame Seedless Grapes and lite beer combination -- the lite beer in this case being Budweiser beers at $6.99 for a 12 pack. In an example of art imitating real life, this week's Turtle Trax cartoon shows what can happen to you. The cartoon is called "Pooped" and can be viewed at: http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm Sweet whole pineapple is on sale at 59 cents a pound and honeydew melons are even less at 49 cents a pound. Jif peanut butter is on sale for $2.29 and you can slice broccoli with it at 99 cents a pound. (The latter comment made purely to annoy my husband) Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners are $1.95 and for the vegetarians among you, similarly shaped carrots are 59 cents a pound but one tastes a whole lot better with mustard and a baseball game. Nice 'n Soft Bathroom Tissue is 99 cents for four rolls and Kal Kan Cat Food is 3 for a dollar. That means a can of cat food costs more than a roll of toilet paper yet the latter would last longer go figure. What with all the cat food they have thoughtfully put Jonny Cat Litter on sale this week at $1.49 for 5 lb. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no HARBOR REPORT for this week and I don't think I'll make one up because reality has outdone anything I could think up this week. For this week's HARBOUR REPORT re-read the pufferfish incident only remember it actually happened. As you know, normally I would be quite happy to know a fish has triumphed but this one saddened me. The man was compassionate enough to try and help the fish out. I think he is the kind of guy who just likes to fish even if he doesn't catch anything. He didn't deserve what happened to him. So in that respect my husband's pufferfish story is better. His thumb healed and he still gets plenty of mileage from his story. The fish escaped unharmed, dignity intact. We are both a lot wiser in the ways of certain piscine aquaintances. CONTINUED WEATHER REPORT now that it is 6:35 am. We got us a 50% cloudy sky here with the barest hint of a rainbow out by Molokai. My husband just got up and he is so cute in his early morning coma. Molokai is green and brooding and Lanai is its pink, cheerful self. Winds are calmer than an hour ago and the ocean reflects cloud and sky. Considering this is Honokowai ocean, it is relatively clean today. Clouds moving east to west at quite a clip today which is interesting because here on the ground there is only the barest whisper of breeze. To all readers presently stuck somewhere other than Maui, my sympathies but be comforted with the thought that in less than two weeks, I shall join the rest of you -- a mournful frosty breath on the glass pane of life that I shall now try and wipe clean. Aloha nui loa -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for August 8 - August 15, 1996 --------------------------------------------------- By Ursula Keuper-Bennett This summary is being typed out very early morning on August 9th on the lanai just overlooking the ocean. Judging by the feedback, the impromptu weather report is well received. So here it is. WEATHER REPORT Right now it is 6:15 and the sky is already telegraphing an intense Hawaiian blue day here (just like yesterday). And just like yesterday there is very little cloud cover. Molokai has a modest amount already tinged with orange and peach. Lanai, on the other hand is naked as a 70's streaker and I almost want to run over and offer it a beach towel. Sky here is blue at the zenith fading into yellow almost lime green at the horizon. Molokai proper is that kind of green trying to be blue and Lanai, already lit by the sun, looks like it belongs in the US Painted Desert. Palm fronds are barely moving but the tops of some are already lit by the new sun. We got us a low tide here and there is a heron on one of the volcanic shelves looking for a tasty. I suspect under the water all the tasties are trying hard not to be. A male English sparrow is perched on the corner of my lanai chirping for a handout but he's out of luck. Ocean is extraordinary. A three dive kind of ocean only we just did three dives yesterday and we're pooped. All that remains from this week's south swell are gentle hissings along the seawall. Ocean is not lit so I don't know how clear it is. Have yet to see my first turtle... Oh yes. And the slightest of trades send ripples through the water but there are completely calm streaks running parallel to the shoreline. Please don't think the rest of the Lahaina News will be this long. I have become aware of what is important to the readership. The weather report (which isn't even IN the Lahaina News), the Harbor Report (which isn't IN this week's Lahaina News so I will have to make one up) and the center page food ad. So. On to the Lahaina News for this week.... LIS REGISTRATION IS WEDNESDAY This is the Call to Doom for students and teachers alike at Lahaina Intermediate School. They will be holding registration on August 14th from 8:00 am to noon. The only consolation is school T-shirts and polo shirts will be on sale that day as well. SENIOR CENTER COMING TO PU'UKOLI'I VILLAGE Amfac Maui announced that MPM Investors will build a full-service senior retirement housing at Pu'ukoli'i Village. Plans call for 90 affordable one and two bedroom apartment rentals. Costs vary from $540 for a one-bedroom without meals or services to $1 148 for two people with meals and services. DICKENSON STREET TO GET STOP SIGNS When Peter (my husband) was walking to the car reading the Lahaina News I saw a gesture of happiness for something on the front page. For any of you familiar with Dickenson and Wainee Street this announcement comes as terrific news. THEY ARE FINALLY MAKING THIS A FOUR WAY STOP! We have to go through there daily for our air supply. I am an expert about the corner of Dickenson and Wainee. There are stop signs on Wainee and traffic along Dickenson is go-through. But that is not what happens. Many people (mostly tourists) assume it is a four way stop even if they are travelling along Dickenson! People wave each other through. People who have the stop sign don't. People who don't have the stop sign stop. In other words, Dickenson and Wainee is the most random place on this planet and Chaos Theory was likely started by a physicist vacationing on Maui and forced to cross these two streets each day he was here. YOUTH CENTER, SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAVE THREE CHEERS FOR RACE WINNER Roy E. Disney, set a new record with his yacht, the Pyewacket in the Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race and to celebrate he donated $20 000 (half of it race winnings) to the West Maui Youth Center and the Special Olympics. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is other news but we need to get breakfast, drive to Lahaina for air (past Dickenson and Wainee) and then do our first dive so... cutting to the chase... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Center Page Ad SAVED! SPAM and SPAM LITE are on sale this week at $1.69 a can. We were down to our second last can with my parents arriving Sunday. (My dad will eat the stuff too. My mom on the other hand has read the ingredients on the back of the can.) Crisp cucumbers are once again on sale for 79 cents a pound and with lettuce 69 cents a pound, and what passes for tomatoes around here at 89 cents a pound, you could toss together a fairly decent salad. HAHAHAHAHAHHH.... Guess what? Robitussin Cough Formula is on sale for $3.49. WHOA! We got us a deadly combination here - Romeo's Three Bean Salad, Olympic Monterey Jack Cheese and Eggplant Parmigiana Entree. I won't tell you the sale prices for these because that would be socially irresponsible. There is a 50 cents off coupon for Hinode Calrose Rice but that's useful only if you know how to cook real rice which I don't. Campbell's Tomato Soup is on sale for 89 cents and HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. their Chicken Noodle Soup is the same price. Use it with the Robitussin for those nasty Maui colds. For the Health Nuts among you, Healthy Choice Turkey Breast is on sale for $2.19 and stewed tomatoes are 99 cents a can. What's THIS? Kleenex are on sale for $1.49. Use 'em with the chicken noodle soup and Robitussin and you can pretend to be Canadians. All manner of once living things are on sale in the meat department. Pork, beef, lamb, chicken, salmon are this week's choices. >From the liquor department, we have Coors Beers again on sale this week at 12 cans for $7.00. For the more refined tastes Sutter Home Wines are 2 for $9.00. Seagrams Canadian Whiskey is $9.99 and you will be helping our trade imbalance if you buy some. THE HARBOR REPORT As I said earlier, there is no HARBOR REPORT for this week but that has never stopped me so here is... THE HARBOUR REPORT MAUI SPORT FISHING ASSOCIATION TO MAKE FISHING OLYMPIC EVENT Arthur J. Manik of the Couldn'tthinkofadecentname III, President of the Maui Sport Fishing Association has filed to make ocean sport fishing an Olympic Event and hopes to be accepted for the Olympics 2000 in Australia. Manik, recently returned from Atlanta, reported that talks with Olympic officials went splendidly indeed. Details need to be worked out not the least of which is how to train marlin and billfish and get them to peak the summer of the year 2000. Manik reported Maui's boat captains have geared up and are convinced boats and crew will be ready for the next Olympics. Conditioning and training for the fish however is the subject of lively debate. In the meantime, the Happy Howzit and her crew of four picked up several thousand beach sandals floating off West Maui beaches. No people were retrieved wearing them however. Meanwhile along Front Street sandals are on sale at $2.00 a dozen. That's it for this week's Lahaina News boys and girls. It is exactly one hour since I started this report. The day is even nicer than what I described earlier. Through the binoculars I can see the first brown shell with head poking up facing south. Turtles are going to be in a good mood today what with the ocean this calm, the sky this blue, the sun this sunny. I want all readers presently not in Hawaii to know I think of you at times like this and understand. Maui is the most powerful addiction there is. Withdrawal begins when you realize it will soon be time to leave and doesn't stop until your plane touches down in Kahalui again. MAN we got us an amazing day shaping up here... ocean is just busting out with promise! Aloha nui loa -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for August 1 - August 8, 1996 -------------------------------------------------- By Ursula Keuper-Bennett This summary is being typed out on July 29th on the lanai as the first rays of the sun light up the ocean which is very low tide because it is full moon time an awkward sentence I know. WEATHER REPORT The sun has just risen and it is 5:59 Hawaiian time if you can believe a watch that has had 1 000 plus dives on it. The sky is a most remarkable colour. Near the zenith it is a very pale blue but scanning towards the horizon it actually turns yellow. But in the last 10 degrees is a riot of oranges, magentas, violets, and indigos that you swear the horizon is a Guinness Book of Records rainbow laid on its side. Molokai has its battleship gray clouds already gathered. Must have done so last night when I was sleeping. Lanai has just the few early morning wisps but there is a spike in one of the clouds that is lit up electric pink by the morning sun. Palm fronds are gently swaying and then right before my eyes is ocean. Ocean is calm but not the millpond calm that makes diving so extraordinary. Ocean reflects sky so it is blue and yellow everywhere but around Molokai where ocean appears dark and brooding. I am still waiting for the first turtle head to pop. Birdies are singing and none have shown up to beg breakfast at my lanai yet. I am drinking Kona coffee - Maui Blend - from Sir Wilfred's and it's time for a second cup. KAMEHAMEHA III SEEKS VOLUNTEERS King Kamehameha Elementary is looking for volunteers to help install a computer network system from August 19-23rd. The computer network will give each classroom access to the Internet and enable students to explore the World Wide Web. Volunteers will help defray labour costs estimated at $125 000. WHOA! That's hard to believe. Even if King Kam school had 125 classrooms there is no way installing a computer in a classroom costs $10 000 US. DOE NOT SURE IF RECENT LAHAINA INTERMEDIATE UNIFORM VOTE IS VALID Out of 550 families qualified to vote at Lahaina Intermediate, only 105 did so. 95 voted for uniforms. Since less than 25% of the families voted, the state Department of Education has its shorts in a knot. (ed. Why? Only 25% of people bother to vote for municipal elections and THEY go through? The 75% who didn't vote sent THEIR message - "We don't care". Simple) HONOLUA DITCH WATER AGREEMENT "BOGGED DOWN" CRADDICK SAYS There's a kerfuffle over water again. Different kerfuffle, different stream but the main player is still Maui Land and Pine. This time it has to do with getting enough water for a new residential and resort development planned for West Maui. EDITORIAL Yup. Just as I thought. The editorial is about the Lahaina Intermediate uniform vote. The Lahaina News is clearly disgusted with the poor voting turnout and concludes it is the result of apathy. Bottom line? Go ahead with what the people who bothered to show up decided on and you can blame me for the wording not the Lahaina News. (NOTE: Several pages in the rest of the paper is reserved for the MAUI ONION FESTIVAL so I will cut to the chase) NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Center Page Ad Sweet honeydew melons are on sale for 49 cents a pound but Safeway has them for 29 cents a pound. I bought TWO! (melons not pounds) Sweet whole watermelons are 25 cents a pound and that is the cheapest thing on the page. A freshly made 8 inch Dobash Cake is $6.99 and if I knew what a Dobash cake was I could tell you if that was a good price or not. Meadow Gold Very Special Ice Cream is $3.99 for a half gallon. They don't say what their Very Ordinary Ice Cream is selling for this week. Johnson and Johnson Dental Floss is $1.19 for 50 yards. Prego Spagetti Sauce is $1.79 for 30 ounces and cleverly placed close by is an ad for Wisk Ultra Liquid Detergent at $3.79 for 50 ounces because everyone knows any kind of spagetti sauce goes directly to any clothing you put on for the very first time. Van Camp's Kidney Beans are 69 cents a can but big deal. I have been getting them at that price all summer. Morton Salt is on sale at 69 cents but don't use them to sprinkle on little birdies' tails. For those of you environmentally irresponsible, Oscar Mayer Lunchables are $1.59 at 4.5 ounces and all the excess packaging you ever dreamt of. Budlight is on sale at $6.99 a 12 pack while REAL beer Steinlager or Corona Extra is $5.99 for a 6 pack. WOW! Chicken thighs and drumsticks are 99 cents a pound if you buy the Value Pack and have a family of 8 minimum. (ed. It is 6:35 and my sweetie just got up, eyes like peeholes in the snow, hair like a birch broom with the fits, coffee cup in hand looking like the morning after. Sky is now stronger blue and horizon pale yellow. Molokai's clouds are throwing white and there is a fishing boat working its way north. And speaking of fishing boats, it's time for.... ) THE HARBOUR REPORT This one I will just quote. "A QUICK FIGHT, BUT A GREAT SHOW "LAHAINA - Quick and no problems describes the marlin captured aboard the Islander II by Bob Benson. Bob cranked a 485 pound blue to the boat in 30 minutes on 50 pound test line with Capt. Sal Tarantino." Mr. Benson however, had forked over $600 for the 7 hour fishing trip. An economics major from Cal Tech, he figured 30 minutes was just 1/14 of 7 hours and so he should only have paid $42.86. The Islander II cruised into Lahaina with Benson and Tarantino in furious debate over financial matters. In the meantime the Happy Howzit had its Seniors' Special and took six octogenarians for a fishing trip along Lanai's south coast. The seniors saw a large pod of dolphins and preferred watching them and so the fishing gear sat unused. During the trip the Happy Howzit, removed three plastic bags, one gallon plastic jug and a no-name sneaker from the ocean. That's it for another Lahaina News summary. We got us another really terrific Hawaiian day here. Interesting sky shaping up. Exactly half the sky is clean blue, the other (Northern half) is crammed with clouds. A sparrow has just landed on the railway squawking for a handout. Husband is busy watching TV and hasn't squawked about breakfast yet. smile... and then as if on cue, a rainbow has just formed exactly in the clear blue southern half of the sky. It is so big I can only see 1/4 of the thing. Used to hear about there being a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. All the rainbows here on Maui I ever see stop right out in the ocean. Couple weeks back I trained my binoculars to the very end of a rainbow and a turtle head popped up right through all the colours. One of so many special memories I will take back with me this summer. Aloha and best regards. -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for July 25th - August 1, 1996 --------------------------------------------------- By Ursula Keuper-Bennett This summary is being typed out on July 29th on the lanai as the first rays of the sun light up the ocean which is very low tide because it is full moon time an awkward sentence I know. WEATHER REPORT We got weather here -- one of those patently blue Hawaiian skies with clouds just along the horizon where they won't bother you. Molokai already has its share of clouds. Lanai to my left is just beginning her daily cloud gathering. We got gentle trades and already there is a hint of whitecaps in the channel. Soon Glenn James will come on with the Maui Weather Report and confirm West Maui will have a really terrific day. IF IT'S OK WITH YOU.... Yesterday we did three dives, the first through a pod of dolphins, clicking and whistling all around us. One looked me right in the eyes. Three dives poops out these two almost fifty-built-for-comfort divers. I vowed to get up early to summarize the Lahaina News but slept in. We would like to get in another three dives today and to do that this summary must be cut short. But no worry, the important parts like the centre page ad and the Harbour Report will get complete treatment. LIS PARENTS VOTE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICY At a meeting at Lahaina Intermediate School most parents agreed with the idea of school uniforms. They felt it was "worth a try". I think they were referring to doing something about discipline problems. Some speakers cited instances of other schools in other districts that have met with fewer suspensions and discipline concerns when they adopted uniforms. There ya go. FARE HIKE OKAYED FOR MOLOKAI FERRY Adult one-way fare went from $25 to $40 and children's from $12.50 to $20.00. The fare increase was necessary for Sea Link of Hawaii (the ferry company) to stay in business. The ferry, the Maui Princess is able to carry up to 150 passengers but the average trip carries only 40 people. With this fare increase, there may be even less... AMFAC CONSIDERS TIME SHARE AT NORTH BEACH Six six-story buildings will provide a total of 280 one and two bedroom units and will be crammed on a 14 acre lot at Airport Beach. This will be a time share project called The "Kaanapali Vacation Club". (ed. Airport Beach is one of THE BEST shore diving spots on West Maui... I guess fairly soon we will refer to it in the past tense. Amfac invites "its neighbors" for reaction to their "preliminary proposal". I know what this means. There is a meeting. The residents oppose the project. It goes ahead anyway.) Time pressures now force me to proceed directly to the: NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry CENTER PAGE AD By the way, a few days ago I dropped by the Food Pantry and managed to get some papayas on sale for $1.49 a pound. For the first time in MONTHS, this section is not advertising Red Flame Seedless Grapes on sale. Fresh whole canteloupes are 49 cents a pound though and I bought one there but haven't eaten it yet. Crisp cucumbers on are sale at 69 cents a pound. Should have gone there because the ones at Safeway were kind of on the limp side. There is only one thing worse than a limp cucumber. ....a limp pickle. They don't go crunch as advertised. (Before I start getting lots of email on the above, please remember this is a FOOD report...) Again, for those people who have lost confidence with the West Maui groundwater supply, bottled water is on sale at 99 cents a gallon. Van Camp's Pork and Beans are two cans for a dollar and Western Family Basic Diapers are $3.99 for a carton and paper towels are 89 cents a roll not that I am implying any relationship here --they are just placed that close together on the page. Corned beef hash is on sale at $1.79 a can and Arm and Hammer Baking Soda is 79 cents. If you like beer, too bad ---there is none -- but Miller is on sale at $6.79 for a 12 pack. Gallo Livingston Cellar Wines are on sale at 2 for $9.00. for the 1.5 liter vats. I think they are called Cellar Wines because that's where most people drink them, ....and the MOMENT we have ALL been waiting for! THE HARBOUR REPORT! I will quote. "EXACT ENJOYS BRIDGE PARTY NEAR LANAI" and I quote again... "LAHAINA - The Exact found itself in the middle of a billfish bridge party with 3 to 4 marlin over 400 pounds" all resting at the bottom drinking beer and smoking cigars. Actually there were exactly four of them and they were there for their monthly Bridge game. Marlin and his wife Marlene travelled all the way from Kona just to smoke cigars and enjoy the evening with their good friends Clarence and Edna. Then the Exact showed up. All four found the lures dropped in their faces rather distracting but continued their game well into the late afternoon. After an hour of no action, the Exact moved further along the coast where it met the Happy Howzit bringing in its catch of a 500 pound fishing net recklessly set adrift off the Molokai coast. YIKES! "Good morning, how you feelin'?" It's Glenn James with his Maui weather report coming on TV... He just said it is a "BEAUTIFUL morning out there". Told ya so! Time out.. have to go watch. Covers computer so no sparrows crap on the lid.. I'm back. Glenn has a really nice brown-black Hawaiian shirt on and has promised us a "very clear and beautiful day" and I believe him. Lastly there is now enough sun to see the details in the ocean. She grabs binoculars to look at Turtle House action. AH HAH! Just as I thought.. no turtle heads popping up. They're watching Glenn James too right now. That's it for this week's Lahaina News. Aloha nui loa. -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for July 18th - July 25th, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------- By Ursula Keuper-Bennett This summary is being typed out at you the morning of July 19th at 5:50 am Hawaiian time. I've missed too many sunrises lately so here I am supervising this one. To the north the sky is pale yellow/blue but to the south over Lanai it is cotton candy day-glo orange. In between it promises to be another patented Hawaiian summer day. Molokai is battleship gray, its clouds streaked vertically and to the north the streaks obscure the island altogether. YIKES! The streak swings all the way to the north and wraps itself around north Maui too. It's raining here too. The ocean has a swell running through it. There is a constant shush and thunk from where the waves hit the seawall --the kind of swell that photographers enjoy but divers would rather see elsewhere. As I type serious clouds are rolling east to west and eating up what promised to be blue Hawaiian sky. Pooh.... LAHAINA NEWS 1/4 page photo of the Lahaina Jodo Mission where the annual O-Bon Festival was held. Crowds gathered to watch Japanese folk dancing and the Floating Lantern Ceremony where they set lanterns out to sea. POLICE NEED HELP TO IDENTIFY BODY FOUND AT NAKALELE Lahaina police need help in identifying a male who jumped into the ocean at a "Rave" party at Nakalele Point Saturday night. A fire rescue crew recovered the mid-section of the victim. It appeared to have been "hit hard by a shark". WATERSHED COMMITTEE HEARS ABOUT SEAWEED, RUNOFF AND WELL PROTECTION Government officials and private citizens interested in environmental protection met at the quarterly meeting of the West Maui Watershed Project Advisory Committee. Much of the evening was spent discussing the problem of nuisance seaweed, finding better ways to control storm runoff and protecting local drinking wells. DIAL "D" FOR DATABASE AT THE LAHAINA LIBRARY On Monday and Tuesday, July 22/23, the Lahaina Library will help acquaint library patrons with the new automated system called DYNIX. Patrons will be able to order material for pick-up at other branches and for the first time, access the Internet. EDITIORIAL The title "BED AND BREAKFASTS SHOULD BE LEGALIZED" says it all. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - One from County Council and two dumping on Moses Kanahele for his letter about the Whale Sanctuary appearing in last week's paper. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Where is your favourite beach and why? (Considering this is an election year, these questions of the week read like the kinds you would ask beauty contestants of Miss Universe figuring surely EVERYONE has an answer for this one....) OK. three males, two females and all had a favourite beach. Everyone reported on a different beach because it was "quiet", "nice for my daughter", "nice place to surf", has "good diving", "is the one I go to the most" and "has a lot of naked people around". NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry CENTRE PAGE AD Pooh, no SPAM or papayas AGAIN THIS WEEK! Always Pantiliners are on sale for 99 cents an 18-carton. (I like to get the best stuff out of the way first...) Hormel Vienna Sausages (York Dorks as they are called by some Canadians) are on sale for 59 cents a can. Tombstone (unfortunate name for a pizza) pizzas are on sale at 3 for $10.00 and there is a 50 cent coupon for a 20 pound bag of rice if you'd rather have something healthy. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is on sale for $1.49 a tub and that sounds HUGE and a bargain only the tub is 2/8 ounces and you CAN believe it's not butter. Kal Kan dog food is on sale for 59 cents so Bowser should be happy this week... T-bone steaks are $4.99 a pound and ground beef is 99 cents a pound. For the vegetarians, there are chicken thighs and niblets corn on sale. Red Flame Seedless Grapes are $1.29 a pound and honeydew melons are 60 cents a pound. WOW! I DIDN'T KNOW THIS! Paul Masson Carafe Wines are on sale at 2 for $7.00!!! It's usually 2 for 8.. TIME FOR ME TO STOCK UP! (When your ears turn red after the first glass of wine, it doesn't matter WHAT you drink so I go cheap..) NO HARBOR REPORT THIS WEEK so as usual, I am forced to make something up. HARBOR REPORT The Fifteenth Annual Go-Grabbum West Maui Fishing Tournament was a great success. A record seventeen boats plied the waters of West Maui for fish and caught of record of 11 000 pounds of fish so far. The top five boats are the Can'tthinkofadecentname III, Bop-doo-wah, Happy Howzit, Limu and the Summdumm (without its captain who is still facing charges re. last week's fiasco). The largest fish caught so far was a blue marlin at 530 pounds by the BookumDanno. The tournament, which will last all weekend, has attracted participants from all over the world. WHOA! WHAT'S THIS?? Oh.... Roxana's Hari Affair ad... I thought the Lahaina News had finally accepted advertisements for those seedy telephone sex type things. You know, some babe looks seductively from a newspaper ad and says she is ready for your phone call so long as you provide your mastercard number? Well all three bim..or ladies in THIS ad look more like they await your call than are interested in their hairdos. For the gentlemen in the reading audience, you might consider hanging out at the Kahana Gateway and let us know if Roxana's really DOES turn out such fine products.... On the same page, Jameson's Bar and Grill has Rack of Lamb for $12.95 as an alternative to Roxana's. WEATHER REPORT for July 20th. Same as yesterday only later in the day. Ocean is West Maui Red which is now what happens any time there is a little swell working. Molokai is shrouded in white-gray-violet haze and Lanai is already trapping its daily share of clouds. Should be another beautiful Maui day. Wherever you are, I hope you enjoy yours. Aloha nui loa ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for July 11th - July 18th, 1996 By Ursula Keuper-Bennett email: howzit@io.org This summary is being typed out at you the morning of July 12th at 7:23 am Hawaiian time. I am typing with one eye on the notepad screen, one eye on the calm West Maui ocean and one eye on the birdies what come begging for handouts and when they don't get any come strutting right into the condo inspecting the carpets. It is clear my most popular feature last week was the impromptu weather report so here I go. IMPROMPTU WEATHER REPORT I got up too late and missed the sunrise but at 7:25 am Hawaiian time we got us a pale blue sky with white cotton candy blowing across. Along the horizon are the white billowy clouds you will accept because they could be big fat dark rainclouds that dump red soil into your ocean with the assistance of the Army Corps of Engineers. The ocean reflects sky and as Maui Weatherman, Glenn James reported, we are getting the very first signs of a swell. Nothing for us divers to worry about.. they shush and don't crash. Molokai is in a modest mood today wearing a full compliment of clouds and Lanai is just beginning to put on its show. The tallest palms are swaying gently - the shorter ones haven't gotten the idea yet. One guy is waist deep in the ocean with a large white plastic pail picking limu... the guy, not the pail. And now on to the LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY RESIDENT PROVIDES CRUCIAL LINK IN A CHAIN OF SURVIVAL West Maui resident Al Kwiecinski's recently donated a $6 000 defribillator to the Napili Fire Station. This is a crucial piece of equipment needed to assist people suffering from fibrillating hearts. What was interesting to read is every fire station in Molokai has one but not a relatively prosperous community like West Maui. Kwiecinski just changed that. The other thing interesting in this article is how community donations and contributions of $600 000 helped to build the Napili Fire Station. PYEWACKET MAY BREAK VIC-MAUI RACE RECORD The Pyewacket crossed the finish line of the Victoria-Maui International Yacht Race at 2:36:30 am and race officials believe this will shatter the old time set by the Merlin in 1992. YESSS! I can hear Maui Weatherman's Glenn James show music just come on. We never miss his weather show! He has been giving us decent weather so far.. and in our opinion he is the best weatherman on the planet. We will keep this opinion as long as the diving weather is good. COMMUNITY MAY VOTE SOON ON UNIFORMS AT LIS This article is about Lahaina Intermediate School considering school uniforms for their youngsters. Recall last week a school in Kihei was doing the same thing. Uniforms are for people who think bullies and disinterested students can be turned 'round by a different set of threads. EDITORIAL is about the school uniform issue. Let me quote. "Uniforms are certainly worth considering, and if the school needs change, why not discuss it now?" So long as people don't expect magical things to happen once the youngsters all look alike. Teaching won't be easier, kids won't get bullied any less and no kid will all of a sudden see the light and actually do the homework he had always avoided in the past. COMMUNITY CORNER I don't normally cover this but there is a disgusting piece of news here. There were flags flying for the Fourth of July throughout Lahaina. Seems there were US flags and Hawaiian flags flapping happily all along Front Street. PEOPLE STOLE THE FLAGS! Like how LOW can you get?! And the most popular were the Hawaiian flags. Of the 70 Hawaiian flags they now have less than five. "less than five" can mean four and it can also mean none. Here is an interesting sentence. For next year "better and stronger methods of securing the flags" will be devised. (I suggest a strong 10 000 watt electric jolt for those getting a charge out of ripping off the Lahaina community). (I will now rush this report. It is 5 to 8, the ocean is so calm and through my binoculars I can see two brown turtle shells floating above the Turtle House. The sun is beating up more clouds, a steady stream from Molokai, all along the north horizon and then up into the West Maui mountains. Birdies are chirping and Glenn James is talking about sunshine and he is right because I am presently experiencing this. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry CENTRE PAGE AD YES! SPAM and SPAM LITE are on sale at $1.69 a can. Decent price but I still got 10 cans from when we first arrived. C & H granulated sugar is on sale at $1.99 per 5 pounds. I wonder what it would cost without subsidy.... Both zucchini, leaf lettuce and broccoli are all on sale at 99 cents a pound. The red things they call "fresh ripe tomatoes" are on sale for 89 cents a pound. Stayfree Maxi Pads are $2.99 (24 per carton). If you suspect a leaker in your underwater camera housing, these things work well. Cut into tiny strips they can cover a puka-ding on your husband when he accidentally slammed his thumb on his camera housing, not that this actually happened last week or anything... Bud Light and all manner of beers, wines and liquor is on sale for those who are interested in such stuff. Ground beef is 99 cents a pound if you buy the Value Pack and don't mind 30% fat. HARBOR REPORT MAUI CREW HOOKS A BEAUTY OFF KONA The fishing crew of the Summdumm were involved in an international incident last week. Seems Captain of the Summdumm, Biggin Dumm was using fishing net illegally off the Kona Coast of the Big Island. Taking only her second SCUBA lesson was Ingrid Tannenbaum 1996 Miss West Germany of West Germany. Only into her first fifteen minutes underwater she was suddenly scooped up by a large fishing net and dragged along for over 2 miles. Only much later did the Summdumm haul up the net. To their surprise they discovered the most beautiful SCUBA diver they had ever seen, a medium sized Hawaiian Green sea turtle and a very angry Hawaiian monk seal. The United States is presently apologizing its best to the West German government for almost drowning its 1996 Miss Universe contestant. Captain Dumm is having to explain mightily why he was dragging such a net to the National Marine Fisheries Service who does not take kindly to its sea turtles and monk seals getting caught in illegal nets. On the same day this was happening, the crews of the Happy Howzit brought in a 545 pound marlin and the boat the Republican Agenda caught 450 weke off the Lahaina coast. It is now 8:15 Hawaiian time. We got us another fine Hawaiian day here.. clouds circling the horizon but blue sky where it really counts... right over our dive site at Honokowai. For anyone interested in our weekly sea turtle summary, aim your browsers at the following URL. 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LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for July 4th - July 11th, 1996. I am happy to report this summary is being brought to you by a Canadian IN Maui typing this off the lanai while looking for turtle heads popping out of the ocean. I apologize for missing the last two editions of the Lahaina News but we have been rather busy with packing and procrastinating. Presently practically all of our day is spent diving with the turtles, summarizing our dive logs and recording behavioural information and reviewing video. We also have to remind ourselves we are on "vacation". For anyone interested in our sea turtle summaries, you can read them at the following URL: http://www.io.org/~bunrab/happen.htm#asit Now with the excuses out of the way... WEATHER REPORT It is 7:40 am and the ocean is somewhat calm. Silt from last Saturday's rain still makes it look murky. The palm fronds are gently swaying and I hope it stays that way. Nasty trades churn up the ocean and flood your snorkel on the way out to your dive site. The sky is Hawaiian Blue and Molokai and Lanai are already trapping the clouds for the day. On to the Lahaina News FRONT STREET PROJECT MOVING ALONG, AS CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON SIDEWALKS The $9.5 million Front Street Improvement project has been taking place between 11 pm and 9 am. I hope that doesn't mean that is the only time we would notice the improvements.... ALANO CLUB HELPS PEOPLE IN RECOVERY The Alano Club has been formed so there is a place for recovering alcoholics to go to socialize. Club vice president comments that there are dozens of bars in Lahaina but no support place for those battling alcoholism. Now there is. STATE PICKS OCEANIT FOR ALGAE CLEANUP GRANT The state has approved a $75 000 business start up grant to remove seaweed from Maui's nearshore waters. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO MONITOR WEST MAUI'S WATERS Volunteers are needed to help monitor turbidity and algae blooms in West Maui's waters. Twice a month, community volunteers measure the severity of water problems at 28 beaches in Maui. For more information, call Marc Hodges at 573-2267. Hodges is looking for volunteers who will take measurements during and after rainstorms. EDITORIAL - is about the degradation of the ocean along West Maui and the Lahaina News editorial encourages residents to get involved. QUESTION OF THE WEEK What is your favourite recreational activity? Five respondents. All five mentioned ocean activities. Hope they get involved in monitoring conditions off their coastline.... NAPILI MARKET/ Food Pantry CENTER PAGE AD Actually went to the Pantry two days ago to get some stamps. The lady said "Sorry we close at 4:30." It was 4:29.... Must have gotten pointers from our CANADIAN postal service! Crisp cucumbers are on sale for 69 cents a pound. Limp ones are considerably cheaper. Red seedless grapes are a bargain at $1.39 a pound. Brie cheese is $4.99 a pound and Coor's Beer is on sale at $9.99 for an 18 pack. Fortunately Listerine mouthwash is also on sale for $3.69 for the 500 ml bottle. You'll need to guzzle the whole thing if you consume both cheese'nbeer. Natural mountain water is on sale for 89 cents for those of you who have lost confidence in the natural water wells along West Maui since the EPA has approved the injection wells. One caution - Minute steak is on sale for $4.99 a pound and you would THINK that minute refers to the time required to cook it. NOT TRUE! It refers to the SIZE of the meat portion. So be forewarned! Gummybears are on sale for 59 cents a pound IF you can prove you were at the Soc/al.culture hawaii function at Sharkstooth yesterday. For technical writers they are free but you have to carry them out in your stomach. Propane gas is available for the asking provided you are prepared to mow the lawn off Honokowai Beach Park and drive your truck in all the way from Kahalui. Papayas aren't on sale and in fact they were $1.79 a pound at Safeway and they were greenies! No SPAM on sale either although it was $1.39 a can at Safeway on the day we arrived and we bought 15 cans of SPAM LITE. NOW THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR... THE HARBOR REPORT REEL HOOKER LANDS YEAR'S SECOND BEST This is an article about the Happy Howzit and four technical writers who chartered this fishing boat for July 1st. There is the usual description about searching for the big fish and the men casting their new Acme Thunderer Proficient R-2000 fishing reels complete with complicated owners' manuals. Fistfights broke out when one of the tech writers commented on how ponderous the wording was in the first paragraph of the Flyby Willie Lure and Plug. Seems the guy who wrote the manual was on the boat and overheard the comment. Police and government officials had to be called in to quell the scuffling. Further down the coast the fishing boat the Reel Hooker landed the second best marlin of the 1996 season... and they didn't even need a user's manual to do it. It is now 6:07 pm Hawaiian time as I put the finishing touches on this summary. I want everyone to know my Canadian email address works if you want to send me messages. The sun is moving its way lower in the sky and I really do want to get a snorkel in before it sets. It is hard to work on computer when there is Hawaii outside! Aloha nui loa and best regards ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for June 6 - June 13, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SAD NEWS LAHAINA INTERMEDIATE MOURNS TEACHER'S DEATH Lahaina Intermediate School teacher Pollyann Van Zweden (45) died in a five-car automobile accident near McGregor Point after a 1982 Ford Bronco driven by a 26 year old Kihei man crossed the centre line. Police suspect the driver may have been drinking prior to the crash. The amount of crush that the vehicles sustained will help to determine whether speed was a factor in the accident. Six people were treated in hospital including the Bronco driver. Upon hearing of her death, a school committee was organized to help the faculty and student body deal with the tragedy. AN USUAL CATCH Small photo of a ghost net being hauled onto Lahaina Harbour. Gemini Charters estimated there was 600 poounds of mixed netting floating in the ocean a quarter mile off Kaanapali. The netting was a deathtrap for many fish including a marlin. (Note: My husband and I are familiar with Gemini Charters as they drive over top of us in Honokowai ocean almost every day on their way north. We however are in 50 feet of water when they go past. We want to thank them for caring enough to remove the net as a hazard.) EDITORIAL HELP PREPARE FOR THE WORST The editor writes that Maui has been pretty lucky in recent summers and that hurricanes that could easily trash West Maui have fizzled out before they did any real damage. This editorial is a reminder not to let our guard up. The Letters to the Editor are about cane harvest dust, library land, and the Graduation Project. QUESTION OF THE WEEK (I don't like the new format. I prefer the landscape style to the new up'ndown which looks haphazard and disorganized. Question is, "What can be done to make our roads safer?" Interesting question in light of the teacher killed on Maui's road that week. Three males, two females. The males respond: One lane highways are dangerous. We need an H-1 freeway, away from traffic, near the beach. (Sure.. but where would you PUT it?) Light up the streets, enlighten the people. Mix in a little love and respect. We need more traffic lights on major intersections and more patrolmen observing drivers instead of waiting for something to happen. The females respond: (Oops! I was hoping for better answers from the females but get this...) More room for bike lanes Roads and bike lanes should be marked as to direction and signs should be posted. (So there...) PATROL IS DETERRING CRIME AT BEACHES Remember a while back about that citizen volunteer group that would patrol remote beaches like Honolua Bay? Well about 28 people have stepped forward and are helping out. It appears no crimes have been committed while the patrols are in place. OF INTEREST from the Summarizer of the Lahaina News Last week I announced I would not have the time to summarize the paper while I was on Maui because I preferred to spend my time on sea turtle work. I got two responses who both said the same thing. They said, don't worry about summarizing the news, just summarize the Harbor Report and the NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry centre page ad! I am BAFFLED! Anyway, I know that when I get my Lahaina News, these are the two features I enjoy the most too so I just want to announce no matter what, I will summarize them each week. Now, boys and girls, back to our regular programme. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Centre Page Ad OH MAN LOOK AT THIS! Sweet whole watermelon at 19 cents a pound AND Red Flame Seedless grapes for $1.69. WHOA! and sale on two different types of beer Budweiser at $9.99 for a case of 18 and FAR FAR WORSE, Pete's Wicked Ale at $6.99 for a six-pack. HOKEY SMOKE and Van Camp's Pork and Beans at 2 cans for a dollar. AND NO WHERE ON THIS PAGE IS THERE A GOVERNMENT WARNING ABOUT CONSUMING THE ABOVE ITEMS TOGETHER IN ONE SITTING! Chicken Adobo is on sale for $4.99 a pound and since I haven't a clue what that is I don't know if it a good price or not. Hormel smoked turkey is on sale at $5.99 a pound but who would want to smoke turkey? Coral Chunk Light Tuna is on sale again at 65 cents a can. I can't make out a dolphin safe label so be sure it's there before you buy. French's Squeeze Mustard is on sale for 99 cents but make SURE you rotate the top counterclockwise BEFORE you squeeze or you'll be wearing yellow. Pork Butt is $1.59 a pound and Jumbo Hot Dogs are even cheaper at 99 a package for you carnivores out there. No SPAM or SPAM LITE today and as usual no papayas. I think they do this deliberately to irritate us. HARBOR REPORT (Last week I had several people asking for additional information about the marlin who strapped several pounds of dynamite to its body and attacked a local fishing vessel. Apparently some of you found this difficult to believe. Worse, I had someone ask if the marlin, boat and crew were blown to smitherines, how did I know the marlin weighed 535 pounds. The complete story is slated to be viewed on next season's X Files so watch for it!) TALE WALKER TAKES THE MAALAEA TOURNAMENT This article summarizes the amazing feats of the fishing boat TALE WALKER at the Maalea Tournament during the Memorial Weekend. Seems while the boats, Finestkind, No Ka Oi, Kikbutt, Rubberducky and NewtGingrich weren't looking, the crew of the TALE WALKER removed ALL marlin, tuna and ahi from their decks and then chugged into Lahaina Harbor to claim these fish as their own. As a result the TALE WALKER took the Maalaea Tournament in addition to the new record of 11 266 pounds of fish! Officials are investigating the incident as I type. That's it for another Lahaina News summary. ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ Visit the Turtle Trax Cartoon at: /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab/toon.htm
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for May 30 - June 6, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY AND STATE AT ODDS OVER SEA WALL This article is about a stretch of the Honoapiilani Highway by Launiupoko Park that is badly eroded. Presently there is disagreement as to the best way to deal with the problem. The state Highways Division wants to build a revetment (something that annoys county) to keep the highway intact during high surf but county Planning Department worries a wall might make things worse. CHEMICAL COMPANIES ASKED TO PAY FOR CONTAMINATED NAPILI WATER WELL Several chemical companies have been named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by the county Board of Water Supply. According to the lawsuit, the defendants "negligently, recklessly and intentionally failed to properly control, apply and/or dispose of DBCP products." QUESTION OF THE WEEK What are your ways of beating the heat? Two females, three males were approached. Answers ranged from "I drink to I look for women to get my mind off things." ...and you should have seen what the MALES answered with! EDITORIAL The editorial is about keeping the pressure on saving the "fastest rideable wave in the world". Apparently when things are just right, Maalaea attracts hundreds of people because of the waves there. The Army Corps of Engineers wants to construct a jetty. The Lahaina News clearly opposes this. Pages 6 and 7 are full of faces, 141 to be exact. I know. I counted them. The Lahaina News takes pride in congratulating the Lahainaluna Class of 1996. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Fresh crisp cucumbers are on sale at 89 cents a pound and so are canteloupes. Chicken of the Sea Tuna is also on sale. There is a dolphin safe label so enjoy this product at 79 cents a can. Hormel chili is $1.29 a can and Ultra Wisk Liquid detergent will get the stains from that can out of any shirt you might own. Wisk is $3.99 per 50 oz. Those of you living in Napili who worry about chemical contamination of water can get the bottled stuff for 89 cents for 1 point 5 litres. Fresh ground beef is $1.99 a pound and if you are too lazy to cook the raw stuff, there is a homemade meat loaf entree on sale for $3.99. Coors beer is $12.99 for a 24. HARBOR REPORT "Marlin makes explosive run for Luckey Strike II" WOW! The reporter sure chose his headline right! A 535 pound marlin was seen to propel itself directly at the Luckey Strike II, a fishing boat operating out of Lahaina. The fishers on board were at first amused at the sight. When they became aware that the marlin had 13 pounds of dynamite strapped around its girth, amusement turned to terror. A massive explosion was reported off Kaanapali that blew out several windows in nearby hotels. Little was recovered of either fish, human or boat. Witnesses from shore continue to pick tiny slivers from all exposed parts of their bodies however. PUKA AND VINCE - This week's cartoon celebrates Vince's intelligence. PERSONAL NOTE*** In just under three weeks I will be on Maui. At that point I will be spending much of my time either diving or working on information regarding sea turtles in the area. Any time left I would like to use as relaxation because I have to remind myself I am on vacation. As a result, I will not be summarizing the Lahaina News during my stay. I am letting you have a vacation too. :-)
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for May 23 - May 30, 1996 ---------------------------------------------- by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONT STREET PROJECT TRYING TO SMOOTH OUT PROBLEMS This article is about the $9.5 million Front Street improvement project that will take over a year to complete. Most of the work is done late at night to avoid disrupting daytime and early evening business. NUMBER ONE QUESTION WILL BE ANSWERED SOON And what is the Number One Question for number one and number two? You got it! It is OFFICIAL. Lahaina will receive $500 000 from County for new public restrooms. There is so much excitement over this story it is continued on the back of the paper! SLAUGHTERHOUSE TRAIL WILL BE FIXED The popular Slaughterhouse Beach has been earmarked for a 150 foot concrete walkway and a wheel-chair access overlook. What this means is it will make it easier for tourists to run up from the beach when their cars are broken into. QUESTION OF THE WEEK You GOTTA love this. This week's question is about the Lahaina restroom! Here it is! The county has money for a public restroom building in downtown Lahaina. Where do you think they should put the restrooms? Five respondents, three males. (Note males have an easier time finding Number One relief sites because of their anatomy so their responses will be interesting) The lady says one is needed near Moose's and complains about the one at the harbour. Apparently a lot of tourists use it and the facility runs out of toilet paper by 2 pm. (Good to know) Second respondent, a male, confirms the harbour restrooms are too small for the job. His last comment is, "We try to get the homeless out of here, too." I am not sure what this refers to. Third respondent, a female, confirms need to a bigger facility at the harbour. She complains there are only two stalls and whoever cleans it doesn't do a very good job. The fourth, a male, votes for the harbour as well. The final respondent, a male wants one right by the library because plenty of people surf there. (For those not familiar with Lahaina, people don't surf at the library but off the ocean directly makai of it) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR One guy is all hyper about traffic problems between Kahana and Kaanapali. Another blasts a letter that appeared last week re. airport extension. EDITORIAL is all about the Front Street Improvement. WOW! I never thought of this. Recall how the Front Street improvement is going on late at night for sake of businesses? Well the people LIVING and trying to sleep in the area have had it after 3 weeks of banging and clanging and backup horns going. The Lahaina News offers some solutions. HARBOUR REPORT 506 pound Broadbill has been removed from Hawaiian ocean and is pictured hanging upside down with a sheet of paper on it. Three humans pose proudly with the fish. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Centre Page Ad SPAM/SPAM LITE is on sale this week at $1.79 a can. Bumble Bee tuna is 59 cents a can and that makes it cheaper than a lot of cat food. Duracell batteries are $2.59 for two and Kodak Film is priced at $3.49 for a 24 roll. Armour hot dogs are 89 cents a pack and Van Camp's Pork and Beans are 59 cents. Add Budweiser beer at $6.89 a 12 pack and you're all set. Broccoli is 99 cents a bunch and you can kill the taste by washing the stuff down with POG drink at $1.39. Chicken thighs are $2.99 a pound. Tattooed thighs are a dollar extra a pound. WOW! There are about four entire pages devoted to ads for the Ho'omana'o Challenge. I will do what I do with most ads. Ignore them. PUKA AND VINCE - Cute cartoon about a tourist complimenting Vince on his music. LAHAINA NEWS BACK ONLINE at: http://www.maui.net/~mauiduck That's it for this week. -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ | | /^V\ VISIT TURTLE TRAX at: /V Seen any V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab /V Green Sea Turtles V\ with white lumps? ---> Please email: howzit@io.org
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for May 2nd to May 9th, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: The Earlier Than Usual Department: ACCUSED MACHETE ATTACKER HAS NEW CHARGES ADDED If you recall in the last summary, Steven Stow, 40 was facing two charges of attempted murder in two separate machete attacks. New criminal charges have now been added. Stow faces first-degree murder charges and first-degree terroristic threatening. The new charge of attempted robbery was based on allegations that Stow tried to take a bag from a homeless man in a parking lot attack at the Lahaina Shopping Center. Stow, after his arrest, confessed to both machete attacks. RESIDENTS URGE EPA TO CURB USE OF INJECTION WELLS. (Algae blooms, ocean quality are concerns) This rather lengthy article is about the EPA hearing into the use of injection wells in West Maui. Most of the 11 people who testified asked the EPA to support reclamation of treated effluent. EPA OFFICIALS QUESTIONED ABOUT WASTEWATER DISPOSAL A related article also deals with the EPA/injection well hearings. Lots of info and theories as to what is degrading the ocean off West Maui. I will quote the last paragraph. "The rationale behind injection wells is the pollution-control adage 'dilution is the solution to pollution," Fitzgerald said. "The ideal thing would be to re-use," she added. AMFAC NOW ALLOWING SUNSET PICKNICKERS TO KAHEKILI PARK If you recall ocean users were upset by Amfac's insistence on closing the park at 6:30 pm. Amfac offered to keep the park open til 30 minutes after sunset. Their concern is safety, primarily because the park is not lighted and they have legitimate concerns about vandalism and liability (the US is, after all, the Land of the Lawsuit) Amfac is hanging tough on the night diving people though - saying, night diving is not a wise thing to do. Amfac observes that sharks are out feeding at night. (From what I know most people who have been attacked by sharks have been done in during the early mornings. Attacks on divers are rare in any event... I'd be more worried about human predators skulking on the poorly lit beach. EDITORIAL Algae clean-up program makes sense This entire article is about West Maui's algae problem. There is a proposal to clean up the beaches presently stinking of hypnea. It has been observed that the seaweed blight mars enjoyment of swimming and actually contributes nutrients for more growth. Many letters to the editor this week. Interesting and worrisome one from Randy Draper who mentions that West Maui ocean has been red with silt for the last three weeks! NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry SPAM and SPAM LITE on sale this week at $1.59 a can! No papayas though. Nice and soft bathroom tissue is 99 cents for 4 rolls or almost a quarter a roll. Doesn't say what ply it is though. Toothpaste and mouthwash on sale this week and bottled water is too for those who have lost confidence in the drinking wells of West Maui. Budweiser beer is $7.99 for a 12 pack but there are no grapes to experiment with. The next closest sensation would be to grab and eat a hard barely ripe canteloupe (99 cents a pound) and wash that down with the brew. Convenient that toilet paper is on sale this week. WOW! A large vat of Jack Daniel's whiskey is $13.99 and refried beans are 89 cents a can. If you have gotten over the movie Babe, Hormel Virginia Ham is on sale for $4.99 a pound. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE TIME OF THE MONTH -- (A dining report that is really just restaurant ads go on for 7 pages only broken up by: PUKA and VINCE This cartoon is about mango season and the Law of Gravity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONOKOWAI BEACH PARK SAND PROJECT CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN This article is about a beach replenishment project planned for Honokowai Beach Park. Nature appeared to cooperate in that winter surf had scoured and returned about 50% of the sand back to the beach. Celebration will however, be as temporary as the sand now there. HARBOR REPORT Silk Purse takes the Spring Wahine Tournament The Harbor Report is back and this time even includes a picture. Three men and a woman gather around an upside down marlin smiling (the people not the marlin). Here are a list of boat names that appear in this article. I have added two fabricated names just for fun. See if you can tell the difference. SILK PURSE AERIAL PEN 80W REEL HOOKER TAILWALKER OTHER WOMAN MO BETTA BACK PAGE - For the fourth straight week the back page is a colour ad for the Kahana Ridge development. Lots start at $149 000 (US) and if you want a home on it prices start at $310 000. I got a feeling this isn't the affordable housing that was talked about in the West Maui Community Plan of August 95. ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ | | /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V soon 1 yr old V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for April 25 to May 1st, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: The Better Late than Never Department: WITNESS DESCRIBES MACHETE ATTACK AT BANYAN TREE PARK Yes folks, this machete attack occurred the week in which the Banyan tree celebrated its 123rd birthday. Steven Stow, 40 has been charged with attempted murder in the machete attack on homeless man, Douglas Parkinson, 45. Stow has also been charged in another count of attempted murder for a similar machete attack that occurred the night before in the parking lot of the Lahaina Center. Stow is presently being held of $200 000 bail. CANCER SUFFERERS PLEASED BY STUDY If you recall last week the Lahaina News reported on the high incidence of breast cancer in Hawaii. Eve Clute, researcher, is presently gathering data regarding high breast cancer rates. Hawaii women have been contacting her and offering assistance in the study trying to determine if there is a link between pesticide use and prevalence of breast cancer. QUESTION OF THE WEEK "What would you like to see the Lahaina Police do to combat crime in West Maui?" Five people surveyed. Three were males. The first, a male, feels West Maui needs more police. The second, also male, said it's all pretty mellow here and he just doesn't see any crime. Of course he was wearing very dark sunglasses... The third, a lady said, the Lahaina police are doing a pretty good job. She feels the problem is in Kahului and Kihei and that the police are rude over there. The fourth, a male, (corrections officer) feels the answer is more police. Finally, the fifth respondent, a female, thinks the police need to walk the beat like in the old days (like when the bad guys also walked around) and ride on horses (she commented - "that would be really cool.") Like in the days when the bad guys also restricted themselves to horses. EDITORIAL This editorial is about the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and something about July 1st. I haven't a clue what it is about and figure I got enough to think about with OUR sovereighty movement to worry about another one. HARBOR REPORT (YESSSS! It's back!) MARLIN OF THE YEAR PUTS UP A FIVE-HOUR BATTLE This article is about a 675 pound marlin putting up a five hour battle. I will just quote the last paragraph. "Once the fish was secured, everyone tried to haul it over the starboard side with the fin-pole but it wouldn't budge. After struggling with it for half an hour, the marlin finally slid over the stern and into the boat." NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Remember people, I procrastinated so long on the summary this sale has been over a week ago. But here is what you could have bought the last week of April. Hormel Chili was 99 cents a can. Kraft Chunk Cheese was $1.29 and Golden Train Spagetti was 69 cents for 16 ounces. Would have made you a decent meal. Tombstone pizzas were on sale for 3 for $9.99. Tombstone is an unfortunate name for any food product however. Hawaiian Coral Tuna is 63 cents for a 6 ounce can. Check for the dolphin safe label. Coors beer is on sale for 2 at $7.00. Pork butt $1.49 a pound and Beef rump $1.99. Less rude animals parts are more expensive. PUKA and VINCE - This strip is about convincing people to vote for you through the use of physical violence. ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ | | /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V soon 1 yr old V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for April 18 - April 25, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Department FRONT PAGE - There is a picture of three Lahainaluna student boarders harvesting taro leaves. In the background, is a sketch of who I assume to be David Malo. There is an accompanying article. FARMING TRADITION ALIVE AND WELL - This article is about the agricultural activities at the Lahainaluna campus. I guess it is spring in Hawaii too and the flowers are busting out all over and the students do their part to help keep the plants thriving. The students are responsible for nearly all the grounds maintenance on the campus. Even growing food and raising animals are part of their curriculum. LAHAINALUNA TO CELEBRATE ITS STUDENTS, HISTORY This article is also about Lahainaluna and how it plans to celebrate their biggest event of the year, David Malo Day. NOW I see why David Malo is so big! I quote, "Malo, who moved to Lahaina from the Big Island in 1823, and 23 scholars formed the first class at Lahainaluna Seminary in 1831. That makes their school the first U.S. educational institute west of the Rocky Mountains. LEIALI'I DISPUTE DESTINED FOR SUPREME COURT There is scuffling going on over some ceded land. The land is slated for housing but the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and a group of Hawaiians quickly filed suit to block the sale of the land. They feel ceded land should remain in the public trust. Anyway, we will be hearing about this one for a while. NAHIENAENA 'MAYORS' GREEN MAUI'S MAYOR Photo of Mayor Lingle stopping to talk to some students at Nahienaena Elementary School. The accompanying article explains how Mayor Lingle got to meet the student mayors of each of the school's "towns". Cute ending. Lingle asks a student mayor what was in her speech. The kid said "Follow the Ten Commandments." Lingle responded with "That's great! I might use that in a speech myself, sometime." BANYAN TREE TO TURN 123 On April 24th that wonderful Banyan Tree in Lahaina will be 123 years old! Everyone who has ever driven by, everyone who has been sheltered by its leaves I am sure will wish it well and hope for another 123 years. You know, in the early evenings when you are in that part of Lahaina, the sounds of the sparrows and other birds settling down for the night in that tree is something to hear. QUESTION OF THE WEEK - Very encouraging results to this one. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MAUI'S WATERS? Five people, three males, ALL seemed aware there were problems and ALL were concerned. Here are their comments. One was concerned with silt runoff and has personally witnessed reef deterioration. Another a surfer was worried about diesel spills but he admits surfers complain but they don't follow up with action. Another feels the greatest problem is runoff. The fourth respondent was concerned about plastics. He goes out in his boat and scoops them up all the time. I like this guy! He says, "Educate the tourists on what plastic bags do to turtles." The last one felt chemical fertilizers from golf courses and pineapple fields all drain to the ocean and expressed concern over the seaweed problem. Very encouraging that 100% of respondents were aware and also informed. EDITORIAL - Detox Center Needed The editorial expresses concern for the recent deaths of homeless residents who overdosed on a combination of heroin and cocaine... and possibly added liquor to the mix. The Lahaina News calls for a detox center but also realizes how much that would cost in terms of tax dollars. Last line: How long can we keep telling people to go somewhere else? NIGHT ACCESS AN ISSUE FOR DIVERS This article is all about Kaanapali North Beach Park and night time access to it. West Maui divers will know the place better as Old Airport. Old Airport is an easy access dive spot and very popular for tourists by day. Dive operators like it because it has the best night diving along West Maui. Presently gates are locked at 6:30 pm and the towers are very enthusiastic in their work. Divers maintain access is access and it should be 24 hours. Amfac says the land belongs to them and they are also concerned about liability. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Center Page Ad First off, I have to make a public service announcement. Seems one person has become so intrigued by my comments about grapes and beer in combination he has admitted to becoming increasingly tempted to try it. I strongly urged him to resist the temptation! I look and see that again, these two potent combinations have made the center page. I am not sure if it is socially responsible of me to report them on sale. However... Red seedless grapes $1.79 a pound Budweiser Beer 2 six-paks for $7.00. West Maui does NOT yet have a detox center so don't do anything foolish using these together in one sitting or you WILL be sitting! Some staples for a decent chili are on sale this week. Ground beef is $1.99 a pound, Hunt's Stewed Tomatoes are 85 cents a can, Nabisco Shredded Wheat is $2.79 and Always Pantyliners are $1.09! Morton Salt is 69 cents for 26 ounces and if you sprinkle some on a bird's tail it can't up and fly away. If you sprinkle some on slugs they dry up. If you sprinkle some on cockroaches, they make a beeline and grab something from your refrigerator to eat it with. That's about it. Little happening and no Spam or papayas AGAIN this week. SPORTS - WHAT?! No Harbour Report AGAIN?!) I'll make one up. The crews of the Happy Howzit and the Reel Guppy were caught by the US Coast Guard fighting over who got to land an especially impressive catch. Both boats attempted to ram the other and crew members were hurling invectives back and forth. Three US agencies showed up. NOAA, NMFS and the USFWS. NOAA took one look at the catch the two boats were fighting over and left the scene claiming it was not their responsibility. The US Fish and Wildlife Service evaluated the situation and claimed that since the 6 paddlers and canoe were caught while in the water, it was not their jurisdiction. That left the National Marine Fisheries Service in a bind. While they admitted this event occurred in US waters, the six paddlers were human and therefore did not qualify as either threatened or endangered under the definition of "take" in the Endangered Species Act. News tonight at 11:00 with Joe Moore. CAR CARE - Cute. Here in Canada we expect a CAR CARE article in the Spring to explain how to spruce up our vehicles for warmer driving. Much of the article will tell us how to get rid of road salt. In contrast, this article tells about how to jump a car. I never read past the first sentence because I am too short no matter WHAT the suggestions. PUKA and VINCE - Another cartoon celebrating the bottomless depth of Puka's ignorance. LAHAINA CANNERY MALL LEI CONTEST Prizes for most beautiful, original and unusual. (note spelling of fourth word before you consider competing please). That's it for another week.
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for April 11 - April 18, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NO SUMMARY FOR LAST WEEK Some of you might be wondering why there is no Lahaina News summary for last week. Yes, I did receive the paper in the mail but of the 20 pages a full 13 could be described as either ads or the newsprint version of info-mercials. I sent the summary to the prophet and we both agreed not to post it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The rest of this message pertains to this week's Lahaina News. FRONT PAGE - There is a photo of what looks like a mugging in the old West but it really is a re-enactment of a train robbery. Seems the 5 000 000th passenger boarded the Lahaina, Kaanapali Sugar Cane Train at 2:50 pm on April 4th. NCI PROBING HAWAII'S HIGH BREAST CANCER RATES The National Cancer Institute is trying to determine if there is a link between pesticide use/geographical features and the high rate of breast cancer in Hawaii. In 1940, 1 in 20 women would get breast cancer. The rate is now 1 in 8 with more younger women and even men contracting the disease. Hawaii has a comparable cancer rate to Long Island which was described as "very, very, very high" The rest of the article explains that there is a correlation between organochlorines in drinking water wells and breast cancer rates. Here is a table - Maui Breast Cancer Deaths Ranked by District Kahalui 102/100 000 Waikuku/Maalaea, Puunene 79/100 000 Kihei, Makena 72/100 000 Napili/Lahaina/Olowalu 71/100 000 Makawao 46/100 000 Kula 42/100 000 Paia 17/100 000 Haiku 17/100 000 Hana/Kipahulu/Nahiku/ Kaupo/Keanae 7/100 000 [What I find interesting is the prevalence of tumoured turtles are highest in Kahalui, Kihei, Honokowai, and I have heard of many tumoured turtles (but no actual stats) in Maalaea....] COCAINE, HEROIN FOUND IN RECENT DRUG DEATHS Last week's Lahaina News had a front page article on the deaths of two homeless men. The article relates several incidents some involving deaths since about last November and asks whether the use of dangerous drugs is on the rise. This article is lengthy and provides an excellent overview of drug use in Hawaii. Many of the substance abusers also drink alcohol daily. Alcohol, it seems is the base of their dependency because they can get it every day. The rest of the article goes on to explain what happens when both alcohol and heroin are used together. FUNDS SOUGHT FOR CANOE, NEEDY This article is about the County's new budget which is available for review at the Lahaina Public Library. $2.4 million of this budget is appropriated for West Maui. At a recent meeting, there were many suggestions as to how the money could best be spent. Suggestions include building a traditional sailing canoe, and building two canoe houses, helping Light Bringers to help those who presently fall through the cracks, public restrooms in Lahaina, and renovation of the Old Lahaina Courthouse. EPA TO CONDUCT LAHAINA HEARING Interested in commenting on the County's policy of sending effluent down injection wells? The Environmental Protection Agency will be in Lahaina on April 22-23rd. They will hold an information workshop at the Lahaina Intermediate cafeteria on April 22nd - 7 to 9 pm. A hearing will be held on the 23rd from 7 to 9 pm and the public will have the opportunity to comment on the injection well permit. Note: I found it interesting that the Lahaina News referred to the West Maui "sewage treatment plant" and did not use its County given name of "Reclamation Facility". QUESTION OF THE WEEK WHOA! A potentially interesting question! WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Five people, three women, all who I assume will be qualified to answer this one. All cited typical Maui past times like drink beer, bodysurf, sunbathe, fish, hiking... Interesting, the grade school teacher mentioned preferences for cultural events IN SAN FRANCISCO, unintentionally implying there are none on Maui. The last, a male offered, "Skate, Roller blade, That's all." One can conclude once he gets too old for these activities, his life will be totally devoid of fun. Of interest, NO ONE mentioned sex. I am entirely baffled. WHALE SANCTUARY PLAN STILL UNDER DESIGN Plenty of questions and discussion at the first meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Committee at the Maui Coast Hotel. The rest of the article describes federal regulations and implications to boaters sharing the ocean with whales. EDITORIAL Finally, it's back! But the editorial cartoon isn't! The editor encourages people to help get the Green Party on the ballot in time for the next election. From his comments, I don't read that he necessarily supports the Green Party and the last sentence is worth quoting. "Judging by all the blank votes in the 1994 elections, residents would like more (choice). LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Remember last week's letter lampooning the Pacific Whale Foundation to keep out of the whales' faces? This week there is a lengthy, powerfully constructed response by Dr. Paul R. Forestell, Research Director of the Pacific Whale Foundation. I can summarize his letter in this way. It seems Earl Eckel Jr. misinterpreted what he was witnessing but by voicing his concerns, he should be congratulated for taking such an interest in the welfare of the whales. The second letter is from Randy Draper, a West Maui resident very much concerned about the algae blooms and seaweed problems in the ocean. He can be reached at 669-7776 if you are interested in helping out. WHAT??! No Harbor Report AGAIN??!!! Instead there is an article on Gateball for seniors and an info-mercial on golf. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Centre Page Ad No Spam or papayas this week. Ground beef and tomato sauce are both on sale and so there is the potential for a decent chili. Broccoli is once again on sale at 99 cents a pound. RimRock Natural Mountain Water is on sale for 89 cent a 1.5 liter bottle. Judging by the number of pesticides implicated to be in Maui's drinking wells, this might be something to consider. Armour Sliced Bacon is on sale for $1.29 per 12 ounces but if you have seen the movie, "Babe" you won't be interested. WHOA!! I have just noticed a devastating combination here so must provide a medic alert. Van Camp's Pork and Beans are on sale at 2 for a dollar. Corned Beef Hash is $1.79 as well. Miller Beer is $6.79 for a 12 pack and Steinlager is $9.99 for 12. Don't take those in combination and sleep with someone within 24 hours! The beer should also not be taken in combination with canteloupes (79 cents a pound) or anjou pears (89 cents a pound). The above has been a public service announcement. PUKA AND VINCE A clever cartoon where Puka is learning to twirl the torches for a fire dance. Last panel is - he's charred and says, "Deez' are alot harder ta'twirl when dey're lit!!" LAST PAGE ARTICLE BANNED CHEMICALS FOUND IN MAUI WATER WELLS Researchers are concerned about DBCP's remarkable lifespan. Some of these pesticides were used liberally in the 70's and one in particular, DBCP was banned outright in 1987 yet it is showing up in water wells in the 1990's. The rest of the article lists drinking water wells where DBCP was detected. Two water wells in Napili were closed in 1994 because the wells had reached maximum levels for the chemical. It would appear Maui is not just fouling its ocean "nest".... I am sure we will hear about drinking wells and pesticide in the future. So ends this week's Lahaina News summary... how much did that bottled water cost again???
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for March 28th - April 4th, 1996 ----------------------------------------------------- by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. This special Easter Summary typed out early Easter Sunday morning was delivered by the Easter Bunny along with eggs, chocolate rabbits, Twinkies, Hershey kisses, caramel candies, chocolate macadamia nut ice cream with a cherry on top, Turtles and some of those gold coins that when you open them they are chocolate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONT PAGE - This week's photo is difficult to describe. In it is something that looks like a large brick speaker's podium. Around it is a cast iron fence with pointies at the top to keep people out. The caption reads, "On March 18, in honor of Princess Nahienaena's birthday, students at the elementary school that bears her name placed leis on her grave in Lahaina." HONOKOHAU VALLEY RESIDENTS WANT BETTER TREATMENT BY WATER DEPT. Two dozen people are angered by the Department of Water Supply's policy of not issuing new water meters at Honokohau Valley. They were all set to voice their concerns to Water Dept director, David Craddick. This March 18th meeting was supposed to take place inside the Honolua United Methodist Church. Here is the most interesting part. Apparently there was a miscommunication with the church's minister and Craddick never got the key! The meeting was held on the sidewalk. The article does not say whether that made people even crabbier. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONING SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE A 37 acre industrial subdivision mauka of the Lahaina Cannery looked like it would have no problems getting through to the first and second reading before Maui Council. But Wayne Nishiki objected to how quickly council had made decisions about such a large project. He proved this rather elegantly. He brought a tape that showed the planning committee took only 48 minutes to discuss the thing. Planning Committee chairman Tom Morrow had hoped to avoid a protracted council meeting but clearly Nishiki scuttled those plans. Nishiki went on record to say he didn't oppose the project per se. He just wanted to make sure that it truly is used for light industrial purposes and doesn't become another shopping area. He also wanted to ensure that drainage concerns were addressed saying otherwise it would end up in Kahoma Stream and then the ocean. EPA TO HOLD HEARING IN LAHAINA The EPA will hold a public hearing in April for input on a draft permit "that clears the county to send treated effluent down the injection wells at its West Maui sewage treatment plant." The reason I quoted from the Lahaina News is I found it interesting and significant they did not refer to the Lahaina "Reclamation Center" by its actual name but rather by what is REALLY does. The meeting will be held at the Lahaina Intermediate school cafeteria on April 22nd, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Maui County wants to set injection limits to 6.7 million gallons and add more injection wells. HAAKE: CITIZEN'S PATROL TO START SOON Community patrols are set to start at Honolua/Slaughterhouse and Big Beach in Makena. Car break-ins have left many tourists seeking new destinations in the future. The first group of volunteers are set to begin patrol some time in April. The county hopes to recruit senior citizens who will have the flexibility of time. The article also says these people must be fit and able to handle 4 hour shifts in the sun and have good vision. The patrol will supplement actions police are already taking in high nuisance/crime/vandalism beaches. QUESTION OF THE WEEK "How do you rate the performance of the Maui County Council?" I LOVE SURVEYS! Let's see... WOW! A true reflection of democracy. OK.. Of the 5 who expressed surveyed, 3 admitted they don't follow issues, one said she doesn't read the newspaper much but would say "they do a perfect job." Another ....wait I RECOGNIZE this person!... a high profile real estate agent, Tess Cartwright, admits she is far too busy with her personal life to remain informed but expressed opinion anyway and said she was "a little disappointed". Only one of the three who admitted she didn't know, was also smart enough to say as a result she was not able to express an opinion. Credit Cicilla Abut with both intelligence and honesty. Of the two who appeared informed, one gave them a C. The other gentleman who says he goes to a lot of meetings gave them a 3 out of 10 but said he likes Nishiki and Morrow (likely for their sincerity). LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Interesting letter about the Pacific Whale Foundation harrassing a pod of three whales. The incident was reported to the National Marine Fisheries Service too. The letter CLEARLY shows the boat was indeed in violation of present Marine Mammal laws. No question. Just too bad he never got the thing on videotape because the *%^# would REALLY hit the fan. WHAT? NO EDITORIAL CARTOON AGAIN THIS WEEK? EDITORIAL "YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT" Man! I like the Lahaina News editorials! They remind me of briefings I used to get before a big game. Here's the facts, we need everyone playing their best, now get out there. The Lahaina News editorial says the same thing. You have things to sau about the police, attend the next Community Oriented Policing Meeting. Write letters to the editor. Attend council meetings. The EPA will discuss injection wells. Have your say. State will discuss plans for the new Lahaina Bypass. Be there. HEY!! NO HARBOUR REPORT! So I will have to make one up: HARBOUR REPORT Guest writer -- Ursula Keuper-Bennett/ part time Maui resident) "Many youngsters will be heartbroken Easter 1997," predicts both the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Seems the crew of the Happy Howzit had suffered yet another poor week of fishing. On board this Easter weekend were two mighty high rollers from Washington State. One was a mineral rights lobbyist and personal friend of Senator Slade Gorton of Scuttle the Endangered Species Act fame but I digress. After spending several unproductive hours in a boat, they docked to take on more supplies when they chanced upon a pink bunny carrying a large heavy basket hopping along the lawn of the Lahaina Library. Captain Lew Fouler grabbed the animal tossed it over the seawall and left it thrashing about in the ocean. Quickly the two tourists on board the Happy Howzit grabbed gaffers, struck the rabbit through the basket and plucked it onboard. The accompanying photo clearly shows the two gentleman smiling. The small rabbit is hanging upside down with a sheet of paper attached to it. Around the perimeter are several government agents fighting over whose jurisdiction the animal belongs to. The Fish and Wildlife Servcie claim the land animal was grabbed while on land and so the case is theirs. NMFS says the animal was retrieved from the water and therefore is their responsibility. Either way the Easter Bunny met its demise on Maui aboard the Happy Howzit. I am telling you this now so parents everywhere have the entire year to prepare their children for a bleak Easter in '97. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Centre Page Ad YES! SPAM and SPAM LITE is on sale this week, $1.59 a can. EXCELLENT price. Buy 20 cans! Pooh, no papayas but pineapples are 49 cents a pound. WOW! All the ingredients this week for a great chili! fresh ground beef at $1.99 a pound, fresh broccoli at $1.09 a pound, and Duracell batteries at $2.59 a package and a 50 cent coupon off one 20 lb bag of Hinode rice. WARNING - Lender's bagels are on sale once again at $1.39 a package. A reminder, they come in blueberry so be careful what kind you grab. Two summers ago I accidentally grabbed and bought their blueberry bagels. That evening, my husband and I had a post-sunset dinner on the lanai and because it was dark, didn't notice the blue colouration that would have tipped us off. The usual parade of liquors are on sale this week but the best, Moosehead beer is on sale at $5.99 for a six-pack. Very little in the way of pork products on sale this week. Still must be the after-effects of the movie, Babe which should have won Best Picture but didn't. Red seedless grapes are on sale again for $1.49 cents a pound. Just a reminder again, not to eat the grapes and drink beer at the same time or you will have to take a shower after finishing your toiletry duties. "Nuff said. (A 180 degree swing...) Fresh Clip-Top Carrots are 69 cents a pound. Feed them to YOUR Easter Bunny!
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for March 21st - March 30th, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. Apologies for no Lahaina News summary for the previous week. Normally I receive the News on Thursdays. That one didn't arrive til last Monday and I just didn't have time to write it up. Now, I just don't feel like it and simply offer this week's instead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONT PAGE STUFF - There is a photo of Charles Kaupu standing while a whole bunch of teachers are sitting on the grass listening to him. In the background you can easily make out Maui ocean, crisp clear white-gray sky (this is a black and white photo) and small puffy clouds. Another gorgeous Maui day. TEACHERS BECOME STUDENTS ON WEST MAUI CULTURAL TOUR About 50 teachers from Lahaina's four public schools took a bus tour around West Maui. They were participants in the workshop, "Polynesia at your door: your community as a resource." Key speakers included Charles Kaupu who spoke about Hawaiian values and explained the significance of Honokohua burials. Keola Sequeira discussed the on-going canoe building project at Kamehameha Iki Park. MONEY FOR OLD COURTHOUSE CANOE HUI IN MAYOR'S BUDGET Mayor Linda Crockett Lingle has included $2.4 million in the country budget for West Maui projects. These include $600 000 for historic renovation of Old Lahaina Courthouse and $275 000 for a public restroom on Front Street. She also slated $100 000 for the Hui O Wa'a Kaulua to build their 62 foot double hulled canoe at Kamehameha Iki Park which is being transformed into a Hawaiian cultural park. COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORT PRAISED Community policing appears to be making a difference in the "feel" of Lahaina town. Well at least that is the opinion of two people who spoke at a police programme meeting. Here, let me grab a paragraph. "There's been a 1 000 percent improvement in police/community interaction," John Lawson told the other community members and police officers present. "The number of homeless around the Banyan Tree, and the drunks, has dropped precipit.ously." he said." (ed. Now you don't have to read the above comment more than once to realize there's something disturbing about it. Lawson notes there is 1 000 percent improvement in police/community interaction then says the number of homeless and drunks have dropped precipitously. Now unless the police worked conscientiously to find housing for the homeless or assistance for the drunks, their numbers really haven't dropped at all. And if it is like other solutions they were just hassled to move somewhere else, which means one of two things. Either there wasn't improvement in police/community interaction or drunks and homeless are not regarded by Lawson to be part of the community.) RUNWAY ISSUE TO RESURFACE Well well.... runway extension is in the Lahaina News again. The Environmental Impact Statement for the Kahalui runway is due out. This will then result in a public hearing. Expect for the Lahaina News to report the renewed scuffling between pro-runway expansionists and the antis. QUESTION OF THE WEEK What do you think of the Public School System? Five people were asked. We got us a split here. One person said she didn't know much about it so I've scrapped her input. Man I LOVE surveys! OK... Of the four remaining two think the public schools are doing a decent job. Of the two who don't.. yup, this is interesting.. of the two who don't, one (a man) states, "I went to a private school. I guess that explains what I think of it." Of the other who thinks public education is below par, she admits she doesn't have any kids, and is basing all she knows on what she hears. I submit the latter two's opinions can be lumped with the other lady who admitted she didn't know much about the education system - the private school guy because one truth about private school graduates is each and every one is certain his/her education is superior to a public one. The other, because she had no kids and bases her opinion on what she hears... and I suspect she hangs out with friends who don't have kids either. One guy's input is worth repeating and you will see why. He is Felix Bilan and here is what he says, "It's good. I get two kids at Nahienaena and Lahaina Intermediate. They get a good education." EDITORIAL PAGE What? No editorial cartoon? The editorial is about the mayor's budget items. Lahaina News gives Mayor Lingle credit for spending her budget on items clearly supported by the community. Then the editorial encourages citizens to drop by the Lahaina Library to take a look at the budget. Interesting letter to the editor from Michelle and Chris Reed of Haiku. They are writing about "Turtle Reef" out in front of Club Lanai where there is a large green sea turtle population. Seems they walked the beach and collected all manner of garbage, plastics and other human artifacts. Good for them! They were correctly concerned for the turtles who accidentally ingest plastics and ask people to be more considerate about how they dispose of things. HARBOUR REPORT FACTORY RUN IS PRODUCTIVE FOR JUDY ANN II. There is a picture of a 394 pound marlin that will no longer grace Maui ocean with its presence. WHOA! Interesting.... considering the above letter to the editor about trash/debris in the ocean. Here. Let me pull the sentence. "The fish has also fallen victim to ocean pollution. It had a three-eighths inch black plastic packing strap around its body." The paragraph goes on to explain that the fish had grown enough that an indentation had formed from the pressure of this plastic strap. NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Pooh. no SPAM or papayas on sale... Coral Hawaiian brand tuna is on sale 69 cents a can. I can't see the dolphin safe label so please ensure it is there before you buy. Armour Jumbo hot dogs are on sale for 89 cents for 16 oz. That is MIGHTY cheap... check the expiry date on those. HAHAHAHAHA! Look at THIS! Carnation Hot Cocoa Mix is on sale at $1.69. HAHAHAHAHA! Love it. Kind of like finding a sale on anti freeze in West Maui. Campbell's chicken noodle soup and tomato soup are on sale at 69 cents a can. Nice'nSoft toilet pa...errrummm.. bathroom tissue is on sale at 99 cents for 4 rolls. Bud Light will cost you $12.99 for a 24 pack and you have the chance for severe intestinal cramps again this week because grapes are on sale at $1.59 a pound. Eat the grapes while you drink the beer to see what I mean. (Voice of experience) WOW! Fresh drinking water is on sale for $1.19 a gallon. WOW! PUKA AND VINCE Clever cartoon but you had to be there. YESSSS! Last page is a Lahaina Cannery Mall full page ad! Let's see what the sales are! 15% off sunglasses at Shades of Hawaii. 15% off Hats Galore & More. 25% of Hawaiian Island Gems 20% off selected masks, snorkels and fins at the Maui Dive Shop. The US Navy is holding a sale on obsolete submarines a mile out and opposite the Cannery. You have to prove you represent a nation FRIENDLY to the US however. That means I as a Canadian could have QUALIFIED for purchase but I don't carry that kind of money with me. I guess I will just have to settle for kites which are 20% at Kite Fantasy. THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK! -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab =============================================================================
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for March 7 - March 14th, 1996 --------------------------------------------------- by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: This summary is coming to you from the Better Late than Never Department ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONT PAGE: Another really beautiful front page photo - this time of a double-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe. VOYAGING CANOES INSPIRE PRIDE, SAYS NAVIGATOR This article is about the revival of the Polynesian ocean-voyaging canoes and about navigation and how the stout-of-heart Polynesians used the naturalworld of sky colours, sunset/sunrise, sea birds, moon and the stars to guide their voyages. SCIENTISTS ARE DIVIDED ON WEST MAUI'S SEAWEED PROBLEM - Are land-based nutrients a contributing factor? This article is essentially a summary of the conference, "Stink Limu: What the scientists say about our algae blooms." Presentations were made on the history of algae problems in West Maui and on how land activities may be involved. Of interest is a shift to learning more about red hypnea. Previous to this people were mainly concerned about the Cladophora. MAUI MARATHON IS SUNDAY More than 900 runners are expected to participate in the Maui Marathon. Basically the rest of the article describes the marathon and the route. QUESTION OF THE WEEK Interesting question that we have discussed on alt.culture.hawaii a lot. What does aloha spirit mean to you? All five people agreed there is aloha spirit but a kid from Olinda, Maui said it best. "Love, peace, kindness. I don't know any other words to describe it. Sharing." (ed. an observation about the new Lahaina News. They use some very attractive petroglyphs on their pages now. A nice touch.) EDITORIAL It isn't there. The article BESIDE A BANYAN TREE has replaced it for this week. It is about Keola Sequeira and the Hui and their efforts to create a cultural revival centre with the Polynesian canoes at centre stage. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Really brave letter (since it was signed) by Jennifer Reed entitled HOMOPHOBIA IS DISTRESSING. She describes an incident where a group of men in drag entered a Lahaina restaurant and were subjected to insults and jokes even from the employees. As the group was leaving, local residents shouted for them to "get out". Management did nothing about this harrassment. Her last sentence reads, "A little tolerance is not too much to ask." HARBOUR REPORT A photo appears this week but it is so small the marlin is about the size of a fancy guppy. It was a 445 pounder caught by the Desperado. I don't think I need to read the article because it will just describe where they went, the actual hit, the struggle, the landing and then the return home. So here is the last sentence, "Seth stuck a meat hook under the chin and tied off the bill." NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Pooh no SPAM/SPAM LITE or papayas this week. Louis Rich Turkey Franks are on sale this week for $1.79. We buy them when we are on Maui and they taste terrific with macaroni and cheese. Bumblebee tuna is on sale at 65 cents a can. There is a dolphin safe label so go for it! Maui Fresh Large White Island Eggs are on sale for $1.59 a dozen. These eggs are laid by Maui born and raised chickens so there is a rainbow every time you crack some open. This is the brand we buy, and many mornings when we crack the eggs open, a rainbow leaks out and hovers over the ocean. Hawaiian pineapples are on sale at 59 cents a pound. The one pictured has its leaves all over the place so it looks like it stuck its finger in an electrical socket. Coors Light is on sale at 18 for $9.99. Flame Red Grapes are on sale for $1.79 and I dare you to take the two together one evening. Finally fresh Tako Poke is on sale for $6.99 a pound. I think Tako is the Japanese word for He'e which is the Hawaiian word for octopus... but I don't know what Poke means. COMIC STRIP Puka & Vince Vince, I believe it is, tries to force out Heavy Metal out of a ukulele and concludes it can't be accomplished satisfactorily. That's it until next time. Aloha and best... -- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for February 29th - March 7, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------ by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONT PAGE STUFF WOW! There is a remarkable photo on the front page. It was taken from a boat and shows a whale with its tail fluke sticking perfectly 90 degrees out of the water. In the background is a zodiac with three researchers aboard. Taken for the National Geographic Society. My first reaction was how awesome this sight must be. My experience with sea turtles though has taught me when a turtle scuffs the side of its face several times with its flipper it is telling you to bug off and stick it. I can't help but wonder what this whale is actually up to. I mean humans might see this as a natural splendour but it could simply be a whale MOONING those in the boats. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Articles on Whales on the Front Page suggests whales are still big on Maui. The first discusses some new questions that have been raised as a result of current research. Questions about whale singing and migration continue to interest scientists. Sad news, a male humpback suddenly dropped dead in the middle of competitive behaviour with a group of other males. Scientists are at a loss to determine cause of death but speculate a heart attack. The rest of the article explains why certain permits would have been required to take tissue samples and how difficult it would be to do a necropsy. Tiger sharks were reported partying around the corpse... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMUNITY PLAN PASSES COUNCIL West Maui Community Plan was passed on to the mayor with a 7-2 vote. Debate (at times heated) continued about the need for more hotels. Councilman Nakamura defends building more hotels especially like the ones in the 310 acre North Beach luxury development proposed by Amfac. Whoaaaa.. shot across the starboard bow by Nakamura.... I'll quote Lahaina News. '"Some don't believe I represent West Maui in the community plan," Nakamura said, giving a sideways nod toward a couple of long-time activists who have attended every council meeting on the plan. Nakamura said most residents favor the final plan and that he was speaking on behalf of those who couldn't attend the daytime council meeting because they are working." Ziiiiiiiiinnnnnnng...... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION OF THE WEEK Do you think hotels should be built at North Beach? (Now this is the SAME question Council Nakamura just commented on above. He claims most residents favoured the final plan (including North Beach development). So let's see. Five people were asked. All appeared to have jobs so I guess they are the working types, Nakamura claims to represent. Four out of the five said no, for various reasons. The single yes vote said developing North Beach would mean more work and more job openings. 80% No 20% Yes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL The editorial is about a Whalers Village "Live on the Beach" concert series and it encourages people to come out again next month. EDITORIAL CARTOON It shows county inspectors sneaking up on a married couple. The wife is a waitress and the husband has just dropped her off at work. He gives her a quick peck on the lips and says, "See you tonight hon...". A notice warns about physical contact between patrons and employees. HARBOUR REPORT Whooaaaaa... still no photo of a dead fish and smiling people! Title "Shark hits marlin during seven-hour fight" (I swear on a turtle the title is true. I dare you to repeat the previous sentence outloud three times without stumbling.) She reads... yup, just as I thought... 12 round match between a tiger shark and a Pacific blue marlin, both Maui born and raised. Event covered by National Geographic and KIKI radio. Nasty action, with gashes and bites and fin nipping. I quote, "The next two-and-a-half hours were frustrating." That is because the marlin quickly assessed the situation and tried heroicly to escape the pursuing shark. I quote again, "Shortly after that, the marlin must have been killed by the shark because it suddenly stopped its run 500 yards straight down." It was nasty. It was gruesome. And I quote, "Finally the marlin floated to the surface 20 feet from the boat." All aboard the fishing boat, the Nip and Tuck blew chunks at the sight. Even hours later, no one who viewed the gored marlin could entertain thoughts of supper. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of supper, to the right of the Harbour Report is a FULL PAGE AD for a 39 cent hamburger and 49 cent cheeseburger at McDonalds. Limit of 10 per transaction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAPILI MARKET/Food Pantry Centre Page Ad YES! Spam and Spam Lite are on sale this week! Poooh.. no papayas though. She settles in to report.... Nissin Top Ramen is on sale at 6 fora dollar and if I knew what it was I could tell you whether that was a good price or not.... Zee paper towels are on sale for 89 cents a roll. Foremost ice cream is on sale at 2 for $6.00. Bananas are on sale for 69 cents a pound. What? No chocolate fudge syrup on sale? Foo... Coral Hawaiian light tuna is on sale for 65 cents a can. I can't make out a dolphin safe label so please don't buy unless there is one. Fresh ground beef is $1.99 a pound, tomato sauce is 4 for a dollar. Almost got the makings of a chili.... Budweiser beer is $6.99 for a 12 pack but if you are a tea-toter, Premium Blend Coffee is on sale for $7.99 for 39 ounces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUKA AND VINCE Some kids are looking for menehunes. A kid gets excited as he sees one - shouting how terrifying it was. A girl, more clever than her male counterparts points out there was a squished bug at the end of the telescope. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACK PAGE Ad for AAAAA Rent a Space. 5 X 6 storage for only $32.00. What in heck does that mean? 5 by 6 WHAT? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's it for another week. The Lahaina News lands promptly in our mailbox in Canada every Thursday. The actual summary gets to you depending on how long I procrastinate. This weekend's excuse was theatre tickets and hemorroids. Aloha and best
LAHAINA NEWS SUMMARY for February 22nd - 29th, 1996) ----------------------------------------------------- by 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 the Lahaina News and wishes she was in Hawaii right now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONT PAGE shows an interesting photo of Lion dancers celebrating the Chinese New Year. HAWAIIAN DESCENDANTS SOUGHT FOR HONOKOHAU VALLEY LAND The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is looking for descendants of people who owned nine parcels of land in Honokohau Valley which Maui Land and Pine wants to acquire. Two sentences are worth quoting. "Parcels along the stream and those kuleana lands under taro cultivation of the Great Mahele have water rights associated with the land, Martin said." "There is a growing recognition that the western system of law has not served (Hawaiians) well," Martin said. "Most of what I heard is frustration, people asking 'where is our system of law.'" PAGE TWO is all about schools and the activities going on in the third quarter. QUESTION OF THE WEEK (I am starting to look forward to this almost as much as the centre page ad!) What areas of West Maui do you feel need street or traffic improvements? All five respondents felt improvements were needed and each identified certain streets or intersections. By reading their comments, I bet you can locate where each person lives within a half mile. EDITORIAL CARTOON GOOD ONE! It is about beach erosion. It shows Maui surrounded by a seawall and waves pulling dollar signs makai. Golden sand beaches are a resource and major tourist attraction is the message. EDITORIAL The entire editorial is devoted to the green algae/seaweed issue. The editorial tells those concerned about this blight to attend the conference "Stink Limu". The Lahaina News encourages dialogue and cooperative problem solving between divers/boaters(laypeople) and the scientists. HARBOUR REPORT Another week without a dead fish hanging upside down! We are now four/five weeks in a row! This article is about Captain Mark Shultz's tag and release efforts. It mentions a boat, the HINATEA. It's been the top tag and release boat on Maui for the past five years. They try to release at least half of all the billfish they catch. One sentence stands out. "Mark hopes to fish for a long time. He would hate in 10 years to be catching only 20 marlin a yea