Ogden Continues to Scrooge The Maui News
The elections are over, Thanksgiving is over. You know what’s not over? The Maui News staffers’ attempts to get West Virginia owner Ogden Newspapers to do anything about ongoing contract…
Guest Column: South Maui Medical Examination Results
Today's post comes from Maui progressive activist Mark Hyde, who, it turns out, is a skillful satirist as well. Read it and weep (laughter and tears). By Mark Hyde At…
Maui County Election News: Endorsements, Projections, Suggestions
As Election Season 2022 lurches to a conclusion—with ballots arriving any day--campaign noise has become almost deafening. In recent days, my household has been buried in an avalanche of election…
“People-Power” Drives Progressive Candidates’ Newly Formed ‘Onipa’a 2022:
Maui’s progressive movement has a problem once thought to be inconceivable: Political power, and how to keep it. For decades, island progressive candidates have pounded on the doors of power,…
$350,000 Yearlong Paia ‘Clean and Safe’ Contract Mostly Unspent After 10 Months
A $350,000 Maui County one-year contract intended to provide cleaning and “safety” services to Paia is largely unspent after 10 months, a time period marked by growing anger…
Prettier Paia: Landowner Makes Good on Clean-up Promise
The western entrance to Paia got a much-needed facelift over the Labor Day weekend as crews removed 69 burned-out vehicles, trash, and some trees from the 339-acre parcel abutting the town.…
Maui ER Doctor Firing: The Strange Case of Dr. David Williams
Dr. David Williams, one of Maui Memorial Hospital’s most senior emergency room doctors, was abruptly fired last month. The exact reason remains unclear; the hospital will not discuss personnel issues.…
Paia Landowner: Parcel to Be Cleaned, Fenced, and Patrolled
A large parcel of land abutting Paia, a portion of which recently burned in a fire, will be cleaned up, fenced, and heavily patrolled by security guards, its owner told…
Campaign Cash: Why is a group of California doctors so interested in the Maui mayor’s race?
Three physician/executives of Emergent Medical Associates [EMA], the private California company contracted to run Maui Memorial Hospital’s emergency department, have become notable players in the Maui mayor’s race. Since May,…
Paia Land Deal: Who Got Burned?
The July 30th fire that swept through the weedy fields abutting Paia left a dystopian spread of detritus in its wake. With brush cover gone, dozens of gutted, burned cars…