MAUI NEI
This isn’t your grandpa’s Maui. There are restaurants that stay open 24 hours a day. The biggest number of them don’t even require getting out of your car, just drive through but be careful with the food. It doesn’t take much to stain your clothing or the car’s upholstery. Pick carefully and you can even find a drive-through with really good coffee. There are groceries that stay open 24 hours a day. In the wee hours of the day you might have to play dodge ’em with floor buffers and stacks of goods waiting to be put on the shelves, but there’s always the chance of running into another night owl you haven’t seen for a while. Don’t get too wrapped up in conversation. You might forget what you forgot to get that made the late-night buying necessary. There are aptly named convenience stores open 24 hours a day. Fill your tank with gasoline and if you have any money left over, you can indulge in your favorite legal drugs, like tobacco. Does anyone remember when the Kula Lodge’s machine wa
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His face has
been worn down
by too much patience.
He has lately taken
up some sporty touches —
a goatee, a pair of
calfskin boots.
— Michael Cunningham,
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SECOND THOUGHTS
First off, a hearty thanks to those of you who took a run at naming our hunky new treadmill. I had no idea there were so many Scandinavian names to choose from. Which is to say I’ve had a time of it trying to decide. The crazy of too much choice, and
» Full StoryCHECK IT OUT: Bitten? Control wants to know
A Maui News reader had a confrontation with a dog this month, and he wonders what he should have done about it.
On July 4, “while walking between two vehicles, a dog tried to bite me,” he said. “Fortunately, the dog was tied to a short ro
MAUI NEI
On the way home, stopped at the intersection of Pulehu and Hansen roads, looking for a hole in the cross traffic. Noticed a presentable-looking guy standing in the shade of a monkeypod tree. Eyes met. He smiled and waggled a thumb.
Pickin
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We were living an “alternative” lifestyle, and it was working.
We were “green” and “off the grid” before those terms were used.
— John Wythe White, Taylor Camp chronicler
A patriotic impulse to put our “economic s
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