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MAUI NEI

May 15, 2008

Maui was a different place in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The condos and hotels were just being built in Kihei. On the west side there was Kaanapali and most of the beach was just beach. In Kihei and on the west side, vacation accommodations consisted of small apartment complexes.

Canadians were a prominent part of the visitor industry. No need to guess why when you consider winter in those northern climes. Some came to stay and build. Two prime examples were the Napili Beach Club and the Maui Lu.

Rental housing was scarce and what was available went to residents — usually by word of mouth. The rental section of The Maui News was less than a column long. Transient vacation rentals wouldn’t come along for another couple of decades. The tourists pretty much stayed over there while working folks stayed over here.

Those who moved to Maui in those days were a different sort. There were the surfers and hippies who came after watching surf movies of a l

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Shave Ice

May 14, 2008

If coral divers had headstones, Ray, your epitaph would have to say that you Never Been To The Chamber. Your sheet was clean.

— Michael McPherson, “Black Coral”

The wind was just coming up when we reached Spreckelsville at mid

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SECOND THOUGHTS

May 13, 2008

Here’s my new favorite thing: bowling balls. Not bowling, God forbid, just the balls. The one time in my life I took to the lanes, I let go of the ball when my arm was extended behind me. Got me a strike, all right — on my date’s ankle. Not good. I’m

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CHECK IT OUT

May 12, 2008

A Kula resident says a portion of Lower Kula Road, which begins across the street from Omaopio Road and runs to Lower Kula Drive, has been under construction for several weeks with underground utility work. As the crew completes sections, the road is

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Haku Mo‘olelo

May 9, 2008

The economists are at it again. When Sen. Hillary Clinton was bashed over whether she supported or didn’t support the North American Free Trade Agreements, her response revived the scenario of John Kerry voting for and not voting for funding for the

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MAUI NEI

May 8, 2008

After six years of working on Maui — including one year of scuffling as a freelance writer — I was out of a job. I’d quit as a Neighbor Island correspondent for a city newspaper to spend time exploring the island.

I’d quit a county gig as

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