North shore event not worth front-page display
Hold the war! Hold everything!
The sign saying welcome to Paia has been stolen (The Maui News, May 9).What? You’ve got to be kidding me, editors of The Maui News .
With all the ungodly things happening in this world, we put this on the front page! I have an idea though. Instead worrying about the sign, maybe you should worry about the sanitation of that little town and what it has become with all the free spirit wannabe Rastas. Please!
Mike Kahlua
Wailuku
Undocumented workers exploited
I believe some of the responses to the recent roundup of illegal immigrants have been over the top. The folks who are caught entering the country without proper documentation are not forced into cattle cars and sent to death camps as one letter writ
» Full StoryOne official has the right idea about commerce
Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation chief Ed Underwood states (The Maui News, May 10) “The state should not be obligated to give a commercial entity public property to do their business.”
Isn’t it interesting that this reasonable bit
TVR operators have a way to help charities
As a bed-and-breakfast owner who has had his permit pending for seven years now, I have ignored the edicts of our soon-to-be one-term mayor and kept my employees hired, paid my GE/TAT taxes and contributed to the north shore economy whenever I can. » Full Story
Punctuation trips up headline writer
Why the apostrophe heading your Mother’s Day special photo section — “Mom’s are so special!”? Moms is a plural word, meaning more than one mom. They are all special. Mom’s refers to something belonging to mom such as her car, her smile, her family. Y
» Full StoryLifeguard sees need for guards at Makena
As a first-time visitor to Maui, I was surprised by the lack of lifeguard services.
Having visited Makena Beach on a number of occasions, I witnessed a need for lifeguard supervision of the beach.
A drowning occurred on this b


