Maui Discussion

Planning for the controversial Wailuku Parking Garage has been put on hold by the County of Maui. It is estimated that $720,000 has been spent on the design effort to date.

Wailuku has little to show for public money spent, and a lot of questions to answer about where it all went.

There were few bright spots in Hawaii’s economy at the end of 2011. Visitor arrivals and spending improved, but job growth and unemployment worsened.

Wailuku Town looks at its past and its future in a series of planning workshops scheduled for this week. The public is invited to participate.

“Couldn’t we do the review before we dig the hole?”

How do you feel about the “Piilani Promenade,” an outlet mall planned for development in Kihei, to be completed by 2014?

“Please don’t let Joni Mitchell’s prophesy, ‘They pave paradise and put up a parking lot,’ come true for South Maui.”

“I have to disagree with Ms. Halas on some of the points made in her editorial.”

An informational meeting on Kahului Airport runways drew a standing-room-only crowd. They favored the option that cost the most but would not shut the airport during construction.

The Kahului Airport runway issue threatens to shut down certain flights for months and cost the economy $350 million. Or, result in an expensive repair bill. Which repair option for the runway do you prefer? Vote now and comment.

Last week the Kihei Republican briefed members of the Valley Isle Sunset Rotary Club on issues of interest to Maui voters.

Hawaii, the 50th state, seems very much like the USA, but really — it’s not.

Hawaii’s new civil union law allows same-sex couples to receive some of the benefits of marriage. But how does it benefit Hawaii?

More than 40 adults and several children filled the courtroom in response to notice given by Kehalani Holding Company Inc. seeking to remove them from the property owned by Oahu developer Stanford Carr.

Representative Joe Souki from Wailuku discusses current and future politics for Hawaii, including our dire financial situation, legalized gambling and liberalized marijuana laws.

Should we do more to uphold the “slower traffic keep right” road rule, particularly on Mokulele and Haleakala Highways? Vote now!

A land rights dispute may soon end up in court between the native Hawaiian residents of the Iao Stream shanty town and the recorded land owner.

“But the bottom line is we need to find the balance and perhaps this group of protesters could for just a moment feel for the real working people that are trying to keep a roof over their families’ heads and not be living off the system.”

“FACT: No one can ban Halloween on Front Street or anywhere else; it’s against our American constitution.”

Mayor Alan Arakawa and Christopher Kennedy Lawford discuss Old Maui High School on the north shore as a site for a new addiction rehabilitation center.