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ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON WHO STOPPED OLOWALU SEAWALL I was glad to see MauiTime featured the story on how activists helped the DOT rethink a project for a 900 foot rock revetment just north of Olowalu (“Move The Road,” Dec. 22, 2016). This is just one of several erosion hotspots that has drawn attention since a seawall project at Ukumehame resulted in a large plume of red silt, and numerous calls to government officials. One of those calls was from marine biologist Mark Deakos, whose special area of study is manta rays, which congregate in the waters off stretches of the Honoapi‘ilani Highway. Deakos called and emailed numerous offices, including mine and County coastal planners Tara Owens and Jim Buika.

He also called state officials and learned that several projects were planned, most with reduced public input because they were “emergency declarations,” with federal funds acquired by gubernatorial request after the Japan tsunami in 2011, then Hurricane Iselle in 2014.

It should also be noted that Mayor Alan Arakawa, recognizing the need to move the highway mauka, brought forth the Pali To Puamana Master Plan in 2005. Since that time large tracts of land have been acquired by the County; 100 acres at Ukumehame; and 148 acres at Launiupoko. Arakawa told me that he had told DOT-Highways Director Ford Fuchigami he was “crazy” to pursue shoreline hardening projects,

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But nothing coalesced until activists vowed to hold signs and camp at the construction site as long as necessary. The Maui Tomorrow lawsuit filed in conjunction with Malama Olowalu surely brought the issue onto DOT and Governor David Ige’s priority list, but was never ruled upon due to Circuit Court being absorbed in a lengthy murder trial. Without any court action taken, the sign waving troops settled in for the long haul. In addition to Tiare Lawrence, West Maui resident Kai Nishiki, Frankie Caprioni of Olowalu and countless others should be credited for the effort.

Another marine biologist and long-time Trilogy employee, Cynthia Matzke, traveled to the signwaving site with another Akaku producer to do interviews. While driving back to central Maui, she called one of Governor Ige’s aides whom she had met at the World Conservation Congress and urged him to alert the governor to direct DOT to seek alternatives.

Back in July, Deakos and a planning consultant with West Maui Land (Peter Martin et al) drafted a letter to the State Environmental Council, asking them to assess the project and to advise the governor of its short-sightedness. OEQC (which oversees the Council) Director Scott Glenn did so, and accompanied DOT’s Fuchigami, Deputy Ed Sniffen, and Attorney General William Wynhoff to the site in midSeptember. It was at Peter Martin’s beach front home at Olowalu that an alternate plan was quickly agreed upon, in an all-too-rare example of how citizens and government can work together to find solutions.

Maui Tomorrow’s Albert Perez and Tiare Lawrence of Malama Olowalu were indeed vital to the outcome of stopping a larger shoreline-hardening project. And they no doubt will be equally involved with the ultimate solution of highway realignment to move traffic out of harm’s way, while protecting the near shore coral reefs and their inhabitants.

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aui County Council Chairperson Mike White has made aggressive moves against the Office of Council Services (OCS), asserting his authority as chair to place various staffers on paid leave, as well as replace Director David Raatz, we learned.

White’s moves, made just a week before Christmas, left many of those still at the office uncertain whether they’ll have jobs come Jan. 2, 2017, when the new County Council is sworn in (the public can testify starting at 2pm).

On Friday, Dec. 16, White sent a two-page memo outlining his reasoning and authority to the councilmembers-elect and naming his preferred successor to Raatz. That memo, which we obtained, is both vague and disin-

genuous. Four days later, during a series of meetings held on Tuesday, Dec. 20, White placed two OCS staffers–Sharon Brooks and Ross Izumigawa–on “paid administrative leave.”

It’s unclear under what authority allowed White to remove the staffers from OCS, who are legally full-time employees of the entire County Council (White’s office didn’t return a phone message left on Dec. 22 asking for comment for this story). While Rule 6A(2) of the Rules of the Council gives the chairperson the right to appoint employees of the council, it also stipulates that the the Council as a whole must approve any full-time employee appointments. In any case, sources on the 8th floor of the County building said that both staffers were escorted out of the building after being

told they were being placed on leave.

“With no reason or warning to the employees or to the other OCS staff members, it is safe to say everyone is very shaken up,” one county employee familiar with the OCS shakeup told me. “Morale is low on the 7th and 8th floors.”

The importance of the OCS–and the need for it to operate independently of political influence–can’t be overstated.

“The Office of Council Services provides administrative services to the Council Chair, the councilmembers’ individual offices, and the council’s district offices,” states the OCS website. “In the county’s legislative process, the role of the Office of Council Services is to staff the county council’s committees and subcommittees, and provide objective assistance to individual councilmembers.”

But for reasons that aren’t clearly articulated in his memo, White is clearly unhappy with the OCS–and especially Raatz. This is troubling because Raatz has a reputation in the county for being an honest stickler for ethics.

“I’ve known him for years,” said longtime Maui activist Lucienne de Naie. “I was really happy to see him appointed head of Council Services. He’s an attorney, and I’ve never seen him take sides. He’s the consummate public servant, very professional and a really smart guy.”

As it is, the portion of the memo detailing White’s problems with the OCS is just ambiguous doubletalk: “After a thorough operational review of the Office of Council Services (“OCS”), along with obtaining feedback and input from members on the operations of OCS, it has become clear that operational change is both needed and desired,” White wrote in his memo. “A high level of member services with an attention to detail is the most important role of OCS and I believe this mission can be enhanced through new leadership in staffing.”

High level of member services? New leadership in staffing? What does all that even mean?

In any case, White says in the memo that he wants Sandy Baz, most recently Mayor Alan Arakawa’s budget director, to take Raatz’s place. On Dec. 2, White asked that the County Council immediately approve Baz as a “temporary” addition to the OCS staff, even though usual appointments there require lengthy interviews and an entrance test. Though Councilmember Guzman vehemently disagreed, saying there was no reason to dispense with the usual hiring procedures, the council approved Baz’s employment.

At that hearing, Councilmember Riki Hokama both approved Baz’s appointment

and attacked the OCS. “I’m not so much tied into the hiring process that I feel doesn’t serve the pleasure of the members,” Hokama said. “So, I say that because I want to be clear with our current employees, too: you’re only guaranteed until January 1. Don’t make assumptions you’ll be here on January 2nd… And I’ll be upfront: I am not a happy member.”

In his Dec. 16 memo, White said that “Currently, he [Baz] serves in the position of Supervising Legislative Analyst in OCS,” but he didn’t mention that Baz had only held that title for two weeks when he issued the memo.

White added that Baz “brings a unique perspective and a collaborative approach in his management style that I believe will be beneficial.”

White’s memo also states that he would like the Council to approve Gregory Garneau to be the new OCS Supervising Legislative Attorney, saying that he “believe[s] he will compliment Mr. Baz’s vision for OCS.” But most disturbing of all, the memo also includes this curious statement about Raatz: “I would also like to announce the departure of David Raatz,” White wrote.

“He was asked to remain with the office, as his institutional and legal knowledge have been impeccable, but he has decided to pursue other opportunities.”

Though Raatz wouldn't comment for this story, White’s characterization of Raatz’s agreeing to exit his job appears to be untrue. In fact, two employees on the 8th floor of the County building told me that Raatz never agreed to leave, has no other job lined up and intends to show up for work on Jan. 2 with every expectation of continuing to work at OCS. Though Raatz is still OCS Director (at least until Jan. 2), two county employees familiar with the staff shakeup said that on Friday, Dec. 23, White and Baz convened an OCS staff meeting in the County’s Corporation Counsel office.

In an unrelated matter, earlier this month Mark Sheehan of the SHAKA Movement filed an ethics complaint against White with the Board of Ethics, alleging that White abused his authority by issuing a press release “declaring unequivocally that the Maui County Council had organized for the upcoming term and that he will again serve as Chair for the next council session” (the full Council has to vote on who gets to be Chairperson and Vice Chairperson at their first meeting on Jan. 2). White has denied that he did anything unethical, and the Board of Ethics is expected to hear the complaint on Jan. 11. ■ anthony@mauitime.com + @apignataro For more news articles, visit: mauitime.com/news

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News Of The Weird HOT DENTISTRY Radical dentistry was on display in November in London’s Science Gallery, where installations offered “art-science collaborations”–including Taiwan artist Kuang-Yi Ku’s “Fellatio Modification Project.” Former dentist Ku, complaining that textbooks on mouths tragically under-regard their value in sex, created (the ordinary way) a custom retainer for the client’s mouth but then added rubber “bumps” and “cones” and “ribs” and “ripples” that might be pleasing to a partner.

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Growing nine generations of the species in the lab, the researchers concluded that the females who can avoid the “rapist” evolve larger brains than those who fall victim. (Researchers, loosely speaking, thus concluded that as males grow bigger penises, females grow bigger brains to outsmart them.)

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When police in Port Orange, Florida, arrested Anthony Coiro, 76, in November, he admitted that he had a stash of “crazy” pornography, some featuring children.

However, he adamantly insisted, “I’m not a pedophile. I’m just a pervert,” adding, “a law-abiding pervert.” He faces 52 counts.

And in November in Osaka, Japan, an unnamed arrestee apparently had his sexual molestation charge (against a woman on a crowded train) dramatically downgraded.

“Actually,” the man indignantly told the judge, he is not a pervert–but just a pickpocket (a lesser crime). The victim had testified that the man had brushed against her for “3 seconds” and not the “30” she originally told police.

HARDLY NEED A BREATHALYZER Michelle Keys, 35, among those joyously caught up in Iowa’s upset win over highly ranked Michigan in football in November and celebrating that night in Iowa City, was slurring and incoherent and told police she was certain she was standing in Ames, Iowa (120 miles away), and had just watched the “Iowa State-Arizona” game (a matchup not played since 1968). (She registered .225.)

And a 38-year-old woman was arrested in Springwood, Australia, in November when police stopped her car at 3 a.m. at an intersection–with a children’s swing set wedged onto the roof of her SUV. (She had shortly before mistakenly driven through someone’s back yard and through the swing set.) (.188.)

PERSPECTIVE “Sexually-based offenses,” a TV show intones, are “particularly heinous,” but to the small Delaware liberal arts Wesley College (according to the U.S. Department of Education) even an accusation of sexual misconduct is so heinous that there was no need even to interview the alleged wrongdoer before expelling him. (An informal meeting did occur, but only after the investigation was completed.) The expulsion occurred even though the victim herself had not originally accused that particular student.The expelled student’s offense was to have helped set up video for a consensual sex encounter that was (without consent) live-streamed. (The Department of Education accepted a settlement in which Wesley agreed to revamp its code of student rights.)

LEAST COMPETENT ARTISTS Apparently the plan by a 33-year-old unlicensed, un-car-registered driver in Perth, Australia, in November to keep from being stopped by police was to print “POLICE” in large, “official”-looking letters on the sides of her white Hyundai, using a blue dry-erase board marker. (She was, of course, quickly stopped by police.) And a woman in a quiet north Minneapolis neighborhood told reporters she became fearful after seeing a large swastika spray-painted on a garage door down a nearby alley (just after election day!). Problem: The base “X” of the correct design has “hooks” that should always extend to the right, clockwise; three of the Minneapolis “artist’s” awkwardly hook left.

THE PASSING PARADE In November, a court in Christchurch, New Zealand, ordered the local police to “undo” the 493 bottles’ worth of liquor they had recently poured down the city’s drain after raiding an unlicensed bar. The court said the police must pay a pumping company to recall the hooch because of environmental regulations. And in November, the Littleton, Colorado, city government, faced with the need to “blot” sticky tar on 120 streets whose potholes it was filling, bypassed expensive “detackifiers” in favor of stuffing toilet paper over the tar, causing the streets to have a trick-or-treat look. ■

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ven without the election of Republican Donald Trump to be President of the United States, this was a monstrous year. We’ve had to deal with job losses, outrageous giveaways to big business and just a general slide away from democratic protections and open government assurances. We like to think of Hawaii (and Maui especially) as existing outside the world’s troubles, but it’s clear that FEAR has truly been the watchword for 2016.

And it’s likely 2017 will be even worse. So sit back, relax, maybe take a swig of something strong and revisit with us the year’s highs and lows (way more of the latter than the former) in Maui County.

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and, yes, joy at the impending end of cane burning. But have no fear, says anthropologist Carol MacLennan–the plantation mill may be closing, but the plantation itself will stay.

“Sugar production is ceasing, but A&B is still there,” she tells me. “You still have a major company with say over the acreage”...

Speaking of A&B, an Oahu judge smacks them good this month, ruling that for the last 15 years or so, the state has been illegally granting permits to the company so it can divert East Maui stream water, The Maui News reports. The next logical step is to stop the diversions, but no one can say when (or if) that will happen… County of Maui officials release a $70,000 report saying the county needs to start a public power utility co-op.

Sierra Club Hawaii loves the idea, and, of course, Maui Electric Co. (MECO) hates it, but MECO and the county haven’t been getting along lately, mostly because of the county’s big waste-to-energy proposal from Anaergia Services (which, by the way, isn’t really going anywhere right now anyway)... Maui artist, writer, performer and treasure Pat Masumoto dies. Many creative, wonderful people will die this year around the world, but Masumoto’s

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On Jan. 1, the legal smoking age in the State of Hawaii rises from 18 to 21 years of age. State officials say that much of the reason for this change comes from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) studies showing that “one in four high school students and one in 13 middle school students are current users of tobacco products” (though even state officials admit that the use of tobacco in Hawaii has been declining since 2000)...

Though Komoda’s Bakery in Makawao won’t officially celebrate its centennial until November, we celebrate early with a cover story on the venerable sweet shop. “We are so blessed with the loyalty of our customers,” bakery patriarch Calvin Shibuya tells us…

Just six days into the new year, Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) announces that it will close the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) mill–the last sugar operation in Hawaii–at the end of the year. This single announcement will touch off a year of complex feels: nostalgia, worry over the fate of the mill’s nearly 700 workers, hope that A&B really will keep to its promise to convert much of its 37,000 acres into “diversified agriculture”

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death hits very close to home. Maui will always be a less colorful place now… Hawaii News Now reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is taking over “a theft and bribery case involving multiple Maui police officers.” So it goes…

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Yoshizawa (daughter of Mukai). I’ve got a bad feeling about this… A mere 26 years after the Hawaii State Auditor recommended modernizing the state’s payroll system, the Hawaii Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) announces that it will do exactly that.

We’re assuming this means the state will finally stop using payroll form D-55, last revised in 1977 (the 1989 Auditor’s report specifically mentioned this form, saying using it instead of computers made payroll accounting unnecessarily burdensome).

Hey, better late than never, right?... Maui Police officers arrest Maui Police Officer Carlos Frate for “violating a Warning Citation [that] was issued as a result of an Abuse of Family and or Household Member investigation,” states a MPD news release issued on Feb. 17. And so it goes…

On Feb. 18, Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing, D– Kihei, is scheduled to appear in Second District Court on a citation for allegedly lacking auto insurance. Though no one outside the court knows it, Ing doesn’t

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who are largely unaware of current WQ [water quality] impairments”... You think that’s bad? Richard Zeebe, a professor at University of Hawaii’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology says that new findings show that the earth’s climate is changing at a rate 10 times faster than during any event in the last 66 million years. “Everyone is focused on what happens by 2100,” Zeebe says in a Mar. 21 news release. “But that’s only two generations from today. It’s like, If the world ends in 2100 we’re probably OK! But it’s very clear that over a longer timescale there will be much bigger changes.” Don’t you feel better now?... On Mar. 26, Hawaii Democrats decide that they prefer Senator Sanders to Secretary Clinton, by a pretty wide margin, in the Hawaii Democratic Caucus. That’s right–Sanders wins with 71 percent of the vote. Given that at this point in the race Clinton is still leading Sanders in both pledged delegates and Superdelegates, it’s looking increasingly likely that Hawaii voters are going to be disappointed when the Democratic convention rolls around this summer… Makena Beach & Golf Resort officials announce on Mar. 29 that the resort will close in July to make way for luxury condos. This seems to contradict a letter the resort sent to its nearly 400 employees just two weeks earlier, assuring them that there would likely be no sale in 2016. “It is important to confirm that no date has been established and as things stand right now we do not expect to have a date before the end of this year,” Makena Resort GM Declan McCarthy says in the letter. I can already see that there will be many casualties this year, but irony won’t be one of them.

APRIL Retired Maui News reporter and columnist Ron Youngblood dies at the age of 73. When he retired from the paper in 2009, he “averaged writing about 320 editorials a year [and] edited the 4,000 or more letters to the editor the paper received annually,” according to the paper… Maui Tomorrow releases a new report that shows how the county can create more agricultural jobs while still providing effective and environmentally responsible stewardship of the land (it’s viewable at FutureOfMaui.org). “This is an opportunity to go back to the values that Maui people were raised with,” says Alika Atay, an activist and Maui County Council candidate… Olowalu Town developers

withdraw their petition before the state Land Use Commission (LUC) to build 1,500 homes and a host of commercial structures in the tiny Westside village, quietly ending a massive (and massively controversial) project that was decades in the making… Maui’s own voyaging canoe Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani finally gets a proper home in Ma‘alaea Harbor. It’s the first such canoe built on Maui in 600 years… The U.S. Postal Service issues a new stamp honoring Haleakala National Park, as part of a news series of stamps dedicated to national parks. The stamp shows the dormant volcano covered in clouds, with a rainbow cascading over it.

“Much of Haleakala’s beauty comes from its rainbow-colored rocks,” says Kevin Ebi, the photographer who took the image that graces the stamp. “The rainbow in the sky complemented that nicely”... One day after state legislators carve a special exemption for A&B into House Bill 2501, which will now give the company special “holdover permits” to keep taking East Maui water (even though the impending closure of their thirsty sugar operation

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New director, same BS

MARCH Two days into the month County Planning Deputy Director Michele Chouteau McLean sends letters to six Ka‘anapali resorts telling them to get their public parking in order. It’s about damned time!... On Mar. 8, Hawaii Republicans hold their presidential caucus and maybebillionaire Donald Trump wins. Well, he took the largest share of the vote, 42 percent, which means he wins the state.

Notably, none of the state’s Republican elite had backed Trump–former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona wanted Senator Marco Rubio to win, while former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou had backed Ohio Governor John Kasich. As for state Senator Sam Slom–the only Republican in the Hawaii Senate–he first wanted neurosurgeon/loon Ben Carson before switching to Senator Ted Cruz. See, everybody loses!... There are many celebs (Woody Harrelson!) and power-brokers (David Cole!) applying for a medical marijuana dispensary license, but none are quite like drug warrior Don Shearer. Since the 1980s, his company Windward Aviation has flown marijuana eradication flights in Hawaii for the police and federal government. What’s more, he agreed to sit down with us to explain why he wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary. “Almost everyone I know in law enforcement would want to do this if they could,” he says…. Well, the Liquor Commission does it again: After meeting for nearly half an hour in closed session during its early March hearing, it utterly fails to vote on a clear choice to be the new director. So they do what all good panels of political appointees do: they give up and threw the whole thing into the lap of the new Liquor Commission, which formally starts work in April… A new study in Marine Pollution Bulletin seems to show that waste from South Maui injection wells is forming a plume in the waters just off Kihei that’s a threat to coral. “Of particular concern is Cove Park, directly next to Kalama and and the center of the wastewater plume from the Kihei WWRF [wastewater reclamation facility],” states the study. “Cove Park remains a popular beach for tourists and recreationists

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces on Feb. 2 that it’s discovered four entirely new species of marine algae (“limu”) in Hawaiian waters deeper than previously thought possible. “These findings redefine our understanding of algal distributions in Hawaii, and hint at the great number of other new species that are likely to be discovered in the future from these amazing deep-water reefs,” says Papahanaumokuakea research specialist Daniel Wagner… Given that last year’s search for a new County Liquor Control Director is completely trashed, the Liquor Commission decided to start over with new applicants. But just four people in the entire county step forward (shocking, I know): current LC Deputy Director Traci Fujita-Villarosa, former LC Deputy Director Glenn Mukai, current LC Officer Layne Silva (son of retired Director Frank Silva) and current LC Officer Karilee

attend the hearing, leading to the judge handing down a $250 bench warrant.

Uh oh… On Feb. 25, the county’s best wonks (otherwise known as the Special Committee on County Governance) gather in the Maui County Council chambers to discuss whether it might be cool to change the county away from a strong mayor type of government to one using an appointed “county manager.” Even if they agree, doing so will require a ballot measure, and if these guys want to get something up for a vote in 2018, they better act fast… U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–Hawaii, endorses Senator Bernie Sanders, D (but normally I)–Vermont to be the Democratic Presidential candidate.

Though most pundits are predicting that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the nominee, Gabbard insists that Sanders “will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity.” At the same time, Gabbard resigns her post as Vice Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, which was leaning hard for Clinton.

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means they won’t need so much water in the future), A&B announces that they will “fully and permanently restore” a few taro streams in East Maui. Aww, how generous of them… Hawaii News Now reports on Senate Bill 2439, introduced by Maui Senator Gil Keith-Agaran, which reaffirms the public’s right to photograph police officers on duty (the bill, Keith-Agaran says, was inspired by MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo’s arrest back in November 2012 for photographing cops on Haleakala Highway–though a judge threw out the case, prosecutors have appealed the ruling). Gotta take the good with the bad...

State officials finally announce medicinal marijuana dispensary licensees. On Maui, this means good news for former Maui Land & Pineapple Company CEO David Cole, bad news for Woody Harrelson (and Don Shearer, for that matter).

MAY Following up on MauiTime’s story in March about possible injection well effluent leaking into the waters off Kihei, the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council holds Continued on Page 11

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results suggest the insular shelf surrounding Maui Nui is an important natural habitat for Hawaii tiger sharks, and consequently large tiger sharks are routinely and frequently present in the waters off ocean recreation sites around Maui,” states the report. “This may explain why Maui has had more shark bites than other Main Hawaiian islands, although we cannot exclude differences in the numbers of ocean recreation activities between Maui and other islands as the primary cause of inter-island differences in shark bite rates.”

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requirement given the fact that Silva’s two sons worked for him these past years), but the important thing here is we can all finally move on to the LC’s next travesty of justice… A new report commissioned by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) confirms what most of us out here have known for some time: sharks love Maui best of all. “Overall, our

Get a Job, wraps up filming on his new picture Kuleana. Though Get A Job was a comedy, this new film is a drama. Hope we won’t have to wait too long to see it in the theater… Haleakala National Park officials call for public comment on their plan to use “non-lethal and lethal methods” to remove feral goats, pigs, dogs and axis deer from Nu‘u. “Management and removal of feral

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animals will provide protected habitat for endangered ‘ua‘u, and potentially other federally listed or candidate species,” states the park’s Environmental Assessment for their plan. Laurelee Blanchard of Leilani Farm Sanctuary immediately cries fowl: “Alexander & Baldwin could dedicate a couple hundred acres of land (that was once used to grow sugarcane) to provide a safe sanctuary for the relocation of feral goats, deer, and pigs who are deemed to be ‘invasive,’ she says…

Former Maui Mayor/Hawaii Speaker of the House Elmer Cravalho dies on June 27 at the age of 90. Unquestionably a giant in both state and county history, he was also brilliant, tempermental and cunning… Wow, Gov. Ige signs SB 2439. Didn’t see that one coming. Of course, he also signs SB 2501, which we totally saw coming... Remember that county manager proposal? Well, it’s as dead as Muhammad Ali, who sadly also died this month.

JULY A big brushfire apparently caused by a downed power line in Ukumehame leads to the closure of the Pali and calls from Mayor Alan Arakawa for a new West Maui road. “Last night’s brushfire was a perfect example of why we need an alternate route to and from West Maui, “Arakawa says on July 3. “Our residents and visitors can be cut off at any time due to a brushfire, rockslide or even a bad traffic accident, as they were yesterday. Even I was stuck in Lahaina last night and was forced to take the back road out, which is not made to handle heavy traffic.” All good reasons, and here’s another: rising sea levels due to climate change are already eating away at the the coast, and will sooner or later force the road to move inland… During a deadly active shooter situation on July 7, Dallas Police attach explosives to one of the bomb-defusing drones, then launch it a sniper who’s killed five cops and wounded five others (as well as two civilians). It’s an unprecedented act for a municipal police department in the U.S. and there needs to be serious, national discussion on whether it’s a good idea for cops to use robots for this purpose. Curious, the next day I ask the Maui PD if they can do the same thing with their Avatar II drone, which they got in 2014. “Our robot has that same capability,” MPD Lt. Gregg Okamoto tells me. Oh, joy… The state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) kills the proposed NextEra/ Hawaiian Electric merger in a 2-0 vote (one commissioner abstains). The panel did so,

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Isn’t politics beautiful?... MauiTime gets an anonymous tip that says asks there’s an active bench warrant out on Maui Rep. Ing, D–Kihei. Court records indicate this is true, so we call him. Apparently after getting that call, Ing surrenders himself to the MPD, where he’s booked and released with a new court hearing on Aug. 25.

AUGUST When it becomes clear to just about every Democrat in the nation that Hillary Clinton will clinch the presidential nomination, Rep. Gabbard steps away from Sanders and endorses Clinton for president. “Now, given the remaining choices, I–like Bernie Sanders–will be

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Though Rep. Gabbard is very popular in Hawaii’s Second Congressional District, and is widely expected to cruise to reelection, Maui activist and author Shay Chan Hodges files to run against her in the Hawaii Democratic Primary Election. Her reason–Gabbard isn’t nearly as liberal as her constituents, noting specifically that Gabbard has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that’s backed by far-right-wing billionaire Sheldon Adelson, has repeatedly criticized the Obama Administration’s military actions in the Middle East and has supported legislation that would make it more difficult for refugees from the murderous Syrian civil war to seek refuge in the U.S…. In a story right out of a cheap detective novel, news breaks that Alexandria Duval (aka Alison Dadow) allegedly murdered her twin sister Anastasia Duval (aka Ann Dadow) by driving their Ford Explorer off a cliff in East Maui. Turns out both sisters reportedly used to live high in Palm Beach while running some sort of yoga studio that may have gone bad. On June 7, Maui Police arrest the surviving sister, who was driving the SUV at the time, on suspicion of murder… Wow, that was fast: not long after her arrest, Judge Blaine Kobayashi throws out the arrest of Alexandria Duval (Alison Dadow), citing a lack of evidence. For reasons I suspect we can all understand, Duval/Dadow immediately boards a plane for New York…

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according to KITV, because the companies “did not demonstrate that the application is reasonable and in the public interest.”

So it goes… The Hawaii Democratic Party’s LGBT Caucus issues a statement of “strong support” for Democratic Second District congressional candidate Shay Chan Hodges, but not for incumbent Tulsi Gabbard. There is much back-and-forth arguing between Gabbard’s campaign and the caucus, but ultimately Gabbard’s people say no big deal because they already got an endorsement from the Human Rights Campaign, so there.

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an all-day workshop on South Maui water quality at the Humpback Whale Sanctuary offices. It’s apparently a grim day. “As human population increases on islands with highly visible limitations on the ecosystem, it is important to understand factors such as wastewater that can alter the ecosystem,” states the program on the talk by marine ecologist Dr. Eric Brown. “Over the past 20 years numerous studies have examined the impact of human wastewater in coral reef ecosystems and identified several key stressors that negatively influence coral reef organisms when present in excess quantities. These stressors include freshwater, dissolved inorganic nutrients, endocrine disrupters, pathogens, solids, heavy metals, and toxins”... What, you’re still here? Cool, because we got some juicy stuff coming up… In case you were worried, the state Senate votes to approve HB 2501. “The most important thing to understand about HB 2501 is that the Legislature is circumventing a January state court ruling that found A&B had been illegally diverting water for 15 years,” Civil Beat’s Chad Blair writes. Nonetheless, Maui Senators Keith-Agaran and Roz Baker vote for the bill, while J. Kalani English votes against it… Speaking of English, an arsonist fire-bombs his Hana home for who knows what reason. No one is injured, but it’s an unsettling attack… Bad news for Maui County Corporation Counsel Pat Wong–his latest financial disclosure form indicates he only won between $1,000 and $9,999 gambling in Las Vegas last year. Given that he was raking in at least $50,000 a year playing cards in the years up to my June 2015 cover story on Wong’s love of Vegas gambling, I can’t help but think that maybe I jinxed him… The Liquor Commission finally chooses a new director! They end up selecting Glenn Mukai, but at least the got someone (former director Frank Silva retired last fall). Of course, the commission opted for someone with a nepotistic connection to the office (pretty much a

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casting my vote for Hillary Clinton,” Gabbard says. “Moving forward, as a veteran and someone who knows firsthand the cost of war, I will continue to push for an end to counterproductive interventionist wars, and lead our country down a path toward peace”... At the Aug. 10 Liquor Commission hearing, Continued on Page 12

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new Director Glenn Mukai reveals that his department has put the screws to 45–FortyFive!–establishments that handed in liquor license-renewal applications with errors (in some cases, the errors were trivial). Oh, and Mukai also admits that he broke the office of former Deputy Director Tracy Fujita-Villarosa (Mukai gave her two-days notice when he took over), and still can’t explain the room’s “foul odorâ€? that even a Haz-Mat team failed to get rid of‌ There’s another firebomb attack of state Senator English’s home in Hana, this time causing $2,500 in damage (though again, no injuries), Maui Now reports on Aug. 16‌ The Hawaii Primary Election happens, and once again, incumbents lead the way. In the closely watched races, Gabbard beats Chan Hodges (not a surprise) while Ing handily beats back challenger Deidre Tegarden (kind of a surprise, given the recent revelations about Ing’s bench warrant). In fact, after crunching the numbers, it’s clear that during the race Ing’s campaign spent $19.30 per vote and won while Tegarden’s campaign spent an astonishing $79.15/vote and lost.

Oh, and in the open race to replace Maui County Councilmember Mike Victorino in the Wailuku seat, County Managing Director Keith Regan loses badly, even though he spent a whopping $111,473 on the race. That’s good news (Regan’s view that what’s good for Mayor Arakawa is good for the county is completely incompatible with honest government) but even better news is that Shaka Movement activist Alika Atay makes it through the Wailuku Council seat primary. He still has to beat former Councilmember Dain Kane in November, but given that Kane hasn’t won

an election since 2006, there’s at least a fair chance of that, right?... Pacific Whale Foundation announces that they’ve spotted the first humpback whale of the season in Maui waters, but given the fact that it’s still August, it’s clear that something is off. And sure enough, the whale is encrusted with whale lice, which are naturally occurring but usually only appear on sick or injured whales.

SEPTEMBER Two hurricanes (Madeline and Lester) come precariously close to Hawaii, but do little damage aside from washing a bunch of debris onto Baldwin Beach, closing it for

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a few days. Still, they scare the hell out of just about everyone on Maui, which is saying something given that everyone’s already jittery over the fight for Maui Memorial Medical Center. Yes, Kaiser Health Systems is supposed to take over all Maui hospitals, but delays mean that MMMC will likely have to cut services‌ From fear, we shift to anger: on Sept. 8, the Associated Press reports that much of the fish we eat in Hawaii comes from foreign crews working under near-slave conditions. “Hundreds of undocumented men are employed in this unique U.S. fishing fleet, due to a federal loophole that allows them to work but exempts them from most

basic labor protections,â€? states the AP report. “Many come from impoverished Southeast Asian and Pacific nations to take the dangerous jobs, which can pay as little as 70 cents an hour.â€? Many local restaurants buy fish from this fleet‌ You should take a break and get a sandwich or some musubi–you’re going to need it for what’s coming up soon‌ The U.S. Congress passes the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act, sponsored by our own Sen. Brian Schatz. Because really, what possible harm could come from further commodifying native Hawaiian culture for tourists?... Big demonstrations of residents protesting seawall construction in Olowalu help convince state officials to restripe the highway instead of doing a bunch of construction that would have been harmful to the coast... Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump finally says that he believes President Barack Obama was born in the United States (no shit, dumbass!) but then says Hillary Clinton started the slander that Obama is from Kenya, which is just another outrageous lie. Look, since it’s likely we’re going to have to deal with Trump for at least a few more months (if there’s a god, it will just be a few more months), then everyone should understand something: Every thing Trump says for public consumption is a lie. Everything. He’s a small boy trapped in a greasy game show host’s body, and to get attention he lies and throws around petty, stupid insults. Please keep this in mind the next time Trump says something outrageous, which will probably happen five minutes from now‌ U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, D-Hawaii’s First District, dies of pancreatic cancer at the much too early age of 49. Takai

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hate at the school on Nov. 22. It’s the brightest moment in an otherwise bleak month.

DECEMBER Near the four-hour mark of the Dec. 2 Maui County Council hearing, the council approves Chairperson White’s

request to suspend normal hiring procedures and install former Arakawa budget director Sandy Baz in the Office of Council Services. Councilmember Don Guzman vehemently opposes the measure, but it passes anyway.

Councilmember Riki Hokama uses the occasion to deliver a vague, rambling series of threats to the OCS staffers, insinuating that many of them won’t have jobs come Jan. 2… New crime stats show that though overall crime in Hawaii has slightly dropped this year, property crime and violent crime rose (the latter somewhat significantly) in Maui County. “Maui County’s crime rates increased for six of the ten Index Crime offenses, with a notable increase of 86.4% for arson,” states the new 2015 Crime in Hawaii report from the state Attorney General’s office. “Maui County reported the highest statewide rates for total, violent, and property crime indexes, as well as rape, aggravated assault, and larceny-theft”… Haleakala National Park announces that they’ve started an online reservation system for those wishing to view the sunrise from the summitt. Starting Feb. 1, you’ll need a reservation (cost: $1.50) or you won’t

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Lahaina Cannery Mall hosts the first ever Maui Comic Con on Nov. 5 and 6…

North Shore residents gather to hear why an investment group should get to lease Old Maui High for $1/year for some sort of tech/ education/agriculture campus. Needless to say, many people aren’t particularly pleased with the plans… This year, being what it is, Baby Donald gets elected president (though he manages to do so while losing the popular vote count to Clinton by more than two million votes–an astonishingly poor performance that robs him of whatever “mandate” he may choose to assume).

Here’s to four years (assuming we’re all lucky enough to avoid global nuclear holocaust and Republicans find it in their hearts to continue letting us have elections) of childish rants, monumental conflicts of interest stemming from the businesses he owns, racist appeals to white supremacists and endless lies about even stupid shit. But that’s America, right?... In other election news, most Maui County incumbents once again win reelection (including Kaniela Ing, who’s still dealing with the case of his alleged expired auto insurance), with one notable exception: Maui County Councilmember Don Couch, who represents South Maui, loses to Pacific Biodiesel cofounder Kelly King. Councilmembers Mike Victorino and Gladys Baisa were both termed out, and their replacements will be Alika Atay (aka not Dain Kane!) and Yuki Lei Sugimura.

This means a whole new reality on the Maui County Council, which starts on Jan. 2. This is, assuming County Council Chairperson/tourist industry shill Mike White doesn’t become even more power-mad… Maui County Planning Director Will Spence and Deputy Director Michelle Chouteau McLean pen an op-ed in The Maui News stating that the planning process “is broken” and they need to start “evaluating our governing statutes.”

The fear from activists is that this means they want to start chopping into County Code Chapter 2.80B, which gives community plans the force of law. Given the new County Council members that just got elected, Spence and Arakawa don’t have a lot of time to play with… A federal appeals court throws out the

Shaka Movement’s anti-GMO ballot measure, which was approved by the voters two years ago. “The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded Friday [Nov. 18] that Hawaii state pesticide law is comprehensive, and that the Legislature intended it to be ‘uniform and exclusive of additional, local rules,’” Civil Beat reports after the ruling… For reasons she never chooses to explain publicly, Rep. Gabbard doesn’t sign a letter with 169 of her Democratic congressional colleagues denouncing President-Elect Trump’s decision to make white nationalist Stephen Bannon his “chief strategist.” But Gabbard does meet with Trump on the morning of Nov. 21.

Though the Washington press corps tweets that Gabbard is under consideration for a host of jobs, she emerges from the meeting to say they talked about foreign policy and the war in Syria… Former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard David Duke tweets that he wants Rep. Gabbard to be Trump’s Secretary of State, but Gabbard tweets nothing but scorn back at him (though in a way few of her followers probably saw): “No thanks. Ur white nationalism is pure evil”... A handful of Maui High teachers and students rally against

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Through a Freedom of Information Act request with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), MauiTime learns that U.S. Army Intelligence maintained a brief but classified file on then-Speaker of the House Elmer Cravalho in the late 1950s. The reason?

Cravalho’s close ties to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).

See, the commies scared the army and FBI so bad they considered unions like the ILWU a threat to national security. Thank goodness those times of paranoid delusion are long over… They’re really over, right? I mean, the CIA, FBI and U.S. military are larger and more powerful than ever, but they wouldn’t run roughshod over the constitution in their zeal to confront imaginary enemies like during the Cold War, right? Say something!...

Oh hey, check this out: Rep. Gabbard writes to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking her to for more information on news that Yahoo scanned hundreds of millions of personal emails at the behest of the U.S. Intelligence community. Can we even consider ourselves citizens of a democratic republic anymore, instead of mere subjects to corporate-military oligarchy? Yeah, thought so… The Maui News obtains a letter from Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa to Councilmember Don Couch saying that he will “suspend” the county Planning Department’s work on community plans because, as he believes, the planning process is broken (Couch tells The Maui News that he agrees with Arakawa). Missing from this story is any reasonable discussion about how the process isn’t broken, but the Planning Department–hobbled by a bad plane crash last year and staffing cuts–is clearly broken. But that puts responsibility for the slow roll-out of community plans on Arakawa’s desk, and we can’t do that…

State Rep. Angus McKelvey, D–West Maui, gets a far easier reelection campaign when the Maui PD arrests his Republican opponent Chayne Marten on five charges of first degree sexual assault, three charges of third degree sexual assault and one charge of endangering the welfare of a minor… Here’s more good news: University of Hawaii researchers discover that ocean-level records may actually have been leading scientists to underestimate the magnitude of sea level change during the 20th century. That’s right kids, the world’s oceans are rising at a faster rate than previously thought… But Chef Sheldon Simeon of Tin Roof and old Migrant is returning to the new season of Top Chef in December, Bravo Network announces. So at least there’s that… The Grand Jury in Maui County votes to indict Alexandria Duval for allegedly killing her twin sister back in May. Given that Duval long ago flew to New York

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“carried this aloha spirit with him wherever he went,” Rep. Gabbard recalls. “He shared it with everyone that he came into contact with”... President Obama signs the NATIVE Act because, well, America… More than 500 people show up for the Lahaina Town Clean Up. Given that this annual event started just a dozen years ago with a mere handful of friends trying to clean up the town, that’s pretty damned good… Guess how many of the 166 rape kits used by the Maui Police Department since 1999 have actually been tested. No seriously, guess–I’ll wait… SIXTEEN! That’s according to a new report by the Hawaii Attorney General’s office.

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Dec. 12 marks the final cane haul for the HC&S mill at Pu‘unene. The sugar plantation era is officially pau in the state of Hawaii… Hawaii super-promoter Tom Moffatt dies at the age of 85. Virtually every big concert in Hawaii in the last 40 years owes its existence to Moffatt…

Maui Grown Therapies, a new medical marijuana dispensary co-founded by former Maui Land & Pineapple Company CEO David Cole, says it will open soon in the Maui Lani Village Center.

Conveniently, it’s less than a block away from a Mako’s Mart and North Shore Pizza Company… A few days before Christmas, County Council chairperson Mike White apparently decides that he needs to purge the Office of Council, so he starts sacking some of its best and most ethical staffers, including Director David Raatz. This happens because democracy was apparently the last casualty of 2016. ■ editor@mauitime.com + @apignataro For more news articles, visit: mauitime.com/news

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e has a legendary record collection, plays with children’s toys during sets, and nearly became an X-ray tech instead of a musician. But you probably know him best as one of the guys behind the turntable in Jurassic 5. DJ Nu-Mark will be flying out to join us for New Year’s Eve, while he enjoys a bit of respite from the music industry grind.

I caught up with him on the car phone while he was driving his girl to dinner: MAUITIME: Have you been to Maui before?

DJ NU-MARK: I’ve been here for vacation but this is my first time playing on Maui. I thought it would be a great way to cap off 2016. Too many deaths of too many great people. All of them sucked. Bowie sucked terribly. I keep telling everybody we better shrink-wrap/bubble-wrap Stevie Wonder because he’s one of the last ones left. We have to preserve him.

MT: What gets your blood pumping as a DJ?

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NM: The complete autonomy that I have.

I can jump to any song I want I can move to any tempo. I’m not stuck in my own catalog or tied to songs with my group, or anything like that. It keeps things fresh as a musician. We have a tendency to rehearse our own songs or listen to our own catalogue 19 million times when we record it, we mix it, we master it, and then we got to perform it. So by the time you perform a tour’s worth of your own material, you get burned out on your own songs. So playing other people’s songs is great! Finding out similarities and levels of contrast between Song A and Song B is just so much fun for me. I’ve been doing it for 29 years now and it never ceases to amaze me the types of similarities that still exist out there that I never paid attention to.

MT: Vinyl or electronic?

NM: Lately I’ve been doing these DJ mixes on my Facebook that I call Zodiac Tracks,

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where I gather all the tracks from artists that are in the same zodiac sign and I mix all their music together, whether it’s young or old. All this time that I have been on technology, Serato is the tech I’ve been using that is as current as I can get. I’ve been thinking, “Oh yeah this is very similar to vinyl.” But then when I went back to vinyl, I was like, “Holy shit, this is nowhere near–this is much harder than I remember it being.” I remember all the little blunders and the records skipping, or you might have a slight warp in a record. All those little, you know, obstacles really woke me up again to DJing. I think, “Wow, I really appreciate all the technology that’s around me but I also have newfound appreciation for vinyl again: how precious it is, how delicate it is.” I really love the tools that are out there now. I’m the last person you will hear judging someone on what they use to move a crowd. I won’t say, “Oh, they’re not using turntables, and they’re wack!” I’m not that guy. I’m more like, “Hey, how is this person using the tools?” Because there’s a lot of amazing technology out there. We have it at our fingertips, it’s just how you use it.

MT: What are you looking forward to doing on vacation?

NM: Mama’s Fish House is my first destination–planning to do the backstroke in some wonderful seafood. I’m moving so much throughout the year that I like the time to kick up my feet and do nothing. My girlfriend, however, is different.

She likes to climb mountains and swing off trees, run barefoot naked through the woods. I know nothing about that. My idea of camping is the Marriott.

DJ Nu-Mark will play Charley’s Restaurant & Saloon in Paia on Dec. 31. Doors open at 9pm. Tickets are $30-35 pre-sale. ■ jen@mauitime.com + @jenrusso For more A&E news, visit: mauitime.com/entertainment

A&E

by Jen Russo & Shannon Kekahuna

NYE events on Maui Not sure how to celebrate the last night of 2016? Here are some ideas...

THURSDAY HOLIDAY BOOK DRIVE BENEFITING IMUA FAMILY SERVICES - Pick out your favorite children’s book and help our keiki read more. Barnes and Noble 808-662-1300

FRIDAY WILLIAM SHATNER - See Picks on Page 17. Iao Theater HALEAKALA HILLBILLIES HOLIDAY JAMBOREE Head Upcountry for a boot stompin’ party. 8pm. Stopwatch 808-572-1380.

EDM HOUSE DANCE - House EDM Dance tracks with DJs Kid Continental, Jon Mon, Vinny and Micky G. 9:45pm. Casanova 808-572-0220 FESTIVE FRISKY FRIDAY WITH DJ SKINNY GUY - 10pm. Ambrosia Martini Lounge, 808-891-1011

SATURDAY EPIC BALLOON DROP - Keiki will enjoy crafts, face painting, balloon making, flash tattoo artist and strolling magic along with Noon Year’s Eve hats, tiaras and horns. DJ Big Mike will be spinning festive family tunes, and a mega balloon drop. 11am. Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, (275 W. Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului); 808877-3369; Queenkaahumanucenter.com BYOB & SUSHI ON NYE - Serving full sushi menu for lunch and dinner. BYOB (beer, wine and sake ONLY). 3pm. Kojima’s Sushi and Japanese Cuisine, 808-573-2859 CANE AND CANOE’S FUN ON NEW YEAR’S EVE - Live entertainment, ocean views and pre-fixe menu.

Children’s menu available or have your child attend an ultimate rockin’ New Year’s Eve at Paintbox with dinner, karaoke, games and fun! Call for reservations. 5pm.

Cane and Canoe at Montage Kapalua, 808-662-6681 JONNIE NESS BAND - Enjoy a three-course meal with champagne and party favors. Late night DJ Mike will spin you into 2017. 5pm. Mulligan’s on the Blue, 808-874-1131 MAUI FOOD BANK NEW YEAR’S BENEFIT See Picks on Page 17. Wailea Marriott THREE’S NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER - Epic grindz, appetizers, salads, entrees and dessert.

5pm. Three’s Bar and Grill 808-879-3133 NEW YEAR’S EVE CHEF TABLE - Eight-course menu made with luxurious ingredients. $250.

5pm. Maui Tropical Plantation BLACK ROCK’S NEW YEAR’S EVE TASTING MENU - Sous Chef Chris Lederer has created an exquisite menu. Two seatings: 5:30pm, $120; 8pm, $200. Black Rock Kitchen 808-921-4600 THE BANYAN TREE’S DINNER - Caviar bar, glass of Dom Perignon and four courses. Live entertainment. $210. 5:30pm. Banyan Tree Restaurant 808-665-7096 KAI SUSHI’S DINNER - Festive menu with an optional Dom Perignon pairing. $98. Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, 808-665-7089 BUFFET AT THE TERRACE - Indulge in a lavish buffet of tapas and chef stations, with Hawaiian music and hula dancers. $138 adult, $48 age 6-12. 6pm. Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, 808-669-6200 PI’S PARTY - Four-course menu, music and dancing.

Reservations required. Pi Artisan Pizzeria, 808-667-0791 KIMO’S DANCE PARTY - Dance under the stars with DJ Kalani. 8pm. Kimo’s, 808-661-4811 NEW YEAR’S EVE 2016 AT FLEETWOOD’S See Picks on Page 17. Fleetwood’s.

GATSBY WITH AMY HANAIALI‘I - Awaken your musical senses, wear your best outfit, laugh with friends and family, enjoy pupus, chocolates party favors and toast to the New Year with Hanaiali‘i Wines. $250 or $1,250 for

a table of six. VIP $300; $1,500 for table of six. 8:30pm.

The Hawaiian Room at Grand Wailea, 808-793-2488 MASQUERADE BALL - See Picks on Page 17.

Down the Hatch DRUMS OF THE PACIFIC LU’AU - Traditional luau.

Free souvenir photo and frame, champagne toast at midnight, party favors, special lei, dessert bonanza and spectacular three-man Samoan fire-knife finale.

Reservations required. 9pm. Hyatt Maui 808-667-4727 HAUI’S PARTY - Celebrate with the LAB crew.

9pm. Haui’s Life’s A Beach 808-891-8010 DJ NU-MARK - See Page 14. Charley’s Restaurant FANTUZZI - Party with Fantuzzi featuring Steven Von Linne, Donnie Regal, Eli Abrams and opening act Gabriel Wolfchild band (no alcohol). 9pm.

Maui Sacred Earth, (4505 Hana Hwy., Haiku) HAPA - Seating in the Barefoot Bar is first-come, first-served and the Dining Room is accepting reservations. 9pm. Hula Grill, 808-667-6636 DR. NAT & RIO RITMO - Let Latin Beats sway you into 2017. Party favors and midnight bubbles included. 9:30pm. Casanova Italian Restaurant and Deli, 808-572-0220 NYE TIKI STYLE - Big beats and strong libations on the South Shore. 10pm. South Shore Tiki Lounge, 808-874-6444 ERIC GILLIOM COUNTDOWN PARTY Anuenue Room hor d’oeuvres, ice bar, cocktail luge and photo booth. $150 per person or $75 for guests dining at any of the resorts restaurants.

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DJ BOOMSHOT - End 2016 in Kapalua and dance your way into 2017. Drink specials, small bites and party favors. $15. 10pm. Taverna Kapalua, (2000 Village Rd., Kapalua); 808-667-CIAO; Tavernamaui.com NEW YEAR’S PARADISE BASH - Two dance floors and three DJs under one roof. DJ’s Illz, Kai K & J1. Limited VIP tables, call for reservations. $30.

10pm. Paradise Grill, (2291 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-419-2400; Paradisegrillkb.com AMBROSIA’S PARTY - Music by DJ Decka will pop you into 2017. 10pm. Ambrosia Martini Lounge, 808-891-1011 TOUR OF THE STARS NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - Stargazing party, champagne, chocolate covered strawberries and party favors. Call for reservations. 11pm. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort, (200 Nohea Kai Dr.); 808-667-4727; Maui.hyatt.com

SUNDAY NEW YEAR’S DAY HANGOVER SPECIALS - See Picks on Page 17. The Terrace at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua BREAKFAST AT CHARLEY’S - Hair of the dog specials at the Bloody Mary Bar plus big breakfast & games on the big screen. 7am. Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon, 808-579-8085 ABSINTHE ROSE - Kicking off their Maui tour Upcountry Style is Absinthe Rose. Brian & Meryl will bring their fresh musical taste to the island and opening the show will be Brooks Maguire. $7. 2pm.

Casanova Italian Restaurant and Deli, 808-572-0220 CONSCIOUS DANCE - Connection and intuitive facilitation. 4pm. Makawao Union Church, 808-579-9261 NY DINNER - Three entrees, Half Stellar Bay Oysters for $21, Tournedos Rossini for $54 or Lobster Risotto for $42. 5pm. Taverna Kapalua, 808-667-CIAO BILL MAHER’S 6TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S ALL-STAR EVENING OF COMEDY - See Picks on Page 17. Maui Arts and Cultural Center. ■

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Picks

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This Week's Picks THURSDAY, DEC. 29 IMUA & TIFFA GARZA – The next edition of the Hawaiian Music Concert Series will take place at the Baldwin Home Museum. This month’s event features Imua and Tiffa Garza, two great musicians from Oahu who also happen to be a husband and wife duo. There’s limited seating provided, so bring a low-back beach chair, mat or a blanket. Free. 6pm. Baldwin Home Museum, (Corner of Dickenson and Front Street, Lahaina); 808-6613262; Lahainarestoration.org/baldwin-home-museum.

Photo courtesy Karee Carlucci

PHIL LESH & FRIENDS – Phil Lesh and Friends will be esh playing at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC). Lesh ast was once part of the Grateful Dead, and he’s spent the last ngs 15 years touring the world with his Friends. This stop brings wLesh, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Scott Law, Alex Crawnd ford and Jason Crosby for a groovy night of tie-dye and r, tunes. $95-140. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org. g.

Photo courtesy the MACC

FRIDAY, DEC. 30 WILLIAM SHATNER – The Maui Celebrity Series is hosting a pre-New Year’s Eve celebration at the Iao Theater. This one-nightonly crooner show will beam William Shatner onto the stage with Brian Evans, Corky Gardner, Cool Hand Luke, Brian Michaels and King Martin. Tickets are $50 local rate, $98, $134 or $206. Meet and Greet tickets are $225. 7pm. Iao Theater, (68 N. Market St., Wailuku); 808-242-6969; Mauionstage.com.

Photo courtesy of William Shatner Facebook page

G. LOVE – G. Love will rock Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon in Paia. Hailing from Philadelphia, G. Love has been putting out his mellow sounds since the 1980s. Now, he’ll share his iconic voice and musical skills on Maui’s North Shore. Don’t miss out! 21+. $40.

10pm. Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon, (142 Hana Hwy., Paia); 808-579-8085; Charleysmaui.com.

Photo courtesy of Facebook/G. Love & Special Sauce

SATURDAY, DEC. 31

FRIDAY, F FR FRID R DAY, DEC. DE 30 LANAI FIFTH FRIDAY TOWN PARTY – It’s time again for the Lanai Fifth Friday town party. Expeditions Ferry is offering a special round-trip package that includes to-and-from ferry rides from Lahaina Harbor to Manele Bay, and round-trip ground transportation between Manele Harbor and Lanai City. Lahaina departure times are 9:15am, 12:45pm, 3:15pm. Manele departure time is 9:45pm. $60. 5:30pm.

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NYE MASQUERADE BALL – There’s a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball at Down The Hatch in Lahaina. Guests should arrive ready to ring in 2017 with all of their suitably costumed friends. DJ Casey Jones will be spinning the beats all night and Breakwall Shave Ice will serve as a second bar. This is a semi-formal event, and the door fee includes entry and reentry, plus a glass of champagne to ring in the New Year. $30. 9pm. Down the Hatch, (658 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-4900; Dthmaui.com.

Photo courtesy Flickr/ Lisa Cooper

SA AT TU U RD R AY, DE SATURDAY, DEC. 31 FLEETWOOD’S NYE PARTY – There’s a New Year’s Eve party at Fleetwood’s on Front St. in Lahaina. This year, guests can ring in the New Year while listening to special guest G. Love on the main stage and dancing with the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band throughout the evening. All access VIP tickets are available and include a reserved VIP table on each level of the restaurant, a signed Mirage album, a signed copy of Mick Fleetwood’s Play On, a seafood bar and a personal meet-and-greet. $500-1,250. 8pm. Fleetwood’s on Front St., (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com. Photo courtesy of Fleetwood’s

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NYE WITH DJ NU-MARK – Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Charley’s in Paia with DJ Nu-Mark. DJ Nu-Mark is a hip hop DJ and producer, owner of Hot Plate Records and member of Jurassic 5. He’s collaborated with Bumpy Knuckles, J-Live, Slimkid3 and Charles Bradley. He’ll be with DJ Mr. Nick of Hawaii Public Radio, and the champagne will flow. $35.

9pm. Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon, (142 Hana Hwy., Paia); 808-579-8085; Charleysmaui.com.

Photo courtesy of Facebook/ DJ Nu-Mark

SUNDAY, JAN. 1 MAUI FOOD BANK NYE BENEFIT – The ninth annual Maui Food Bank New Year’s Benefit will take place at the Wailea Marriott Resort. The event helps the Maui Food Bank feed those suffering from hunger in Maui County. Dinner will be served at Roy Yamaguchi’s new Humble Market Kitchen. The evening will continue will live entertainment in the ‘Aulani Ballroom, followed by a private rooftop viewing of Wailea’s midnight fireworks. $600. 5pm. Wailea Marriott Resort, (3700 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 310-962-9700; Mauifoodbank.org.

Photo courtesy Maui Food Bank

YIN & YANG YOGA – Start the year off with Yin & Yang Yoga For Healthy Living at Lumeria. What better way to ring in the New Year than with health, wellness and yoga? The class will be taught by Sookie Kunst and will focus on quiet and active asana for strength, flexibility, balance, agility and equanimity.

Reservations required. $15. 4pm. Lumeria Maui, (1813 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-579-8877; Lumeriamaui.com.

Photo: Flickr/ Anne Wu

SUNDAY, JAN. 1 BILL MAHER – Bill Maher’s All Star Evening of Comedy returns to the MACC. h This year, Maher will share the stage with Margaret Cho and Dana Gould. This will probably be a sold-out show, so get your tickets as soon as possible. You won’t want to miss seeing ends on Maui. $79.50Mr. Agent Provocateur and his hysterical friends 99.50. 8pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron rts.org. Photo: David Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org.

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NEW YEAR’S HANGOVER SPECIALS – The Terrace Restaurant at the Ritz Carlton in Kapalua will present a special New Year’s Hangover Specials brunch. There are few better ways to start the New Year than by hitting up a Bloody Mary Bar! Smooth over the drama of 2016 (including the hangover) with a special breakfast buffet, strong libations, positive vibes and a gorgeous atmosphere for the first day of 2017. $41. 6:30am.

The Terrace at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, (1 Ritz-Carlton Dr., Kapalua); 808-669-6200; Ritzcarlton.com/kapalua.

Photo: Flickr/Anthony

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TUESDAY, JAN. 3 STRAIGHT NO CHASER – Straight No Chaser will celebrate their 20th anniversary at the MACC. The group will be on Maui as part of their “I’ll Have Another World Tour.” These guys are truly unique with a great sense of humor and they put on a great show. $31.50-56.50. 7:30pm.

Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org.

Photo courtesy the MACC

COOPER FAMILY MASTER DANCE CLASS – The eighth annual Cooper Family Master Dance Class will happen at the MACC. Taught by Sheryl Cooper and her daughter Calico, the class will include Modern Jazz and “Thrash Lyrical” Contemporary Dance teachings. Kenny Jezek will also teach a Master Tap Class at the end of the workshop. All proceeds will benefit the Alice Cooper Solid Rock Foundation, which helps youth with music, arts, faith-based and vocational training. $50. 4:45pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-280-0047; Mauiarts.org.

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Best of the Wurst Here are the top 10 films of 2016

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fter a promising spring, moviegoers endured the lousiest summer movie season in memory. The “big dumb fun” movies didn’t deliver but several great, challenging fall dramas and a few sleepers from earlier salvaged the movie year. The great runner-ups that got pushed outside of my Top Ten are A Monster Calls (opening next month), Kubo and the Two Strings, Snowden, The Magnificent Seven and the surprisingly great Ouija: Origin of Evil.

When a Ouija sequel winds up being far better than Jason Bourne, you know it’s been a weird year. Here are ten to discover, look forward to or re-watch from 2016.

SILENCE Martin Scorsese’s years-in-the-making historical drama, about Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan, haunted me more than any other film this year. Nothing Scorsese has ever made (not even his faintly comparable The Last Temptation of Christ or Kundun) can prepare you for this. The filmmaker’s deeply personal, grueling and rewarding portrayal of a harrowing test of one’s faith has the cinematic craftsmanship, perfect performances and narrative pull of his finest masterpieces.

Scorsese doesn’t go easy on his audience: the deadly-serious exploration of faith and shocking, intimate scenes of violence demand a prepared filmgoer. Brave ticket buyers and Scorsese’s fans will find an engrossing, unpredictable story, brilliant filmmaking and one unforgettable scene after another. Here’s a movie to experience, discuss, re-visit and cherish for years to come. (Opens everywhere in January) NOCTURNAL ANIMALS This Amy Adams/Jake Gyllenhaal-starring puzzle creates two dueling narratives and

asks if men are allowed to appear “weak.”

Numerous moviegoers told me how much Tom Ford’s intense mystery/thriller angered them. When it ended at the recent First Light film fest, a friend of mine stood up and yelled out, “What the @%&# was that?”You know what? Good! Ford’s movie intends to tantalize, provoke and leave its audience with an unforgettable experience.

Mission accomplished.

KNIGHT OF CUPS Terrence Malick’s 21st century take on 8 and a Half and life in Hollywood is rich with feeling and beauty. Like all of Malick’s films, it’s gorgeous to watch and plays like a cinematic poem. Savor the internal pull of Christian Bale’s lead turn and the scene stealing work from Teresa Palmer and Wes Bentley in support. Many of my favorite movie moments of the year are scattered throughout this under-appreciated gem.

MOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins’ debut film is a total surprise.

This unique portrait, of a man whose childhood and teen years are marked by three very different identities, has dramatic power and poetic filmmaking to spare.

Jenkins modifies our expectations from the first scene, taking his story in unexpected and devastating directions. The concluding scenes are both suspenseful and deeply moving.

Everything about this movie is a discovery.

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE A perfect thriller, centering around three characters (including one played by a powerhouse John Goodman) in a single setting. Not a moment is wasted, the tension never stops building and one surprise on top of another awaits us. No one even knew this movie was coming and it arrived with an unprecedented aura of secrecy. It opened in

Can't believe we made Barry's list!

March and offered imagination than every subsequent summer movie and lived up to its hype. Somewhere, Rod Serling is smiling.

FENCES Denzel Washington’s third time as a director results in his finest work yet behind the camera. He stars alongside Viola Davis in this deceptively quiet, volcanic character drama about the competitive nature of father/son relationships. The wonderful performances and Washington’s polished, un-showy filmmaking compliments August Wilson’s devastating family drama. Leaves a bruise but also a hopeful message of bridging generational gaps.

DE PALMA My favorite documentary of 2016 is this brisk, giddy treat for movie buffs.

Brian De Palma, the controversial director of Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way and Mission: Impossible (to name a few) goes over his colorful, rollercoaster career. An insightful watch, even for non-fans, it showcases the spectacular, never-before-seen original (and far better) ending of Snake Eyes and offers an unguarded soapbox for its uncompressing subject.

THE LITTLE PRINCE Despite being one of the top grossing films worldwide, Paramount Pictures abruptly dropped this half CGI/half stop motion animated fantasy from its schedule.

Netflix came to the rescue and now you can savor this funny, wondrous and compassionate fantasy. I also loved Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana and Zootopia but this is the year’s best animated film.

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!

Richard Linklater’s latest came and went without much fanfare. The lives of goofball jocks in the days leading up to the start of their college semester, this ‘80s-set comedy is a worthy companion to Linklater’s Dazed and Confused and has some big laughs but there’s also real insight and a big heart.

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Critics rallied around writer/director Jeff Nichols’ Loving but this sci-fi gem, released early this year, is the better film. Mysterious and surprising, it features great turns by Michael Shannon, Adam Driver and Kirsten Dunst and exceptional visual effects. Best of all, it elicits a love for ‘80s genre movies (shades of Stranger Things) and takes its trippy premise as far as it could go. ■

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Fences-PG13- 2D THU 10:40 1:30 4:30 7:20 10:20, 2D FRI-WED 10:40 1:30 4:30 7:20 10:20.

Rogue One- PG13- 2D THU 12:20 3:40 6:00

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JUSTIN MORRIS & FRIENDS

7:00 10:20, 3D THU 11:20 11:50 12:50 2:40 4:10 6:30 7:30 9:20 10:50, 2D FRI-WED 12:20 3:40 6:00 7:00 10:20, 3D FRI-WED 11:20 11:50 12:50 2:40 4:10 6:30 7:30 9:20 10:50.

La La Land- PG13- 2D THU 10:40 1:40 4:40 7:40 10:40, 2D FRI-WED 10:40 1:40 4:40 7:40 10:40.

Office Christmas Party-R- 2D THU-WED 9:50.

Manchester By the Sea- R- 2D THU 12:20 3:30 9:50, 2D FRI-SAT 12:20 3:30 6:40 9:50, 2D SUN 3:30 6:40 9:50, 2D MON-WED 12:20 3:30 6:40 9:50.

Doctor Strange-PG13- 2D THU-WED 3:30.

Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio-PGTHU 7:00.

1:45 2:45 4:25 5:25 7:00 8:00 9:45 10:30.

Assassin’s Creed- PG13- 3D THU 11:30, 2D FRI-THU 11:30 2:20 5:00 7:45 10:25.

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find ThemPG13- 2D THU 10:35.

Passengers-PG13- 2D THU 2:30 8:00, 2D FRITHU 10:45 11:45 1:30 4:15 5:15 7:00 9:45 10:30, 3D FRI-THU 2:30 8:00.

Super Parental Guardians-NR- 2D THU 11:15 4:35 9:50, 3D THU 10:35.

Sing-PG- 2D THU 2:00 7:15, 2D FRI-THU 11:15 4:35 7:15 9:50, 3D FRI-THU 2:00.

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Sing-PG- 2D THU-WED 1:00 4:00 7:15 10:00.

Rogue One -PG13- 2D THU-WED 10:15, 3D THU-WED 12:30 3:45 7:00.

Moana- PG- 2D THU 11:00 12:00 1:45 2:45 4:25 5:25 7:00 8:00 9:45, 2D FRI-THU 11:00 12:00

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EVENTS

Last chance to see Doctor Who: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio

Grateful Dead Founding Member

Phil Lesh & Friends

TONIGHT 7:30 pm Castle

NOW PLAYING ASSASSIN’S CREED - PG13 - Action/ Fantasy - In this video game adaption, some guy discovers that he’s descended from a master assassin in 15th century Spain. 108 min.

COLLATERAL BEAUTY - PG13 - Drama - A man (Will Smith) discovers that truth and beauty can come from tragedy. Also stars Kate Winslet and Edward Norton. 97 min.

DOCTOR STRANGE - PG13 - Action/Adventure - In this latest Marvel movie, a neuroscientist (Benedict Cumberbatch) finds himself pulled into a world of mystic arts. 115 min.

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - PG13 - Adventure/Fantasy - Set 70 years before Harry Potter went to Hogwarts, this is the story of how Newt Scamander researched and wrote the definitive textbook on magical creatures. 133 min.

FENCES - PG13 - Drama - Denzel Washington and Viola Davis star in this story about an AfricanAmerican family trying to survive in 1950s America. 138 min.

LA LA LAND - PG13 - Drama/Musical - A pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. Then crazy stuff happens. Stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. 128 min.

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - R - Drama When a teen’s father dies, his uncle comes to take care of him. 137 min.

MOANA - PG - Animation - In this new Disney film a young navigator (voiced by Auli‘i Cravalho) sails to a fabled island, with the demigod Maui (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) accompanying her. 113 min.

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY - R - Comedy - A branch manager throws an outrageous Christmas party after his CEO sister threatens to close down his office. Stars Jason Bateman and Olivia Munn. 105 min.

PASSENGERS - PG13 - Sci-Fi/Fantasy - A creepy jerk (Chris Pratt) accidentally wakes up too early on a century-long trip to another world, then gets lonely and decides to revive some hot chick (Jennifer Lawrence), dooming her to the same miserable existence that plagues him. 116 min.

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY - PG13 - Sci-Fi/Action - The evil galactic empire has built a Death Star (paid for, undoubtedly, after privatizing Medicare and Social Security), and a plucky group of rebels want to steal its blueprints.

Hmm… I wonder if they’ll succeed… 133 min.

6th Annual New Year’s Show!

Bill Maher with Margaret Cho & Dana Gould SUN Jan 1 7:30 pm Castle

SING - PG - Animation/Comedy - A koala wants to restore his theater to glory by holding a singing competition. Voices by Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Seth MacFarlane. 108 min.

The I’ll Have Another ...World Tour

THE SUPER PARENTAL GUARDIANS - NR Comedy - After a friend is murdered, a young gay man accepts custody of the woman’s kids while her brother goes after the murderer. Wait, this is a comedy? 115 min.

Vegas’ Longest Running Solo Comedy Show

WHY HIM? - R - Comedy - A family gets together for the holidays, but old pop doesn’t much care for his daughter’s boyfriend. Stars Zooey Deutch and Bryan Cranston. 111 min.

LAST CHANCE THE RETURN OF DOCTOR MYSTERIO - PG Sci-Fi - Doctor Who fans rejoice: The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) teams up with a superhero and a journalist to save New York from an alien threat. 90 min.

Straight No Chaser

TUE Jan 3 7:30 pm Castle Comedienne Rita Rudner SAT Jan 7 7:30 pm McCoy Two Virtuoso Guitarists!

Frank Vignola

with Vinny Raniolo

WED Jan 11 7:30 pm McCoy GALLERY

Akihiko Izukura: The Way of Natural Textiles Opens Jan 15

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by Alex Mitchell & Shannon Kekahuna

Da Kine Calendar BIG SHOWS

MAUI FOODIE

WHITE PARTY - Fri. Dec 30. Party on the Southside with Koa of Inna Vision, Kanoa of Gomega, plus DJ Irie Dole. 8pm. Diamond’s Ice Bar and Grill, (1279 S. Kihei Rd.); 808-874-9299; Diamondsicebar.com

KING’S COTTAGE TASTING ROOM - Thu. Dec 29. Built for King Kalakaua in 1856, the King’s Cottage is where you can taste complimentary MauiWine varieties, also offering free historical and cellar tours. 10am. MauiWine, Ulupalakua Vineyards, (14815 Pi‘ilani Hwy., Ulupalakua); 808-878-6058; Mauiwine.com

STAGE SHOWS KUPANAHA MAGIC SHOW - Tue-Sat. Watch “Maui’s Magical Family” team up with the Kupanaha dancers. See scintillating hula interpretations bring spectacular illusions, charm and culture to the stage. $65-99. 4:30pm. Kupanaha Magic Theatre, (2525 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-667-0128; Kupanaha.com WARREN AND ANNABELLE’S MAGIC SHOW - Mon-Sat. Warren Gibson, one of the country’s premier sleight-of-hand magicians, treats you to the best “close-up” magic and comedy in a beautiful 78-seat venue! Annabelle, their resident ghost, will entertain you while you dine, enjoy cocktails, appetizers, and yummy desserts. $64-104.50. 5pm. Warren and Annabelle’s, (900 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-6244; Warrenandannabelles.com ‘ULALENA - Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri. Delight in the richness of Hawaiian history and culture through authentic Hawaiian music, dance and over 100 instruments played live in a dynamic, colorful, emotional, and entertaining theatrical performance. Embark on this powerful journey, and leave with a deeper understanding of island culture, and the true essence of aloha. $29.99 Keiki / $59.99 Adults. Children 5 and under are free. Kama‘aina and military rates, and dinner partner offers are available.

5pm. Maui Theatre, (878 Front St., Lahaina); 808-856-7900; Mauitheatre.com NA LIO DINNER - Thu. Dec 29. Sit back and enjoy the story of the horse in Hawaii and discover how the Hawaiian Cowboys, and the horse became a part of Hawaiian culture.

Check-in at the shop and the shuttle will transport you to Kahalawai Farms and Stables for the dinner and show. The Menu will be seasonal and prepared on location by Kalei’s Food Truck and Catering. Visit with miniature horses Julio and Freedom, take pictures and meet the horses and cast of Na Lio. BYOB. $99. 5:30pm. Na Lio Gift Shop, (335 Keawe St., Lahaina); 808-270-2255; Naliomaui.com ‘BURN’N LOVE’ - Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri. Maui Theatre’s Burn’n Love brings back the golden era of Elvis in Hawaii. Starring Darren Lee, relive the days of Blue Hawaii with one of the best best Elvis impersonators in the world. $60-110.

7:30pm. Maui Theatre, (878 Front St., Lahaina); 808-856-7900; Mauitheatre.com MAGIC ON MAUI WITH SETH GRABEL Sun. Jan 1. Sundays and Wednesdays. America’s Got Talent star Seth Grabel is on Maui.

Grabel is a magician, illusionist and headlining entertainer. Direct from Las Vegas, he brings to Maui a hilariously skillful show that is fun for all ages. Tickets start at $49 for adults and $24.50 for children under 12. Special VIP meet-andgreet packages, Kama‘aina and group rates are available. 5pm. Maui Theatre, (878 Front St., Lahaina); 808-856-7900; Mauitheatre.com BRENTON KEITH AND HIS BAG O’ TRICKS - Tue. Jan 3. Here’s a high-energy comedy and magic show that’s fun for all ages. Stars Brenton Keith and his Bag O’ Tricks at Mulligan’s. Free. 6:30pm. Mulligan’s on the Blue, (100 Kaukahi St., Wailea); 808-874-1131; Mulligansontheblue.com

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menu created by Executive Chef David Viviano, Sunday Brunch will be a celebration of savory and sweet culinary delights. Relax and enjoy a live musical jazz performance with new brunch selections each week in addition to the regular menu including favorites Shrimp and Grits, Chicken and Waffles and Steak and Eggs. Enjoy a “Buildyour-own Bloody Mary Bar” with an assortment of liquor, mixers and all the trimmings to make a most decadent libation. 10am. Cane and Canoe at Mo Montage Kapalua, (1 Bay Dr., Ka Kapalua); 808-662-6681; Can Caneandcanoe.com

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Rose Ranch. $50. 3:30pm. pali.co pali.com/dining/pulehu MauiWine, Ulupalakua VineKO’S SUN SUNDAY NIGHT LAULAU y., Ulupalyards, (14815 Pi‘ilani Hwy., 1 E - Sun Sun. Jan 1.

Enjoy Chef Tylun Pang’s akua); 808-878-6058; Mauiwine.com healthy and modern take on a traditional HawaiKAPALUA SUNSET DINNER - Tuesday-Saturian dish, the special seafood laulau includes Maui day. Sit back, relax and take in the beautiful Maui fresh catch fish, shrimp, scallops, spinach, mushsunset while enjoying a special three-course rooms and baby bok choy, all wrapped in ti leaf, Sunset Menu which includes a glass of sparkling steamed, and served with jasmine rice. 5pm. Ko wine and an amuse bouche from the chef. $50. at Fairmont Kea Lani, (4100 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 5:30pm. Banyan Tree Restaurant at The Ritz808-875-2210; Korestaurant.com Carlton, Kapalua, (1 Ritz-Carton Dr., Kapalua); 808-665-7096; Ritzcarlton.com/banyantree

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ALOHA FRIDAY SUNSET GRILL NIGHT - Fri. Dec 30. Grill Night is a casual and fun way to celebrate Aloha Friday on the scenic point overlooking Kapalua Bay while enjoying the picture-perfect sunsets over Molokai with live entertainment. A variety of BBQ selections will be featured each week with such favorites as Huli Huli Chicken and Kalbi Ribs as well as specialty cocktails and drinks. The regular pool bar menu will also be available. 5pm. Hana Hou Bar at Montage Kapalua, (1 Bay Dr., Kapalua); 808-662-6600; Montagehotels.com/kapaluabay/dining/hana-hou-bar CASTAWAY’S SEAFOOD NIGHT - Fri. Dec 30. Enjoy a seafood extravaganza with fresh fish, clams, shrimp, crab leg cluster, Portuguese sausage, new potatoes, corn on the cob and garlic bread. $47.95. 5pm. Castaway Cafe, (45 Kai Ala Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-661-9091; CastawayCafe.com MAUKA TO MAKAI SPECIAL - Fri. Dec 30.

Enjoy a Mauka to Makai special pre-fixe menu prepared by Executive Sous Chef Chris Lederer. Guests will start their meal with a fresh salad before indulging in a 5oz filet mignon with prosciutto wrapped scallops. Finish dinner on a sweet note with chef’s specialty dessert. Reservations recommended. $58.

5:30pm. Black Rock Kitchen at Sheraton Maui, (2605 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-921-4600; Blackrockkitchen.com CHARITY PINT NIGHT - Fri. Dec 30. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui (BBBS) helps disadvantaged children by providing mentoring programs. Help MBC’s Kahana Brewpub donate half of their house beer profits to support BBBS. 6pm. Maui Brewing Company, (4405 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Kahana); 808-669-3474; Mauibrewingco.com CANE AND CANOE SUNDAY BRUNCH - Sun. Jan 1. Featuring an enhanced a la carte breakfast

ART SCENE

GEORGE, J.B. AND JOE - Sat. Dec 3 Sun. Jan 8. Artists George Allan, J.B. Rea and Joseph Fletcher works will be display in the gallery. 5pm. Viewpoints Gallery, (3620 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-572-5979; Viewpointsgallerymaui.com AMY JUSTEN - Thu. Dec 29. Amy Justen will paint in the Old Lahaina Courthouse, this week you can talk story with this fabulous painter.

Bring your friends and family to see how she creates her images. 10am. Lahaina Arts Society, (648 Wharf St., Lahaina); 808-661-0111; Lahainaarts.com MEET THE ARTISTS - Thu. Dec 29. Featuring local Maui artists, meet the talent behind the craft and find that perfect gift or keepsake to take home. 9pm. Montage Kapalua Bay, (1 Bay Dr., Kapalua); 808-662-6600; Montagehotels.com/kapalua-bay FRIDAY NIGHT ART NIGHT - Fri. Dec 30.

Lahaina Printsellers Ltd. invites you to visit their gallery for live music and Mai Tais while they showcase their artist of the week. Free. 6pm. Lahaina Printsellers Ltd., (764 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-5815; Printsellers.com DIANE APPLER - Tue. Jan 3. Diane Appler will paint in the Old Lahaina Courthouse. 10am.

Lahaina Arts Society, (648 Wharf St., Lahaina); 808-661-0111; Lahainaarts.com

KEIKI CAMPS KAMP KRAZY TALES DRAMA AND MUSIC KAMP - Mon. Jan 2 - Fri. Jan 6. Kamp Krazy Tales is now enrolling keiki, ages 5 to 11 for their winter, fun-filled session with “The Drama Queen” (Kristi Scott) and “Keyboard Kim” (Kim Vetterli). Tuition is $150, call to register. 9am. ProArts Playhouse, (1280 S. Kihei Rd.); 808-463-6550; Proartsmaui.com

MUSICAL THEATRE - Mon. Jan 9 - Mon. Mar 13. Mondays. Combines singing techniques with movement while exploring character development through warm-up exercises, improvisation and theater games. Students grades 3-8 gain confidence, skills and musicianship as well as movement. Two musical numbers will be rehearsed for the March showcase, with opportunities for solos and features. $180. 3:30pm.

Maui OFFStage Studio, (830 Kolu St., Wailuku); 808-244-8680; Mauionstage.com BROADWAY ROCKS - Mon. Jan 9 - Mon. Mar 13. Mondays. Pushes students’ musical theater performance skills to the next level! Your musical number will stand out by strategically combining strong singing skills with dance, movement and acting. Students grades 5-10 will also develop a strong warm-up routine and relaxation practices which will help with the next audition or performance. Two musical numbers will be rehearsed for the March showcase with opportunities for solos and features. $250. 4:30pm. Maui OFFStage Studio, (830 Kolu St., Wailuku); 808-244-8680; Mauionstage.com THE ACTOR’S TOOLBOX - Wed. Jan 11 Wed. Mar 15. Wednesdays. Explores character development, script analysis and monologue.

Teen actors grades 5-10 learn vocal, physical and mental skills which help create a character from the top of their heads to the tips of the toes and from the inside out. Students also work as an ensemble to create final performance presentations for the March showcase. $250. 4pm.

Maui OFFStage Studio, (830 Kolu St., Wailuku); 808-244-8680; Mauionstage.com CREATIVE CRITTERS - Sat. Jan 14 - Sat. Mar 11. Saturdays. For budding actors who are interested in exploring drama, dance, music, singing and creative play. Youngsters Ages 5-8 are provided an opportunity to sing and dance while playing instruments and creating bold characters. $135. 9:00am. Maui OFFStage Studio, (830 Kolu St., Wailuku); 808-244-8680; Mauionstage.com

TICKETS ON SALE MAUI TASTEMAKERS SERIES - Fri. Jan 6.

Experience the flavors and taste the freshness in each of the courses highlighting local and flavorful ingredients cooked by award-winning chefs and carefully paired with extraordinary, genuine, local craft beers from Kohola Brewery. $80. 5:30pm. Japengo at Hyatt Regency Maui, (200 Nohea Kai Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-667-4727; Japengomaui.com RITA RUDNER - Sat. Jan 7. Rita Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners. She’s been named Las Vegas’s Comedian of the Year nine years in a row. And now she’ll do a show on Maui. $40-65. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org FRANK VIGNOLA WITH VINNY RANIOLO - Wed. Jan 11. Lazar Bear is proud to present two amazing guitarists with extraordinary technical skills. Frank and Vinny are one of the most popular guitar duos on the international music scene and they’ll sure bring the fun to the stage. $38-48. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org “PEACEFUL MEANS” CONCERT - Thu. Jan 12. This Mahealani Thursday night, featured in the season of the Makahiki, comes to honor the “Peaceful Means” of Dr. Martin Luthur King and Mahatma Gandhi with music, pule, blessings and hula. Join Lei‘ohu Ryder and Maydeen ‘Iao,

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Festive Frisky Friday w/ DJ, 10pm

NYE Party w/ DJ Decka, 10pm

Closed for New Years Day

MON-Movies, Games & Music10pm, TUETequila Tuesdays w/music 10pm, WED-Wine Down Wed w/ Music,10pm

Pre-NYE Mixer w/ Kid Continental & guests 9:45pm, $5/$10

NYE w/ Dr. Nat & Rio Ritmo 9pm, $20/$30

Absinthe Rose, Brooks McGuire, Brian & Meryl, 2pm, $7

WED- Famous Ladies Night with DJ Kurt, 10pm $10

G. LOVE 10pm, $35/$40

NYE w/ DJ Nu-Mark of Jurassic 5, 9pm $25/$35

New Years Day NFL Sunday Brunch & Bloody Mary Bar 7am,

MON- Live Band & Open Mic 7-10pm, TUE- Brian & Meryl, 6:30pm, WED-Randall Rospond, 6:30pm

Johnny Ringo 7:30-10pm; no cover

Dave Carroll 7:30-10pm; no cover

Justin Phillips 7:-9pm; no cover

MON-TBA, TUE - Jazz at the Cat 7:30-10pm WED-Benny Uyetake 7-9pm; no cover

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MON- NFL, TUE & WED- Pool League

Pub Quiz 7pm, DJ Jamo 10pm

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MON- MA’s Mix, 10pm, TUE- Ladies Night 10pm, WED- Jessica & Kanoa, 10pm

Tori Dixon & Late Night w/ DJ Illz

Jon Kanekua 11-1pm, Late Night w/ DJ Andy

Jon Kanekua 11-1pm, NYE Masquerade Ball

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MON-Jon Kanekua 11-1pm, TUE- Noa Zeb 11-1pm

Gretchen Rhodes & Houseshakers, 6:309:30pm

Kaniela Q 2-5pm, Houseshakers 6:309:30pm, Late Night w/ DJ Gary, 9pm-12am,

NYE at Fleetwoods w/ Mick & G.Love, 7-close

Paul Johnson 2-5pm Cole Sulenta 6:309:30pm

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Dat Guyz 9pm

NYE Party, 9pm

NFL 8am-6pm, Karaoke Industry Night 8pm

MON-Karaoke 8pm, TUE-Karaoke & $1 Tacos, WED- Open Mic 9pm

Service Industry Night w/ DJ, 10pm

CASANOVA 1188 Makawao Ave. - 572-0220

CHARLEY’S 142 Hana Hwy., Paia - 579-8085

Justin Morris & Friends 6:30-8:30pm, no cover

COOL CAT CAFE Wharf Cinema Center, 658 Front St #160, Lahaina - 667-0988

DIAMONDS ICE BAR 1279 S. Kihei Rd. - 874-9299

DOG & DUCK IRISH PUB 1913 S. Kihei Rd. - 875-9669

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HAUI’S LIFE’S A BEACH 1913 S. Kihei Rd. - 891-8010

for an evening of live original Spirit Full Music of Hawaii Nei. There will be delicious, healthy pupu’s and beverages available by Garden Sushi before, during and following the concert.

Advance tickets are $25 available at Alohainaction.com. $35. 7pm. Makawao Union Church, (1445 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-579-9261; Makawaounionchurch.org ‘HER BODY OF STORIES’ - Fri. Jan 13. Lyz Soto will share the stage with fellow performers Jocelyn Ng, Serena Simmons and Grace Taylor in Her Bodies of Stories, a new spoken art work exploring themes of diaspora, settler colonialism, hopeful decolonization and growing up in Hawaii. This performance piece combines slam poetry choreography with theater producing scenes that move from fierce to playful to thought-provoking. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org YOUNG THE GIANT - Sat. Jan 14. This Los Angeles-based rock band, formerly known as The Jakes, is made up of Sameer Gadhia, Jacob Tilley, Eric Cannata, Payam Doostzadeh and Francois Comtois. Young the Giant has made a name for itself in rock as the “thinking man’s band,” winning over fans, radio, and press with their incendiary live shows, strong musicianship and poignant lyrics. $35-45. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org RAKUHAKU WORKSHOP - Sun. Jan 15.

Artist Akihiko Izukura will begin with a demonstration of spinning, dyeing, and weaving on a hand loom. Participants will learn the processes of pulling, dyeing, and forming silk to create a unique take-away piece. To reserve a space, email neida@mauiarts.org. $60. 10am. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org JUDY’S GANG - Sun. Jan 15. Have you ever put your thoughts into one word? That’s what the song titles do in the latest Judy Ridolfino production One Word, featuring all the dancers in Judy’s Gang. Come see these sparkly costumed tap and jazz dancers from ages 3 to infinity! Tune in with getaway, confident, fun, strut, senorita, and much more! Free for kids 4 and under. $13. 5pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org

NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS - Mon. Jan 16 - Tue. Jan 17. China’s most daring acrobats, jugglers, onists return balance artists, and contortionists e year’s to Maui for two days for the cular. grandest family spectacular. sly These highly skilled, rigorously trained and multitalented acro-bats will enthrall you as they bend and twist with graceful movements to form living sculptures. Kids of all ages, from preschool to senior citizen, will enjoy these intrepid performers. $12-35.

4pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, W; Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org

UB40 REUNITED HANA HOU! - Fri. Jan 20. The iconic reggae band UB40 Reunited, featuring mem founding members Ali Campbell, Astro Micke Virtue, is returning to and Mickey T group who defined regMaui. The m gae music for a generation, produc multiple Top 10 goldduced an platinum-selling albums and a multiple Grammy nomiand n nations are back. $49-179.

5:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 8082 242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org

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ADOR, THE POLISH AMBASSADOR, GHT - Thu. AYLA NERO & WILDLIGHT Jan 19. Ayla will begin the evening with a sound healing, Wildlight will jumpstart the night into a syncopated bounce and The Polish Ambassador will take that bounce and turn it into an all out dance party. This is a drug-free and alcohol-free gathering! Kids 10 and under are free. $32. 7pm. Makawao Union Church, (1445 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-579-9261; Makawaounionchurch.org BLACK ARM BAND - Thu. Jan 19. Black Arm Band is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) organization and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies. They’re widely acclaimed in Australia for their distinctive musical theater performances, celebration of indigenous music, culture, language and uniquely powerful visual imagery. The company shares the stories and heart of Indigenous culture with audiences worldwide in the spirit of resilience, understanding, hope and reconciliation. $35. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org BHAKTI AND BHAJANS KIRTAN - Fri. Jan 20.

Join Gina Sala and Daniel Paul for a follow-up on the “Power of Sound” workshop (satsang), followed by a rare intimate concert (kirtan). There will be delicious vegetarian Indian dinner, desserts and beverages available for purchase. $2535. 4pm. Temple of Peace Maui, (575 Haiku Rd.); 808-575-5220.

CIR CIRCUS INCOGNITUS - Sat Sat. Jan 21. In Circus Incognitu cognitus, virtuoso clown Jamie Adkins is the vulnerable everyman man. He wande wanders onto stage with the new show in a box, delighted to find the audience ready waiting. Jamie struggles to build the scene around him using everyday objects.

Things go awry as his props prove most unhelpful. $35. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242SHOW; Mauiarts.org

BROADWAY POPS - Sun. Jan 22. The annual Broadway Pops concert welcomes back Doug LaBrecque and new Maui Pops Orchestra guest artist Christiane Noll. Guest conductor Jason Howland will be on the podium. The program includes favorites from Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin and more. $20-55.

3:00pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org

CALENDAR OF EVENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 HULA LESSONS - Thu. Dec 29. Want to learn hula? Drop by the mall’s center stage for a free lesson with Jan Kitaguchi. Free. 5pm. Lahaina Cannery Mall, (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Lahaina); 808-661-5304; Lahainacannerymall.com HOLIDAY BOOK DRIVE BENEFITING IMUA FAMILY SERVICES - Thu. Dec 29 - Sat. Dec 31. Give the gift of literacy this season. In cooperation with the Book Trust, Barnes and

Noble is hosting a Holiday Book Drive. Stop by and pick out your favorite children’s book or ask the staff for suggestions and you can help island keiki read more and learn more. 9am.

Barnes and Noble, (325 Keawe St., Lahaina); 808-662-1300; Barnesandnoble.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT PACIFIC PRIMATE SANCTUARY - Thu. Dec 29. Currently seeking volunteers for Animal Caretakers, Support Staff, Office Assistant/Creative Project Development, and Groundskeeper/Handyperson. Retirees welcome for all positions! Pacific Primate Sanctuary is not open for public visitation. Please contact the sanctuary for more information or an application. If you have any pet carriers that you would like to donate, please contact us. 8am. Pacific Primate Sanctuary Inc., (Pacificprimatesanctuary@gmail.com, Haiku); 808-572-8089; Pacificprimate.org FIRST ZERO-EMISSION COMMERCIAL VESSEL TOURS - Thu. Dec 29. (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). Shadowfax is an 44’ islander sailing yacht and will be operating exclusively under clean, quiet wind or electric power. Silently and gracefully cruising the waters of Ma‘alaea bay, taking small groups of tourists and local residents to experience Maui’s near shore coastal paradise and humpback whales in the least invasive way possible.

6am. Maui Ocean Charters, (Ma‘alaea Harbor, Slip 70); 808-870-1739; Sailmauinui.com

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 SALSA NIGHT - Fri. Dec 30. Enjoy a free professional Salsa lesson with Paul Zaidman and Anna Selleck. Swing your hip to the Latin beat and enjoy $3 Modelo specials at Paradise Grill.

10:30pm. Paradise Grill, (2291 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-662-3700; Paradisegrillkb.com PAU HANA AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Fri. Dec 30. Pau Hana at The Shops is more than just a happy hour. Pau Hana celebrates the end of the work week with live musical performances by Maui’s talented up and coming artists as well as Maui’s more well established musicians. Meet-up with friends and co-workers or gather the family together and start your weekend on a beautiful note. 4pm.

The Shops at Wailea, (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

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Mike Madden, 7-10pm (acoustic 70s-90s)

Fulton & Paul, 7-10pm (jazz)

John Bowser, 7-10pm (guitar)

MON- Soundlab (classic rock) 7-10pm, TUE- Nino Tascano (guitar) 7-10pm, WED- Paul & Fulton (jazz) 7-10pm

Natalie Nicole, 8pm

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Brandt Quick, 8pm

MON-Brandt Quick, TUE- John Grover 8pm, WED-Maui Blues & Co 8pm

Ma’a, 6:30pm

Jasmine Rice, 8-10pm

NYE Under the Stars w/ DJ Kalani

Benny & Rock, 6-8pm

MON-Benny & Rock 6-8pm, TUE & WED- Sam Ahia 6:30-8:30pm

Karaoke w/ “Auntie” Toddy Lilikoi, 9:30pm; no cover

Karaoke w/ “Auntie” Toddy Lilikoi, 9:30pm; no cover

Jim Spector, 5:30pm

Sal Godinez, 5-8pm

Neto, 5:30pm

Island Soul, 5:30pm

TUE- Tantalizing Tues w/Gina Martinelli & Friends 5-8pm, WED-Jim Spector, 5:30pm

1 Bay Club Pl., Kapalua - 669-6400

Ranga Pae 5:30-8:30pm; no cover

Ranga Pae 5:30-8:30pm; no cover

Ranga Pae 5:30-8:30pm; no cover

David Wolf 5:30-8:30pm; no cover

MON - David Wolf / TUE - The Benoits WED - Ranga Pae (all 5:30-8:30pm)

MULLIGAN’S ON THE BLUE

Ron Kuala’au 6:30-8:30pm

Soul Kitchen Big Band, 7:30pm-9pm

NYE w/ Johnnie Ness 7-10, DJ Mike 10-12:30pm, Call for dinner reservations!

Murray Thorne, 7-9:30pm

MON- Joyce & Gord 6:30pm, TUE- Brenton Keith & His Bag o’ Tricks 6:30pm, WED-TBA

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Thirsty Thursdays w/ DJ Kai, 10pm (downstairs)

Salsa Night & Hot Fridays w/ DJ Mike

NYE Party

Juke Box, 10pm

MON-Open Mic10pm-close, TUE- Mellow Sounds w/DJ Matt Lane 10pm, WED-Reggae w/ DJ Irie Dole, 10pm

JAVA JAZZ 3350 L. Honoapiilani Rd. - 667-0787

KAHALE’S 1913 S. Kihei Rd. - 875-7711

KIMO’S 845 Front St., Lahaina - 661-4811

KOBE STEAKHOUSE 136 Dickenson St. (Lounge Area), Lahaina - 667-5555

KONO’S ON THE GREEN 470 Lipoa Pkwy, Kihei - 633-4220

MERRIMAN’S

100 Kaukahi St., Wailea - 874-1131

2291 Kaanapali Pkwy, Lahaina - 662-3700

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 WEST AFRICAN DANCE WITH QUINCEY Sat. Dec 31. Live Drumming! Have fun following the beats of the drums, learn new steps and moves with this great teacher. $10. 11am. Pahu Creations, (870 Hali‘imaile Rd., Makawao); 808-385-2642; Pahumaui.com ECO FARM TOURS - Sat. Dec 31. Join in an educational tour of permaculture design features.

Their goal is to create whole systems which produce healthy food sustainably. Rather than depending on outside inputs which have a carbon footprint and often carry toxic components such as heavy metals and antibiotics, they strive to grow needed amendments right here on their land. $20-25. 4pm.

Ahimsa Sanctuary Farm, (4505 Hana Hwy., Haiku); 808-283-8057; Ahimsasanctuaryfarm.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 FREE ZUMBA - Sun. Jan 1. Get your sweat on with Keoni’s Hot Lava DanceFit! Every Class is a Party! Every body is welcome.

You’ll Sweat, You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cheer… and you’ll wanna come back for more. Free.

8:30am. Keoni’s Hot Lava DanceFit at Outlets of Maui, (900 Front St., Lahaina); 808344-7122; Hotlavadancefit.com FREE ZUMBA - Sun. Jan 1. Get your sweat on with Keoni’s Hot Lava DanceFit. Free. 9am. Keoni’s Hot Lava DanceFit at Maui Mall, (70 E. Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului); 808-344-7122; Hotlavadancefit.com

MONDAY, JANUARY 2 SALSA DANCE CLASS - Mon. Jan 2. Maui dance enthusiasts and Latin music lovers can take Salsa Dance Classes with Demian and Lasensua, singles and couple welcome. Beginners class starts at 6pm with Intermediate class to follow at 6:45pm. $10 per class, $15 per couple. 6pm. Makawao Union Church, (1445 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-579-9261; Makawaounionchurch.org HISTORICAL BOTANICAL TOUR - Mon and Wed. The all-new historical botanical tour showcases the horticultural artistry of Haiku Mill, for an experience that is educational and unforgettable. The tour take guests around Haiku the Mill property, where they will learn about Hawaii’s prosperous sugar era and its impact on the cultural makeup of the islands, as well as its diverse tropical flora. Guests will also enjoy the spectacularly restored sugar mill ruins. $18. 2pm. Haiku Mill, (250 Haiku Rd.); 808-575-9994; Haikumill.com OUTDOOR YOGA - Mon. Jan 2. No matter your age or fitness level, this gentle approach increases life’s enjoyment while empowering life’s journey.

Sandy Callender, a registered yoga teacher, will

show how using traditional yoga postures and breath work and practice brings you greater flexibility and strength, a deeper connection to your wholeness, and turns on your relaxation response. Donation. 8am. Waipulani Park, (South Kihei Rd.); 808-214-2766; Easyyogamaui.com

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 UKULELE LESSONS - Tue. Jan 3. It’s never too late to learn how to play the Hawaiian guitar. Free. 5:45pm. Lahaina Cannery Mall, (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Lahaina); 808-661-5304; Lahainacannerymall.com DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUPS - Tue. Jan 3. Child and Family Services in Wailuku offers weekly domestic violence support groups for survivors, teens and children every Tuesday. Registration is required. 5:30pm. Child and Family Services, (392 N. Market St., Wailuku); 808-877-6888; Childandfamilyservices.org

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 KEIKI ALOHA HULA CLASS - Wed. Jan 4. Keiki Aloha Hula brings the aloha, and the love of Hawaiian dance to the kids ages 7 to 12 of Upcountry in a non-competitive, creative, nurturing environment. This is a fun class where students will learn the basics and fundamentals of hula movement, as well as language and culture appreciation. 4:15pm. Wisdom Flow Studios, (95 Makawao Ave.); 808-2050908; WisdomFlowYoga.com OUTLETS OUTDOOR MARKET - Wed. Jan 4. The Market will feature chef demonstrations, live music, hula show and cultural activities. Maui farmers and artisans will feature locally-grown produce, handmade goods, creative crafts, apparel, island artwork and more. The Outlets retailers will also host a sidewalk sale with special sales and promotions. Get a free parking validation with any purchase from a market vendor. 4pm. Outlets of Maui, ( 900 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-8277; Outletsofmaui.com

LIVE MUSIC WEST MAUI AUNTIE’S KITCHEN AT WESTIN KA‘ANAPALI RESORT - Fri, Live Music 4-7pm; Mon, Live Music 4-7pm; (6 Kai Ala Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808667-3254; Westinkaanapali.com/dining CANE AND CANOE AT MONTAGE KAPALUA - Thu, Piilani Arias 5:30-8:30pm; Fri, Kapali Keahi 5:30-8:30pm; Sat, Daniel

Querubin and Dayan Kai 5:30-9pm; Sun, Joseph Chee 5:30-8:30pm; Mon, Kincaid Kipahu 5:30-8:30pm; Tue, Brian Haia 5:308:30pm; (1 Bay Dr., Kapalua); 808-662-6681; Caneandcanoe.com CAPTAIN JACK’S ISLAND GRILL - Thu, Jonny Ringo 2-5pm; Fri, Will Hartzog 2-4:30pm; Mon, Will Hartzog 2-4:30pm; Tue, Jonny Ringo 2-5pm; (672 Front St., Lahaina); 808-6670988; CaptainJacksMaui.com CLIFF DIVE GRILL AT SHERATON MAUI - Thu, Tim Osborne 6:30-8pm; Fri, Scott Baird 6-8pm; Sat, Larry Golis and Hollis Lee 6am-8pm; Mon, Larry Golis 6-8pm; Tue, Scott Baird 6-8pm; (2605 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-661-0031; Cliffdivegrillmaui.com COOL CAT CAFE - Thu, Will Hartzog 7:3010pm; Fri, Johnny Ringo 7:30-10pm; Sat, Dave Carroll 7:30-10pm; Sun, Justin Phillips 7-9pm; Tue, Jazz at the Cat 7:30-10pm; (658 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-0908; Coolcatcafe.com DOWN THE HATCH - Thu, Tori Dixon 11am1pm; Fri, Jon Kaneakua 11am-1pm; Sat, Jon Kaneakua 11am-1pm; Mon, Jon Kaneakua 11am1pm; Tue, Noa Zeb 8am-5pm; (658 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-4900; Dthmaui.com DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE - Thu, Ben DeLeon 3-5pm; Thu, Garrett Probst and Guest 6-8:30pm; Fri, Garrett Probst 3-5pm; Fri, Damon Parrillo and Tim Osbourne 6-8:30pm; Sat, Danyel Alana 3-5pm; Sat, Damon Parrillo and Ron Hetten 6-8:30pm; Sun, Keali’i Lum 3-5pm; Sun, Damien Awai 6-8:30pm; Mon, Keali’i Lum 3-5pm; Mon, Danyel Alana and Guest 6-8:30pm; Tue, Ben

DeLeon 3-5pm; Tue, Roy Kato and Guest 6-8:30pm; (130 Kai Malina Pkwy., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-2900; DukesMaui.com FLEETWOOD’S ON FRONT ST. - Thu, Kaniela Q 2-5pm; Fri, Kaniela Q 2-5pm; Sat, Paul Johnson 2-5pm; Sun, Paul Johnson 2-5pm; Mon, Kaniela Q 2-5pm; Tue, Kaniela Q 2-5pm; (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-6696425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com HULA GRILL - Thu, Kealii Lum and Friends 2-5pm; Thu, Damon Parillo and Friends 6-9pm; Fri, Derick Sebastian 11am-1pm; Fri, Ma’a 2-5pm; Sun, Josh Lum 2-5pm; Sun, Lahui 6-9pm; Mon, Ua Aloha Maji 2-5pm; Mon, Keali’i Lum and Friends 6-9pm; Tue, Kawika Lum Ho 2-5pm; Tue, Wili Pohaku 6-9pm; (2435 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-667-6636; HulaGrillKaanapali.com JAPENGO AT HYATT REGENCY MAUI Thu, Nightly Entertainment 6-8pm; Fri, Nightly Entertainment 6-8pm; Sat, Nightly Entertainment 6-8pm; Sun, Nightly Entertainment 6-8pm; Mon, Nightly Entertainment 6-8pm; (200 Nohea Kai Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-667-4727; Japengomaui.com JAVA JAZZ - Thu, Rick Glencross 7-10pm; Fri, Guest Performers 7-10pm; Sat, Fultone Tashombe and Paul Bunuan 7-10pm; Sun, Jon Bowser 7-10pm; Mon, Soundlab 7-10pm; Tue, Nino Toscano 7-10pm; (3350 L. Honoapi‘ilani Rd., Honokowai); 808-667-0787; Javajazzmaui.com KIMO’S - Sun, Benny and Rock 6-8pm; Mon, Benny and Rock 6-8pm; Tue, Sam Ahia 6:30-8:30pm; (845 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-4811; Kimosmaui.com

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If your little songbird wants to take their skills to the next level affordable private youth lessons are available. Have fun while learning piano! Play your own accompaniment, get professional voice coaching, and find harmony in any genre or style. Also ukulele, guitar, bass and percussion. Train your voice to its best potential.

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MON-Monday Night Football, TUE- $2 Taco Tuesday, WED- Free Pool & Dart Tournament

NYE Party!

Viva La Rumba 4pm, Sunday Lounge w/ DJ Joralien, 10pm

MON - Kanoa 4pm & DJ Big Mike SIN 10pm, TUE - Jon Bowser 4-6pm, DJ Salvo, WEDNatalie Nicole 4pm, DJ Lobstah, 10pm

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NFL all day & SIN w/ Stacey 9pm-close

MON-Martini Monday, TUE- $2 Tuesday w/ free pool, WED- Karaoke & free pool, 6pm

Haleakala Hillbillies Holiday Jamboree, $4 cover, 8-12pm

FREE Karaoke w/ Dudley 9pm-12am; no cover

NFL, Thirsty Thursdays

College Football w/ Brandt Quick 7-11pm

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Jamie Gallo, 4-6pm, DJ Big Mike, 10pm

Randall Rospond 4-6pm, DJ Gemini & Ynot, 10pm

STEEL HORSE SALOON

Maragarita Specials FREE Karaoke w/ Dudley 9pm-12am; no cover

928 Lower Main St., Wailuku - 244-4084

SANSEI - KAPALUA 115 Bay Dr., Lahaina - 669-6286

SANSEI - KIHEI 1881 S. Kihei Rd., Ste. KT116 - 879-0004

SOUTH SHORE TIKI LOUNGE

1234 L. Main St., Wailuku - 243-2206

STOPWATCH SPORTS BAR 1127 Makawao Ave. - 572-1380

THREE’S BAR & GRILL 1945 S Kihei Rd. - 879-3133

TIFFANY’S 1424 L. Main St., Wailuku - 249-0052

WATERCRESS Waiehu Beach Center, Wailuku - 243-9351

LAHAINA PIZZA COMPANY - Thu, John Kane 7:30-9:30pm; Fri, John Kane 7:309:30pm; Sat, Joseph Chee 7:30-9:30pm; (730 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-0700; Lahainapizzaco.com LEILANI’S ON THE BEACH - Thu, Josh Kahula and Dave of ‘Nuff Sedd’ 3-5pm; Fri, JD and Friends 3-5pm; Sun, ‘Kilohana’ Merv Oana and Duane Feig 3-5pm; (2435 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-661-4495; Leilanis.com LONGHI’S - Thu, Summer Macedo and Shawn McLauglin 5:30-7:30pm; Fri, Brian and Meryl 5:30-7:30pm; Sun, Two Cats 6-9pm; Mon, Chad Kaya 5:30-7:30pm; Tue, Wilmont Kahaialii and Shawn McLaughlin 5:30-7:30pm; (888 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-2288; Longhis.com MERRIMAN’S - Thu, Ranga Pae 5:308:30pm; Fri, Brian Massa and Meryl Yecies 3-5pm; Fri, Peter deAquino 3-5pm; Fri, Ranga Pae 5:30-8:30pm; Sat, Gabe and Austin 10am-1pm; Sat, Ranga Pae 5:30-8:30pm; Sun, Peter deAquino 3-5pm; Sun, David Wolf 5:30-8:30pm; Mon, David Wolf 3-5pm; Mon, David Wolf 5:30-8:30pm; Tue, Brian Massa and Meryl Yecies 3-5pm; Tue, Phil and Angela Benoit 5:30-8:30pm; (1 Bay Club Pl., Kapalua); 808-669-6400; Merrimanshawaii.com PACIFIC’O ON THE BEACH - Fri, The Armadillo 4:30-6:30pm; Fri, The Armadillo 4:30-6:30pm; Sat, David King 4:30-6:30pm; (505 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-4341; Pacificomaui.com PAILOLO BAR AND GRILL AT WESTIN KA‘ANAPALI RESORT - Thu, Live Music 6-9pm; Tue, Live Music 5-8pm; (6 Kai Ala Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-667-3200; Westinkaanapali.com/dining/pailolo

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City & Country Band, 10pm

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PAU HUAKA‘I TIKI BAR - Fri, Josh Sumibcay 5-8pm; Mon, Kawika Ortiz 6-8pm; (180 Nohea Kai Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-1000; Kaanapalibeach.hyatt.com PI ARTISAN PIZZERIA - Thu, Danyel Alana 6-9pm; Tue, Nestor Ugale 6-9pm; (900 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-0791; Pi808.com PIONEER INN - Thu, Greg di Piazza 6-9pm; Mon, Kalani 6-9pm; Tue, Ah-Tim Eleniki 6-9pm; (658 Wharf St., Lahaina); 808-661-3636 / 808-270-4858; Pioneerinnmaui.com RELISH OCEANSIDE BAR AT WESTIN MAUI RESORT - Thu, Braddah Keoki Ruiz 6:30-9pm; Fri, Braddah Keoki Ruiz 6:30-9pm; Sat, Braddah Keoki Ruiz 6:30-9pm; Sun, Braddah Keoki Ruiz 6:30-9pm; Mon, Braddah Keoki Ruiz 6:30-9pm; Tue, Braddah Keoki Ruiz 6:309pm; (2365 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-667-2525; Westinmaui.com/dining/relish-oceanside SANGRITA GRILL AND CANTINA - Thu, Live Flamenco Music by Indio and Avi 6:30-8:30pm; (2580 Kekaa Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6000; Sangritagrill.com SEA HOUSE RESTAURANT AT NAPILI KAI RESORT - Thu, Phillip Stevens 7-9pm; Fri, Phillip Stevens 7-9pm; Sat, Fausto Allosada 7-9pm; Sun, Albert Kaina 7-9pm; Mon, Albert Kaina 7-9pm; Tue, Albert Kaina 7-9pm; (5900 L. Honoapi‘ilani Rd., Napili); 808-669-1500; Seahousemaui.com

SOUTH MAUI BOTERO LOUNGE AT GRAND WAILEA Thu, Contemporary Hawaiian Music 5-10pm; Fri, Contemporary Hawaiian Music 5-10pm; Sat, Contemporary Hawaiian Music 5-10pm; Sun, Contemporary Hawaiian Music 5-10pm; Mon, Contemporary Hawaiian Music 5-10pm; Tue, Contemporary Hawaiian Music 5-10pm; (3850 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-875-1234; Grandwailea. com/experience/dine/botero-lounge CHEESEBURGER ISLAND STYLE - Thu, Mark Burnett 5:30-8:30pm; Fri, Brooks Maguire 5:30-8:30pm; Sat, Brooks Maguire 5:30-8:30pm; (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808874-8990; Cheeseburgernation.com KONO’S ON THE GREEN - Thu, Jim Spector 5:30-8:30pm; Fri, Sal Godinez Band 5-8pm; Sat, Neto Peraza 5:30-7:30pm; Sun, Island Soul Dance Party 5-8pm; (470 Lipoa Pkwy., Kihei); 808-633-4220; Konosonmaui.com LUANA LOUNGE AT FAIRMONT KEA LANI - Fri, Live Entertainment 7-10pm; Sat, Live Entertainment 7-10pm; (4100 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-875-4100; Fairmont.com/kea-lani-maui/dining/luana

MAUI BREWING COMPANY - Thu, Yum Yum Beast 5-8pm; Fri, Lewis and Louis 5-8pm; Sat, Daniel Shishido 5-8pm; Sun, Hamilton and Sebastian 5-8pm; Mon, Johnny Ringo 5-8pm; Tue, Bristol Dunlap 6-8pm; (605 Lipoa Pkwy., Kihei); 808-213-3002; Mauibrewingco.com MONKEYPOD KITCHEN - Thu, Dat Guyz 1-3pm; Thu, Levi Poasa 4-6pm; Thu, Mike Finkiewicz and Craig Soderberg 7-9pm; Fri, Stay Easy 1-3pm; Fri, Tom Conway 4-6pm; Fri, Alika Nako’oka 7-9pm; Sat, T-Flatz and The Highlights 1-3pm; Sat, Randall Rospond 7-9pm; Sun, T-Flatz and The Highlights 1-3pm; Sun, Ohana Groove 7-9pm; Mon, Kanoa and Ryan 1-3pm; Mon, Tom Conway 4-6pm; Mon, Joshua Kahula 7-9pm; Tue, Louis and Lewis 1-3pm; Tue, Stay Easy 4-6pm; (10 Wailea Gateway Center); 808-891-2322; Monkeypodkitchen.com/wailea

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Patience is, indeed, one of your virtues, but even you have limits. Sometimes things just take too damn long.

There’s nothing you or I can do about that–we’re not in control of these situations. Things take as long as they take–and trying to rush them will just screw them up. It’s best that you accept that. But that’s no reason you can’t get what you want right now. You just need to pursue a different path. Call it a hobby or extracurricular activity. I call it the fast track to your dream. Try it. If you pursue it with the same zeal and, hopefully, a little more joy than your day job, you probably won’t need that day job a whole lot longer.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

The sun is shining, birds are singing, people are dancing in the streets. Or are they? You wouldn’t know either way this week, because your focus has turned dramatically inward. Your uncharacteristic navel-gazing is bound to raise a few eyebrows and even elicit some (possibly melodramatic) concern, but don’t let anyone shake you out of your supposed funk; it’s a necessary part of your process at the moment. You’ve got a lot to think about (or more accurately, feel about, since you already do way too much thinking). Let it happen; what’s transpiring outside of you can wait.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)

You’ve probably already noticed how your social life seems sort of tidal. Weeks of loneliness and isolation are frequently ended by a blizzard of phone calls and emails; your social calendar goes from bleak and empty to overbooked in a flash. I can’t explain this phenomenon any better than you can. What, did these people forget you existed for a while? And why did they all remember at the same time? Whatever the reason–coincidence or cosmic timing–don’t question it too much (except for fun). When high tide soaks you up to your chin this week, just ride it.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

For those clueless Hallmark devotees who insist on celebrating that lamest of holidays, Valentine’s, you’re best off doing it a month early this year. Wait until that very arbitrary day, the 14th, and things are bound to feel a bit anticlimactic, despite all the cheesy decorations and other couples also going through the motions. If you really want to feel it, go with celebrating this coming weekend. If it’s as good as it ought to be, you can always stage an encore performance (of at least the sex) on Tuesday.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

You suck with money. I’ve never met a Leo who could stick to a tight budget for any length of time. Your motto is basically: spend it when you have it, and go without when you don’t. Somehow, you’ve managed to make this zany financial plan work so far–but not without pissing a few people off. Don’t worry–there’s no chance of cleaning up those messes this week, so I’m not even going to advise you to try. All I’m urging, when you succumb to the powerful temptations of the moment, is to avoid aggravating anyone else.

Don’t generate more mess. You can’t afford it.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)

You’re at the opposite end of the spectrum from those dreamy Pisceans who so attract and frustrate you. But sometimes, oddly, you sound almost alike. They make outrageously accurate predictions based on their own intuition and lucky guesses. You speak out from a place of deep realism and practicality. That your forecasts match up so often is something of a miracle–and evidence that there are many paths and methods to the same destinations. Try to remember–and respect–that this week, because your best allies are those whose beliefs, approaches, and work ethics are in absolute contrast with yours, but whose eyes are on the same prize.

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ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

A surprising amount of what you blame on others is actually your fault. You fulfill your own expectations, either by subtly acting to make sure things play out or by simply perceiving your situation so that it looks like what you anticipated. How do you overcome these habits of thought? First, you have to accurately identify them. Convene your think tank–the ones who know you best. Have them help you identify the top five habits of mind that are keeping you from success, happiness, or love. (By the way, be heartened, not offended, if they can rattle them off in the first two minutes; it means they love you.) Phase two? We’ll get to that next week.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

The year is 2030 and you’re about to have a child.

Before you is a virtual menu of possibilities. How many variables will you choose to control? Will you ensure that your child is more likely to be healthy? How about determining its gender? What about hair, eye, and skin color? Penis size? Temperament? Talent? You may find that once you get started, it’s difficult to stop. Where, after all, do you draw the line? This week’s choices, while perhaps not quite so loaded with far-reaching consequences, are similarly tempting and morally confusing. It may turn out that the fuzzy boundaries are too confusing–so be prepared to make an all-or-nothing decision. That might be your only real choice.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

In terms of your day-to-day experience at the moment, don’t underestimate the effects of your environment. It’s more powerful than you think. For example, that warmer winter weather I got last week made me unquestionably happier, more productive, and spontaneous. Your focus on making big changes in your life is well-intentioned but misguided, at the moment. Concentrate on all the little things you can do to make your life–especially regarding your surroundings–better. I believe you’ll find that when you’ve improved all the subtle peripheral stuff in your life, all the big stuff will fall much more easily into place.

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Your focus on figuring out just the right packaging for whatever you’re trying to market–be it an idea, a product, or yourself–is mostly a waste of time. Focus on what’s inside. Nail that, and you could wrap it in brown paper and it’d still fly off the shelves.

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Scorpios, statistically, are much more likely than other signs to possess this elusive quality. However, it’s not some multi-purpose silver bullet that just always works. It makes people more likely to buy what you’re selling, true–but only if what you’re putting out there isn’t total crap. Don’t lean too hard on your charisma this week. If there are glaring flaws in what you’re about, your personal shine won’t be bright enough to obscure them, so don’t embarrass yourself by trying. Fix them, instead.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)

Sagittarians are often Jacks and Jills of all trades.

That is, you’re good at many things, but you’re not necessarily superlative at anything. Consequently, many young Archers compensate by adopting gimmicks to attract attention. It’s hard, when you’re quietly competent all across the board, to achieve the flash factor that garners the kind of notice you crave, so of course I understand the temptation to adopt some kind of attention-grabbing device. But it’s truly unnecessary; there’s one thing that all Sags are brilliant at, and which never fails to rivet: radical honesty. Tell the truth, all the time. People will hang on your every word.

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