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own farming plan, but the Pomona team is committed to its history of employing the best farming practices, using natural resources responsibly, and acting as a positive contributor to the local community,” the spokeswoman added.

MauiTime reported on the final stages of the sale of A&B’s Central Valley land as word of the deal circulated widely last month, drawing public interest and concern regarding the fate of the old sugarcane lands.

“It was revealed that A&B is nearing completion of a sale to a group who are not from Hawaii. This revelation brings up some questions,” Bill Greenleaf, a farmer, co-owner of Greenleaf Farms, and former Hawai‘i Farmers Union chapter president, said at the time. “What will they grow?

Will it feed the people of Hawaii or be non-food crops? Will their cultivation practices add more run-off to our reefs and CO2 to our air?”

Based in the the San Joaquin Valley town of Oakdale, Pomona Farming has some 100,000 acres in agricultural crops and cattle operations. The crops include alfalfa, almonds, cotton, forage crops, sugar beets and wheat, among others. Its partners include big names like Sunkist, Mariani, Toyota, 7-11, Kind, Kraft, and Glico, and local names like MauiGrown Coffee and Maui Cattle Company.

“The Mahi Pono team has significant experience… with a focus purely on agriculture and a track record of making longterm investments in farming projects,” A&B’s effusive press release stated. “All of A&B’s existing agricultural personnel will be offered positions with Mahi Pono, to put their experience and knowledge to use to help further Mahi Pono’s farm plan.”

While the name of the purchasing entity

foot is that we go out there and put a stick in somebody’s eye or company’s eye and then say, ‘Hey I wanna build a relationship with you,’” Mina continued. “It just doesn’t work like that. It’s all about relationships not only with one another but with the land and I’m just hopeful that somewhere along the way here we can be good partners, good community agricultural partners, and we can find ways to work with one another.”

Maui’s state senators were optimistic.

Senators Gilbert Keith-Agaran (District 5-Wailuku, Waihe‘e, Kahului), Rosalyn Baker (District 6-South and West Maui), and J. Kalani English (District 7-Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i and Kaho‘olawe) released a joint statement praising the deal.

“I am happy A&B found farmers as partners who are committed to keeping Central Maui in productive agriculture – especially because Mahi Pono appears to understand the importance of food sustainability for the long-term life of our island community,” Sen. Agaran said.

Sen. Baker added, “This is an important investment in our future, as it again demonstrates the viability of diversified agriculture, but also because of the value it places on our workers, our environment, and our quality of life.”

“There’s a lot of moving parts here,” Mina said. “I’m a farmer: I grow food for people to be able to be well. Outside of that, I really don’t have any say about when land sales happen, and the companies that buy the land do what they do. I’m happy it’s gonna be kept in agriculture. They’re incredible lands.” ■ axel@mauitime.com + @axelbeers For more news articles, visit: mauitime.com/news

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lexander and Baldwin today announced the sale of approximately 41,000 acres of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company land – an action first reported last month by MauiTime. The land was sold for $262 million to Mahi Pono, LLC – a farming venture between California-based agriculture group Pomona Farming, LLC, and Canadian pension investment managers Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

“The agreement provides for the sale of the former Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company lands to Mahi Pono LLC (Mahi Pono) for purposes of cultivating a variety of food and energy crops, ensuring the continued agricultural use of these lands, the preservation of green, open space in Central Maui, and a consistent and longterm source of revenue for the local economy,” A&B said in a statement.

“Our farming plan is for conventional production, but we are exploring options for some organic production as well,” a Mahi Pono spokeswoman told MauiTime.

The plans do not include genetically modified organisms (GMOs), she added.

Neither Mahi Pono nor A&B could provide a map detailing the plan for the purchased lands, but said they hoped to share that information at the beginning of next year.

“Our priority is to produce high-quality food for the local market, with export potential,” she said, but did not disclose the acreage that would be used for local food versus exports. When asked how many acres would be reserved for local farmers, she said, “We will be reaching out to the local farming community over the next few months to discuss the best ways to support local farmers.

“Maui is a special place that will have its

is now public, details of the plans for Maui’s Central Valley – which has been identified as significant in Hawai‘i’s move towards food security and sustainability – remain blurry.

“Maui Tomorrow is reviewing the implications of this major development,” the environmental advocacy organization said in a statement. “We look forward to working with the new owner, Mahi Pono, and will encourage them to adopt regenerative agricultural methods. Regenerative farming uses much less water; this will leave more for kalo farming, native stream life and other instream public trust uses. Regenerative agriculture can substantially increase crop yields while sequestering carbon, thus helping to fight climate change. We will also encourage Mahi Pono to grow healthy food that people on Maui can eat.”

Hawai‘i Farmers Union United President Vincent Mina was cautious but hopeful.

“When you’re dealing with so much land that’s been monocropped with petrochemicals being used as a way to grow that monocrop for a long time, it needs a lot of remediation attention. People who purchase land of this size need a return on their investment, so a lot of people, when they do [purchase], don’t necessarily put the attention to growing the soil first, growing the life of the land first, before they plant crops,” he said.

“I don’t know this company, I’m not gonna say that they’re not gonna do this kind of stewardship practices, but at the same time – based on results – we’ll see what happens.”

“I know people are going to be upset about this sale,” he added. “For me, I don’t get too wrapped up in it. I just feel like we have plenty to work with. Let’s get to work and do the best with what we have.”

“I think where we shoot ourself in the

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UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT Dominick Breedlove of Spring Hill, Florida, doomed his chances of landing a job at Kohl’s on Dec. 5, reported Fox 13 News, by getting arrested for shoplifting after his interview.

Breedlove arrived for his appointment with Human Resources around 3:20 that afternoon, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies said, and afterward stopped to browse in the shoe department. A loss prevention officer watching Breedlove told police the suspect went outside to his car, retrieved a Kohl’s shopping bag and returned to the store, where he stashed two pairs of Nike athletic shoes worth $150 in the bag. Breedlove was charged with shoplifting, and was not hired.

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A Michigan bank robber failed to appear at his sentencing hearing on Dec. 6 in Macomb County Circuit Court because he was cooling his heels in Toledo, Ohio, after being arrested in connection with another bank robbery.

Paul Carta, 45, pleaded guilty in October to robbing a bank in May in Utica, Michigan, and was due in court on the 6th, Newsweek reported. But on the 5th, the Toledo Police Department said, Carta entered a Toledo bank and handed a clerk a note demanding money and warning that he was armed. The bank employee gave Carta an undisclosed amount of money, and he fled the bank. Toledo police took him into custody 11 minutes later at a Taco Bell drive-thru nearby. He was held in Toledo on $50,000 bond.

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Scientists are likening the strange occurrence of eels getting stuck in monk seals’ nostrils to “one of those teenage trends,” according to The Washington Post. Charles Littnan, lead scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, posited, “One juvenile seal did this very stupid thing, and now the others are trying to mimic it,” but he and other scientists are stumped about the phenomenon. Hypotheses suggest that the eels jet up the nostrils as seals poke their faces

into eels’ hiding spots, or seals regurgitate the eels and they exit through the nose. Over the last two years, three or four incidences have been reported, all with good outcomes – for the seals. No eels have survived.

SWEET REVENGE Ted Pelkey of Westford, Vermont, has been battling the Westford Development Review Board for months over his proposal to erect a building on his property for his truck repair and monofilament recycling business. But he told WCAX News that the city keeps putting up barriers to the development, so Pelkey has instead installed a message to the board and the people of Westford: a giant sculpture of a fist with the middle finger raised. “It’s very big.

Everybody got the message,” said Fairfax resident Carol Jordan. Pelkey, who spent $4,000 on the public rebuke, said he hopes the citizens of Westford will take a “really long look at the people who are running their town.”

In the meantime, the select board told WCAX that because the sculpture is considered public art, they can take no action against it.

BROMANCE Anthony Akers, 38, and the Richland (Washington) Police Department embarked on an amusing meet-cute of law and fugitive on Nov. 28 when the department posted a wanted photo of Akers on its Facebook page.

Five hours after the posting, National Public Radio reported, Akers responded with: “Calm down, i’m going to turn myself in.” When Akers was a no-show, the department messaged him the next day: “Hey Anthony! We haven’t seen you yet.” Officers even offered him a ride.

But Akers couldn’t be bothered: “Thank you, tying up a couple loose ends since i will probably be in there for a month.” He promised to surrender within 48 hours. When the weekend passed without any sign of Akers, officers wrote: “Is it us? We waited but you didn’t show.” To which Akers replied: “Dear RPD, it’s not you, it’s me. I obviously have commitment issues. ... P.S.You’re beautiful.” Finally, on Dec. 4, Akers arrived at the Richland police station, posting a selfie with the caption: “Thank you RPD for letting me do this on my own.”

AROUND THE BEND Science teacher Margaret Gieszinger, 52, at University Preparatory High School in Visalia, California, was captured on video chopping off students’ hair with scissors on Dec. 5, while loudly, and incorrectly, singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Visalia Times-Delta described the video showing Gieszinger starting with a male student seated in a chair at the front of the room as she cuts portions of his hair. When she moved on to a female student, other teenagers started screaming and ran out of the classroom. Lilli Gates, one of Gieszinger’s students, told the Times-Delta the teacher “is a loving and kind lady. She is usually all smiles and laughs. This is not the Miss G. we know and love.” After Gieszinger’s arrest on suspicion of felony child endangerment, the district notified parents that she would not be returning to the classroom. ■

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And so we lie to ourselves about our actions around the world, which is beyond stupid.”

• More Public Beach Access Parking Wars - On Jan. 9, the council’s Parks, Recreation, Energy, and Legal Affairs Committee took up a bill that would prohibit public beach access parking between 9pm and 6am.

The matter was deferred, but not before public outcry. “‘Where’s Mike White?’ [Kai Nishiki] asked at the start of her testimony.

‘This is his bill, right? Some shameful.’ Later, she called his bill ‘a clear conflict of interest [White is the general manager of Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel].’”

• Is the Maui High Speed Computing Center a Target? - After the false missile alert, Anthony asked experts if the Maui High Speed Computing Center could be a target of a potential attack. Experts agreed that it’s very unlikely to be on North Korea’s list of targets (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is, though).

• Why Is Glenn Mukai Still in Power?

- Once again, Pignataro put a light on LC disfunction: “The Department of Liquor Control is so out of control that on Friday, Jan. 19, the Liquor Commission held an unprecedented special meeting to deal with a Violence in the Workplace complaint... the LC’s Chief of Enforcement – filed the complaint against Mukai himself.”

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• The Future Is Sticky Green - The year started, peacefully enough, with weed. Samantha Campos wrote about the first Maui Cannabis Conference and the potential of legalization: “Hawai‘i expects revenues up to $144 million in 2018, and provided the state successfully proceeds with a reciprocity system, could gain from visiting patients an additional $58 million in industry revenue.”

• Analyzing Maui PD’s Body-Worn Camera Policies - MauiTime sent a copy of Maui Police Department’s body-worn camera policy to Upturn, a nonprofit that

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focuses on social justice and tech. Upturn graded Maui PD’s policy: “Maui’s body worn camera program risks doing nothing more than intensifying disproportionate police surveillance of communities.”

• More Bad News About Coral Bleaching - “Coral bleaching events (caused when the ocean grows too warm, which causes coral to expel the symbiotic algae that they rely on) around the world are happening so quickly these days that reefs lack sufficient time to recover, which leads to mass die-offs,” former-MauiTime Editor Anthony Pignataro wrote. So it goes.

• Can Hawai‘i Survive Our Age of Stupid? - On the morning of Jan. 13 I had to explain what a “ballistic missile” is to a child.

In addition to deriding the stupidity and incompetence of the State’s response to the false alert, Anthony Pignataro offered an analysis: “We’re all in this mess because nothing substantial has changed since the Cold War. We say the Soviet Union is gone and we’ve gotten rid of a lot nuclear weapons, but we

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• Activists Rally for Kaleikoa Ka‘eo - After being arrested for allegedly blocking vehicles carrying construction equipment for the new Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope planned for Haleakala, Ka‘eo gave his defense in court in ‘Olelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language). Judge Blaine Kobayashi issued a bench warrant because Ka‘eo wouldn’t speak English and the court could not identify him. Within 24 hours, Kobayashi withdrew the warrant. Later, the Hawai‘i Judiciary issued a new policy: “The Judiciary will provide or permit qualified Hawaiian language interpreters to the extent reasonably possible when parties in courtroom proceedings choose to express themselves through the Hawaiian language.”

“There are things you can say in Hawaiian that you know really express through our cultural view of why it’s important for us to defend our sacred sites”’ Ka‘eo said in a Jan. 24 Hawaii Public Radio story.

“It’s obvious the issue has already taken root far outside courthouse, as Friday’s demonstration showed,” Pignataro wrote.

• We Have a Difficult Conversation About Sexual Assault and How Men Can Be Better - Anthony asked his friend

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• Is White’s Supremacy Subverting Maui County Council? - Councilmember Elle Cochran submitted a proposal on Mar. 1 to form a special housing committee. The matter was not agendized in following weeks, and in a statement to MauiTime, Cochran stated White said that as Council Chair, he has the authority to decide what should get posted on the agenda. White told MauiTime in response, “Pushing this issue at this particular time makes it look purely political to help her mayoral campaign.”

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• New State Report Details Ugly Truths About Race in Hawai‘i - The DBEDT released another depressing economic report: “Native Hawaiians have the highest poverty rates for individuals and families, with 6,610 families (12.6% of families) and 45,420 individuals (15.5% of the population) living below the poverty level.”

“The first people to live in Hawai‘i,” Anthony added, “currently ‘have the highest poverty rates for individuals and families’ in Hawai‘i. This is a tragedy and a travesty that those of us in Hawai‘i who aren’t Native Hawaiian ignore at our peril.”

• County of Maui Loses Yet Another Injection Well Ruling - “Back in 2014, a Maui District Court judge ruled that the county’s use of injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Facility were a violation of the federal Clean Water Act... the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Maui District Court got it right – the injection wells are a violation of the Clean Water Act. So then the County’s attorneys asked the Ninth Circuit to reconsider their opinion. On Mar. 30, the Ninth Circuit rejected that,” Anthony wrote. The County of Maui – which still has plenty of taxpayer dollars to spend – will appeal this decision yet again, this time to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

• Remembering the Late Sen. Akaka - Former U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka passed on Apr. 6. “Most famous for his Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (the “Akaka Bill”) which he first submitted in 2000, the bill recognized Native Hawaiians and officially granted them the authority to form their own government,” Anthony wrote. So it goes.

• Lili‘uokalani Inspires Indigenous Writers – and Americans, Too - A piece in the Canadian journal The Walrus by Daniel Heath Justice summarized the Queen’s significance and quotes Lili‘uokalani: “It has been shown that in Hawaii there is an alien element composed of men of energy and determination, well able to carry through what they undertake, but not scrupulous respecting their methods. They doubtless control all the resources and influence of the present ruling power in Honolulu, and will employ them tirelessly in the future, as they have in the past, to secure their ends.”

• Inmate Frustrations Boil Over at MCCC - The overcrowded Maui Community Correction Center continued to meet problems this year. “[Apr. 9] at about 2pm, inmates...refused the order [to return to quarters] and said they wanted to express their frustration with the phone system, a damaged television in the common area of their module, and the absence of rice with some of their meals over the past few days,” Toni Schwartz, Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety’s public information officer, told Pignataro.

• Mike White Is Out?! - Mike White pulls a Paul Ryan.

• ‘Valuable Addition’ - Maria Zielinski was appointed director of the Office of Council Services on Apr. 6, but nobody seemed to care that as state tax director, Zielinski resigned after allegations that her department was interfering with an independent consultant’s work. “To say nothing of explaining to the public what exactly happened – is both insulting to members of the public who read the news and simply asking for trouble,” Anthony said.

• Drastic Plastic - Rob Parsons wrote a report about his takeaways from the sixth International Marine Debris Conference and offered remedies: “Dianna Cohen of Plastic Pollution Coalition says we can invest in reusable water bottles and coffee containers (steel rather than hard plastic is preferred), give them as gifts and encourage others to

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Here’s an excerpt: “Food and Water supplies are very limited without constant importation. Upon port closure, there is an estimated five to seven days of food within the state. After five days of no food importation, the market capacity will be below forty percent. No large stores of surplus emergency rations exist.”

• Maui Officials Raising Big Money On O‘ahu - “The minimum suggested donation for both campaigns was $50, though each Representative’s campaign accepted up to $1,000,” Anthony wrote.

“Holding campaign fundraisers in Honolulu during the Legislative session (when it’s pretty much guaranteed that lobbyists from all over Hawaii will show up) is one of great strengths of being an incumbent – even if that incumbent’s district never even comes close to Honolulu.”

• Gun Money - Deborah Caulfield Rybak took a dig into Maui’s state senators’ and representatives’ views on gun legislation.

• ‘We’ll Need Grants’ - Deborah also looked at Alan Arakawa’s plan to move homeless people to Old Maui High. She asked John Tomaso, executive director of Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development – a nonprofit the mayor wanted to lease the campus to for the project – about the cost. Tomaso said, “Oh, I don’t know. I sound stupid, I know. I don’t know.”

• County of Maui to Start Using Key Sea Level Rise Report - In December 2017, the state released a report, “Hawai‘i Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report,” that illustrates the dire threat facing the state. On Mar. 2 Mayor Arakawa signed a proclamation that directs county departments to use the report in “plans, programs and capital improvement decisions, to mitigate impacts to infrastructure and critical facilities triggered by sea level rise.”

• State of Hawai‘i Honors the Late Billy Graham - “Graham may have been popular with American evangelicals, but he was also a polarizing, extremely political figure who articulated very strong views against homosexuality,” Pignataro wrote.

• The Problem of Cultural Heritage Tourism and the Continued Misuse of Culture - “Ultimately, the commodification of culture is only good for those who make money from the consumption,” Sydney Iaukea wrote. “Complicating the matter in Hawai‘i is the inconvenient political reality of U.S. occupation of Hawaiian Kingdom’s sovereign territory and nationality. Erasing the past takes dedicated and prolonged effort, and these latest attempts to make us forget historical reality by selling access to Hawaiian culture is only the latest act of this long performance.”

• Kaniela Ing Calls Late Sen. Inouye an ‘accused Serial Rapist’ - State Rep. Kaniela Ing denounced the renaming of Honolulu International Airport after late U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye. “In order for sexual violence to end, men need to know they can no longer get away with it. But when we name an airport after an accused serial rapist, we show them that they can,” Ing said.

“Inouye WAS an ‘accused serial rapist,” Anthony maintained. “Inouye denied it all when he was alive… the allegations never went to court’” • Hawai‘i Consumer Debt Is Bad, Getting Worse - The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released a new report showing Hawai‘i’s debt is rising faster than the nation’s: “The average debt per person was $64,642 for Hawaii, 46 percent, which is about $20,000 higher than the national average of $44,284 during the fourth quarter of 2017.”

• Say it Ain’t So, Joe - Joe Souki, former state representative, resigned in March. “Souki admits that, while serving.... he touched and kissed more than one woman in ways that were inappropriate and unwelcome. He admits that this physical contact exceeded the boundaries of the customary ‘aloha kiss,’” stated the ethics report. “Souki further admits that he made sexual comments… that were inappropriate and unwanted.”

• The Children’s Crusade - Maui’s youth organized in the wake of gun violence riddling the U.S. “For the students,

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Marie – who has worked all over the world in corporate offices, humanitarian charities, and strip clubs – what men need to do better.

Marie responded, “Listen. Realize that we always had to take more steps than you to get to a level pegging… Just be quiet, listen and take it on board. Talk to us about how you feel about things in your life, not ours.

We’re all ears for you – can you be for us?”

• ACLU Says Hawai‘i Needs Bail Reform - On Jan. 31, ACLU Hawai‘i released a report on the need for bail reform in Hawai‘i. There are many details in the report. Like, “Around half of the people sitting in Hawai‘i’s jails have not been convicted of the crime for which they have been charged.” And, “Six out of nine correctional facilities are over design capacity.”

• Thinking About Guns in the Wake of the Parkland Shooting - Anthony reflected on the tragic Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which claimed 17 lives. In addition to talking about state gun control legislation, he made an interesting discovery: “I took the 10 states with the lowest firearm mortality rates and matched them up to the 2016 Presidential Election electoral college results. Guess what?

Democrat Hillary Clinton won all 10 states.

Then I went through the CDC stats and compiled a list of the 10 states with the highest firearm mortality rates...This time, nine of the 10 states all went to Republican Donald Trump.”

“Half believes that civilians shouldn’t be able to own weapons like the AR-15, which were originally designed for the military, while the other half believes that the way to fix mass shootings is by arming teachers and hardening schools into fortresses,” he concluded.

• The Maui News Finally Reports Tommy Russo’s Exoneration - While Russo’s arrest was widely reported, coverage of Russo’s win at the Hawai‘i Supreme Court was barely existent, a “profound injustice.”

do the same. She likes giving out stainless steel straws, which she considers a ‘gateway’ to further conversations and meaningful actions,” he wrote.

• Could the Wailuku Civic Hub Help Gentrify Wailuku? - Re:Wailuku is rendered; Anthony described it as looking like “a futuristic mainland urban core, complete with a lot of animated white people walking around.” He added, “Pardon me for using a dirty word, but this sounds an awful lot like gentrification. It’s what happens when the

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• Hemp History Week - “We have such a talent here – let alone from our recreational growers, Maui Wowie and all that – of knowledgeable cannabis growers on this island. That’s the other resource [other than climate] that companies see,” Steve Rose. executive hempster at the Maui Hemp Institute for Research and Development told me.

With hemp legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill passed last week, this story is worth a revisit to anyone interested in cannabis and Maui’s agricultural future.

• County Email Purge CANCELLED - On May 31, following our print article and a community response, the mass email purge was canceled. “A lot of people were making some really bad assumptions unfortunately,” county spokesman Rod Antone told me. “So last and final policy on emails, we’re keeping them for ten years.”

But that’s not a guarantee of proper record keeping: When I asked Antone whether county employees could still delete emails permanently, he responded that “Departments are responsible for storing important documents. IT does the deletion after they get the go ahead that the necessary documents have been stored.”

• Environmental Progress Made With State Bills Signed Into Law Hawai‘i remains committed to its own sustainability goals. HB2106 requires sea-rise analysis in any environmental impact statement before building a project. HB1986 directs the creation of a carbon offset program to help companies meet carbon emission limits. HB2182 sets a statewide for a carbon neutral Hawai‘i by 2045.

• Hawai‘i Passes Historic Chlorpyrifos Ban - Toxic chlorpyrifos will be banned, restricted use pesticide disclosure will be mandatory, and there is an estab-

ply doing his job is the kind of vampiric exploitation of labor that makes sense if you consider that this is the same cabal to unleash Paris Hilton on the world.”

• MauiTime Walk Story - In June, we started our candidate coverage series, Walk Story. Over the course of the 2018 election season, we interviewed 54 candidates, including seven mayoral and four gubernatorial candidates – all in one take while walking down Market Street in Wailuku Town.

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lishment of buffer zones to protect schools.

But there are shortcomings. Monsanto has locations on Maui that are known restricted pesticide users (and just outside of buffer-zone range) – one of which is a mile uphill from the shore, less than a mile upwind of Kamali‘i Elementary and a mile from Lokelani Intermediate School. The other Monsanto location is less than a half mile away from the beach and adjacent to Kealia Pond. Further, the fouryear grace period basically acknowledges the danger that chlorpyrifos pose to vulnerable populations and the environment… yet gives companies license to use the pesticide another four-and-a-half years.

• Dr. Willy Kauai Talks Hawaiian Nationality - “The Hawaiian Kingdom is one of the first countries in the world to embrace universal racial suffrage,” Dr. Willy Kauai told me. “Regardless of the color of your skin, your race or ethnicity, in the 19th century you could acquire citizenship under the Hawaiian Kingdom. That history is one that is important for us to come to better know because it informs our optics of today, to show how far off track we might have gotten.”

• MauiTime Reflects on White Privilege and Calls for Writers - “We want profiles and articles that reflect the wonderful diversity of the Maui community,” I wrote, after some reflection on white privilege, especially in the context of Hawai‘i’s history. “The best way I can think to do that is by inviting in and including more voices.”

• President P-grabber Wants to Cut Funds for Planned Parenthood - “This policy is a direct attack on low-income women and the most vulnerable,” Katie Rogers of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands told me. “This will disproportionately hurt women who identify as members of racial or ethnic communities.”

• CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios - “This all goes to say that the amount of money made by ultra-wealthy CEOs is so monstrously excessive, it’s sociopathic... Giving an $8 million ‘grant’ to an executive (who already makes $11 million a year) for sim-

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• More Bad News for People Who Live on Islands - A study found that people living in low-lying atolls may have to evacuate due to rising sea level in as little as 12 years. So it goes.

• Vacation Rentals Are Taking Over - A report detailed the toll of vacation rental units: One in three homes in Lahaina is a vacation rental, and 60 percent of condos and 52 percent of homes on Maui are sold to nonresident buyers.

• Mayor Arakawa Criticizes Council Over ‘Project Aloha’ Cut - Deborah again looked at Arakawa’s plan to move the homeless to Old Maui High; the details looked like “the result of a hastily convened brainstorm session.” This is probably why the council scrapped the project... and the $2.5 million price tag attached to the Affordable Housing Fund.

• Another Big Arakawa Fundraiser - At $500 a ticket, this wasn’t a grassroots organizing affair.

• State House Forms Sexual Harassment Working Group - An advisory group was created on May 9 to “evaluate current House procedures relating to reporting, investigating and eliminating inappropriate harassment behavior.”

• I’m Out, Again - We bid a hui hou to longtime MauiTime editor Anthony Pignataro. Anthony’s been doing great work with OC Weekly in California.

• The Way Things Evolve - Anthony caught up with Maui Tomorrow executive director Albert Perez. “It’s clear that chemical agriculture is a losing prospect here,” Perez said. “You have to ship in all the pesticides, and making a profit is very difficult.”

• New Editor, Still MauiTime - “You have stories to tell, perspectives to give and truth to speak,” I wrote.

“So, what matters to you? What would you like us to know? My email is below and posted at MauiTime.com. We are on social media. Write us sometime.”

• So, How Cool Are We With Roundup? - MauiTime publisher Tommy Russo witnessed a Hawai‘i Gas employee spraying glyphosate (Roundup) in the company’s lot, which is adjacent to Kanaha Pond and bordered only by a chain link fence. Yeah, it’s their private property, but how cool are we with Roundup, really?

• Are County Officials Covering Their Tracks With a Mass Email Purge? - Maui County announced that starting June 1, all emails older than three

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years will be deleted. “It’s shady as shit,” one staffer told me.

There are county rules around disposing of government records, and it didn’t seem that the process of law was being followed: department heads were given the power to determine what should or shouldn’t be saved. “Individual county employees should not have the power to decide what has, or what may someday have, informational value without appropriate oversight,” I wrote.

• Who’s Getting Your Money? - I took the community’s own words to see how the public felt on budget items. The number one priority? Affordable housing.

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redevelopment of generally working-class urban centers leads to locals getting displaced by condos and shops more geared to artsy, highincome people.”

• New Coalition Wants Holistic Approach to Maui Housing Problems - Hukilike No Maui Coalition, an organization including groups Sierra Club Maui and FACE Maui Housing, had hope to use a portion of old sugarcane land for a holistic approach to small-scale farming and affordable housing. Ah, simpler times. We now know that A&B sold about 41,000 acres to a venture between a California-based agriculture group and a Canadian pension investment management firm.

JULY • Gabbard Dodges Debate - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard national headlines in 2016 by calling for more debates during the Democratic Primary, but Gabbard dodged debates in 2018 with challenger Sherry Alu Campagna.

• County Personalities Clash Over Fy 2019 Budget - Mayor Arakawa gives a masterclass in passive-aggressive letter writing in a memo to Councilmember Elle Cochran: “If I understand your letter correctly, you are essentially asking our administration to clean up a mess you created... Once you accept responsibility for your actions and you make clear in a letter to my office and notification to community members you’ve been in contact with, I will gladly consider submitting a budget amendment.”

• Happy Independence Day? - “There’s the problematic history of institutionalized slavery, colonization, and theft perpetrated by the United States... These truths are hard to reconcile with the opening message of the Declaration of Independence, ‘that all men are created equal...”

• Goodbye and Aloha Mark - MauiTime Co-founder Mark D’Antonio passed away on July 9, 2018 at his home in California. “The simple truth is there would not be MauiTime without Mark,” MauiTime Publisher and Cofounder Tommy Russo said. “Mark lived life to its fullest. He looked for and found the good in people, and wanted to share positive stories with everyone.”

• LC Knows What You Did Last Halloween - “LC is keeping us all safe by eyeballing ‘the female breast’ for the areola line, keeping dancing contained, monitoring waitstaff service, shaming smokers, and making sure you take one shot at a time. This kind of sticklerism is unsurprising to those who are familiar with our local Liquor Control, which is drunk and over-served on power.”

• Sand Mining Moratorium Extended After Public Outcry - “To be clear, the moratorium doesn’t resolve the grievances of the citizens that came to testify and demonstrate for on Friday... It is intended to get a measurement of sand quantity, not an archaeological inventory. As developers scan Central Maui for potential projects, it will be essential to proactively push for an assessment of the historical and cultural value of this land to ensure respect for the Native Hawaiians whose kupuna rest there... we must ask: How do we balance the needs to honor indigenous culture, protect the environment, and ensure prosperity for residents?”

• La Hoihoi Ea: Sovereignty Restoration Day - On Jul. 31, 1843, after

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SEPTEMBER • Sheraton Maui Workers Rally for a New Deal, Ready for Strike Vote - On Labor Day afternoon, outside the entrance to the Sheraton, 200 people assembled to rally for a new employment contract under the cry “One job should be enough.” Their contracts expired in June and were followed by a summer of unsuccessful negotiations.

Yet, Hawai‘i’s visitor industry had a record-setting year in 2017. The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority stated in their July 2018 monthly report that year-to-date visitor spending was up 9.8 percent, “the most ever for any month in Hawai‘i’s history.”

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson cashed in on Hawai‘i’s tourism success, making 395 times what Marriott’s median employee made ($33,697). Marriott operates Sheraton Maui.

• More Qualified, More Educated, Less Pay: Average Teacher Salary in Hawai‘i Declines 6.4 Percent - The inflation-adjusted average salary for Hawai‘i’s teachers dropped 6.4 percent from school year 2009-2010 to school year 2016-2017 (the latest data available). The Hawai‘i Department of Education Data Book shows that during that same period, the percentage of “Fully Licensed” teachers and “Advanced Degree”-holding teachers rose increased.

So, while teachers in Hawai‘i have become more qualified for their jobs, their salaries have actually decreased.

• Planning Department Plans to Enforce Transient Vacation Rental Rules - “We’re in the final stages of working with LodgingRevs to produce what we’re calling an initial census, which is a list of vacation rental operations that appear to be operating in contravention of our zoning code,” the planning department’s David Raatz assured councilmembers on Sep. 6.

• Councilmembers’ Day Off: Majority of Voting Members Absent for Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee Meeting - With an agenda including a resolution to urge the Maui County Visitors Association to “incorporate specific environmental action items into grant

objectives,” the Sep. 17 Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee meeting was canceled due to lack of quorum. Councilmembers Don Guzman, Riki Hokama, and Mike White were unexcused absences. With an aggressively growing tourism and visitor industry, Maui needs answers. Councilmembers playing hookie won’t cut it.

• Access Denied! - Sydney Iaukea wrote about beach access: “Blocking access and making it hard to get to these places is

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• More Bad News for People Who Like Earth - Plastic waste, which flows into oceans at a rate of 18 billion pounds a year, is also a previously unaccounted-for source of greenhouse gas pollution.

• Go Vote August 11 - If non-voters organized, imagine what could be possible.

Nationwide voter turnout during 2016’s primary was only 29 percent. We desperately civic participation in Hawai‘i, which ranked dead last in voter turnout in 2016.

• Maui Community Correctional Center Pays for ‘serious’ Violations On Jun. 27, Maui Community Correctional Center and the Department of Public Safety were fined for two items deemed “serious” by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The fines totaled $16,300, but according to DPS spokesperson Toni Schwartz, “were mitigated to $8,150.”

• Primary Election Wrap-up: Just How Progressive Is Hawai‘i? - Kaniela Ing, a democratic socialist, was unable to pull off the upset he and his supporters were hoping for, despite Ocasio-Cortez’s appearance on O‘ahu for Ing’s campaign. Democrats in Hawai‘i’s Congressional District 1 opted for Ed Case, a moderate Democrat and supporter of the Iraq War during his previous turn in congress, who was Vice President of Outrigger Hotels and Resorts and a member of the Board of the Directors of the American Housing and Lodging Association.

• The Maui News Gives Platform to Disgraced Sexual Harasser - The Maui News makes a questionable choice and includes disgraced former-State Speaker of the House, Joe Souki, in a roundup of pundits.

Yep, Souki, the disgraced public official who abused his power while in office was cited with no recognition of his misconduct.

• MauiTime Stands With Publications in Reaffirming the Importance of Freedom of the Press - We’re still here because there are still stories to tell and truth to speak – and readers like you keep checking in to see what we think. Our small MauiTime ‘ohana understands the importance of what we do, and week after week we do our best to satisfy the community need for journalism.

• Hawai‘i Senators Honor Late U.S. Senator John McCain - In the tradition that scoured for the good in Richard Nixon after his death, Hawai‘i’s U.S. Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono praised late Senator John McCain following his death on Sunday Aug. 25 from brain cancer.

• See You on the Ice Side of the Moon - Following the discovery of Shuai Li, researcher at UH Manoa, and his team, the presence of water ice on the moon is now hailed with “definitive evidence” by NASA and other space agencies.

• #LahainaStrong - When Lahaina residents boarded up their windows and secured their belongings on the Wednesday before Hurricane Lane, they thought they prepared for the worst. Then, while the County of Maui was still under a Hurricane

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five months of occupation, control of the Kingdom was restored to Kauikeaouli (King Kamehameha III). For Wilmont Kahaialii, knowing this history is empowerment.

“They need to realize there was a time when it became important for the sovereignty to be restored to the Kingdom of Hawai‘i,” he said.

not only illegal, but it also acts as a tactic to further dispossess and break connections.”

• ‘Astronomical’ Prostitution Demand in Hawai‘i, Study Finds - The study estimated “one out of every eleven males (9 out of 100) over the age of 18 and living in Hawai‘i, are online sex shoppers.”Yet, in Honolulu, sex buyers are arrested far less than prostituted people. “Criminalizing those prostituting drives them away from help,” Khara Jabola-Carolus of the Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women said.

• Funding Our Keiki’s Future - Before being struck from the ballot by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, the constitutional amendment was a big deal, with different views on whether greater state taxing power is the solution to education funding.

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She admitted her mistake and took steps to correct it... in a political environment where demagogues bully the truth in order to win, it is refreshing to see a politician do what is right for the community, ego aside.”

• Protests at Pa‘ia Inn, Owner Claims Activists Spread Misinformation Mopsy and Protect Pa‘ia from rallied outside the Inn on Nov. 2. “We want enforcement to be done and that’s the whole thing in a nutshell regarding the demonstration,” Mopsy said. For Baskin and the Aaronas, this was just the latest in an ongoing feud. “We are in full compliance so there’s no action for the county to take,” Baskin said.

• Mike Victorino Is Elected Mayor of Maui County - “I am very grateful and ecstatic about the win but now the work begins,” he told me. “I want to work with all of you, every one of us. We gotta make Maui good, we gotta make Maui greater, and we gotta work together. It’s not my

DECEMBER • Scathing Liquor Control Audit Presented to PEA Committee, Referred to New Council - Auditors found problems with the county’s liquor control: unclear criteria to guide actions and accountability measures, and a lack of effective oversight.

The audit stated that 72 percent of all violations in fiscal year 2017-2018 were for minor violations “such as failing to clear tables in a timely manner and dancing while holding an alcoholic drink.

• A Tale of Two Mauis: Newly Released Census Data Reveals Growing Inequality - Median household income for the highest earning census tract on Maui has increased by $5,195 while the median household income in Maui’s lowest earning census tract has decreased by $4,038.

In other words, the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer.

• Mayor-elect Mike Victorino Announces Leadership Selections, With

Six Carryovers from Arakawa Administration - The fear expressed by many during election season that a Victorino Administration would become the Arakawa Administration version 4.0 slowly becomes realized.

• Department of Liquor Control Audit: by the Numbers - 10 figures show the depth of dysfunction in the LC. Here’s one: 20 years since a comprehensive review of the LC rules, resulting in outdated rules such as those that prohibit beer flights and obscene language in songs.

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• County Vs. Atay? - The situation surrounding the 250th Celebration of Queen Ka‘ahumanu is messy. The Office of Economic Development disbursed the funds to Alika Atay’s executive assistant, Brian Bardellini.

OED would go on to claim that Bardellini was not paying vendors and keeping good records; Bardellini and Atay claimed that OED’s scrutiny was part of a well-planned and coordinated strategy against his office.

• MauiTime endorses Elle Cochran for Mayor - “Cochran has shown herself to have the political courage and vision needed in times like these... Cochran’s leadership as an activist reflects a concern for people and willingness to listen – whether on a picket line or at a demonstration outside the County Building. When it comes to issues she got wrong, such as the increase of park fees in the latest budget, Cochran has done the difficult thing that is the mark of a leader:

county, it’s not their county, it’s our county.

• What Will Be the Fate of Maui’s Central Valley? - Amid reports that it is selling Maui holdings, A&B received permits for continued water diversion. Sierra Club is requested a contested case on the decision, but was later denied.

• The Week After: A Post-election Wrap Up - Maui’s big news came out of the nine county races. The historic election resulted in the first female-majority Maui County Council and a shift in the body’s political balance. Five of the nine ‘Ohana Candidates for council won their races, giving the group a majority of the County Council.

• ‘Cravalho Was Sending Cops Around!’ - Documents came in, allowing Anthony to add a chapter to his story on Elmer Carvalho. The FBI files shed light on how Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho wielded power against the press.

• Lame Duck Council Makes Moves: in Final Weeks Before New Members Take Office, the County Council Deliberates Controversial Items Lame-duck councilmembers have a short window to advance the work of the establishment before the ideological slant of the council is adjusted against them. Two particular items caught my eye at the end of November as bills that are approaching their last chance for passage before the new council shakes things up: an additional $40-million appropriation for the Wailuku Civic Complex and a Kihei-Makena Community Plan amendment.

• Does Yuki Lei Sugimura Hate Animals? – a Poorly Written Bill Ignites Social Media and Causes ‘a Whole Lot of Drama’ - After an hour of public testimony and days put through the social media outrage machine, Sugimura expressed regret for introducing the bill, which she explained was crafted over email with language from the cattle industry. The bill would have exempted livestock from the basic requirement that animal owners treat animals in a “humane manner.”

• Foam Free Maui County - Rob Parsons wrote about Maui’s styrofoam ban, which will take effect on Dec. 31, 2018.

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Reports - The Hawai‘i Sexual and Gender Minority Health Report 2018 showed that transgender public high school students are disproportionately at-risk and victimized. Among heartbreaking findings, it found that half of transgender youth have attempted suicide in the past year, and more than half of transgender youth do not have a teacher or an adult in school they can talk to about things important to them.

• Councilmember Attendance Report Card - After reviewing attendance records for the year from each County Council and council committee meeting of the year, I found: Council Chair Mike White had 70 absences, the most of any councilmember, amounting to missing 37 percent of his meetings. Councilmember Riki Hokama was the next-most truant councilmember, missing 43 meetings – 24 percent of them.

Hokama was absent 50 percent of the time for committees chaired by women, but absent only eight percent of the time for committees chaired by men. White was absent 51 percent of the time for femalechaired committees, but 35 percent of the time for male-chaired committees.

• Three Sheraton Maui Workers Barred from Property, One in Handcuffs, as Strike Enters Second Week “They asserted their free speech rights but also their rights under the federal labor law to remain on property and to continue to pass out leaflets,” Unite Here Local 5 union organizer Cade Watanabe told me.

• The Latest in Signs of Impending Doom: 12 Years to Change Course from Disastrous Future to Horrible Future - A UN report found we only have 12 years to significantly alter our behavior or we will send the Earth and its inhabitants on a path towards catastrophe. Meanwhile, the Carbon Majors Report found 70 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988 were emitted by only 100 companies. So, by all means, reduce, reuse, and recycle, but don’t forget to vote with your ballot and your wallet.

• Recognize Filipino-American History Month by Supporting Sheraton Maui Workers on Strike - “I’d say that at least 70-75 [percent] of our membership at the hotel would identify themselves as being Filipino or at least part Filipino,” Cade Watanabe, organizer at Unite Here Local 5 union told me.

• Con Am Gets Canned - On Friday, Oct. 19, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court invalidated the ballot question to authorize a constitutional amendment that would have allowed the state legislature to implement a surcharge on investment property to support public education. All four counties of the state of Hawai‘i claimed that the question was too vague to satisfy the requirements of a ballot question.

• Unmasking the Monsters: The 10 Largest Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote - We sifted through the campaign contribution reports from 2018 for all councilmembers and mayoral candidates in the running for the general election so you could see who and what, at that point in time, was paying to influence the election in Maui County – and what percentages

pay – Hawai‘i needs to do something about this,” Evie Chargualaf, a Sheraton Worker told writer Debra Andres Arellano. “That’s what we were fighting for. This wasn’t just a fight for us. It was a fight for all locals.”

• Scientists Address Humpback Mystery - “We’ve seen an 80-percent drop in sightings of mother and calf pairs,” biologist Rachel Cartwright, who has studied humpback mothers and calves on Maui since 1999, told Deborah Caulfield Rybak.

• Public Concern Grows Over Tentatively Scheduled Last-minute Public Hearing and Special Council Meeting - Now officially scheduled for Dec. 27, a hastily convened public hearing and special council meeting caused concern among many in the public that community input will not be adequately considered before decisions are made, and raised questions regarding whether legislation is being rammed through in the twilight of the current lame-duck County Council, before the turnover of five seats and inauguration of the new council (and their new political leanings) come Jan. 2, 2019.

• Massive Alexander and Baldwin Agricultural Land Sale Finalized: ‘Conventional’ Growing Plans Announced for Most of the Former Sugarcane Fields - And then the year ends with a bang. Alexander and Baldwin announced Thursday Dec. 20 the sale of some 41,000 acres of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company land – an action first reported last month by MauiTime. Yep, holiday season or not, things aren’t going to be slowing down anytime soon Here’s to another year of reading, learning, and thinking with MauiTime. ■ editor@mauitime.com + @axelbeers For more news articles, visit: mauitime.com/news

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gotten just by actually showing up. I’m at a lot of premiers, and you never hear about it, when I go. I’ve done red carpets before, you don’t find out about that shit, unless you follow EW or Entertainment Tonight.You don’t see my red carpet interview for Secret Life of Pets.You didn’t see my interview I did about the process of playing Grif on Daddy’s Home. I went to the Daddy’s Home premier, I did the interviews, I took all the pictures.You don’t see that interview. But when I don’t show up, look at that.

LH: Everybody hears about it.

Presumably the real Hannibal Buress, not a look-alike

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expected Hannibal Buress to be funny, of course, but I didn’t expect that he’d be great to have a conversation with… and a little tricky to interview.

Silly, funny, and kinda sly, the merry prankster treated me to an interview that had me laughing pretty much the whole time. Before our call, Buress had actually googled my name, and began by interviewing me. Although somewhat disarming, Buress was also charming and authentic as we talked story through a wide range of topics, from hecklers and how to pronounce “Hawai‘i,” to how the City of Chicago impounded his car.

On Saturday, Buress will take to the stage with Lil Rel Howery, who acted in Get Out, for a night of hilarity. The gifted comedian, who has an eclectic range of professional activities from standup to movies, and TV shows to a podcast, has earned a deep respect from his peers and his fans for his offbeat humor and prankish antics.

The Chicago native doesn’t do much press, so enjoy. I did.

Mulligans on the Blue and people like to yell a lot of shit during the show. It was dumb stuff that interrupted. Is that common in Hawai‘i at comedy shows?

LH: At Mulligans on the Blue you’re going to get a lot of drunk tourist types. I’ve never seen that at the Castle Theater. I would be surprised if anyone yelled. And the docents will shut them down hard if they do.

I hope that didn’t leave a bad impression.

HB: No, it was just like, what’s going on?

When it happened on Maui I was like, are people just… I don’t know. Maybe it was tourists just super faded.

LH: People from here are usually pretty respectful.

HB: Ha! I was surprised to find out that Hawai‘i has a meth problem. Meth and tropical island vibes don’t mix together on paper.

LH: You wouldn’t think. So, when people do go to your show, what can they expect?

LH: You didn’t show up at the Spiderman premier last year, but you sent a look-alike?

HB: ‘The show is so action-packed and the crowd is involved from beginning to end.

It’s such a weird energy – not in a bad way though…’ I’m just kidding, I was just reading Tech N9ne’s answer to your question.

HB: Yes

LH: Well, it might be called methamphetamine.

LH: [laughs] You’re a slippery one .

Hannibal Buress: How did you say it?

HB: There are musical and video elements, I weave in stories, I tell jokes obviously.

Silly jokes, stories. Hawai‘i jokes.

HB: So the family’s coming out, and I’ll be there for a little bit, on vacation for New Year's and to relax and just enjoy. I was just there in January actually, I booked a show after I did Honolulu last year, then I added on Maui. So I’m excited to do it. I hope the theater setting helps people relax. I did

LH: What’s been inspiring you lately?

HB: Anything can get my brain into write mode – just watching a movie, or listening to someone else’s podcast, can remind me that I have an old story, or a joke, about something.

It’s almost too easy to be inspired. I guess it depends on how you express it. For me, just going to different environments and talking to new people and hearing different ideas.

HB: Is it island fever? What’s it called when you don’t get off the island for a bit?

Lantana Hoke: What brings you to Hawai‘i?

LH: Well, it’s technically Ha-vai-i, though many say Ha-wai-i.

when you’re up there.You get points for your research and get a certain reaction that makes people feel comfortable, they’re open.You can kick back and talk about the place for a few minutes. Baddabing, baddaboom, everybody’s happy.

It shows that the show isn’t the exact thing you did in Cleveland. Mix it up a little bit, and it keeps it fresh for myself; mixing up the order and sometimes you find a natural connection to some local material and you’re able to weave it into the set, and you’re able to connect it. That’s always the most fun, because it gives the show something that you didn’t expect.

LH: America is a big place. Have you noticed that certain jokes land better with certain crowds?

HB:Yeah, it depends on the places you’re visiting and if you get to spend some time to really soak it up and get a feel for a place, hang out with the locals, then you have some stuff to draw from

LH: And he looked nothing like you. How did that come about?

HB: I wasn’t available! I couldn’t go. And it’s the Spiderman premier, you know?

It’s a huge movie. Huge franchise, huge character, Stan Lee. But yeah, in my mind, because I was filming Tag at the time, I found out I wasn’t going to be able to get out of the shoot to make it, and so my immediate thought process, was, oh, I gotta send someone else in my place. I just can’t not have any presence at all. And what is a premier anyway, you hit the carpet, it’s the same questions over and over that you repeat, and take some pictures, so that part of is necessary but a little bit tedious. So I sent somebody else to do that and I got more attention than I would have ever

HB: It was really for fun. A fun, quick little prank. I like those. You know, there’s some people who recognize me and if you look at my face, it will be familiar to you, but you might not know why. They might think they saw me someplace or that we went to high school together. And I can talk people out of it, that’s the level of fame I have. People will be like, are you Hannibal Buress? And I’ll be like, naw that’s not me. Or sometimes people will be like, ‘you’re not him, but you look like him,’ and I’ll be like sure. I’m not going to work you through it. If you’re uncertain, I’m not here to guide you through this shit.

LH: Well, you might be getting more recognition.You’ve been doing more movies lately.

HB: Standup, to me, is way more fun than movies. The process is a bit repetitive. Eventually, I’d want to try directing some shorts, or some type of something, just to get the feel of it, because when you’re directing on a set, it’s so active, because you’re dealing with the actors, the camera, the script, lighting, you have to wear a lot of hats as a director and deal with a lot of people, whereas acting you can sit around for a few hours. Obviously you can use that downtime. When we were filming Tag, we were having down time, and I went

by Jack Johnsons’ trailer, and he was building an exercise machine.You’re in here building shit? Because that’s how much time there is on a movie.You can build shit. Build complex puzzles, and crafts. If you’re productive, it may be a blessing: Learn a language, hire someone, and send them to the Spiderman premier.

LH: Is there anything else you want people to know?

HB: Lil Rel Howery is co-heading with me.

He’s my good friend, he was on Get Out, he’s on the show “REL,” and he’s hilarious. I’ve known him forever. At my second show ever, he was on it. And we’re hoping to be full. Not just for the money, but because I’m hanging out on Maui for a few days afterward. So if I have an empty show and I’m on vacation, it’s going to be weird, if someone is like hey man, how’s it going? And if I’m like, ‘Were you at my show?' and they weren’t, then it’s going to be weird. So to make it smooth, it should be full. ■ jen@mauitime.com For more A&E stories, visit: mauitime.com/entertainment

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Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou! RING IN THE 2019 NEW YEAR IN CLASSIC MAUI STYLE Looking for some ideas to end 2018 and start the New Year with a bang?

SIP AND SHOP - On Thursday, Dec. 27 & Friday, Dec. 28 there will be a two-day open market holiday event featuring an assortment of local vendors: Aloha Nectar, Jewels of Maui, Maui Jim, Moana Glass, Jaxsea, Mala Mantra, Pohala, Lyric Hawaii, A Maui Day, and Lani AND Lace. They will also be serving the refreshing Veuve Clicquot Rich Champagne cocktail; minors will receive a non-alcoholic beverage. Event is located at the resort Sunset Room from 10am-4pm on both days. Montage Kapalua Bay, (1 Bay Dr.); 808-665-8282; Montagehotels.com/kapaluabay MISTLETOE AT MONTAGE - The resort brings back its “Mistletoe at Montage” social media campaign, running Friday, Dec 21 through Monday, Dec. 31. Located in the lobby, capture and share your memory on social media with using hashtags #MontageMistletoe and #MontageMemory. The resort will share guest memories underneath the mistletoe.

Montage Kapalua Bay, (1 Bay Dr.); 808-662-6600; Montagehotels.com/kapaluabay PRE-RESOLUTION PARTY - DJs Continental, Gary O’Neil, and 007 are on deck to help you decide what to do or not to do on Friday, Dec 28. The night will also include performances by Gaia, Sunny Kalama, and Tone The Only. $10. 10pm. Casanova Italian Restaurant, (1188 Makawao Ave.); 808-5720220; Casanovamaui.com MYSTIC HOLISTIC HEALTH FAIR - Prepare for the New Year by bringing clarity and light into your being on Saturday, Dec. 29, from 12-4pm. Receive from some of Maui’s best intuitive readers and healers. Bring home crystals and other uplifting items to raise the energy for the best year ever. Hosted by Awakening in Paradise.

808 Wellness Center, (2439 S Kihei Rd.).

BILL MAHER’S NEW YEAR’S COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA - The tradition continues! On Sunday, Dec 30, for the eighth year in a row, Bill Maher will be ringing in the New Year in Hawai‘i! Making the celebration extra special this year, Bill will be joined by two very special guest comedians and queens of latenight comedy, Natasha Leggero and Wendy Liebman.

This show will include mature subject matter. $79.50$99.50. 7:30pm. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org NEW YEAR’S EVE YOGA - Celebrate the holidays with a special New Year’s Eve yoga class on Monday, Dec. 31, with Maui Yoga Shala founder Nadia Toraman along with live music starting at 9am. $20. Maui Yoga Shala, (381 Baldwin Ave., Pa‘ia); 808-283-4123; Maui-yoga.com NOON YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION AND COUNTDOWN - Celebrate the New Year with a midday array of family festivities including keiki crafts, face painting, balloon making, and a mega balloon drop on Monday, Dec. 31, from 11am-1pm. The first 200 guests will receive Noon Year’s Eve hats, tiaras, and horns as DJ Roy spins festive family tunes and gives away great door prizes (must be present to win).

There will also be the QKC Resolution Wall to add your 2019 individual and family resolutions. Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, (275 W Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului); 808-877-4325; Queenkaahumanucenter.com NEW YEAR’S EVE LAST SUNSET TOAST - Toast the last sunset of 2018 with champagne and cocktails on Monday, from 3:30-6:30pm. Cliff House, (Montage Kapalua Bay, 1 Bay Dr.); 808-662-6600; Montagehotels.com/kapaluabay A WAILEA NEW YEAR’S EVE BUFFET - New Year’s Eve in Wailea offers a mouth-watering buffet featuring prawn and shellfish cocktail, island ceviche, “Maui Style” ‘ahi poke, oyster shooters, whole roasted New York, lobster spring rolls, miso eggplant and asparagus, golden curry chicken, sesame

tofu, 5-spice duck, Korean beef, lemongrass chicken and grilled vegetable skewers, and the sweetest desserts. Full menu and reservations available online. $75/adults; $37.50/children (7-12). 4-9pm.

Gannon’s Wailea, (100 Wailea Golf Club Dr.); 808-875-8080; Gannonsrestaurant.com HOLIDAY DRUMS OF THE PACIFIC LUAU - Experience a journey throughout the islands of Polynesia on New Year’s Eve with authentic songs and dances, including the unforgettable Samoan three-man fireknife dance! Two show choices: The first show, from 5-8pm, includes the holiday luau buffet, prime rib, and roasted potatoes in addition to traditional island favorites. The special late-night luau from 9pm-midnight will include all the great things about the traditional luau, souvenir photo, party hats, noisemakers, and sparkling wine; the holiday luau buffet will feature added desserts. 1st show: $135-$175; $74 (children 6-12); 2nd show: $175-$215, $130-164 (6-12). Hyatt Regency Maui, (200 Nohea Kai Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-667-4727; Drumsofthepacificmaui.com/holiday-reservation PULEHU, AN ITALIAN GRILL NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER - The New Year’s Eve dinner offers a prix fixe three-course menu with king crab ravioli, braised lamb shank, and berry crostata. Regular a la carte menu also available. Call or go online for full menu. $75/prix fixe; regular menu at listed prices. For seating reservations, call or visit any concierge desk. 5-9pm. Westin Ka‘anapali Resort, (6 Kai Ala Dr.); 808-667-3254; Pulehurestaurantmaui.com INU POOL BAR NEW YEAR’S EVE OFFER During New Year’s Eve, the regular bar menu will be available, food menu is extended to 11pm, and the drink menu will be available until 12:15am. A complimentary Champagne toast at midnight will be given to those 21+ seated at the bar. New Year’s party favors will also be given out prior to the toast. The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, (45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6300; Westinnanea.com MAUKA MAKAI NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER During New Year’s Eve the regular dinner menu with chef’s seasonal specials will be available starting at 5pm. The last seating for dinner will be extended to 9:30pm. Call or go online for menu and reservations.

The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, (45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6300; Westinnanea.com SILVER AND BLACK PARTY AT ALALOA LOUNGE - Countdown to 2019 at the Silver and Black NYE Party with live music, Moet Ice Imperial, and a live action station with sushi, sashimi, and oysters.

A la carte menu is also available. Call or go online for details. 5-9:30pm. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, (1 RitzCarlton Dr.); 808-665-7212; Ritzcarlton.com/kapalua HOOK + KNIFE NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNERRing in the New Year with a caviar bar, glass of Moet Imperial, and a four-course dinner menu at Hook + Knife. Live entertainment and festive accessories will set the stage for a memorable celebration. Call or go online for details. $168; $59/three-course keiki menu. Reservations recommended. 5-9pm. The RitzCarlton, Kapalua, (1 Ritz-Carlton Dr.); 808-665-7212; Ritzcarlton.com/kapalua A GREAT GATSBY-STYLE NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - Dress in your best roaring ‘20s theme with accessories for the New Year’s Eve Great GatsbyStyle party. In partnership with Veuve Clicquot, the night will feature live music by Hawai‘i’s own, Kahulanui, passed hors d’oeuvres and premium open bar. Festive party favors will also be provided. $285/person; $235/ those with New Year’s Eve dinner reservations at Hook + Knife or Alaloa Lounge. A limited number of VIP Private Tables are available: $900/couple. Call for reservations. 5pm. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, (1 Ritz-Carlton Dr.); 808-665-7089; Ritzcarlton.com/kapalua NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH - Island Soul and DJ Money Mike close out 2018 and welcome 2019 starting at 7pm. Prior to the show, stop in for dinner for a

three-course meal with seared ‘ahi tuna, lobster bisque, braised short ribs, vegan vegetable curry, chocolate mousse, and more. 5pm, last seating at 8pm. Show only: $20/advance, $25/at-the-door. Dinner and show is: $55, includes a ticket, three-course meal, and guaranteed table. Reservations are required via phone. (21+ only after 10pm). Mulligan’s on the Blue, (100 Kaukahi St., Wailea); 808-250-8288; Mulligansontheblue.com AUNTIE’S KITCHEN NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER - New Year’s Eve offers a Kona lobster special dinner for $39. Regular menu at listed prices. For seating reservations, call or visit any concierge desk. 5:309pm. The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas, (6 Kai Ala Dr.); 808-667-3254; Westinkaanapali.com CANE AND CANOE NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER - Usher in 2019 with a four-course prix fixe dinner menu including Kona kampachi crudo, lobster carbonara, wagyu ribeye, duck duo, and Australian lamb rack prepared by Chef de Cuisine Robert Barrera from 5:30-10pm. Cane and Canoe, (1 Bay Dr., Kapalua); 808-662-6681; Caneandcanoe.com ROCK & ROLL NYE 2018 - Ring in the New Year with a Rock & Roll Luau. The party starts at 6:30pm on the Rooftop with live music by Anthony Pfluke, Fleetwood’s Sunset Ceremony with Hawaiian Kumu Keli‘i, and Q&A with Mick Fleetwood. An appetizer reception will follow on the Main Floor at 8:30pm, with an intimate evening with Mick Fleetwood and the Island Rumours Band, featuring Gretchen Rhodes, Eric Gilliom, Mark Johnstone, The House Shakers and Ron Artis II, and the Truth. 21+. $500-$1,000. Go online for details. Fleetwood’s on Front St., (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com HOLIDAY SPIRIT COMEDY SHOWCASE - Get jolly on New Year’s Eve as Power Up Comedy presents comedian extraordinaire, Willie Simon! Fresh off the LA beat and national touring, this Maui boy returns home to spread the laughs – and a little holiday cheer!

Ho Ho Ho-sted by Chuck Thompson, the night will also include performances by Ted Anderson, Callahan, Vince Foti and Corky Gardner, and include special music guest YOUFORIA. 21+ (adult humor). $15, text or go online to purchase. A limited amount of tickets will be available at the door. 7pm. ProArts Playhouse, (1280 S Kihei Rd.); 808-446-6912; Williesimon.com SOUL KITCHEN NEW YEAR’S EVE FINALE!Spend New Year’s Eve seeing the last performance of Soul Kitchen. Come and say farewell to Tempa and Naor before the end of the year. $30/show, party favors, midnight toast; $75/show, party favors, midnight toast, $50 food credit, VIP seating. Available on Eventbrite.

7:30pm-12:30am. Casanova Italian Restaurant, (1188 Makawao Ave.); 808-572-0220; Casanovamaui.com KANEKOA’S EARLY NEW YEAR’S EVE - Join Kanekoa for the “Early New Year’s Eve” celebration from 7:30-10pm There will also be food and drink specials. No Cover. Nalu’s South Shore Grill, (1280 S Kihei Rd.); 808-891-8650.

DTH SPEAKEASY - This New Year’s Eve, for the one night only, it’s DTH Speakeasy. Dress the part, figure out the riddle, and come on down to the ring in the new year at the biggest NYE party on Maui! Attire: roaring ‘20s attire preferred, resort casual required. $30/VIP ticket, includes DTH Speakeasy password, special VIP access, DTH NYE T-shirt, Champagne toast, and re-entry. Contact “The Bootlegger” at mike@dthmaui. com for VIP Tickets. 8pm-pau. Down the Hatch, (658 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-4900; Dthmaui.com KARAOKE NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - Sing in the New Year with karaoke starting at 9pm. There will also be party favors and drink specials too!. Haui’s Life’s A Beach, (1913 S Kihei Rd.); 808-891-8010; Mauibars.com NEW YEAR’S EVE PROM - New Year’s Eve is once a year and it’s gonna be lit. The party starts at 9pm, so get dolled up in your best prom attire and head on over. DJ sets provided by Andrew Dana and

Casey Jones and there’ll be midnight Champagne toast. The Dirty Monkey, (844 Front St., Lahaina); 808-419-6268; Thedirtymonkey.com MOOSE’S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - The New Year’s Eve Party starts at 9pm with video DJ, live music, and all-night dancing! There will be hats, tiaras, and noisemakers giveaways and Champagne toast at midnight. Moose McGillycuddys, (2511 S Kihei Rd.); 808-891-8600; Moosemcgillycuddys.com NYE 2018 ON THE ROOFTOP - Spend New Year’s Eve under the stars with Maui’s best, DJ Illz. Dance on the Rooftop to the new and old tracks, and remixes by our most popular DJ. $100-$200, includes midnight Champagne toast. Food and beverage are available for purchase. 21+. 9:30pm. Fleetwood’s on Front St., (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com A LATIN NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - Ring in the New Year with Dr. Nat and Ritmo while enjoying the tropical Latin music and dancing starting at 9:30pm.

BYOB. $15/adults; $10/under 18. Heritage Hall, (401 Baldwin Ave., Pa‘ia).

A KAPALUA NEW YEAR’S EVE EXPERIENCE This New Year’s Eve celebration features beats by DJ Eliza for your dancing pleasure, starting at 10:30pm.

Grey Goose will be on special and NYE dress code will be enforced. 21+. $20/pre-pay by phone; $25/ door. Taverna Kapalua, (2000 Village Rd.); 808-667CIAO; Tavernamaui.com MASQUERADE PARTY - On New Year’s Eve the doors swing open at 11pm, as DJ Rafael Pereda provides the Latin beats: salsa, bachata, cumbia, banda, reggaeton, and more! This party goes until the sun comes up. 21+. BYOB. $20/at the door. Club Tropical, (840 Waine‘e St., Lahaina); 808-446-4843.

BLOODY MARY BAR AND RESOLUTION SPECIALS AT THE TERRACE - Start the New Year off right at the Bloody Mary Bar with resolution specials to help you re-energize from festivities the night before. A special breakfast buffet will surely be the perfect beginning to 2019. $47. Reservations recommended.

6:30am-12pm. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, (1 RitzCarlton Dr.); 808-665-7212; Ritzcarlton.com/kapalua RESOLUTION RECOVERY BBQ AT INU POOL BAR - The New Year’s Day resolution recovery BBQ offers Portuguese sausage dogs, smoked turkey legs, street corn, shaved ice, and more. Drink specials will also be available at the bar. No reservations required.

10:30am-2:30pm. The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, (45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6300; Westinnanea.com NEW YEARS DAY: 108 SUN SALUTATIONS Start the New Year morning with a new intention and a new opportunity to shine. Gift yourself the opportunity to release 2018 with grace and ease and salute the new year properly through the flow of 108 sun salutations followed by a guided nidra and sound healing savasana. Stick around post practice for some socializing and healthy refreshments. $10 (ALL proceeds go to local non-profit organizations). 10:30am Afterglow Yoga, (Kihei); 808-495-7159; Afterglowyoga.com PAJAMA PARTY PUB CRAWL - Matty Matt is about to take you on the best Pub Crawl for your first New Year’s Day party of the year. Roll out of bed in your PJs and join the crew for a day of serious recovery! Tito’s and Mind Erasers will be on special.

Party starts a noon and ends whenevers. The Dirty Monkey, (844 Front St., Lahaina); 808-419-6268; Thedirtymonkey.com

Visit our wbsite for a complete list of NYE events. ■ jen@mauitime.com For more A&E stories, visit: mauitime.com/entertainment

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Health & Wellness 2019

Maui’s Mind & Body Guide The new year is here and Mauitime readers are making plans for self improvement.

Get ready for the 15th annual Mauitime Health & Wellness sspecial edition, where we will explore some of the fascinating and revolutionary ways to enhance your health and soul.

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Reserve space now to reach Mauitime readers who want to fulfill their New Year’s goals and better their lives.

DEADLINE: Friday, January 25th PUBLISHES: Thursday, January 31st Call to reserve your space today: Sarah at 808.283.3260 | sarah@mauitime.com Tommy at 808.283.0512 | tommy@mauitime.com

Picks

by Alex Mitchell

This Week's Picks THURSDAY DEC. 27 STEVEN TYLER–Although many recognize him as the front man for Aerosmith, the amount of musical accolades under Tyler’s belt are numerous! He’s a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, he’s sold more than 150-million records, and he’s an award-winning singer, songwriter, author, and philanthropist. He’ll be accompanied by his touring band, The Loving Mary Band. $65/GA; $79-$179 Gold Circle/Seated. A limited number of special VIP meet and greet packages are also available. Gates: 5:30pm. Show: 7pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org Photo courtesy of MACC

PAJAMA PARTY WITH DJ ILLZ–Now, what’s better than g your jamenjoying cocktails and sweet DJ vibes while wearing mies? DJ Illz (voted by MauiTime readers as Best st Maui DJ for seven years in a row) will be throwing down the e tunes as the “Sandman” of the night, and all are invited to jive ve in their favorite sleepwear. There’ll also be campy named cockocktail specials like the “Feel the Breeze,” and “Victooria’s Secret.” 21+. 10pm-close. Haui’s Life’s A Beach, (1913 S Kihei Rd.); 808-891-8010; Mauibars.com Photo courtesy of Facebook/DJ Illz

THURSDAY DEC. 27 GRAND OPENING OF THE UPCOUNTRY SKATE PARK–Anxiously awaited by the Upcountry community and Maui’s many avid skaters, the public is warmly invited to attend the opening ceremony. The new park began construction in March, and now you can see all the hard work that was contributed to create this ADA accessible, 15,000-square foot Maui skatepark. It’s located below the Upcountry Pool Complex.

Light refreshments will be provided. Free. 9am. (91 Pukalani St.); Mauicounty.gov Photo courtesy of Facebook/Upcountry Skatepark

G. LOVE HAWAI‘I TOUR–Famous for his solo acoustic, Hawaiian roots jams, G. Love hits up the North Shore on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28. in an intimate and lively venue. On both nights, he’ll be joined by Kanekoa. 21+. $35/presale available online; $40/door. Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon, (142 Hana Hwy., Pa‘ia); 808-635-5556; Dovepresents.com Photo courtesy of Dove Liddle

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FRIDAY DEC. 28 KUIKAWA–As this month’s special guest for the Hawaiian Music Concert Series, Kuikawa is comprised of the combined musical talents of local boys Lukela Kanae, James “Koakane” Mattos, and Joshua Kulhavy-Sutherland. Limited seating is provided; mats, blankets, and low beach chairs are welcome. Enjoy a beautiful Hawaiian music concert under a Maui sunset!

Free. 6pm. Baldwin Home Museum, (Corner of Dickenson and Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-3262; Lahainarestoration.org/baldwin-home-museum Photo courtesy of Lahaina Restoration Foundation

ANNIVERSARY PARTY W/ THE LAMONTS– Collect all of your fun friends and head to Front Street for a party like no other. In theme of “Dead Celebrities,” bar hoppers and partygoers are encouraged to show up in costume of their fave dead celeb. The night will feature music with The Lamonts, DJ Boomshot, and CPNuckle. 21+. 9pm-close. The Dirty Monkey, (844 Front St., Lahaina); 808-419-6268; Thedirtymonkey.com Photo courtesy of Facebook/The Lamonts

FRIDAY DEC. 28 CHARITY PINT NIGHT FOR BBBS–For this edition of the popular brewski fundraising night, half of the pub profits will go directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui. BBBS is a nationwide nonprofit that helps disadvantaged children by providing mentoring programs. 21+. 6-10pm. Maui Brewing Company Lahaina, (4405 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-669-3474; Mauibrewingco.com; Bbbshawaii.org Photo courtesy of Facebook/BBBS of Maui

LATIN NIGHTS–All are invited to attend an evening of amazing tropical Latin music with Dr. Nat and Rio Ritmo. All ages, dancers and non-dancers, are invited, and there’ll also be an intro dance.

BYOB. $10/adult; $5/children. 8pm. Heritage Hall, (401 Baldwin Ave., Pa‘ia); Drnat.com Photo courtesy of Facebook/Dr. Nat

SATURDAY DEC. 29 STEVE EARLE– Earle is regarded as a “cornerornerstone artist of Americana music,” famous for country classics like “When You Fall in Love,” “Guitar Town,” and “Nowhere Road.” The evening will showcase a fusion of Earles’ crafted folk, blues, rock, country, rockabilly, and bluegrass. $30-$65.

7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org Photo credit Chad Batka

SASHA R ROSE–Originally from Canada, Rose is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, DJ, and producer. She’s regarded for her sense of musical flow, guiding dancers from world beat grooves to tribal rhythms, downtempo to dub, ecstatic to higher realms. Dance Church Maui is a sober, no talking, dance space.

All ages. $20 at the door. 7:30-10:30pm. (1445 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); Dancechurchmaui.org Photo credit Cole Hatcher

SATURDAY DEC. 29 AN INTIMATE EVENING W/ MISHKA–From Bermuda, Mishka is a musician, singer-songwriter, traveler, and sailor at heart. His music presents deep reflections of sound through reggae, roots, soul, and conscious Caribbean vibes. He’ll be joined on stage by Obsidian Soul featuring Nara and Tripp. 21+. $15/advance; $20 at the door. 9pm. Casanova Italian Restaurant, (1188 Makawao Ave.); 808-572-0220; Casanovamaui.com Photo courtesy of Facebook/Mishka

TUESDAY TU U ES E S DA D JAN. 1 GEEKS WHO DRINK TRIVIA–This is not an ordinary trivia night; nerds and friends are especially invited to attend. It’s a live-hosted pub quiz with eight rounds of audio and visual trivia. Prizes will be given for answering bonus questions, and gift cards will be awarded to top teams. 21+.

Free. 7pm. Kohola Brewery, (910 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Lahaina); 808-868-3198; Koholabrewery.com Photo courtesy of Flickr/HyperXP

WEDNESDAY JAN. 2 JAZZ AT THE SHOPS–This month’s special jazzy guest is Maui’s own Gina Martinelli. Martinelli is a multi-talented artist that seems to have lungs of steel! Her voice is unique, powerful, and sultry. Her music delights all music aficionados, and it will be a treat to see her light up the Shops at Wailea stage under a magical Maui sunset. Free. 5:30pm. The Shops at Wailea, (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com Photo courtesy of Shops at Wailea

ANNUAL COOPER FAMILY DANCE WORKSHOP–Sheryl Cooper and her daughters return to Maui to teach their unique, energetic, and fun dance workshop.

This year, the workshop will also feature special guest dance teachers, Shauna Goddard and Sophia Oddi. The workshop has three sections: jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. 100 percent of proceeds will go directly to the Solid Rock Foundation and The Rock Teen Center in Arizona. $30-$45. Sign in: 5:15pm. Workshop: 5:30-9pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-280-0047; Alicecoopersolidrock.com Photo courtesy of Marnie Meuser

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Film

by Barry Wurst II

Best of the Wurst 2018 This year’s 10 best films

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because it’s in Spanish and set in Mexico City during the 1970s. Sounds miss-able, right? Actually, this essential new film from wunderkind Cuaron (his previous films were Gravity and Children of Men) offers a profound immersion and an intimate, you-are there portrait of his childhood. The experience will stay with you.

3. Isle of Dogs Wes Anderson’s doggone brilliant stop motion-animated comedy creates a new, vivid world with a vast history and sci-fi leanings. Grittier and stranger than Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox but, in a different way, every bit a creative milestone. It says so much about the need for compassion towards animals, as well as the nature of identity and language barriers.

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Kohne’s made-in-Maui Kuleana. Here are ten favorites of 2018.

1. First Man Damien Chazelle’s intimate, exciting space exploration epic is the best film of its kind since The Right Stuff. Chazelle’s film captures its era, invites contrasting opinions about whether humans should attempt space travel, and tells a human story of pushing boldly upward while tragedy and mortality weigh us down.

Chazelle places his audience inside the spacecrafts and mindsets of his characters more profoundly than any film before it.

There has never been an outer space film quite like this and Ryan Gosling’s internal and quietly extraordinary performance captures Neil Armstrong’s unfathomable life. Adding needed depth and a fresh perspective is Claire Foy, superb as Armstrong’s long suffering wife. With production every bit as impeccable as the cast and screenplay (the sound and visual effects are incredible), First Man doesn’t give forced uplift but a complex, thrilling depiction of astounding bravery. This is a colossal achievement.

2.Roma Alfonso Cuaron’s new film is in black and white, 135 minutes long, and has subtitles

4. A Quiet Place There were scarier horror films that came out in 2018. Yet, none other managed to be so tightly constructed (just 90 minutes!) and in command of its technique. Star, director, and co-screenwriter

7. A Star Is Born Like Krasinski, movie star-on-the-rise Bradley Cooper had a lot to lose on his directorial effort and managed to surpass every expectation. Even if you’re familiar with this tale, the immediacy Cooper brings to the drama and concert sequences astonish. So do the performances, with Cooper’s grand performance countered

by Lady Gaga’s vulnerable turn and Sam Elliot’s heartbreaking portrayal.

8. Leave No Trace The new film from writer and director Debra Granik (who made the terrific 2010 Winter’s Bone) portrays a father and daughter living in the woods. In the leads, Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie give natural, utterly believable performances. I cared deeply about these characters. Their circumstances, and the way

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year in the life of a professional movie critic is a lot like a marathon: You start slow, build a consistent pace, then give in to a fullon sprint at the very end. It never fails to amuse me how many pilau duds litter the first part of the year (anyone remember the first new movie of the year, Insidious: The Last Key?).

Then, around summer, the movies get really fun. Dumb, yes, but fun. Once school is back in session, I keep hearing about all these awards-caliber “instant classics” pouring out of film festivals.

Then, around December, they all arrive, like a late delivery of packages, piling up past your door frame.

As of this writing, I still haven’t seen Mary Poppins Returns, Vice, or the Mamoa fest we’ve all been waiting for, Aquaman (I think it’s safe to say that Jason Momoa is everyone’s “What I Really Want For Christmas,” but I digress...). I have the awful feeling that, in the remaining days of 2018, I’ll see a few titles that could easily have budged their way onto my list.

Among those just outside the top ten: the better-than-anyone-expected Solo: A Star Wars Story and two wonderful, layered indies made in Hawai‘i, the Alexander Bocchieri and Stacey Hayashi production of Go For Broke and Brian

knockout performances and killer scenes (Daniel Kaluuya from Get Out makes a terrifying villain), McQueen’s chilly command of cinema matches the richness of the story.

A Star Is Born

John Krasinski created a “Twilight Zone” premise and conceptual knockout that must’ve made M. Night Shyamalan envious. The sound design is ingenious – audiences gladly kept quiet. More, please!

5. Sicario: Day of the Soldado In this, the year’s best sequel, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, and newcomer Isabela Moner give potent leading turns in this tough, surprising crime saga. The real secret weapon is screenwriter extraordinaire Taylor Sheridan, who has been annually crafting brilliant character studies and neo-westerns: Wind River in 2017, Hell or High Water in 2016, and Sicario in 2015. This standalone work surpasses its original.

6. Widows Steve McQueen’s followed up 12 Years a Slave with this pulpy thriller, in which the wives of deceased criminals bond for one last heist. If Ocean’s 8 had any heart, guts, or brains, it would be this movie. Full of

they consider alternatives, makes for a thoughtful, beautiful drama.

9. Eighth Grade Stand-up comedian-turned-writer and director Bo Burnham’s hilarious and insightful portrait of a 13-year-old girl’s last week of middle school will touch upon some universal nerves. Newcomer Elsie Fisher is fantastic in the lead and Burnham avoids exploitation by just making every detail feel painfully correct.

10. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot Gus Van Sant’s film on the life of paraplegic cartoonist John Callahan is rich with humor and honesty. In addition to a typically great turn by Joaquin Phoenix (playing Callahan with soulful depth), Jack Black and especially Jonah Hill are surprisingly excellent. Van Sant’s playful approach and a handful of genuinely moving scenes make this stand out. This one celebrates life and our surprising ability at reinvention. ■

Film

by Alex Mitchell

Showtimes KA‘AHUMANU 6 Queen Ka‘ahumanu Shopping Center, Kahului.

1-800-326-3264 (Matinees: every day until 4pm) [Please Note: Showtimes were incomplete at press time. Please contact the theater for more information.]

Aquaman-PG13- 2D THU 10:00 1:00 4:00 7:00 7:45 10:00.

Bumblebee-PG13- 2D THU 11:15 1:50 4:25 7:15 9:50.

Mary Poppins Returns-PG- 2D THU 11:10 1:55 4:40 7:30 10:15.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse-PG- 2D THU 11:45 2:20 5:00.

The Mule-R- 2D THU 11:25 2:00 4:45.

Ralph Breaks the Internet - PG - 2D THU 12:00 2:30 5:10.

MALL MEGAPLEX Maui Mall, Kahului, 808-249-2222 (Matinees: M-Th until 6pm, F-Su until 3:30pm) [Please Note: Showtimes were incomplete at press time. Please contact the theater for more information.]

Vice-R- 2D THU 9:25 12:40 3:55 7:10 10:10.

Thurs 12/27/18 & Fri 12/28/18 Dove Presents

Holmes & Watson-PG13- 2D THU 9:35 12:05 2:35 5:05 7:35 9:35.

Aquaman-PG13- 2D THU 9:00 12:25 4:20 7:15 7:45 10:40, 3D THU 9:30 1:00 3:50.

Bumblebee-PG13- 2D THU 10:00 12:50 3:40 6:40, 3D THU 10:05.

Mary Queen of Scots-R- 2D THU 9:15 6:30 9:40.

Second Act-PG13- 2D THU 10:25 1:10 3:55 7:00 9:45.

Welcome to Marwen-PG13- 2D THU 9:55 12:55 3:50 6:45 9:40.

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)- PG- 2D THU 9:20 9:50 12:30 1:00 3:40 4:10 6:50 7:20 10:00 10:30.

They Shall Not Grow-R- 2D THU 1:00.

Mortal Engines-PG13- 2D THU 9:10 12:20.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse-PG- 2D THU 10:10 1:10 4:05 7:10 10:20.

REGENCY KIHEI CINEMAS 1819 S. Kihei Rd., 808-891-1016 (Matinees: every day until 5pm)

Vice-R- 2D THU-SAT 10:15 1:15 4:15 7:15

10:15, 2D SUN 1:15 7:15 10:15, 2D MON-WED 10:15 1:15 7:15 10:15.

Aquaman-PG13- 2D THU 12:00 6:45 9:50, 2D FRI-SAT 12:00 3:30 6:45 9:50, 2D SUN-WED 12:00 6:45 9:50.

Mary Poppins Returns- PG- 2D THU-SAT 10:00 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:55, 2D SUN 7:00 9:55, 2D MON-WED 10:00 7:00 9:55.

The Mule-R- 2D THU 10:45 1:30 7:25 10:05, 2D FRI-SAT 10:45 1:30 4:45 7:25 10:05, 2D SUN 10:45 7:25 10:05, 2D MON-WED 10:45 1:30 7:25 10:05.

WHARF CINEMA CENTER 658 Front St., Lahaina, 808-249-2222 (Matinees: Tue all shows, until 6pm every other day) [Please Note: Showtimes were incomplete at press time. Please contact the theater for more information.]

Aquaman-PG13- 2D THU 12:00 6:45 10:00, 3D THU 3:15.

Mary Poppins Returns-PG- 2D THU 12:15 3:35 7:00 10:00.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse-PG- 2D THU 12:45 3:40 6:30 9:30.

G Lovewith SpecialGuests Opening set by Kanekoa

9 PM Per Day: $35 Pre-sale / $40 Door Tickets at www.DovePresents.com

Saturday 12/29/18

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Sunday 12/30/18

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Monday 12/31/18

NewYear’s Eve

No Open Mic • Close at 9 PM

Tuesday 1/1/18

Matt DelOlmo & Orion Hitzig 6:30-8:30 PM • No Cover!

Wednesday 1/2/18

RandallRospond 6:30 – 8:30 PM • No Cover!

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Aqua Man is still on top at the box office

NOW PLAYING AQUAMAN - PG-13 - Action/Adventure/Fantasy - Arthur Curry (played by Jason Momoa) is the heir to Atlantis and becomes Aquaman. Stars Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman. 143 min.

BUMBLEBEE - PG-13 - Action/Adventure/SciFi - Bumblebee, a transformer, is on the run and finds refuge in a California beach town, aided by a coming-of-age young woman. 113 min.

HOLMES & WATSON - PG-13 - Adventure/ Comedy/Crime - You’ve never seen Sherlock Holmes and Watson be this funny. Stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - R - Biography/ Drama/History - Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I are cousins and rivals, vying for power and romance in the same circles. Stars Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan. 124 min.

MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018) - PG

- Adventure/Family/Fantasy - The magical nanny floats back into the Banks siblings’ lives and helps a new generation through a tough time. Stars Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. 130 min.

MORTAL ENGINES - PG-13 - Action/Adventure/ Fantasy - A team of outlaws and outcasts must stop an all-devouring city on wheels. 128 min.

THE MULE - R - Crime/Drama/Mystery - Clint Eastwood plays a 90-year-old WWII veteran turned drug mule, who’s caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine. Also stars Bradley Cooper and Laurence Fishburne. 116 min.

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET - PG - Animation/Comedy - Wreck it Ralph (John C. Reilly) is back to help Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) find a game part in the internet. 112 min.

SECOND ACT - PG-13 - Comedy/Romance A middle-aged woman in a dead-end job (Jennifer Lopez) makes some “creative edits” to her resume and lands a new career. Will her street

smarts be enough? Also stars Vanessa Hudgens. 103 min.

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE - PG - Animation/Action/Adventure - Peter Parker isn’t the only Spider-Man in the multiverse. Meet Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, and Spider-Ham. 117 min.

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD - R - Documentary/History/War - Watch never-beforeseen footage in this documentary about World War I. 99 min.

VICE - R - Biography/Comedy/Drama - Some vices are more dangerous than others. This flick about Dick Cheney tells the story of the man who quietly shaped the world we live in today. Stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams. 132 min.

WELCOME TO MARWEN - PG-13 - Biography/ Comedy/Drama - A victim of a brutal attack finds a way to heal by creating a miniature village, and his fantasy world helps him find the strength to live in the real one. Stars Steve Carell. 116 min.

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Calendar

by Alex Mitchell & Shan Kekahuna

Da Kine Calendar BIG SHOWS KIHEI 4TH FRIDAY TOWN PARTY - Fri. Dec 28. This month’s event will feature live entertainment by Kualoa, Isa Inca Belly Dancing, Amy Hanaiali‘i, and Missy Aguilar. There’ll also be keiki fun with face painting, spider jump, hula hooping, bubbles, T-Rex, walk-on water balls, 4 Kids Quick Science Booth, Imagination Reality featuring Elsa from Frozen, and crafts. Shop with local merchants, and enjoy food booths, food trucks, and eateries. Free. 6pm. Kihei Town, (S Kihei Rd.); 808-270-7710; Mauifridays.com HANNIBAL BURESS AND LIL REL HOWERY - Sat. Dec 29. Hannibal Buress is a popular comedian, writer, podcast host, and actor who is a favorite of fans and critics on big and small screens alike. His third hour stand up special, “Comedy Camisado,” is currently streaming on Netflix. Milton "Lil Rel" Howery is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series, “The Carmichael Show” and currently stars in Fox TV series he created, “Rel.” All ages. $39-$49. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org HOT APPLE PIE UPCOUNTRY SUNDAY Sun. Dec 30. Spend a beautiful afternoon enjoying food, drinks, and classic rock with Hot Apple Pie. 3-5pm. Casanova Italian Restaurant, (1188 Makawao Ave.); 808-572-0220; Casanovamaui.com KAHUMOKU CD RELEASE SHOW - Wed. Jan 2. This weeks Slack Key Show features Grammy Award-winner George Kahumoku Jr. He’ll share his CD anthology of favorite songs from the “Reminiscing” album. Mostly from George's early recordings, hear beautiful duets with his son Keoki, his brother Moses, the great Norton Buffalo, and Grammy-winning protege, Daniel Ho. Pre-show dinner package also available for Sea House Restaurant at 5pm. Advance purchase required. $37.99$95. Doors: 6:45pm. Show: 7:30pm. Napili Kai Beach Resort, (5900 Lower Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-669-3858; Slackkeyshow.com

STAGE SHOWS COMEDY AND MAGIC WITH HOLDEN MOWAT - Sat. Dec 29. Join Maui magician Holden Mowat with his interactive, all-ages magic-comedy performance on the mall's center stage. 11:30am. Lahaina Cannery Mall, (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-661-5304; Lahainacannerymall.com WARREN AND ANNABELLE'S MAGIC SHOW - Mon-Sat. Warren Gibson, the country’s premier sleight-of-hand magician, treats you to the best close-up magic and comedy show while resident ghost Annabelle entertains you. $64$104.50. 5pm. Warren and Annabelle’s, (900 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-6244; Warrenandannabelles.com MULLIGAN'S MAGIC SHOW! - Tue. Jan 1.

Here's a high-energy fun comedy and magic show all ages can enjoy! Brenton Keith will amuse and amaze the audience with his bag-o-tricks. Free.

6:30pm. Mulligan’s on the Blue, (100 Kaukahi St., Wailea); 808-874-1131; Mulligansontheblue.com

MAUI FOODIE A KAPALUA NIGHTLY EXPERIENCE - Until Tue. Jan 15. The serene, oceanfront setting will be enhanced with inviting fire pits and lighting, perfect for an evening spent under the stars. In addition to its iconic shakes and sandwiches, the dinner menu will feature entrees including seared

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mahi mahi and kalbi ribs, along with live entertainment. There’s also a complimentary s’mores kit with purchase of $50 or more. 4pm. Burger Shack Kapalua, (DT Flemings Beach Park); 808669-6200; Burgershackkapalua.com KING’S VISIT WINE TASTING AND TOUR Thu. Dec 27. Here's an opportunity for wine lovers and for those who want to learn about grape production on Maui. This exclusive tour includes visiting the Old Jail, tasting small-production single varietal Ulupalakua Vineyards estate wines, and a walk through the vineyard grounds.

Learn the history of Rose Ranch. Reservations required. 3:30pm. MauiWine, Ulupalakua Vineyards, (14815 Pi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-878-6058; Mauiwine.com CHAMPAGNE HALE AT CLIFF HOUSE - Thu. Dec 27 - Mon. Dec 31. Enjoy a front row seat to the finest Maui sunsets with Champagne and seasonal bites at this pop-up bar and lounge. The quott Rich Ri h and d Ri Rich h hale will feature Veuve Clicq Clicquot d selection Rosé paired with a festive foo food Dam mby Executive Chef Chris Damskey. 21+. Walk-ins only..

First come, first serve.

3:30-6:30pm each day. (excluding Sat, Dec. 29).

Montage Kapalua Bay, (1 Bay Dr.); 808-6626600; Montagehotels. com/kapaluabay

yaki beef and seasonal vegetables from the pulehu (grill) action station, Banana Steamed Fresh Catch, a signature Poke Bar, and much more. $45/adults; $22/keiki (6-12 years); keiki 5-andunder eat for free! 6-9pm. The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, (45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6300; Westinnanea.com FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS - Fri. Dec 28. Mixologists stir up movie magic with cocktails inspired by the stars, and classic films of the silver screen. It will be followed with live music. 7:30pm. Luana Lounge, (Fairmont Kea Lani, 4100 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-875-4100; Fairmont.com/kea-lani-maui/dining/luana ISLAND BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC - Sat. Dec 29. Enjoy the North Shore with brunch items including Banana Bread French Toast, Eggs Benedict Pacifica, and Mediterranean Scrambled Eggs. Local musicians Brian Mansano and Eddie Tanaka will entertain with traditional and contemp contemporary Hawaiian music S and Spanish guitar. 10:30am1pm 1pm. Island Fresh Cafe, (3 (381 Baldwin Ave., P Pa‘ia); 808-633-2770; Islandfreshcafe.com

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OF S d co K Dec 27. Sit back, relax, and companied by live HawaiE 19 G IC A P P yan ian m take in the sunset at Banyan music by Keali‘i Lum on ON oying Saturd Tree Restaurant while enjoying Saturday and Garrett Probst on Sun a three-course Sunset Menu, a Sunday. 11am-1pm both nd an amuse days glass of sparkling wine, and days. Duke’s Beach House, (130 bouche. $65 + $25 optional wine pairing availKai Malina Pkwy., Lahaina); 808-662-2900; able. Offered daily. 5:30pm. The Ritz-Carlton, Dukesmaui.com Kapalua, (1 Ritz-Carlton Dr.); 808-665-7212; AN INTERACTIVE DINING EXPERIENCE Ritzcarlton.com/kapalua - Sat. Dec 29. Dive into a multi-course menu of SIP TO SUPPORT PROGRAM - Thu. Dec 27. dishes inspired by chefs’ personal stories, told The featured cocktail for the “Sip to Support” prothrough Maui’s seasonal ingredients. A combinagram is “Chai Mango Lassi.” Made with Ocean tion of high-quality ingredients paired with creVodka, delight in fresh mango puree, sweet coative minds and innovative techniques results in conut cream, and a chai tea concentrate, available a unique culinary experience. 6pm. Maui Chef’s daily during dinner services (not available during Table, (1670 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Waikapu); 808happy hour, breakfast, or lunch). A portion of all 270-0333; Mauichefstable.com drink proceeds will go back to local Maui chariFLANAGAN AND GILLIOM DINNER SHOW ties. 5:30-9pm. The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, - Sat. Dec 29. Locals and visitors will enjoy deli(45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6300; cious dining with great Hawaiian music by multiWestinnanea.com ple award-winning artists Barry Flanagan of HAPA ECO FARM TOURS - Fri. Dec 28. Join an eduand Eric Gilliom. Opening sets by Anthony Pfluke. cational tour of permaculture design features. $55/dinner and show; $25/show only. A $5 doTheir goal is to create whole systems which pronation from each ticket will go to a Maui charity. duce healthy food sustainably and strive to grow 6:30pm. Nalu’s South Shore Grill, (1280 S Kihei needed amendments right on their land. $20-$39.

Rd.,); 808-891-8650.

Tours are available Fri, Sat and Tue., 4-6pm. AhimLUNCH ON THE ROOF - Sat, Dec 29 & Sun. sa Sanctuary Farm, (4505 Hana Hwy., Ha‘iku); Dec 30. Spend an afternoon on the roof for lunch 808-283-8057; Ahimsasanctuaryfarm.com with favorites like the Greek style lamb sliders and MAUKA MAKAI FIRE UP THE FUN - Fri. Dec the Lahaina burger. Guests will be treated to live 28. Experience a new and interactive culinary music by Anthony Pfluke on Saturdays and Eric event and join the restaurant chef for savory fun Gilliom and Barry Flanagan of Hapa along with while learning about local island cuisine and spehula on Sundays. 12-2pm on both days. Fleetcial cooking techniques. Plus sample the chef’s wood’s on Front St., (744 Front St., Lahaina); favorite dishes. $25. 4:30-5:30pm. The Wes808-669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com tin Nanea Ocean Villas, (45 Kai Malina Pkwy., SUNDAY NIGHT LAULAU - Sun. Dec 30. Enjoy Ka‘anapali); 808-662-6300; Westinnanea.com Chef Tylun Pang's healthy and modern take on FRESH SQUEEZED FRIDAY - Fri. Dec 28. Sip a traditional Hawaiian dish. The special seafood cocktails prepared by house craftsmen Adam, laulau includes Maui fresh catch fish, shrimp, scalJosh, and Maya. It will be followed by the "Oflops, spinach, mushrooms, and baby bok choy, ficial Art Walk After Party" featuring a local DJ. all wrapped in ti leaf, steamed, and served with 6pm. Down the Hatch, (658 Front St., Lahaina); jasmine rice. 5pm. Ko Restaurant, (Fairmont Kea 808-661-4900; Dthmaui.com Lani, 4100 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-875-2210; Korestaurant.com MAUKA MAKAI FRIDAY NIGHT PA‘INA - Fri. Dec 28. Enjoy live entertainment and an islandCASTAWAY CAFE DATE NIGHT - Wed. Jan inspired buffet of Hawaiian favorites such as teri2. A perfect destination to bring your sweetheart

with oceanfront dining and couple specials. Enjoy entrees, house or caesar salad, and a bottle of wine for $49.95 per couple. 5pm. Castaway Cafe, (45 Kai Ala Dr., Lahaina); 808-661-9091; CastawayCafe.com HUAKA'I LUAU DINNER SHOW: JOURNEY THROUGH POLYNESIA - Wed. Jan 2. Greeted with a lei, guests will be treated to a Hawaiian Luau buffet while enjoying hula performances and music. There will also be traditional games, Hawaiian crafts, wood carvers, cultural demonstrations, and a fire knife dance finale. 5:30pm.

Ka‘anapali Beach Club Luau, (104 Ka‘anapali Shores); 888-582-8858; Huakailuau.com

ART SCENE GRAFICA: AUWAHI - Until Mon. Dec 31. Experience the jaw dropping work of Hui's 2018 Artist in Residence, Mazatl, with a spectacular mural on display in the History Room. Open 9am-5pm daily. Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, (2841 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-572-6560; Huinoeau.com EXHIBIT: SURFING HAWAI‘I - Until Tue. Feb 19. Surfing Hawai‘i presents the most popular ocean sport, beginning with the Native Hawaiian origin and knowledge of he‘enalu through the evolution of surf tourism in the islands today. See surfboard collections, ephemera, video, and contemporary works by artists Carol Bennett, Mark Cunningham, Pete Cabrinha, Peter Shepard Cole, Charlie Lyon, Wayne Levin, and Noble Richardson. It reflects a timeline from ancient Polynesia to the 21st century, presenting the influences of surfing through art, literature, film, music, and fashion.

10am. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org FINE ART TOUR - Thu. Dec 27. View original art and giclees by Local Maui Artists and tour one of the only two Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings in the State of Hawai‘i. Tour packages include discounted dining and golf rates. Reservations required. Tour start at 12pm. King Kamehameha Golf Club, (2500 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Waikapu); 808-866-5025; Mauiliveevents.com FRIDAY NIGHT ART NIGHT - Fri. Dec 28.

Visit the gallery, for live music and mai tais while they showcase the new artist of the week. Free.

6pm. Lahaina Printsellers Ltd., (764 Front St.); 808-667-5815; Printsellers.com MAUI FINEST GIFT AND CRAFT FAIR - Sun. Dec 30. Explore Maui's art and culture while finding unique made-on-Maui gifts, jewelry, crafts, and art from local artisans. Enjoy woodcarving and tapa demonstrations and live music by the Maui Ukulele Sisters. 8am-4pm. King Kamehameha III Elementary School, (611 Front St., lahaina); 808-385-7594.

MAUI GIFT AND CRAFT FAIR - Sun. Dec 30.

Enjoy locally made art, jewelry, gifts and crafts from over 35 local vendors including Maui Fine Art, Nalu Koa, Lee Olulani Plevney, Footprints in the Sand, Lightsavor Photography, Bodhi Waves, Primitive Vibes Hawaii, Mahina Spirit, and many more. 9am-4pm. Lahaina Gateway, (305 Keawe St.); 808-661-5304; Lahainagateway.com; Mauigiftandcraftfair.com.

POLITICAL EVENTS MAYOR-ELECT MICHAEL P. VICTORINO INAUGURATION - Wed. Jan 2. Maui County’s community is invited to the public ceremony for Mayor-elect Michael P. Victorino's inauguration.

Celebrate with refreshments and entertainment.

5:30-7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org

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2nd Anniversary Party w/ Lamonts, 9pm

Maui House Collective’s After Christmas Party, 9pm

MIG Presents Game Night, 9pm

MON- NYE Prom w/ Andrew Dana & Casey Jones, TUE - Pajama Pub Crawl

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MON- NYE Speakeasy 8:30pm $30, TUE- DJ Ron 10pm, WED- DJ Andrew Dana 10pm

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CASANOVA 1188 Makawao Ave. - 572-0220

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

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

DIAMOND'S ICE BAR 1279 S. Kihei Rd. - 874-9299

DIRTY MONKEY 844 Front St., Lahaina - 419-6286

DOWN THE HATCH 658 Front St., Lahaina - 661-4900

FLEETWOOD’S ON FRONT ST. 744 Front St. (Rooftop), Lahaina - 669-6425

CALENDAR OF EVENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 FUEL UP. DO GOOD. - Until Mon. Dec 31. The Arc of Maui County has been selected as the beneficiary of the Ohana Fuels “Fuel Up. Do Good.” program. Now until December, a portion of the proceeds from every gallon of gasoline purchased at any of the eight Ohana Fuels stations on Maui will be donated to the Arc. Ohana Fuel Stations; Ohanafuels.com; Arcofmaui.org NATURE ADVENTURE CAMP - Until - Fri. Jan 4.

Seeking Sustainable Superheroes who can leap streams in a single bound and rescue rubbish faster than a speeding bullet. Caped crusaders are wanted for a winter break superhero school.

Students ages 6-11 will learn creative ways to aim for zero waste by reducing, reusing, and recycling, design a service project, become more mindful about consumption and waste, and study the impact of trash on the environment. Hawaii Nature Center, (85 Iao Valley Rd.); 808-244-6500; Hawaiinaturecenter.org/maui-nature-camps-2 HORSEMANSHIP FOR VETERANS PROGRAM - Thu. Dec 27. Open to all U.S. military service members including active duty, disabled, and retired veterans. 9am. Haku Baldwin Center, (444 Makawao Ave.); 808-572-9129; Hbcriding@gmail.com; Hakubaldwincenter.org TAI CHI - Thu. Dec 27. Join Master Sifu David Moragne for an hour-long mediation in motion class to promote serenity and peace. Presented

by Southern Praying Mantis, all ages are welcome.

Free. 10am. Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, (275 W Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului); 808-877-4325; Queenkaahumanucenter.com ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Thu. Dec 27. Recovered alcoholics share a common purpose: to assure that Alcoholics Anonymous will continue to be available to those who need. Public Information committees in AA carry the message of recovery to the still-suffering alcoholic by informing the general public about the AA program. They do this in part through the media, schools, industry, and others. Days, times, locations and/or more information, call, email or visit website. AA Central Office, 808-244-9673; Info@aamaui.org; AAmaui.org HULA LESSONS - Thu. Dec 27. Want to learn hula? Drop by the center stage for a free lesson with Jan Kitaguchi. Free. 5pm. Lahaina Cannery Mall, (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-661-5304; Lahainacannerymall.com

SACRED PLANT MEDICINE YOGA - Thu. Dec 27. Sacred plant medicine in the form of cannabis and yoga helps to heal the body and mind, allowing you to feel and release what you no longer need. $16. Thursdays, 6pm; Tuesdays, 4pm. Wailea Healing Center, (120 Kaukahi St.); 808-205-2005; Waileahealingcenter.com; Brewolf.com MEDI SACRED SOUND BATH AND MEDI7. Enjoy TATION - Thu. Dec 27. nging sacred metal Tibetan singing se bowls, created by Nepalese h artisans and infused with blessings by Himalayan Monks, crystal quartz pyramid and singing bowls, ocean Theta drum, and wind gong will be used to spiritually sweep you away on a transcendent sound journey.

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Advance reservations required. $30. 6pm. Spa Mon-r.); tage Kapalua Bay, (1 Bay Dr.); tage.

808-665-8282; Spamontage. m com; Shantiyogasound.com

Hot Apple Pie, 3pm $10

MON - NYE (closes at 9pm)

Live Musician 7:30-10pm; no cover

a limited number of mats and bolsters. Blanket, shawl, pillow, and other items to infused with the bowls (crystals, jewelry, water, etc.) are welcome.

12+. $25/advance; $30/door. 7pm. Lumeria Maui, (1813 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-5798877; Lumeriamaui.com; Shantiyogasound.com

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ENHANCEFITNESS - Fri, Tue & Wed. Improve strength, flexibility, balance, cardiovascular health, and social engagement for elderly 50+. Suggested contribution of $20 per month to help offset the cost of the program. Registration required, contact Lori Tsuhako at the Maui County Office on Aging at 808-463-3166. 9:30am. Hale Mahaolu Ehiku, (56 Ehiku St., Kihei); 808-891-8588; Halemahaolu.org CHI GUNG FOR CANCER PATIENTS - Fri. Dec 28. Open to all cancer patients and survivors, join Kurt Miyajima as he teaches gentle movements of Dragon and Tiger Chi Gung to help release stress, and maintain strength and energy. Hosted

by Pacific Cancer Foundation and Kaiser Permanente Hawaii at no charge for cancer patients and survivors. 3pm. Maui Family YMCA, (250 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului); 808-242-7661; 808-268-9622; Mauiymca.org SHANTI SACRED SOUND BATH - Fri. Dec 28.

Envelope yourself in a divinely inspired chorus of healing vibrational sound as Christina and Paul use sacred metal Tibetan singing bowls sweeping you away on a transcendent sound journey. Lying comfortably in Savasana (corpse pose), a harmonious sleep-like state is reached, through guided chakra meditation and aromatherapy. There are

MON- Garrett Probst, 7:30-10pm, no cover TUE- Jazz at the Cat, 7:30-10pm, no cover WED- Jason Tempura, 7:30-10pm, no cover MON- NFL/Kanoa & Friends, 9:30pm, TUEPool League, WED - Power Up Comedy (sign up at 9pm), starts at 9:30pm

SANCTUARY SATURDAYS - Sat. Dec 29. Whale w watchers and nature lovers can hear stories, experience crafts, and learn about humpback wha whales, nature, and more.

10 10am. Hawaiian Islands H Humpback Whale National M Marine Sanctuary, (726 S Kihei Rd.); 808-8792818; Hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28

MON- NYE w/ Soul Kitchen $30-$75, WED - Ladies Night w/TRVR & Kurt, 10pm, $10

OSHOGATSU JAPANESE NEW YEAR MOCHI POUNDING - Sat. Dec 29. This event is the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui’s annual general membership meeting. Open to the public, the event will feature mochi pounding and mochi tasting with a variety of self-service mochi tasting stations. Ronald and Kay Fukumoto will also serve their traditional ozoni. This is a highly-anticipated community event and tickets sell out fast. Printed tickets are available for purchase at Credit Associates of Maui, 1817 Wells Street in Wailuku. 5:30pm. Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, (1828 Vineyard St.); 808-244-0406 or 808-244 -9647; Wailukuhongwanji.org

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 MAUI SUNDAY MARKET - Sun. Dec 30. This popular event is presented by the Maui Food Technology Center, and features island vendors (crafters, artisans, food purveyors, and more), entertainment, food trucks, and activities showcasing Hawaiian Cultural traditions and practices. Free.

4pm. Kahului Shopping Center, (65 Ka‘ahumanu Ave.); 888-948-MFTC; MauiSundayMarket.com FREE ZUMBA - Sun. Dec 30. Get your sweat on!

Everybody is welcome. Free. Sunday’s from 8:309:30am at the Maui Mall and from 9-10am at the

MON- NYE w/ Mick Fleetwood & Island Rumours Band, TUE-Karrie O’Neal 6-9:30pm, WED- Johnny Ringo, 6-9:30pm

Outlets of Maui. Keoni’s Hot Lava DanceFit. 808344-7122; 920-400-0706; Hotlavadancefit.com CONSCIOUS DANCE - Sun. Dec 30. Dance and move to an masterful ever-changing soundscape, tracking how your body feels and what emotions are present while allowing your imagination and intuition to inspire you. Dance alone, connect, and dance in community. This is a drug-free and alcohol-free event. No experience necessary. $15.

4pm. Makawao Union Church, (1445 Baldwin Ave.); 808-579-9261; Makawaounionchurch.org

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 PA‘IA MOVIE NIGHT - Mon. Dec 31. Enjoy an outdoor movie in the tropical garden cafe with comfortable seating, and free hot popcorn. Free.

5:30pm. Paia Bay Coffee and Bar, (115 Hana Hwy.); 808-579-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com HULA DANCE WORKSHOP WITH PAPA HULA - Mon. Dec 31. Gain a deeper appreciation of the traditional dance with papa hula (dance class). Learn about the history of hula, the art of chanting, basic hula footwork, and hand movements. 1pm. The Shops at Wailea, (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 ‘UKULELE LESSONS - Tue. Jan 1. It's never too late to learn how to play the Hawaiian guitar! Stop by the center stage. 5:45pm. Lahaina Cannery Mall, (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-661-5304; Lahainacannerymall.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 TE TIARE PATITIFA - Wed. Jan 2. Enjoy a true Polynesian show from Te Tiare Patitifa on the center stage.

7pm. Lahaina Cannery Mall, (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-661-5304; Lahainacannerymall.com FAMILY PAU HANA MAUI - Wed. Jan 2. Time to rock out! Sing, dance, and play, or sit back and relax at this one-of-a-kind evening out for the whole family. BYOB, bring a chair or blanket, and a warm sweater! There will be food trucks on site. All ages welcome. 5pm. Carden Academy of Maui, (55 Makaena Pl., Makawao).

WAHINE WEDNESDAY LIVE MUSIC - Wed. Jan 2. The event inspires the community, and empowers women with an amazing atmosphere for all the local wahine’s to collaborate and share ideas. Come cool down with a refreshing drink and enjoy the show. There will be drink specials and live music performed by a local wahine. 5pm. Paia Bay Coffee and Bar, (115 Hana Hwy.); 808-579-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com

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

KAHALE’S 36 Keala Pl., Kihei - 875-7711

Karaoke, 9pm-close

Dat Guyz, 9pm-close

Live Music, 9pm-close

Karaoke Industry Night, 8pm-close

MON - NYE Party & Karaoke 8pm-close, TUE - Karaoke 9pm-close, WED- Open Mic & Karaoke 9pm-close

Rick Glencross, 7-10pm, no cover

Brian Mansano, 7-10pm, no cover

Ori Aviv, 7-10pm, no cover

Jon Bowser, 7-10pm, no cover

MON - Jon Bowser TUE - Nino Tascano & Paul Bunuan WED - Rick Glencross, 7-10pm, no cover

Juke Box Madness, 8pm-12am

Sunburn, 8pm-12am

Southbound, 8pm-12am

Jeff & Josh Country Jams, 8pm-12am

MON- NYE w/ Damaged Goods, TUE-WED- Juke Box Madness 8pm-12am

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

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

Aqua Dance Party, 10pm

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MON- SIN 10pm

Celtic Tigers, 7pm-late

MON-NYE Bash w/ Island Soul & DJ Mike, $20-$55, TUE- Open Mic Comedy 9pm

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

LAVA ROCK BAR & GRILL 1945 S Kihei Rd. - 727-2521

Latin Night w/ DJ Grace, 10pm

MULLIGAN’S ON THE BLUE 100 Kaukahi St., Wailea - 874-1131

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Danyel Alana 2-5pm; (2435 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-667-6636; Hulagrillkaanapali.com

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JAPENGO AT HYATT REGENCY MAUI - Thu, Merv Oana 5:30-7:30pm; Fri, Margie Heart 5:307:30pm; Sun, Margie Heart 5:30-7:30pm; Mon, Marc Dumalanta 5:30-7:30pm; Mon, Marc Dumalanta 5:30-7:30pm; Tue, Kanoa Kukaua 5:307:30pm; Wed, Kanoa Kukaua 5:30-7:30pm; (200 Nohea Kai Dr., Lahaina); 808-667-4727; Japengomaui.com

CANE AND CANOE - Thu, Pi‘ilani Arias 5:308:30pm; Fri, Kapali Keahi 5:30-8:30pm; Sat, Gary Larson 5:30-8:30pm; Sat, Dayan Kai 6-9pm; Sun, Gary Larson Duo 9am-12pm; Sun, Joseph Chee 5:30-8:30pm; Tue, Brian Haia 5:30-8:30pm; Wed, Kalani Smythe 5:30-8:30pm; (1 Bay Dr., Kapalua); 808-662-6681; Caneandcanoe.com CAPTAIN JACK'S ISLAND GRILL - Thu, Johnny Ringo 2-5pm; Fri, Will Hartzog 2-5pm; Mon, Will Hartzog 2-5pm; Tue, Johnny Ringo 2-5pm; Wed, Tori Dixon Band 2-5pm; (672 Front St., Lahaina); 808-667-0988; CaptainJacksMaui.com CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE - Thu, Harry Troupe 8-11pm; Fri, Joe Benedet 4:30-7:30pm; Fri, Harry Troupe 8-11pm; Sat, Brooks Maguire 8-11pm; Sun, Joe Benedet 4:30-7:30pm; Mon, Mark Burnett 4:30-7:30pm; Mon, Evan Shulman 8-11pm; Tue, Brooks Maguire 8-11pm; Wed, Brooks Maguire 4:30-7:30pm; Wed, Harry Troupe 8-11pm; (811 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-4855; Cheeseburgerland.com DOWN THE HATCH - Thu, Damian Awai 10:30am-12:30pm; Thu, Jeremiah Khan 3-5pm; Fri, Brant Quick 9:30-11:30am; Fri, Jeremiah Khan 3-5pm; Sat, Scott Baird 9:30-11:30am; Sat, Dave Kresy 3-5pm; Sun, Damian Awai 9:30-11:30am; Sun, Brant Quick 3-5pm; Mon, Jason Tepora 3-5pm; Tue, Jason Tepora 9:3011:30am; Tue, Lawerence Alva 3-5pm; Wed, Brant Quick 9:30-11:30am; Wed, Aaron Boothe 3-5pm; (658 Front St., Lahaina); 808-661-4900; Dthmaui.com DUKE'S BEACH HOUSE - Thu, Ben DeLeon 3-5pm; Thu, Garrett Probst and Keali‘i Lum 6-8:30pm; Fri, Damon Parrillo and Guest 6-8:30pm; Sat, Keali'i Lum 3-5pm; Sat, Damon Parrillo and Guest 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 Don Lopez 6-8:30pm; Tue, Ben DeLeon 3-5pm; Tue, Roy Kato and Danyel Alana 6-8:30pm; Wed, Fausto Allosada 3-5pm; Wed, Malanai 6-8:30pm; (130 Kai Malina Pkwy., Lahaina); 808-662-2900; Dukesmaui.com FLEETWOOD'S ON FRONT ST. - Thu, Paul West 2:30-5:30pm; Sat, Southside Mike n' Lightnin’ 2:30-5:30pm; Sun, Paul Marchetti Duo 6:30-8:30pm; Mon, Paul West 2-4pm; Mon, Paul West 2:30-5:30pm; Tue, Paul West 2:30-5:30pm; (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com HULA GRILL - Thu, Keali‘i Lum 2-5pm; Thu, Damon Parillo 6-9pm; Fri, Derick Sebastian 11am-1pm; Fri, Kawika Lum Ho and Roy Kato 6-9pm; Sat, Kawika Lum Ho 2-5pm; Sat, Danyel Alana 6-9pm; Sun, Josh Lum 2-5pm; Sun, Lahui 6-9pm; Mon, Ua Aloha Maji 2-5pm; Tue, Kawika Lum Ho 2-5pm; Tue, Wili Pohaku 6-9pm; Wed,

KAANAPALI BEACH CLUB - Thu, Mondo Kane 4-8pm; Fri, Braddah Larry Golis 4-8pm; Sat, Evan Shulman 4-8pm; Sun, Edgar and Sean 3-7pm; Mon, Braddah Larry Golis 4-8pm; Wed, Mondo Kane 4-8pm; (104 Ka‘anapali Shores Pl.); 1-800-438-2929; Kaanapalibeachclub.com p ; KIMO'S - Thu, Luau Stew 6:30-8:30pm; Fri, Tori Dixon 8-11pm; Sat, Luau Stew yetake 6:30-8:30pm; Sun, Benny Uyetake 306-8pm; Tue, Sam Ahia 6:30a 8:30pm; Wed, Sam Ahia 6:30-8:30pm; (845 Front St., Lahaina); 808-6614811; Kimosmaui.com KOHOLA BREWERY Thu, Ikaika Cosma 6-8pm; (910 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); 808-868-3198; Koholabrewery.com

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THE POUR HOUSE ITALIAN KITCHEN AND WINE BAR - Sun, Nino Toscano 6-9pm; Mon, Nino Toscano 6-9pm; (700 Office Rd., Kapalua); 808-214-5296; Thepourhousekapalua.com THE WESTIN KAANAPALI OCEAN RESORT VILLAS - Fri, Max Angel Becerra 6-9pm; Sun, Ben Deleon 3-6pm; Mon, Mystical Molokai – Eddie Tanaka 6-9pm; Mon, Mystical Molokai – Eddie Tanaka 6-9pm; Tue, Ben Deleon 6-9pm; Tue, Mystical Molokai – Eddie Tanaka 6-9pm; Tue, Mystical Molokai – Eddie Tanaka 6-9pm; Wed, Mystical Molokai – Eddie Tanaka 6-9pm; Wed, Mystical Molokai – Eddie Tanaka 6-9pm; (6 Kai Ala Dr.); 808-667-3200; Westinkaanapali.com WESTIN MAUI RESORT AND SPA - ThuWed, Braddah Keoki Ruiz at Relish Bar 6:309pm; (2365 Ka‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-661-2992; Westinmaui.com

SOUTH MAUI CHEESEBURGER GRILLE AND TAP ROOM Thu, Mark Burnett 6-9pm; Fri, Ben DeLeon 5:308:30pm; Sat, Mondo Kane 5:30-8:30pm; Sun, Ben DeLeon 5:30-8:30pm; (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-874-8990; Cheeseburgernation.com GANNON'S WAILEA - Fri, Ricaro Dioso 5:308pm; Sun, Jim Spektor 5:30-8pm; Sun, Nevah

Too Late 5:30-8pm; (100 Wailea Golf Club Dr.); 808-875-8080; Gannonsrestaurant.com GRAND WAILEA - Thu-Sat, Contemporary Hawaiian Music at Botero Lounge 5-10pm; (3850 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-875-1234; Grandwailea.com MAUI BREWING COMPANY KIHEI - Thu, Micah Manzano 4-6pm; Thu, Matt Del Olmo 6:158pm; Fri, Marc Dumalanta 4-6pm; Fri, Peter Hamilton 6:15-8pm; Sat, Jason Arcilla 4-6pm; Sun, Pete Sebastian 4-6pm; Sun, Randall Rospond 6:15-8pm; Tue, Natalie Nicole 4-6pm; Tue, JamRock 7-9pm; Wed, Tom Conway 4-6pm; Wed, Damien Awai 6:15-8pm; (605 Lipoa Pkwy.); 808-213-3002; Mauibrewingco.com MONKEYPOD KITCHEN WAILEA - Thu, Island Time 1-3pm; Thu, Mike Stills 4-6pm; Thu, Mike Stills 7-9pm; Fri, Stay EZ 1-3pm; Fri, Levi and Chad 4-6pm; Fri, Tom Conway 7-9pm; Fri, Tom Conway 7-9pm; Sat, Mike Stills 1-3pm; Sat, An Den 4-6pm; Sat, Dat Guyz 7-9pm; Sun, The Shockaz 1-3pm; Sun, Dat Guyz 4-6pm; Sun, Love Sound 7-9pm; Mon, Kanoa and Ryan 1-3pm; Mon, Josh Kahula 7-9pm; Mon, Tom Conway 7-9pm; Mon, Tom Conway 7-9pm; Tue, Elua 1-3pm; Tue, Stay Easy 4-6pm; Tue, Mike Stills 4-6pm; Wed, Damian Awai and Brian Haia 4-6pm; Wed, Elua 4-6pm; Wed, Ohana Groove 7-9pm; (10 Wailea Gateway Pl.); 808891-2322; Monkeypodkitchen.com MULLIGAN'S ON THE BLUE - Thu, Brooks Maguire 6:30-8:30pm; Sun, Celtic Tigers 7-9pm; (100 Kaukahi St., Wailea); 808-874-1131; Mulligansontheblue.com OHANA SEAFOOD BAR AND GRILL - Sat, Marc Strohallen 6-9pm; (1945 S Kihei Rd.); 808868-3247; Ohanaseafoodgrill.com PITA PARADISE - Sat, David Wolf 5:308pm; Sun, Phil and Angela Benoit 6:309pm; (34 Wailea Gateway); 808-879-7177; Pitaparadisehawaii.com SOUTH SHORE TIKI LOUNGE - Thu, Jamie Gallo 4-6pm; Fri, Randall Rospond 4-6pm; Sun, Kevin Leonard 4-6pm; Mon, Kanoa 4-6pm; Wed, Jon Bowser 4-6pm; (1913 S Kihei Rd.); 808-874-6444; Southshoretikilounge.com WAILEA KITCHEN AND TAP - Fri, Hamilton and Sebastian 5:30-8:30pm; (131 Wailea Ike Pl.); 808-878-3663; Waileakitchentap.com WHAT ALES YOU - Fri, Jon Bowser 7-9pm; Sat, Daniel Shishido 7-9pm; Sun, Pete Sebastian and Ricardo Dioso 7-9pm; Mon, Kevin Leonard 7-9pm; Tue, Natalie Nicole 7-9pm; Wed, Rose Renee 7-9pm; (1913 S Kihei Rd.); 808-214-6581; WhatAlesYouMaui.com

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UPCOUNTRY MAUI CAFE DES AMIS - Mon, Mark Johnstone 6:308:30pm; (42 Baldwin Ave., Pa‘ia); 808-579-6323; Cdamaui.com CHARLEY'S RESTAURANT AND SALOON - Tue, Matt Del Olmo and Orion Hitzig 6:30-8:30pm; Wed, Randall Rospond 6:308:30pm; (142 Hana Hwy., Pa‘ia); 808-5798085; Charleysmaui.com PAIA BAY COFFEE AND BAR - Thu, Aloha Pants 5-7pm; Sat, Drew Martin 5-7pm; Tue, 6ftBossa 5-7pm; (115 Hana Hwy.); 808-579-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com

TICKETS ON SALE STRAIGHT NO CHASER - Thu. Jan 3. Maui favorites, Straight No Chaser, returns to celebrate the New Year in style with their “The One Shot Tour.” Neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. SNC is the real deal, as the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together for an unforgettable live act. $33.50-$58.50. 7:30pm.

Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org BENEFIT CONCERT FOR JANIE'S FUND Thu. Jan 3. Steven Tyler and Mick Fleetwood (with the Loving Mary Band) present a benefit concert for Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic initiative created by Steven Tyler in partnership with Youth Villages. They bring hope and healing to girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect. Learn more at Janiesfund. org. Tickets range from $500-$1,500 with all proceeds donated to Janie’s Fund. Will call at 5pm; ticketed meet & greet at 5:30pm; Doors: 7:30pm. Show: 8:30pm. Fleetwood’s on Front St., (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontst.com JUDY COLLINS - Fri. Jan 4. Singer, songwriter, and folk music icon, Judy Collins, returns to Maui on tour in support of her most recent release, “Strangers Again.” This album is a collection of duets with male artists including Don Mclean, Michael McDonald, Jeff Bridges, Willie Nelson, and Jackson Browne. $50-$85. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org MAUI CANNABIS CONFERENCE 2019 - Sat. Jan 5 & Sun. Jan 6. Maui Cannabis Conference brings together a diverse group of cannabis experts and industry leaders to educate, network, and open up further dialogue about the health and economical benefits of legal medical can-

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Day 2 is Community Education Day featuring a lecture series with information about the health benefits of Cannabis. $20-$100. 9am. Royal Lahaina Resort, (2780 Keka‘a Dr., Ka‘anapali); 808-661-3611; Royallahainaresort.com; Mauicannabisconference.com C - Sat. SONGS OF THE PACIFIC Jan 5. Join the Whale Trust ial research team and special guests for an evening cel-ebrating the enchanting Humpback Whale song.

This memorable evening will feature outrigger canoe trips from shore hosted by Whale Trust researchers, a sunset dinner at the beach by Chef Lee, and a private concert by John Cruz. All proceeds support Whale n Trust's research projects in gar Hawai‘i. $175. 5pm. Sugar Beach Events, (85 N Kihei Rd.); etrust org/ 808-572-5700; Whaletrust.org/ songs-of-the-pacific

Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org SLIGHTLY STOOPID - Fri. Jan 18. Coming off their sold out U.S. amphitheater tour, San Diego’s reggae rock fusion band Slightly Stoopid returns to Maui for their largest show yet. They’ll be with special guests like Rebel Souljahz and Fortunate Youth. $39/GA; $79/VIP advance. $49/GA; $89/ VIP day of show (must be 21+ for VIP). Gates: 5:30pm. 6:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-24 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org AN A N EVENING WITH DAV SEDARIS - Wed. Jan VID 2 With sardonic wit and 23. incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's preeminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness p proves that he is a master of satire. He’s one of the most observant writers addressin the human condition dressing y love Sedaris's cheertoday. If you fully misanthropic stories, see him read his own work on stage. Sedaris will also be offering a selection of all-new readings and recollections, as well as a Q&A session and post-show book signing. $32-$62. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org

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Maui Arts and Cultural Center, (1 Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-SHOW; Mauiarts.org ‘HOLLYWOOD TO BROADWAY’ - Sun. Jan 13.

Maui Pops Orchestra's annual Broadway Pops concert will feature the vocal talents of Scarlett Strallen and Hugh Panaro. “Hollywood to Broadway” will include songs from My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, Ice Castles, Phantom of the Opera and so much more. Let these outstanding guest artists, and the 50+ member Maui Pops Orchestra transport you to your happiest place! $22-$60; half-price for students 18-and-under. 3pm. Maui

GINA SALA: ‘SOME ENCHANTING EVENING’ SACRED MUSIC OF INDIA CONCERT - Sun. Jan 27. Returning to Maui for her 2nd annual concert, Gina Sala joined by special musical guest Daniel Paul, in an evocative evening spiced with humor, that leaves people humming songs from places they may not have expected to travel.

Desserts and chai by Shamapriya will be available for purchase beginning at 5:30pm. Advance tickets available online or in cash at these Maui Ticket Outlets: Maui Kombucha (Ha‘iku), MacNet (Kahului), and Monsoon (Kihei). $35 cash at the door if available. Doors: 6pm. 7pm. Makawao Union Church, (1445 Baldwin Ave.); 808-5799261; Makawaounionchurch.org; Ginasalas.com RUN AND WALK FOR WHALES - Sat. Feb 2. Pacific Whale Foundation's annual Run and Walk for Whales is one of Maui's largest and most scenic run and walking events. With courses safer and more walker friendly than ever, we encourage all abilities to join in this fun and rewarding event. Choose from a 1-mile, 5K, 10K, or 10-mile course. The event includes a continental breakfast, awards, door prizes, post-race entertainment with Marty Dread, and a Wild and Wonderful Whale Regatta. All proceeds benefit Pacific Whale Foundation's mission to protect

the ocean through science and advocacy. Online registration will close at 11:59pm on Jan. 30.

6am. Pacific Whale Foundation, (Ma‘alaea Harbor Shops); 808-249-8811; Pacificwhale.org; Mauiwhalefestival.org/runwalk ‘THE HUKILAU: PULLING TOGETHER FOR MAUI’S RESOURCES - Sat. Feb 2. Families and local businesses are invited to Malama Maui Nui’s first annual fundraiser. This exclusive evening event for the entire family will feature a delicious buffet, free drink tickets with an additional cash bar, live dinner music, a silent auction, games, photo station, and amazing ocean critters! Funds raised will benefit Malama Maui Nui’s environmental stewardship programs. $150. 6pm. Maui Ocean Center, (192 Ma‘alaea Rd.); 808-270-7000; Mauioceancenter.com; Malamamauinui.org HALE KAU KAU DINNER AND AUCTION - Sat. Feb 9. Now in its 20th year, this fundraising dinner provides approximately 40 percent of Hale Kau Kau’s annual budget. Themed “Sharing the Love,” which aptly describes the support Hale Kau Kau has received, the event will feature a buffet dinner, live and silent auctions, and live entertainment.

Proceeds from the event will go towards supporting Hale Kau Kau’s mission to alleviate hunger in South Maui. $150/person; $140/person if purchasing 10 tickets. 4:30pm. Wailea Beach Resort, (3700 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-875-8754; Halekaukau@rcchawaii.org; Halekaukau.org

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AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

Usually at this time of year, I’m keen to advise people to make a fresh start. Marshall your intentions, I say, and make shit happen. I’m feeling too cynical for that. You shouldn’t need an excuse like New Year’s to initiate changes in your life. Either you’re ready to manifest them or you’re not, and their association with the first of the year won’t matter one iota. Make shit happen, if you’re ready. If you’re not, maybe just figure out what it’ll take for you to be ready. There’s no perfect time for manifesting new stuff in your life; only the time you make. When will you make that time, and when will you start? This week may not necessarily be better than the rest, but it’s as good as any.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)

I usually have the hardest time writing advice for you, Pisces. What do I tell a crowd of utterly unique, idiosyncratic weirdos who are going to do exactly what they want anyway? Anyone who deludes themselves that they have an especially effective influence over you is kind of dumb. While you can be easily swayed in the moment, getting you to move consistently in any one direction is harder than herding housecats. Therefore, my advice is really for those who have to deal with you. Tell them from me, please, to chill out. You can’t be controlled; the best have tried. They need not bother.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

There’s no need to react to everything that happens around you. I know you rams like to think that the world revolves around you, but it actually doesn’t, most of the time. Much of what occurs around you has nothing to do with you, regardless of how quick you are to stick your nose in and get involved (whether or not you’ve been asked). You take events so personally that sometimes I wonder if you’ve forgotten how to let things slide, or just ignore them. That’s not only a viable strategy this week, it may be the optimal one.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

Tearing up the note carrying an undesirable message doesn’t erase it from your brain. Killing the messenger or purging your email account are equally ineffective, even if they are momentarily satisfying. Eventually you’ll have to address what you know, like it or not.

You rationally know that you can’t put it off forever, or even for long. Once you accept that, it’s not so huge a leap to “better sooner than later.” Quit plotting fantasy homicide on the person who brought you the news you didn’t want to hear, and just deal with it already.

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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

You were impatiently watching the seconds tick by at work, then fifteen minutes before the end of your shift, your boss demands that you stay a few extra hours. Shit! More time in captivity, just when you thought you were home free! This week is sure to be a test of not only the control freak in you, who detests the unexpected, but also the proud lion who hates being subject to the will of others in any case. You may have to exercise every shred of flexibility, patience, and humility you possess just to get through the week. Fortunately, if you do, you’ll be a much better person for it.

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When you’re as dependent on external factors as you are, there’s no point in getting all impatient and controlling. Either you need to free yourself from all these dependencies entirely, or you need to get better at playing the waiting game. Either is an option, though the former would require much more work, since it would involve many external changes. You ought to choose one of these alternatives, however, before you go nuts. Which would you prefer making, many small external changes, or one large internal one? Only you can decide which will work out better in the long run, but please don’t take your time about it. This week is better than most to pick and stick to your new direction, whatever it is.

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Try to go out in 40-below weather wearing just a sweatshirt, though, and you’ll be a very sad panda.

Don layers of long undies and a parka and you’ll be in better shape. You can handle the extreme conditions before you; you just need to make the appropriate preparations. This applies to harsh emotional environments as well as the real weather outside. Don’t go naked into a hostile situation. It’s good to be open and receptive when everything is sunshine and rainbows.

When there’s a storm brewing, bring a damn umbrella.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

In most cases, asking your dad for fashion advice is a bad idea. Similarly, going to your chronically single friends for wisdom about your relationship, or asking your kids how to resist the perils of aging wouldn’t be all that useful. Too often I see you going to exactly the wrong people for advice. Worse, you take it! This week, let’s try something different. Consider your problem, and instead of just thinking, “Who do I like the best or trust the most?” think, “Who could take care of this without breaking a sweat?” Then forget who your best friend is and go ask that person what to do.

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