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VOLUME 13 ✚ ISSUE 28

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION We’re out of questions. What do you want to know?

Send to editor@mauitime.com Editor: Jacob Shafer (808) 283-1308 / jacob@mauitime.com Calendar Editor/Staff Writer: Anu Yagi (808) 264-8039 / calendar@mauitime.com Data Managers: Philippa Tilley, Kaley Niemann Proofreader: Dina Wilson Contributors: Jessica Armstrong, Caeriel Crestin, Beau Ewan, Nancy Kanyuk, Doug Levin, Jared Libby, Greg Mebel, Rob Parsons, Ron Pitts, Chuck Shepherd, Ynez Tongson, Barry Wurst II Photographer: Sean Michael Hower Art Director: Chris Skiles (808) 281-8975 / chris@mauitime.com Graphic Designers: Megan Baker, Amy Mendolia, Christina Tarleton Advertising Executive: Brad Chambers (808) 283-3260 / brad@mauitime.com General Manager: Jennifer Russo (808) 280-3286 / jen@mauitime.com Administrative Executive: Judy Toba (808) 244-0777 / judy@mauitime.com Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Brown

Coconut Wireless looks at a challenge to Young Bros.’ shipping monopoly. A new year is upon us, and that means new tax rules and new ways to get around them.

Doug Levin explains. Greg Mebel examines the case of the pub, the unhappy neighbors and the Mayoral candidate’s son in an LC Watch special report. An 1,100-unit affordable housing project in Maalaea releases its EIS, and we’ve got details. Brian M. O’Connell lists nine things that may not survive another decade. Eh Brah! is fed up with slowpokes in the fast lane.

The morality of whistling at teenage girls is debated in Reader Feedback. Plugs & Slugs takes aim at a Santa swiper.

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Concrete Reefs & Wooden Quotes HYPER LOCAL The state water commission’s decision to delay action in the East Maui stream case is being hailed as a victory for Native Hawaiian and environmental advocates— and in a way it is. At the very least it reveals a chink in Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar’s armor, an indication that the plantation’s grip on the island’s water supply may be slipping. And yet, when an industry has been in the driver’s seat this long, a drastic course correction is a lot to hope for…. A few weeks ago I wrote that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources conducting an “internal investigation” into the damage it caused to a South Maui reef was kind of like building a road on the moon—sounds impressive but leads nowhere. Now comes word that DLNR has asked the feds to step in. The Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will investigate the incident, which occurred December 2 and involved DLNR workers inexplicably dropping dozens of 1,200-pound concrete pieces—designed to serve as an artificial reef habitat— on live coral. According to a December 20 Maui News report, an “emergency assessment” by the federal agencies is due in mid-January and by March, we’ll get a “rapid ecological assessment.” I guess “rapid” is a relative term…. After their odd little spat back in September, Gov. Lingle and Sen. Shan Tsutsui have reportedly patched things up enough to get the new Maui jail (set to be built at Puunene, replacing sugar cane with inmates) back on track. For those who missed the story, Lingle pulled the plug on the project a few months ago, supposedly after reading negative comments Tsutsui made in The Maui News. Even after his powwow with the Governor, Tsutsui was still questioning the jail’s design and size in a December 26 Maui News story, and wondering how it would be paid for. So is Lingle gonna read that story and throw another temper tantrum?

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Commission, state Consumer Advocacy director Dean Nishina fired shots at both companies, saying Pasha hasn’t provided adequate proof it’ll serve “the public interest,” but adding that Young Bros. shouldn’t assume interisland shipping is “a natural monopoly,” according to a December 16 Pacific Business News dispatch. Whether Pasha is the company that successfully challenges Young Bros. remains to be seen, but they’ve certainly proven a pesky thorn thus far…. What makes a city “literate”? That’s the question researchers at Central Connecticut State University considered when they ranked America’s Most Literate Cities (pop. > 250,000) for the fourth straight year. Honolulu slipped six slots to number 28, putting it near the middle of the pack, which sounds about right. But I must call into question one of the criteria used to create the rankings (which is, to be honest, the only reason I’m writing about this): number of bookstores. Seriously?

Isn’t that kind of like measuring how much a community loves music by how many cassette tapes residents own?…

Loves Native American activists.

Before you laugh, remember: this is the legislature and the Governor we’re talking about—anything (except cooperation) is possible…. Maui’s first professional baseball team in more than a decade has a name: this spring, get ready to cheer your Na Ikaika Koa (roughly: mighty warriors)! Could have been worse—at least it has a local, cultural feel—but, as a coworker pointed out, it’ll make coming up with a team cheer a bit challenging….

LOCAL Interesting wrinkle in the ongoing scuffle between shipping companies Young Bros. and Pasha Hawaii, which have been locking horns over Pasha’s attempts to move in on Young Bros.’ turf. In an opinion presented to the Public Utilities

OVERHEARD “He, like, reads and stuff—I mean whole actual books.”

- Girl to her friend outside Starbucks at the Queen Kaahumanu Center in Kahului

NOT LOCAL Two weeks ago, I mentioned Sarah Palin in this space and promptly learned she was headed to Maui for a West side vacay.

The story got weirder when she cut her stay short after photographers snapped her wearing a McCain visor with the name of her former running mate blacked out.

(She later said in a statement it wasn’t a dig at McCain but rather an attempt to “go incognito,” though perhaps a better plan— and I’m just spitballing here—would have been to buy a new visor.) The good news for Sarah? That blunder has already been forgotten. The bad news? A new, juicier one has taken its place. As pointed out by multiple sources (not sure who caught it first), in the chapter of her book Going Rogue titled “Drill, Baby, Drill,” Palin uses the following quote, which she attributes to basketball coach John Wooden: “Our land is everything to us... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land.

We remember our grandfathers paid for it—with their lives.” One teeny problem: the quote is actually from Native American activist John Wooden Legs. Calls to mind another John Wooden quote, something I believe he actually said: “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” ■ To share or save this article, type: mt.hy.pr/coconut25

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by Doug Levin doug@mauitime.com

New Year, New Tax Rules Some tips for delaying payments and avoiding penalties

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veryone’s tight for money, and that includes our beloved state. A publicized but still little-known change went into effect for businesses last July: all General Excise and Transient Accommodation Tax returns are now due on the 20th instead of the end of the month.

Although this doesn’t raise any more money it gave the appearance to our state legislators of speeding up tax payments to the state. Thankfully the State Department of Taxation delayed the effective date until January 2010 in order to have more time to get the message out. So you still may not know (because you haven’t been penalized yet) that your returns are now due on the 20th.

If you don’t file and pay by the new due date you’ll be assessed a 5 percent penalty. However, there’s a way around that.

In fact, there are a number of “gotchas” for businesses filing their taxes, offset by equally valuable opportunities to avoid those penalties and delay payments. This is your guide to the best ones for GET and TAT taxes. Save it, you’ll be glad you did.

Late filing penalty This is the easiest to avoid. It’s assessed at the very high rate of 5 percent a month each month you’re late, up to a maximum of 25 percent. You can avoid it by simply filing on time—without a payment.

Conventional wisdom holds that if you can’t pay the tax, filing late is your only recourse.

This is absolutely 180 degrees wrong—if you can’t pay the tax the only way to avoid the penalty is to file on time. If you do then

Conventional wisdom holds that if you can’t pay the tax, filing late is your only recourse. This is absolutely 180 degrees wrong. the penalty can never be assessed. Also, file online at hawaii.gov/tax. You have to set up an account under the E-services link, but you get four great advantages: it’s free, no need to make a trip to the post office, you have absolute proof of timely filing (very important) and finally the state records exactly what you want it to (which with paper filings is definitely not the case— they’re lost or entered incorrectly more often than they should be).

Late payment penalty If you’ve filed on time, this is the next one you have to avoid. However, while this penalty is high—20 percent—the rules for when it’s assessed are still very lenient.

The penalty isn’t assessed until 60 days after the due date of the return. This means if you were filing your taxes for November, to avoid this penalty you wouldn’t have had to make your payment until February 18. Why? Well, the tax return was due on December 20, and 60 days after that is February—less two extra days for December and January 31. You will be charged interest, but that is at a very low 0.66 a month (8 percent annually).

Apply your payments correctly When you make a payment, make sure your voucher very clearly states the period you’re paying for. This is important because if you want to avoid that 20 percent penalty, your payment has to be posted correctly—and state law says that payments not specifically allocated can be applied elsewhere (i.e. another period’s penalties and interest) first. Generally it’s not a good idea to mail it in because you won’t get a confirmation that the payment is applied to the correct period. Either walk it in with a copy of the check and voucher to be stamped by the state tax office (and save that as proof), or better yet use the E-services system to make your payment electronically. Although this will cost a buck and you won’t get the two-day to two-week float you typically get from writing a check you can be absolutely sure that your payment is correctly applied.

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If your business is struggling so much that you’ve fallen months behind and just can’t make a payment yet, it’s more important to stay current than to pay older balances. For example, if you still could not make that November payment on February 18, you will be assessed the 20 percent. However, next month if you can only make one payment, don’t pay November’s. Pay December’s instead. If you pay November’s, which has already been assessed the 20 percent penalty, you’ll be assessed a new 20 percent penalty on December’s. This is called cascading penalties—don’t make this easy mistake. While emotionally you think the older one is more important, once it’s been penalized, avoiding additional penalties is more important.

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nce you do file those taxes, the state will start sending collection letters sooner than it would if you didn’t file (and perhaps you’ll get that dreaded “Notice of Intent to Levy”– which you must respond to). However, if you follow the above steps, the amount you do owe the state will be far more manageable, hopefully allowing your business to ride out this terrible economic storm and emerge intact on the other side. ■

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Jordan Hart—son of Mayoral hopeful Chris Hart—thinks a new bar will help revitalize Wailuku. Some neighbors disagree

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he LC is a powerful posse. It decides the fate of businesses, and sometimes of whole neighborhoods. With a pass of the pen it can sign the execution order on a bar by rescinding its liquor license. Or its powers can be wielded at the beginning of an establishment’s life, determining whether it will exist at all.

Take the Mynah Bird Pub in Wailuku on the corner of Vineyard Street and Central Avenue, aka Hart’s Corner. At

recently as ten years ago, 55 percent of downtown Wailuku was designated as “in need of repair” or “beyond repair” according to County studies. Creating areas where people can work, live and recreate without getting into their cars is part of the plan. And, they say, a neighborhood pub can help foster just that.

But many neighbors aren’t so sure.

Bill Rees has lived roughly 200 feet from Hart’s Corner for the last five years. He’s organized a petition and presented it to

close to a school, the pub application should be denied. He claims he had 40 signatures from Hongwanji parents but the Commission wouldn’t consider it.

And so the LC will again play a pivotal role in determining the direction of a residential and business neighborhood.

It will take 60 days from the December 9 meeting before the LC makes its decision.

“I completely understand concerns about music, traffic and safety,” says Jordan Hart. “I live on Main St and work

As recently as ten years ago, 55 percent of downtown Wailuku was designated as “in need of repair” or “beyond repair.” Creating areas where people can work, live and recreate without getting into their cars is part of the plan to fix that. this point it’s just a twinkle in Wailuku resident Jordan Hart’s eye. He’s gotten permission to open his new business from the Maui Planning Department, but the Liquor Commission is still considering his application. Many in the neighborhood have come out against it.

On December 9, the Liquor Commission met to hear presentations from both sides. Chris Hart—a current Maui County Mayoral candidate, former Planning Department Director, the building owner and Jordan Hart’s father—testified in favor of the application. He says the project was designed to be in compliance with the spirit and goals of the Wailuku Redevelopment Plan, which reviews Wailuku zoning applications. In fact, his land planning and landscape architecture firm, Chris Hart and Partners, Inc., were the principal consultants who drew up the plan’s zoning guidelines. The Maui County Planning Department staff has said they view the project as consistent with the civic revitalization and creation of mixed-use areas it’s trying to spur.

The Wailuku Redevelopment Agency’s goal has always been to revitalize an area considered a prime example of “urban blight” since the 1960s. But today Main Street has “more commercial vacancies than ever,” while “Market Street is doing OK,” according to planning staff. As

the LC. Rees and a large number of his neighbors are worried about an increase in traffic, evening noise and lack of safety in the neighborhood should a pub move in. Guy Barrows, a Wailuku resident since 1962, petitioned the LC saying, “This has always been a quiet neighborhood.

Allowing alcoholic beverages to be consumed at this establishment let alone the noise from the live entertainment or recorded music would be a first for this section of town! I am NOT in favor of it!”

Rees says his petition represents about 109 TMKs (tax map key). If more than 50 percent of the neighbors within 500 feet of the proposed pub are against the LC application, the Commission must deny it. According to Michael Kawagishi, Supervising Investigator of the Maui County Department of Liquor Control, there are 230 owners of real estate within 500 feet.

Rees laments it’s been a steep climb to get signatures on his petition. The Robinson Trust, Cook Trust and A&B all have abstained from getting involved, he says. “If you abstain, you’re essentially voting yes,” he adds. He also claims there are deceased homeowners on the LC’s list of neighbors who ought to be taken off.

At one point he and other neighbors tried to argue that since the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission on East Vineyard Street operates a school, and since an “adult establishment” isn’t allowed so

on Market. I’m trying to run a clean, professional gathering place for pau hanas; a place for business people to congregate after First Fridays.” Addressing neighbors’ concerns about a loud dive invading their neighborhood he says, “I’m going for something completely opposite of that.” ■ To share or save this article, type: mt.hy.pr/lcwatch25

Affordable Housing Update

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ast week, the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for developer Jesse Spencer’s Ohana Kai Village affordable housing project in Maalaea was released. Spencer says it’ll provide homes for low income residents while maintaining respect for open space; critics say it’s just more sprawl and that it could snarl traffic on the already congested Honoapiilani Highway. Here are some key details from the EIS: • The project would contain 1,100 units, with 60 percent designated as affordable housing for families earning between 81 and 140 percent of median income.

• The proposed site is 257 acres zoned for ag, located northwest of Maalaea Harbor (see map, below). Approximately 197 acres would be used for the residential units, with the remainder of the land containing a wastewater treatment plant, as well as parks, open space and collector roads.

• Spencer is seeking “exemptions from certain regulatory and statutory requirements relating to land use, construction, subdivision, public services, and infrastructure and administrative procedures,” under a state law designed to encourage the development of affordable housing.

• The project’s cost is estimated at $400 million. Spencer claims construction could begin within six months of state approval and would last about eight years.

• Public comments are being accepted through February 6. Send them to the Department of Housing and Human Concerns c/o Deputy Director Jo-Ann Ridao, 2200 Main St., One Main Plaza Building, St. 546, Wailuku, HI, 96793; and Munekiyo & Hiraga Inc. c/o project manager Mark Alexander Roy, 305 High St., St. 104, Wailuku, HI 96793. The EIS is available at oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov.

- Jacob Shafer

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by Brian M. O’Connell news@mauitime.com

‘Endangered Species’ Eight things that may not survive the next decade PERSONAL CHECKS Longevity alone won’t be able to save the written check, which has been around for close to 300 years. Several large department stores and restaurant chains have already stopped accepting personal checks. Recent studies show that checks make up less than 5 percent of all business transactions in America, and that this figure has been dropping year on year since 2006.

Meanwhile, the use of checks has completely ended in several European countries including Sweden and Norway, with the UK planning to phase them out by 2018.

HANDWRITTEN LETTERS The rise of e-mail communications, coupled with social networking sites, has meant a steady decline in letter writing as a means of keeping in touch with friends or family. By 2006, experts estimate 183 billion e-mails were sent worldwide every day, while 80 percent of the world’s population had access to cell phone coverage. The end of the decade could signal the end of letter writing, as schools prioritize the teaching of other forms of communication.

VHS & VCRS The last decade signaled beginnings of the decline of both VHS tapes and VCR players in spectacular fashion. The last major movie to be released on the tape format was 2006’s A History of Violence, while the majority of video stores have ejected the VHS tapes from their stock. Although the Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) remains in many homes, the last standalone VCR produced was in 2008. VHS is unlikely to survive the next decade, with Blu-Ray and DVD now the most common alternatives and the home camcorder market already shifting to digital formats.

VIDEO STORES It’s hard to see how brick-andmortar video and DVD rental stores will survive the next decade. In

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ostensibly on their citizens’ behalf. At the same time, our consumer privacy may be undone by increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques, such as loyalty cards and targeted online promotions.

recent years stores have broadened their services to include other electronic goods, and major retailer Blockbuster has tried adding a movie-by-mail service to compete with Netflix. Yet mail-order isn’t the only threat: there’s also online piracy, coupled with legal availability of movies online and dedicated pay-per-view channels. In most states, the majority of independent small video shops have been forced to close, while large chains have changed hands or had to scale their operations back.

THE POLAR ICE CAPS The Arctic ice cover, which has been part of the world landscape for 100,000 years, may have largely disappeared by 2020. Some scientists predict that up to 80 percent of the ice covering the North Pole will vanish in the next decade. In particular, scientists believe the ice cap will disappear completely during the summer months by 2015 and accelerate thereafter. Failure to reach a significant deal at the global climate change summit in Copenhagen recently has added to dire warnings over the ice caps.

Their disappearance by 2020 would drastically and

HONEY Billions of honey bees have disappeared in the last few years and some are now sounding the death knell of honey as we know it if current trends continue.

The bee is being affected by changes in landscape, but also a disease known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

The causes of colony collapse disorder are not yet certain, although various factors are thought to be responsible including starvation, viruses, mites, nicotine-based pesticide exposure, GMO crops and climate change. This isn’t just bad news for honey lovers: the decline of the bee could lead to ecological disaster, as pollination is affected.

GAS-POWERED CARS As the world’s oil stocks recede and minimizing carbon emissions becomes an increasing factor in car manufacture, the next decade could herald a significant shift away from gas-powered cars to those that run to greener specifications, such as biofuels, hydrogen or electric motors.

At present, up to 40 plug-in electric vehicles are being developed by the world’s manufacturers, with this type of vehicle expected to become dominant in the next two decades. With global oil production believed to have peaked, rising prices and carbon concerns could see the gas engine replaced en masse by 2020.

fundamentally change the world in which we live.

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PRIVACY Post 9/11, many governments have used digital technologies to increasingly pry into our personal lives, utilizing everything from CCTV images to credit card purchasing patterns. The definition of what constitutes private information could continue to become stretched as the next decade progresses, while the increasing digital trail we leave will make it easier for governments and private organizations to peer into our lives. Civil liberties will struggle to compete with the war on crime and terror many governments are engaged in,

From Dilbert comics to films like Office Space, the cubicle is an indelible symbol of the American workplace. But, as technology allows more and more people to do their jobs remotely and as the global recession forces companies to rethink employment strategies, those ubiquitous square partitions could become an antiquated relic. Of course, considering that they’re often associated with corporate conformity and soulsucking drudgery, this is one endangered species few will miss. ■

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daughter was the target reveals your Re: the own acknowledgment that she dresses December 24 provocatively enough to provoke such catcalls. feature “2009: As the parent you should be aware of the The Year That Got fact that she already understands how to Old in a Hurry”: project herself sexually. If you are interested Good wrap-up, but in protecting her innocence or morality, I the year only “got old” if suggest that threats of exposing her to physical you started out with optimism, which many violence will be counter to your goal. of us didn’t. Not everyone was suckered by Obama’s paper-thin promises, which were Steve, via mauitime.com catchy enough to make good campaign bumper stickers and signs, but not meaty Re: the December 3 Coconut Wireless: Maui enough to translate into actual policy (or at h has received a least good policy). second warning in We are riding the tthe form of a car same runaway train accident caused by we were before; a flash flood in a our conductor dry riverbed. The might be a better llongtime, wellspeechmaker, he rrespected Hana might even be couple was killed a good guy, but w when crossing we’re still hurtling tthe dry riverbed toward the edge iin an SUV. Most of a steep cliff, ALSO m may not recall that and no one seems INSIDE: a few years ago to know how to HURRY TOP almost the exact hit the brakes, let TEN same scenario alone get us on a PLUS: FILMS occurred in the better track. I hate EH BRAH! THE dry streambed to be a pessimist, YEAR IN THREE QUOTES UNWISE MEN tthat runs through but I also refuse PPuamana in to delude myself.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “You’re treading dangerously close to naked biking in fresh snow…” pg.29 LLahaina, killing Happy New Year. a young mother and her three children. children I want w all residents Hopeless in Wailuku, u via e-mail e mail on Maui to understand the cause: Where a natural flowing waterway is diverted by those TL;DR: We spewed a lot of bull, sank the with private agendas, debris that normally Superferry and pissed off Charmaine. Great would flow out to sea collects until a heavy success! rainfall gathers it together and creates a dam wherever the stream narrows. Eventually the Anonymous, via mauitime.com dam breaks, sending a dangerous wall of water downstream, destroying whatever is in Ed. Note: What an insightful critique. its path. In addition to heeding the weather Especially impressive considering “TL;DR” service’s flash-flood warnings, the solution is (for those unfamiliar) stands for “too long; to cease issuing leases of natural waterways didn’t read.” to private interests and to allow these streams to flow as nature intended. Speak up, Maui, Wow, that baby! You guys seriously crack me before there is any more loss of life! up. Unfortunately I usually read MauiTime over breakfast, and that flabby neck skin had Jay Cochran, Lahaina, via post me in no mood to consume oatmeal. Other than that, good work.

This week’s issue sucked. I couldn’t find one thing to complain about anonymously in Thanks for the laugh, via e-mail the online comments section.

Re: the December 24 Eh Brah!: So what I Disappointed Coward, via mauitime.com am hearing is that an adult woman thinks it is a “perversion” for a man to be sexually attracted to a 16-year-old girl. What planet is this woman living on? If it disturbs her Send your FEEDBACK that men want to mate with nubile girls, I to the editor via e-mail would invite her to reflect on the phrase, (editor@mauitime.com), or post “It is better to slipper your own feet than (Editor’s Inbox, MauiTime, 33 N. to carpet the entire world.” In other words, Market St., Ste. 201, Wailuku, HI 96793), or check us out on sort out your own neuroses and stop Twitter (twitter.com/mauitime) dumping your problems on men.

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To the Harriet Baldwin Kokua Charitable Trust, for protecting Maui’s history. Earlier this month, the Trust donated almost $64,000 to the Maui Historical Society and the Bailey House Museum. When the present is as bleak as it is now, it’s easy to forget the value of preserving the past—museums, like libraries, are generally underappreciated institutions that we don’t notice until they’re gone.

Fortunately, thanks to the Trust’s generosity, it won’t come to that.

To the Wailuku Santa-napper. A few days before Christmas, someone swiped the popular, life-sized St. Nick statue from Banyan Tree Park, though after pleas from community leaders, the jolly old elf was returned to his post by an unknown person (and is now accompanied by threatening signage).

Perhaps someone was worried their name would be added to the “naughty” list next year.

To the Hawaii TribuneHerald—a subsidiary of Arkansas-based Stephens Media—for

mistreating its workers.

On December 22, the company terminated a contract with union employees, putting both sides in limbo and increasing the chances of a strike or lockout.

According to a post on a union news blog, many employees at the TribuneHerald have had their wages frozen for eight years as they work under an extension agreement signed in 2004. No one gets into journalism for the money, but these bully tactics undermine the ability of a newspaper to serve its fundamental purpose, meaning everyone loses. Certainly reminds us why it’s nice to be independent.

To marine rescue workers, for rescuing another whale. Over the holiday weekend, officials with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration worked to free a humpback that had become entangled in about 70 feet of rope off West Maui. It’s the second time this month the sanctuary has saved a whale imperiled by human debris.

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The Wisconsin Depa ) decided in October that it (i.e., taxpayers ction nstru reco l facia plex com should fund is surgery for inmate Daryl Strenke, who to y guilt ing plead after serving 30 years shot murdering his girlfriend. Strenke had for rse remo rent himself in the face in appa th mou his ng guri disfi ely the killing, sever e for ssibl impo ly near it ing mak and jaw and him to eat or speak normally.

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WHATEVE R YOU’ VE GOTTA TELL YOUR SELF , DUD E The inspector general of the National Science Foundation revealed that on-the-job viewing of pornography Web sites was so widespread at the agency that the resultant ethics investigations hindered his primary mission of investigating fraud on grant contracts. The agency report, obtained by the Washington Times in September, said the heaviest user was a senior executive who logged on to pornography at least 331 days in 2008. He subsequently retired, but before leaving defended his habit, claiming that his Web site visits actually helped impoverished women in Third World countries to earn a decent living (by posing for pornography).

SCAR ED BRIT LESS (1) In November, the Solihull Council in Britain’s West Midlands county ordered a flooring store to remove the festive balloons it had pinned out front to attract business, calling them hazards. One

councilor explained that drivers may be distracted by the colors, and another was concerned that if a balloon came loos e, it might possibly float into traffic and lure a child to follow it. (2) In October, Brita in’s Association of Chief Police Officers prepared a guidebook of instr uctions for bicycle-duty officers on how to ride a bike.

The book was 93 pages long, containin g such assistance as a diagram on how to turn left or right (“deployment into a junction”). Following widespread ridic ule, the association decided in Novembe r not to release it. (3) Examiners from Britain’s Health and Safety Executive , inspecting bowling alleys for hazards, considered recommendations (accordi ng to a November Daily Mail report) that included erecting barriers over the lane s to prevent bowlers from wandering the alleys and perhaps getting caught in pin-setti ng machines or, feared one inspector, bow lers injuring themselves trying to knock over pins by hand. The barriers would leave space for the ball to roll under.

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Wake Forest University’s Institute of Regenerative Medicine, which has successfully grown human bladders in the lab using only a few extracted cells spray ed onto a chemical frame that mimics the

ful body’s tissues, has so far been unsuccess the of use beca ses peni at regenerating unced organ’s complexity. However, it anno ess succ a le artic in a November journal its with rabbit penises. Four of the 12 rabb with lab-grown phalluses successfully pected impregnated females, and in an unex to not ar appe ses peni new the g, findin the lessen sexual desire, in that all 12 of te of minu one in with ng mati rabbits began les. fema ting mee

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m Occasionally, people lose their short-ter rding acco sex, rous vigo wing follo ory mem r CNN to doctors interviewed for a Novembe The esia.” amn al glob sient report on “tran to the condition occurs because blood flow ity, activ uous stren the brain is restricted by pus ocam hipp the ling disab ly temporari rer, from recording new memory. One suffe g untin reco e, rienc expe her “Alice,” recalled

By Chuck how she initially cracked a joke abou t being unable to remember how good the sex was that she just had, and then supposed ly repeated the joke over and over, each time as if she had just thought of it.

PE OP LE AR E ST UP ID, PA RT 4,3 26 (1) Three men were convicted in Augu st in Kansas City, Mo., of having convinced “numerous” customers to buy 3-inch-b y4-inch laminated “diplomat” cards that, promoters said, would legally free them from ever having to pay taxes or bein g arrested for any crime. According to the FBI, customers ponied up fees ranging from $450 to $2,000 to get the cards. (2) Dr. Yehu Azaz, a wealthy, respected physician , gave up his career in 1991 and gave away all of his possessions, coming under the spell of guru Rena Denton’s spiritual heali ng center in Somerset, England. In a 2009 lawsuit to recover his wealth, Azaz said that despite being an educated professional, he did not realize what he had done until 2003 because he had been brainwashed (“un duly influenced”) by the aged guru. (A judg e tossed out his lawsuit in July.)

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(1) After six years of total obstinacy and Lowell Carlson finally agreed in October to upgrade their farm’s septic system in Camden Township, Minn. Until then, the couple had ignored numerous inspections, sheriff’s visits and court orders even though a new system had already been paid for (by escrow funds left by the owner who sold them the farm). The Carlsons’ inspiring principle throughout the six years of living with failed plumbing was to challenge the county for its “inconsistent” enforcement of septic upgrades. (2) Scottish pig farmer Peter Roy, 72, is embroiled in a longstanding dispute with the Perth and Kinross Council over who has the responsibility for repairing the sewage system on his farm in Craigmuir, but has taken a more hardcore approach than the Carlsons. He has saved his sewage in oil barrels stored on his property (now numbering about 80) to the outrage of neighbors. Roy has also periodically stepped up his protests to include leaving full barrels around town.

(1) Brier Cutlip, 22, and Paul Bragg, 25, who were on parole and prohibited from possessing firearms, were re-arrested in December in Elkins, W. Va., when they showed up for a parole appointment.

However, they had just come in from a day of hunting and were still wearing oran ge vests, alerting the parole officer to the fact that they had been firing guns all day.

(2) Grandville Lindsey, 30, on probation in Beaumont, Texas, after a child-sex conv iction and prohibited from visiting any “soc ial” Web sites, was re-arrested in Novembe r when he sent a Twitter alert to a wom an he had met while in the probation office, asking to include her as an online “friend.”

AS IF TH OS E GU YS NE ED MO RE EN CO UR AG EM EN T British Museum officials announced in September that the hoard of 7th-centu ry Anglo-Saxon gold and silver treasure discovered on land in Staffordshire (at least

1,500 pieces, including crosses and parts year of helmets and daggers) would take a ny “ma h wort be d coul to evaluate fully but on) milli 6 ($1. ds poun on milli 1 the times” treasure archaeologists initially estimated. The ear55-y ed ploy unem an by was discovered uled, ridic ly wide the of one using man old bers hand-held metal detectors that beachcom . sand the in s coin loose er favor to recov

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Oko Motion It’s traditional, it’s local, it’s rare—there are a lot of reasons to drink Haleakala Distillers’ new, limited edition concoction. We’re betting you only need one What is it? Maui Okolehao Liqueur Who makes it? Haleakala Distllers, the only authorized rum distillery on-island.

What’s in it? East Maui ti root and evaporated cane juice; it’s 80 proof, or 40 percent alcohol.

How much is available? A limited supply for now, though more may be made in the coming months.

What’s ‘okolehao’? A unique, currently hard-to-find spirit, made from C. Fruticosa, better known as the ti plant, a flowering lily that has played a role in Polynesian and Hawaiian society for generations.

What does it taste like? Depends on the incarnation. It’s been described as a mix between rum and tequila, and has also been

“There’s naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.”

- Lord Byron compared to sake. “Moonshine” varieties carry more of a kick. Haleakala Distillers’ version is a liqueur, meaning it’s subtler than its historical progenitors, with an emphasis on sweet.

Does it feature in any cocktails?

The Bali Hai—courtesy of the Internet Cocktail Database—calls for 1 oz. light rum, 1 oz. okolehao, 2 oz. lemon and 3 oz. lime, poured over crushed ice and topped with champagne; or there’s the Haote Pikia, 1 oz. light rum, 1 oz. okolehao, a splash of Angostura bitters, poured over ice and topped with lemon soda

Where can I find it? While supplies last, Haliimaile General Store in Makawao and the Maui Brewing Company brew pub in Kahana are serving Maui Okolehao, as are a number of retailers, including, among others: Aloha Discount Liquor in Kihei, Hawaii Liquor Superstore in Kahului and the Wine Corner in Paia and Lahaina. ■

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e’re called The Eight Track Players because we take you waaay back,” says keytar-wielding frontman Curtis Williams of his fun and funky five-man ensemble. It’s a rare mid-set interjection; he and the other band members keep their crowd colloquy to a minimum.

Focusing on the music while living up to the nostalgic promise of their namesake, they whisk audiences way back with K.C. & The Sunshine Band’s 1975 “Boogie Shoes,” transitioning without pause into Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s 1982 “The Message.”

By this time, there’s not a still bone in the house. Kahale’s Saturday night patrons—some with hands held high, wrists bobbing to the kick of Jerry Byer’s bass lines—chime along: “Don’t push me/’Cause I’m close to the edge/I’m trying not to lose my head.” Yet all in attendance are already well over the edge.

The Eight Track Players have lit a fire under every foot.

Just after 10pm—more than two hours into sweating and singing along— the joint feels past capacity. Seated at the bar are Kahale’s biker-regulars, in well-worn leather vests emblazoned with insignia, who nod their heads as lefty guitarist Phil Ellison belts 1986’s “Keep Your Hands to Yourself.” For an imposing man who looks as if he’d be more at home on the defensive line than the Mason-Dixon, Ellison’s surprisingly Southern intonation would make the Georgia Satellites themselves jealous.

Hunkered down next to the bikers are rhythmically endowed, black-clad dreadies, who in turn sit next to snowbird couples painted with genuine, glaze-eyed smiles—their thinning, light-dyed coiffures aglow like halos that waft slightly as their shoulders shimmy to Prince’s 1986 hit “Kiss” and M.’s 1979 “Pop Muzik.”

Well-styled young people saunter in, enraptured by The Eight Track Players’ renditions of Earth Wind & Fire’s 1974 “Shining Star,” or Michael Jackson’s 1982 “Billie Jean,” and immediately hit the dance floor.

They squeeze in alongside other revelers without stopping so much as to set down their purses, let alone order a drink.

But the drinks flow, thanks to the good attendance of a single waitress and

single bartender, who work the tables with fluidity. Toward the back near the pinball machine there’s a table of local professional-types, who beg to be pegged as hardworking CPAs-pau hana, plus another table twice as big with couples who look to be longtime Kiheians, bearing sun-bleached hair and leathery tans. They smile and sing to “Word Up!”, the 1986 club hit by Cameo, and Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 “Voodoo Chile.”

Vince Esquire bassist Shawn Michael is also among the night’s admirers, chilling in back on the ivory upholstered bench seats, beside his girlfriend Fasha. Michael makes a fist and mimes mashing it into the table top. “I give ’em my stamp of approval. Vince and I are always talking them up—they’re great.”

Tonight however, The Eight Track Players need no talking up. They elicit an energy from the crowd that is rarely rivaled— especially for a cover band.

“The girls helped us a lot,” guitarist Chris Limos later tells me with a smile, after finishing packing up his natural wood-finished Fender Stratocaster. He refers to what began with a solitary, pigtailed blonde who cheered from the onset as if she were a band member’s

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enthusiastic new bride. Though alone at first, with every passing song, her friends arrived. And they all could dance.

Outside the bar, “the girls” and I chat during the band’s only break. “Write that they’re awesome! Capital A-W-E-S-O-M-E, exclamation point,” raves the pigtailed maiden. Striking her hand in front of her four times as she illustrates the quantity of punctuation, she continues, “There’s that one guy,” she describes the tall, dark Ellison, “he doesn’t look up at the crowd much, but he’s hot. Good, too—but hot.”

The briny dank of a warm Kihei night clings mercilessly to lungs and skin and the streetlamp-illuminated haze hangs thick, but it’s not enough to mask the music. A hefty tourist family crosses the parking lot as the ensemble strikes up again. The women of the troupe giggle and dance toe to heel as Byer’s thumbed resonation coupled with Gino Morelli’s drum rolls from his hand-crafted kit (literally all but the floortom are of his own making), cut through Kahale’s louvered, makai-facing windows.

The visiting womens’ husbands and sons avert their eyes, trying not to see the way their wahine beg to turn around and head inside. If only they knew what they were passing by: a well-oiled time machine that’s hovered slightly under the radar for a half-decade, with a set-list as varied as snowflakes (they claim it’s never, ever the same).

The band closes with a lengthy (and begged-for) hana hou, appropriately kicked off with Prince’s 1984 “Purple Rain.”

Post-show, I’m back outside, this time with the band. It’s well past 11pm, but the progression of the night has tempered some of the earlier heat.

Leaning on the fender of an old Toyota Land Cruiser, Williams says, “We’re the freshest old school band.”

Limos, taking a seat next to him, laughs. “That’s an oxymoron!”

“The art of comparison,” replies Williams.

“The art of comprehension,” says Limos, again chuckling.

Thus—as I head home happy, sweat-soaked and a little lit—I comprehend that The Eight Track Players are fun and funky and funny. ■ To share or save this article, type: mt.hy.pr/music25

by Barry Wurst II

Film Critique

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Sherlock Holmes, Action Hero?

Purists stay home; everyone else, have fun Sherlock Holmes

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ne of the most famous detectives in all of literature gets a wild new spin by director Guy Ritchie, best known for frenetic British crime thrillers like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. This is his return to form after some faulty films, with the worst being Swept Away, the woeful starring vehicle for his then-wife Madonna. Now, working with a lavish budget, elaborate sets and special effects and A-list performers, Ritchie is clearly in his element and having the time of his life. So is his star, Robert Downey Jr., whose performance in the title role is as witty and reliably enjoyable as you’d hope.

Ritchie’s revisionist take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth finds Holmes and Watson (Jude Law, in fine form) investigating the inexplicable death, disappearance and resurrection of a master criminal (Mark

Strong) with mystical powers to match Holmes’s mental brilliance. Oh, and Holmes has a killer body and kung fu skills in addition to his extraordinary mind.

I grew up loving Doyle’s gothic mystery tales, particularly The Final Solution. If you don’t count the Michael Caine comedy Without a Clue or the animated The Great Mouse Detective, the last time Holmes had his own movie was Young Sherlock Holmes in 1985, which, despite being an affectionate tribute, had splashy effects, secret societies, satanic rituals and action sequences that were a far cry from the source material. I was surprised to find the exact same thing in the first five minutes of this movie, which has very little in common with Conan Doyle’s vision. I guess audiences are too cynical and impatient for a psychologically troubled but brilliant detective in a deerstalker hat whose adventures were often more verbal than physical.

Ritchie’s energetic direction and Downey’s terrific star turn make this a likeable, consistently entertaining movie. What doesn’t work is the story. The screenplay is an amped-

Crime solver by day, ass-kicker by night. up ripoff of From Hell, the superior Jack the Ripper mystery from eight years ago that starred Johnny Depp, and while the action sequences are exhilarating and inventively staged, the melding of expensive effects and busy fight scenes with a period piece sometimes reminded me of Wild Wild West.

That’s a bad thing.

Granted, one of the most famous of Conan Doyle’s Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles, also delved into the supernatural, but this film juggles slapstick

comedy, romance, horror, larger-than-life action set pieces and historical fiction. In the end, it feels like a desperate attempt to please every possible audience member.

Yet I had fun, and if I were 10 years old I’d want a Holmes action figure. That’s either a very good thing or a very bad thing, depending on your point of view. ■ To share or save this article, type: mt.hy.pr/film25

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First Light Screenings

by Jacob Shafer jacob@mauitime.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Fantastic Mr. Fox 2pm Rated PG/87 min.

The year of trippy children’s book adaptations continues with Wes Anderson’s stop-motion take on Roald Dahl’s novella. Quirkiness, naturally, abounds.

Voice cast includes George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson, among others.

The Horse Boy

The Wildest Dream 5pm NR/90 min.

A climber attempts to crack the mystery of George Mallory, who in 1924 disappeared while trying to scale Mt. Everest. We’re guessing he isn’t able to accomplish this from his living room.

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Crazy Heart 7:30pm Rated R/Running time TBD Jeff Bridges—in an acclaimed star turn— plays a down-on-his luck country Western singer. Is there another kind?

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 Bright Star 2pm Rated PG/119 min.

Poet John Keats falls for the brash girl next door in 19th century London, but illness and adversity threaten to pull them apart.

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The Horse Boy 5pm NR/93 min.

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on horseback through Outer Mongolia in search of a cure for the boy’s illness. We knew health care in America was bad, but we didn’t know it was that bad.

The Yes Men Fix the World 7:30pm NR/87 min.

Performance art meets political activism as a pair of gonzo-style con men crash business

meetings and embarrass wealthy suits. The feel-good movie of the year—unless you happen to be a wealthy suit.

Films screen at the Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului. Tickets $10 with VIP fast-pass, $12 general, keiki 12 and under admitted to PG- and G-rated films free. For more info call 242-SHOW or visit mauifilmfestival.com

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Film Capsules

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New This Week NINE - PG13 - Musical - An adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, about a film director (Daniel Day-Lewis) who woos an array of women, played by Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Fergie. Oh, and his mom is Sophia Loren. Rough life, dude.

Now Showing 2012 - PG - Thriller - A turn of the Mayan calendar wreaks global special effects-aided havoc, in what is sure to be every doomsday buff’s volcano-erupting, tidal-waving crashing wet dream. John Cusack and Woody Harrelson are among the large ensemble cast. 158 min.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - PG - Family - Dickens’s tale of apparition-induced Yuletide redemption gets the CGI treatment, with Jim Carrey providing multiple voices. Of course, the last time Jim Carrey was involved in a film version of a classic children’s book, the result was The Grinch. But we’ll hold out hope. 96 min.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE SQUEAKQUEL - G - Art, Foreign - The famous rodents return. Alvin, Simon and Theodore juggle school, fame and their rival all-girl group known as the “Chipettes.” Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler and Jesse McCartney star. 89 Min. AVATAR - PG13 - Fantasy - (Also in 3D) Jake Sully, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na’vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture, and tasked with infiltrating and exploiting them. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver. 156 min.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? - PG13 Comedy - An estranged New York couple witness a murder and are reloctaed to a small town in Wyoming. Can they get along once they realize they’re not in Manhattan anymore? Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant star. 103 min.

INVICTUS - PG13 - Drama - Follow Nelson Mandela during his first term as President of South Africa, while he tries to unite the segregated nation and enlist a national rugby team to win the World Cup. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman star. 129 min.

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ITS COMPLICATED - R - Comedy - During her son’s graduation, Jane hooks up with her exhusband, and sparks start to fly again, along with some good old family drama. Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin star. 112 min.

NEW MOON - PG13 - Fantasy - Preteens rejoice: the Twilight saga continues, now with even more gaunt cheekbones, carefully mussed hair and quivering vampire angst. 130 min.

NINJA ASSASSIN - R - Action - The title pretty much says it all: a young martial artist tries to break away from his clan, and the clan strikes back. Well-choreographed ass-kicking ensues. 99 min.

OLD DOGS - PG - Comedy - Old fogies Robin Williams and John Travolta find themselves in charge of seven-year-old twins. I was gonna call this a low point for both actors, but then I remembered Battlefield Earth and License to Wed. And then I threw up a little. 88 min.

PLANET 51 - PG - Family - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cleese join forces at last, providing voices for this animated feature about an alien race not so different from our own. 87 min.

SHOWTIMES SEE ALL SHOWTIMES ONLINE AT MAUITIME.COM/FILM FRONT STREET THEATER 900 Front Street, Lahaina, 249-2222 (Matinees: M-F until 6:30pm, Sa-Su until 3:30pm, Discount Tue), KA’AHUMANU 6 Queen Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center. 1-800326-3264 (Matinees: everyday until 4pm), KUKUI MALL 1819 South Kihei Road, 1-800-326-3264 (Matinees: everyday until 4pm), MAUI MALL MEGAPLEX Maui Mall, 249-2222 (Matinees: M-Th until 6pm, F-Su until 3:30pm), WHARF CINEMA CENTER 658 Front Street, 249-2222 (Matinees: Tue all shows, until 6pm every other day),

THE ROAD - R - Drama - A father and son journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland, trying to survive by any means possible. Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall star.

UP IN THE AIR - R - Comedy - Ryan Bingham lives a simple life out of his suitcase, constantly traveling the country firing people. His life is turned upside down when his company decides to keep him on the ground. George Clooney and Vera Farmiga star. 118 min.

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THE BLIND SIDE - PG13 - Drama - An underdog, overweight football player is transformed into an NFL prospect with the help of Sandra Bullock and a boatload of uplifting sports movie clichés. 126 min.

THE PRINCESS & THE FROG - G - Fantasy Disney’s spin on this classic fairytale about a young princess living in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1920s who smooches an amphibian with surprising results. Voices of Anika Noni Rose and Bruno Campos. 97 min.

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Picks

This Week's Picks New Year’s Roundup Some choice spots to tip back a cup o‘ kindness…

This is my third week back at writing Picks, and WTF? It’s New Year’s! When I was whisked away to play in Cancer Land, I had hardly finished my trick-or-treating. Turns out, Mulligan’s on the Blue (874-1131) is as trapped in October as I am. For their New Year’s party, they’re featuring their All Hallows Eve music line-up (Kulture Klash 808, Fish Tank and Off Tomorrow) and they’re hosting a costume party. There’ll be $500 in prizes (put those creative juices to work, they’re seeking creatively themed threads), and whether you opt for the dinner package with complimentary champagne toast ($60, call for reservations) or for the gigs alone ($10 advance/$15 door), you score a killer view of the Wailea aerials. On the topic of tenuous timelines, you know who else had their calendars all screwy? Everyone, from 47 BC until 1582. It wasn’t until the end of the 16th century—and the centuries following Pope Gregory XIII’s reformation of the Julian calendar—that many world countries adopted the Gregorian version and began to embrace January 1 as the day that “we’ll take a right guid-willie waught, for auld lang syne.” Uh, OK. Whatever that means. Oh c’mon. Nobody really knows the lyrics to that song we pretend to sing but once a year. Besides, you ought to be too busy smooching... or drinking… or at the very least, blowing those annoying paper noisemakers that fall limp with too much drunken spit. If you want some Willie songs (of the “Georgia On My Mind” variety) that you can really sing along to, I’ll remind you of last week’s Pick to check out Charley’s ($75, 579-8085). Also last week, I encouraged every Bad Santa to head over to Casanova (572-0220) for the Kit Kat Club’s Christmas Cabaret. Whether avoiding Claus’s naughty list or your girlfriend’s s#%t list, I’m guessing a few of you might have stayed home. But New Year’s is a holiday of second chances, and the Kit Cat Club cuties are giving you just that with their New Year’s Eve Party—replete with bubbly and a soiree of DJs, gogo dancers and sideshow acts hot enough to light fireworks. What else should be hot? Your fingers—lighting up the phone to call Timba ($25, 661-9873) and secure your New Year’s Eve reservations. The Hard Rock Café (667-7400) will feature DJ Chuck for just $7—with a portion of the proceeds going to World Hunger—and they too boast a gratis toast. And if you need as many options as Tiger’s got mistresses, Next Level takes over the Kahului Ale House while All Access Entertainment is busy putting on the party at Diamonds Ice Bar (874-9299), Oceans Bar & Grill (891-2414), and Lulu’s Lahaina (661-0808).

Live Music 7 Days A Week

Irish Pub + Restaurant

Trivia NEW Night YEAR’S Wednesdays 7-9PM

EVE Celebration!

DRINK SPECIALS & FAVORS

SOUNDS of Addiction THURS/SAT 10PM

KAMA’AINA NIGHT with Ryan Palma Sundays

Wharf Center, Lahaina t 661-8881 t www.MulligansAtTheWharf.com

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by Anu Yagi anu@mauitime.com

Berry and Bright

Tree Cheers

Friday (January 1), Voyage East, Haiku, 8pm

Sunday (January 3), Your Curb, 5am, $10

Come New Year’s Day, if you’re not paying homage to the porcelain gods, you’re one of the lucky few. Fewer still will snag tickets to see Chris Berry—the Zimbabwean mbira (thumb piano)-possessed young man who, at 18 years old, journeyed for ten days down the Congo river to train for ten years under mbira master Monderek Muchena. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, Berry’s first Afro-inspiration came in his early teens, after shoplifting a few random cassette tapes—one being Fela Kuti’s Black President. Henceforth he was hooked, and at the age of 13 placed himself under the tutelage of legendary Congolese drummer Titos Sompa. During his decade in Africa, Berry intensely studied the ngoma drum, and became a Shoma music master who has the distinction of “gwenyambira,” or “one whose music calls the spirits.”

By now, I may have likely lost the attentions of the Choom Gang; but if you are still reading, perk up! Joining Berry is the Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead, alongside the multiinstrumental talents of Michael Kang of The String Cheese Incident fame, and Patrice Blanchard on bass, who has played with Berry’s group Panjea, as well as Amy Winehouse and Angelique Kidjo. $35-$40, 635-5556 or dovepresents.com

Man, the generation of carcinogens during the production of PVC and other petroleumderived plastics is, like, so whack, huh? Besides, even if pine-scented car fresheners were used as ornaments, the entire annual stock at NAPA simply couldn’t do the trick to capture that true wintry aroma. That’s why you opted to go with an evergreen Christmas tree this year, despite the implications of monoculture and the impact of transportation. The trade-off is that it’s renewable and you’re planning on recycling it. The time for the latter has come, as that once-real tree is now real dead. Now through January 10, Recycle Maui County offers four ways to rid your living room of that browning thing shedding pesticide-ridden needles deep into your carpet. The easiest path down Christmas treeless lane is to call to make a reservation to have your tree removed from your curbside (place out for pickup by 5am on January 3). Your minimum donation of $10 (check only) benefits Maui Fundraisers Wailuku Softball Team. Otherwise, there are three do it yourself at locations receiving trees at various hours: Maui E.K.O. Central Maui Landfill, M/W/F, 6am-4pm and T/Th/Sa/ Su, 7am-2:30pm; The Oluwalu Recycling Center, M/W/F, 9am-4pm, T/Th/Sa, 7am2:30pm, Su, 9am–2pm; and Maui Earth Compost (opens January 4), M/W/F, 7:30am4pm and Sa, 7:30am-12pm. Pickup reservations: 280-8547; info hotline: 270-7880

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Calendar

by Anu Yagi calendar@mauitime.com

Da Kine Calendar BIG SHOWS FIRSTLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL - Daily, Dec 28. See film section or go to www.mauitime.com/film for shows, times, and details. Varies. Castle Theater, MACC. 808-242-7469.

THE STYLISTICS - Wed, Dec 30. Fresh from the release of their latest CD, That Same Way and a tour of Japan the legendary Stylistics return to Maui.

During he 1970’s the band knows as “the Philly group with the sweet love songs” had 12 straight U.S. and R&B top ten hits, including “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” “You Are My Everything,” “I’m Stone in Love with You,” “Break Up to Make Up” and “Betcha by Golly, Wow”. This will be a night to remember when the smooth vocal style of band members, Airrion Love, Herbert Murrell, Eban Brown and Van Fields bring back sweet memories. $25, $35, $45 and VIP packages. 808-242-7469.

NEW YEARS EVE WITH WILLIE NELSON - Music Legend Willie Nelson will be ringing in the new year at Charley’s in Paia. Tickets on sale only at Charley’s. $75. Charley’s Restaurant & Saloon.

(808) 579-8085.

SBS CHAMPIONSHIP - Daily, Jan 4. The 2010 SBS Championship tees off at The Plantation Course with an elite field of the 209 PGA TOUR champions.

Buy and print your tickets on-line at http://www. kapalua.com. Save if you purchase by January 3, 2010. Tickets purchased on-line can also be transferred by email and lost or stolen tickets can be replaced. 808-665-9160.

STAGE CIRQUE POLYNESIA - It’s Circue du Soleil meets Polynesian hula with amazing high-wire acts, aerial acrobatics and illusions, and mind-boggling contortionist and balancing-acts. $129 Dinner & Drink / $75 VIP / $62 / $52.50 Keiki. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa. 808-667-4540.

CALLING ALL READERS - Mon-Fri. Want to read for Maui On Stage’s Bare Essential Theater? Roles are announced at monthly readings and scripts are given out in advance. Call Kristi Scott for more information. Iao Theater. 808-244-8680 x23.

TICKETS ON SALE KEALI‘I REICHEL IN KUKAHI 2010 - One of Hawai‘i’s most popular recording artists, Keali‘i is the award-winning kumu hula of Halau Ke‘alaokamaile. His music, chant and hula represent the best of Hawai‘i‘s traditional and contemporary poetry and dance today. He has won 19 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, and his consistent place at the top of world music charts garners international attention. Most recently, his halau brought home awards from their first appearance at the Merrie Monarch Festival! This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets: $12, $35, $45, $55. $12, $35, $45, $55. 808-242-7469.

BASEBALL SHOWCASE CAMP REGISTRATION - Sat, Jan 9. Baseball Showcase Camp for youth interested in playing college baseball. Features Mental Skills Training, overview of the college application/ recruiting process and baseball skill instruction presented by college coaches from Long Beach CC, San Diego CC, Feather River CC and Mesa State. Open to ages 14 to 19. See web for more info. . $175-$250. Maui. 808-250-6835.

ESSENCE OF MAUI: GROUP INVITATIONAL - Daily,

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Jan 12. If you had to name one thing that defines the essence of Maui to you what would it be? We invited a group of artists from the Maui community to determine what the physical, spiritual, cultural or social essence of Maui is to them and to create one unique piece to show their touchstone. This promises to be an intriguing exhibit with visual depth, personal meaning and shared interest. FREE. 808-242-7469.

NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS - Jan 18. “Feats of circus art that reach literally breathtaking heights of skill.” — The New York Times. These amazing acrobats defy gravity with breathtaking feats that stretch the limits of human ability in this spellbinding show. Fearless performers with boundless energy bring you more than 2,000 years of Chinese circus traditions. Innovative choreography, radiant lighting, enchanting scenery, and powerful music enhance this beautifully orchestrated presentation of Chinese circus arts. Audiences of all ages applaud their gravity-defying feats of incredible skill and imagination. MONDAY 4PM & 7:30 PM. $12, $18, $23. 808-242-7469.

MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP - Thu, Jan 21. Mark Morris Dance Group is considered one of the top modern dance companies. With live musicians for every performance, the company has the uncanny ability to make music visible, and its talent, humor, and bravado draw audiences in for a joyful time.

Praised as a refreshingly irreverent master, Mark Morris has earned his reputation as one of the world’s leading modern dance choreographers.

MMDG challenges the dance world’s notions of the perfect body, presenting works set to anything from Bach to rock. The works inspire superlatives; the accolades can not fail to note Morris’ force of imagination and ability to mix emotions.This project received support from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Western States Arts Federation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui. Tickets: $12, $30, $45. Preshow dinner by Consuelo’s Catering. $12, $30, $45. 808-242-7469.

MAUI POPS ORCHESTRA, MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD - Sun, Jan 24. Join the Maui Pops Orchestra for a delightful afternoon of symphonic music from many countries around the world.

Each country or nation has its own flavor of music that the listener can identify with and savor.

Musical pieces will be represented from Spain, England, France, Russia, Argentina, Japan, China, America and beyond. This program challenges the orchestra to play in many different styles, bringing each nation’s music to life. $36, $26, $21 (front half of Balcony), & $10 (back half of Balcony); half-price for kids aged 12 years & under. Preshow dinner by Consuelo’s Catering. $36, $26, $21. 808-242-7469.

HALAU O KEKUHI IN KA HUAKA‘I O WAHINEPO‘AIMOKU - Sat, Jan 30. Based on the traditional Hawaiian saga of Pelehonuamea, goddess of the volcano, and her younger sister, Hi‘iakaikapoliopele, this sequel to Holo Mai Pele, which premiered at MACC in 1995, will feature the fall of Pana‘ewa the lizard god from Hawai‘i island; delve into the subconscious realm of Kapo‘ulakina‘u from the island of Maui; defer to the forest goddesses Ko‘iahi, Mailelauli‘i and Kaiona of the Waianae mountain range. Tickets: $12, $25, $40. Preshow dinner by Alexander’s Famous Fish. $12, $25, $40. 808-242-7469.

TOKYO STRING QUARTET - Thu, Feb 4. The Tokyo String Quartet has captivated audiences and critics alike since it was founded almost 40 years ago. Regarded as one of the supreme chamber en-

sembles of the world, the quartet — Martin Beaver and Kikuei Ikeda (violins), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) and Clive Greensmith (cello) — has collaborated with a remarkable array of artists and composers, produced critically acclaimed recordings, and established a distinguished teaching record. Tickets: $12, $25, $37. $12, $25, $37. 808-242-7469.

JUDY’S GANG IN COUNT ON ME - Sat, Feb 6. One thing you can count on in a Judy Ridolfino production is lots of happy dancers with smiling faces and a multitude of talent. This year, Judy is bringing over 120 tap and jazz dancers to the MACC to perform Count on Me. The dances in the first half of the production revolve around a theme of numbers, featuring dancers from age 3 to seasoned citizens.

Join in the fun — from Mambo #5 to Pennsylvania 6-5000 to 42nd Street and lots more in this 2-hour revue. Tickets: $14 adults, $10 seniors & students aged 6-12 years; free admission to kids aged 5 years & under. $12, $25, $37. 808-242-7469.

BLACK GRACE - Thu, Feb 11. Contemporary dance with roots in the Samoan and Maori communities of Aotearoa (New Zealand), Fusing Pacific and contemporary dance in an extraordinary and dynamic form, Black Grace has become internationally renowned for its artistry, creative excellence and innovation, while also becoming the world’s leading exponent of Pacific contemporary dance. Sponsored in part

by The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Performing Arts Presenters of Hawaii. Tickets: $12, $25, $35. $12, $25, $35. 808-242-7469.

KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO - Sun, Feb 21. The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with their performances. Since making their debut at the White House for President Carter’s inauguration in January 1977, pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson, all with successful solo careers, have set the standard for performance of the piano trio. Sponsored in part by The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets: $12, $30, $40, $45. 808-242-7469.

MAKANA - Sat, Feb 27. One of the hottest young musical protégés to emerge from Hawai‘i, on both the slack key and world music charts, Makana plays his own style of contemporary world rock.

With a firm foundation in the traditions of ki ho‘alu — Hawaiian slack key guitar — Makana adds the influences of folk, rock, ethnic, bluegrass, jazz, traditional, ambient and classical music to create a style all his own. Known as a musical world time traveler, channeling inspirations from many places and times through his voice, fast fingers and guitar, Makana brings them together as one, with ground-breaking new works and reanimated classics. His music transcends category and trend by integrating eclectic elements from diverse musical sources into his traditional Hawaiian slack key, to create his arrangements. The result is pure innovation, and the charting of new sonic frontiers.

Tickets: $32. 808-242-7469.

EVENTS WEDNESDAY, DEC 30 BOTANICAL GARDENING - Push up your sleeves and rake, hoe and pull weeds in a beautiful garden setting with the “Weed & Pot Club.”8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Maui Nui Botanical Garden. 808-249-2798.

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1913 S. Kihei Road, Kihei - 891-1011

New Year’s Eve Party

Sunrise Saturdays w/ DJ Decka

Closed

Happy Hour Sundays w/ DJ CIA

MON -Comedy Night $5 9 pm; TUE - Drum & Bass Nite w/ DJ Astro Raph;

BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO. 889 Front St., Lahaina - 661-3111

CAFE MARC AUREL

28 N. Market St. Wailuku - 244-0852

Hand Jive Jazz 7:30pm, No Cover

MON- Open Mic TUES- Cheryl Rae

Kit Kat Club & DJ Max Vega $20 9:45pm

KKHS: New Direstion Kohomua $12; 10 pm

CELLAR 744

Kulture Klash 808 8:30 pm

T.B.D. 8:30 pm

CHARLEY’S

Willie Nelson 10pm, $75

DJ Boomshot 10pm

Jr. & Orin 7:30-12am

Dave Carroll 7-10pm

Dave Carroll No Cover, 7:30 - 10pm

Ryan 7:30-10pm, No Cover

MON - Peter DeAquino; TUE - Live Jazz WED - Whaleshark, All No Cover, 7:30 - 10pm

New Year’s Party w/ DJ Big Mike All Access

Donomick

All Access DJ & Video Music - 10pm

Gina Martinelli Band

MON - S.I.N. w/ DJ Emit; TUE - Crazy Fingers; WED - Cultural Clash

Bartenders’ Call

MON - Jordan; TUE - Jarod WED - Bartenders’ Call

CASANOVA

1188 Makawao Ave., Makawao - 572-0220

744 Front St., Lahaina - 661-3744

142 Hana Hwy., Paia - 579-8085

COOL CAT CAFE

Wharf Cinema, Lahaina - 667-0908

DIAMONDS ICE BAR

1279 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 874-9299

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

Quiz Night

Hawaiian by Nature 9:30

1445 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 874-4041

1088 Lower Main St., Wailuku - 244-4888

HANG LOOSE LOUNGE 333 Dairy Rd., Kahalui - 877-6284

Course aims to help families of individuals with serious mental illness. Free. 5 - 7:30 p.m. Cameron Center. 808-572-3757.

WOW! - Wailea on Wednesdays presents live island music, gallery receptions, artist appearances and more.

6:30 - 8 p.m. The Shops at Wailea. 808-897-6770 x2.

WINE AND CHEESE BY STARLIGHT - Take a special holiday selection of 20 wines by the glass along with a plated trio of artisan cheeses, and add to it the options of cigars, espresso drinks and cordials.

Such are the celebratory selections of the Halona Kai Wine and Cheese Bar’s “Wine and Cheese by Starlight.” Cheers! 808-661-1234.

RAW SPIRIT NEW YEARS RETREAT AT CAMP OLOWALU - Raw Spirit Retreat, New Years Week At Camp Olowalu. Celebrate the New Year in Health, experience a cuisine of Raw oragnic health

by Raw Spirit’s Chefs. Activities include, Kayaking, whalewatching, performances, health research, Daily meditation, dynamic playshops, daily yoga & Chi kung, Chef demos, Island excursions, and much more. ONLY 150 TICKETS AVAILABLE! Mainlanders- $379 each $500 for two / Islanders- $299 or $500 for two. Mainlanders- $379 each $500 for two / Islanders- $299 or $500. Camp Oluwalu, 800 Olowalu, Lahaina, HI 96761. 928-308-2146.

REJOICE 2010 SPIRITUAL RETREAT - This New Year enjoy The Rejoice spiritual retreat. Get in touch with YOUR spirituality! Includes 6 nights stay at an Oceanfront Hotel, sacred Hawaiian experiences, fabulous meals, paradise relaxation, and much more. Guests include- Ram Dass, Lei’ohu Ryder & Maydeen Lao, Dr. Jacob Liberman, Rev, Darlene Strickland. $2010.00 for Individual Room - Lower rates for couple or more in room. Camp Oluwalu. 808-214-5387.

SHOWCASE BALDWIN A COMMUNITY EVENT Come one and come all! See what B.H.S. has to offer its students and the community. Activities include: live music, art displays, ceramics, theatre, social clubs, R.O.T.C. robotics. Educational displays include: Athletics, Counseling, Science, Social Studies, English, and Math. No Cover. 5pm6:30pm. Baldwin High School.

WED - Karaoke Party!

New Years Party w/ DJ David $10 10pm

GIAN DON’S

GREEN LEAF SPORTS BAR

TUE - Free Pool Tightwad Tuesday; WED Open Mic Night

Ladies Night

1234 Lower Main, Wailuku - 242-1177

Queen Kaahumanu Center, Kahului, HI - 873-7759

Argentinian Night 8:30 pm TUE - Taco Tuesdays, 9pm-11pm

EHA’S POOL BAR FERNANDOS

TUES- Willie K & His Band

Karaoke Danny & Alicia 7pm - No Cover

Kanaka Gamm 7pm - No Cover

Club Ultra Fab w/ DJ Fong; $10; 10pm-2am Pool Tounament / Karaoke

Karaoke

TBA 8pm - No Cover

Danny & Alicia 6pm - No Cover

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POOLSIDE SPARKLERS AND S’MORES PARTY - That flickering little stick we know and love as the “sparkler” sees its earliest origins from the wartime implement “Greek fire.” Inextinguishable by water, it was particularly useful in naval battle. This year, as you count down to midnight, hearken back to the imagery of the sparkler’s earliest origins (replacing briny combat with chlorine swank—there’s music, bubbly, choco-dipped fresas, party favors…) at Umalu. Oh, and another thing: S’MORES. Reservations are not required, resolutions are suggested. $35 - $45. 808-661-1234.

WO HING AFTER DARK - Enjoy this historic locale by candlelight. What more fascinating place to spend the evening? 6 p.m. Wo Hing Temple Museum. 808-661-3262.

TROPICAL JAM 4 - Chris Berry from Panjea will be joined by Bill Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead Michael Kang from the String Cheese Incident & Patrice Blanchard on bass (Panjea, Amy Winehouse, Angelique Kidjo). $35 preale $40 at door.

Voyage East. 808-635-5556.

CLUB VYBE TEEN NEW YEAR’S PARTY - Club Vybe is having a Premium Party for the 1st Club Vybe of 2010! Come dressed up with Red Carpet & Paparazzi for our Maui teens. 6pm-9pm ages 12-15 and 9pm-12am ages 16-20 with a school I.D or Legal I.D. $10.00.

6pm-12am. Kihei Charter High School, 300 Ohukai Rd. #209, Kihei, HI 96753. (808) 2698117.

WINE AND CHEESE BY STARLIGHT - Take a special holiday selection of 20 wines by the glass along with a plated trio of artisan cheeses, and add to it the options of cigars, espresso drinks and cordials. Such are the celebratory selections of the Halona Kai Wine and Cheese Bar’s “Wine and Cheese by Starlight.”

Cheers! 808-661-1234.

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CIRQUE POLYNESIA - It’s Circue du Soleil meets Polynesian hula with amazing high-wire acts, aerial acrobatics and illusions, and mind-boggling contortionist and balancing-acts. $129 Dinner & Drink / $75 VIP / $62 / $52.50 Keiki. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa. 808-667-4540.

WO HING MUSEUM AFTER DARK - Let the lights from the Wo Hing Museum draw you in for its special Friday hours of 1 to 8pm. With its usual day time hours 10am to 4pm, visitors have the unique opportunity to visit the museum and temple at night. Entering the temple, you can view a collection of rare Chinese artifacts along with memorabilia of the Wo Hing Society in Lahaina. Walk up to the second floor to see the altars to Guan Ti and other guardian gods. Today, the Wo Hing Society still conducts its meetings on the premises. $2 General Admission, Kids 12 and under free. 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm. 858 Front St. Lahaina, HI. 808-661-3262.

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LOBBY LOUNGE - (Early Sets) Thu, Steve Repollo and Alan Villeran; Sat, Mon, Island Style Trio with hula dancing. Early sets 5:30-&:30 p.m.

(Followed by) Thu, Sal Godinez and Marcus Johnson; Sat, Mon, Nils and Anastasia; Sun, Pam Peterson and Rudy Baria; Late sets 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Torch-lighting ceremony nightly. No charge. Four Seasons Resort. 808-874-8000.

THURSDAY NIGHT YOUTH GROUP - Get together at Hope Chapel North Shore in the Haiku Cannery for a time of food, fun and fellowship. If you are between 9-18 then this is the place to come and make quality friends. Come check it out and see for yourself. Free. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. 810 Haiku Rd, Haiku. 808-575-2650.

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SATURDAY, JAN 02 HOLOKAI CLUB - This monthly keiki event features arts & crafts, performances, educational materials, activities and other fun stuff. Free. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center, 275 W. Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI 96732. 877-4325.

TUE - Pool Tournament WED - Ladies Night

MAUI’S SWAP MEET - From camo hunting gear and koa carvings to vintage aloha postcards and delicate, locally-crafted jewelry, this place pretty much has it all.

Killer produce market, too. Admission: 50 cents. 7 a.m.

- 12 p.m. Maui Community College. 808-244-3100.

SUNDAY, JAN 03 MAKAWAO TOWN JAMBOREE - sponsored by Makawao Town Merchants Association. Mike Carroll’s Community Service house band, other musicians will play outdoors “under the stars”. Free. 5 - 8 p.m. 3660 Baldwin Ave. across Rodeo General Store. 808-357-4943.

MONDAY, JAN 04 MA’ALAEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING - Ma’alaea Community Association Annual Meeting wil be held on Monday January 4th 2010 a 6 pm at th Maui Tropical Plantation. Guest Speakers include: Mayor Charmaine Tavares & County Planning Director Jeff Hunt. They will be reviewing the newly adopted Maui Island Plan. All Ma’alaea & Maui residents are invited to attend.

For more information contact M.C.A. President Gary Smith 808-250-0356. 808-250-0356.

DINNER MUSIC WEST MAUI BJ’S CHICAGO PIZZERIA - Wed-Fri, John Kane; Sat, Harry Troupe; Sun, Greg DiPiazza; Mon, Tue, Marvin Tevaga. All sets 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria. All sets 7:30-9:30 p.m. 730 Front St., Lahaina, 96761, 808-661-0700.

COOL CAT CAFE - Thurs, Orin & Junior; Fri & Sat, Dave Carroll; Sun, Erin Smith; Mon, Peter DeAquino; Tue, Live Jazz; Wed, Whaleshark. All sets 7:30 – 10 p.m. Cool Cat Cafe. Wharf Cinema Center, 658 Front St., Lahaina, 96761, 808-667-0908.

HULA GRILL - (Early sets) Wed - Sat Ernest Pua’a; Sun, TBA; Mon, Kawika Lum Ho; Tue, Jarret Roback. 3 - 5 p.m.

(Followed by) Thurs, Braddah Brian & Roy; Fri, Brian, Roy & Kawika; Sat, “TBA”; Sun, Derick Sebastian; Mon, Over-

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

New Years Eve Party w/ The Unifires; 10pm - 1:30am

Rampage 10 pm

DJ Nexus 9pm-1:30am

Karaoke 8pm - 1:30am

MON - Karaoke TUE - DJ Nexus $1 tacos; WED - Open Mic with Black Powder

Karaoke

Karaoke

Karaoke

Karaoke

MON through WED - Karaoke

HARD ROCK CAFE

900 Front St., Lahaina - 667-7400

ISANA

515 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 874-8199

JAVA JAZZ

Rene Alonzo No Cover, 7pm - Close

Farzad & Mike Madden No Cover, 7pm - Close

Guest Performer No Cover, 7pm - Close

MON - Tracy Stile, No Cover, 7pm - Close TUE - WED - Rene Alonzo, No Cover, 7pm - Close

KAHALE’S

Vince Esquire

Eight Track Players

Kahala

MON - Football; TUE - Da-Ha-Y-Ns WED - Da-Ha-Y-Ns

Level 8 Entertainment; 9pm - 12am

Boat Night w/ DJ MTC 10pm

MON- Manic Mondays! TUE - Recession proof Tues; WED - Local Band Wednesdays,

3350 L. Honoapiilani Rd. 667-0787

1913 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei 875-7711

KAHULUI ALE HOUSE

355 E. Kamehameha, Kahului - 877-9001

Haole Makahiki Hou! New years Bash! $10; 10pm

Flashback Fridays! $10; 10pm

Sam Ahia; No Cover, 6:30pm-8:30pm

KIMOS

845 Front St., Lahaina - 661-4811

Mon, Tues, Wed- Sam Ahia No Cover, 6:30pm-8:30pm

KOBE STEAKHOUSE

136 Dickenson St., Lahaina - 667-5555

LULU’S KIHEI

1945 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 879-9944

New Years Buffet Show & Countdown $39/ $19

Lahaina Cannery Mall - 661-0808

X-Clusive Saturdays $10, 10pm-2am

MAUI BREWING CO.

Ryan Palma

LULU’S LAHAINA

Kahana Gateway Center - 669-3474

2511 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 891-8644

844 Front St., Lahaina - 667-7758

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

sized Productions; Tue, Roy & Friends; Wed, An Den. 6 - 8:30 p.m.Hula Grill. Whaler’s Village, 2435 Ka’anapali Pkwy., Bldg P, Lahaina 96761, 808-667-6636.

JAVA JAZZ – Thurs, Rene Alonzo; Fri & Sat, Farzad & Mike Madden; Sun, Angie Carr; Mon, Tracy Stile, Tue & Wed, Rene Alonzo. All sets 7 p.m. – Close. Java Jazz, 3350 L. Honoapiilani Rd., Lahaina 96761 KIMO’S RESTAURANT - Mon – Wed, Sam Ahia 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Kimo’s. 845 Front St., Lahaina 96761, 808-661-4811.

LULU’S LAHAINA SURF CLUB & GRILL - Thurs, Kalini Kinimaka 5 - 8 p.m.; Tue, Kenny Roberts 6 - 8 p.m. LuLu’s Lahaina Surf Club & Grill. Lahaina Cannery Mall, 1221 Honoapiilani Hwy. #A1, Lahaina, 96761, 808-661-0808.

MERRIMAN’S - Thurs-Wed, Ranga Pae, 6 - 9 p.m.

Merriman’s Kapalua. 1 Bay Dr., Lahaina, HI, 96761, 808-669-6400.

MULLIGAN’S AT THE WHARF - Thurs, Ryan Palma 7 – 10 p.m. Mulligan’s at the Wharf. Wharf Cinema Center, 658 Front St., Lahaina, HI 96761, 808-661-8881.

WED - Karaoke

Karaoke w/ Joe No Cover, 9pm - 12am

MON - Service Industry Night; WED - Sizzling Salsa Nights w/ Salsa Bros & DJ Music WED - Open Mic Night No Cover, 9:30pm - 12:30am

DJ Pete 90X No Cover, 9pm - 12am

MOOSE MCGILLYCUDDY’S MOOSE MCGILLYCUDDY’S

10-Close Karaoke

Silky Ringo 9pm New Years Costume Party w/ Kulture Klash 808, Fish Tank & Off Tomorrow

Zeke $5, 9pm Willie K Encore Dinner & Show $25 show/ $49 dinner & show

GIAN DON’S ITALIAN BISTRO- Thurs, Omar & Ken Stover 6 – 9 p.m.; Sun, Louise Lambert, 6 – 9 p.m.

Gian Don’s Italian Bistro. 1445 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, HI 96753, 808-874-4041.

Jazz on the Blue

TUE - Zeke, $5, 9pm WED - Dubfires, 9pm The Celtic Tigers & Bad Kitty; 10pm

TOMMY BAHAMA’S TROPICAL CAFE - Wed - Sat, Merv Oana; Sun, Howard Ahia; Thurs - Fri, Margie; Tue, Jamie Lawrence. All sets 6 - 10 p.m.

Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe. 3750 Wailea Alanui Dr., Kihei, HI, 96753, 808-875-9983.

LONGHI’S WAILEA - Sat, acoustic music. Longhi’s.

The Shops at Wailea, 3750 Wailea Ala Nui, Wailea 96753, 808-891-8883.

TRADEWINDS POOLSIDE CAFE - Thurs, Kawika Lum Ho; Fri, Gina Martinelli; Sat, Bobby Ingram; Sun Sultry Sunday w/ Gene and Makana; Mon, Bobby Ingram & Friends; Tue, Halemanu; Wed, Mondo Kane. All sets 6 - 9 p.m. Tradewinds Poolside Cafe.

2259 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, HI, 96753, 808-891-8860.

LULU’S KIHEI - Thurs, Salsa w/ Neto 7 – 10 p.m.; Fri, Wild Rose 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.; Sat, A Bennet Solo 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.; Tues, DezMan 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.; Wed, Steve Sargent 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lulu’s Kihei.

1945 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, HI, 96753, 808-879-9944.

CENTRAL MAUI

MA’ALAEA GRILL - Thurs - Sat, Benoit Jazz Works w/ Max Benoit on keyboards; Wed, Kenny Roberts. All sets 6:30 - 9 p.m. Ma’alaea Grill. 300 Maalaea Rd., Maalaea, HI, 96793, 808-243-2206.

CAFE MARC AUREL - Fri, Indio y Los Elementos 9 p.m.; Mon, Jazz Cafe with Mana’o Radio 91.5 FM 7:30 p.m.

Cafe Marc Aurel. 28 N. Market St., Wailuku, HI 96793, 808244-0852.

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MULLIGAN’S ON THE BLUE KAHULUI ALE HOUSE - Thurs, Rick Glencross 6:30 Thurs, Upcountry Boyz – 8:30 p.m.; Fri, Gail Swan6 – 9 p.m.; Sat, Cheryl Rae son 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.; Sat, Band 8 – 11 p.m., Mon, Maui The Maui Jazz Band w/ Kelly Roller Girls Benefit w/ Live Covington 7 - 10 p.m.; Sun, Music 6 -9 p.m. Kahului Ale mauitime.com/listing House.

The Celtic Tigers 6:30 – 9:30 355 E. Kamehameha p.m.; Mon, Acoustico 6:30 – 8:30 Ave., Kahului 96732, 808-877p.m.; Tues, Diana Arp 6:30 – 8:30 9001. p.m.; Wed, Willie K, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

MAIN STREET BISTRO - ThursMulligan’s on the Blue. 100 Kaukahi Fri, Rhythm & Blues with Freedom.

St., Wailea, HI 96753, 808-874-1131.

5 - 7:30 p.m. Main Street Bistro. 2051 Main St., Wailuku, HI, 96793, 808-244-6816.

SOUTH SHORE TIKI LOUNGE - Fri, Mango Pickers; Sat, Tom Conway; Sun, Viva La Rumba; Mon, Kanoa of GoWATERCRESS - Live Music w/Jesse Tanoue/ mega. Wed, Eric Dotterer; Thurs, Erin Smith. All sets 4 Piilani Arias 7 p.m. Watercress. Waiehu Beach 6 p.m. South Shore Tiki Lounge. Kihei Kalama Village, Center, Wailuku, HI, 96793, 808-243-9350.

1913 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, HI 96753, 808-874-6444.

BEACH BUM’S BAR & GRILL - Tue, Randall Rospond 5 – 8 p.m.; every 2nd Wed, Tom Conway and Randall Rospond 6 – 9 p.m. Beach Bum’s Bar & Grill 300 Maalaea Rd. # 1M, Wailuku, HI, 96793, 808-243-2286.

STELLA BLUES - Thurs, Ah-Tim; Fri, Ahumanu; Tues, Tom Conway; Wed, Roger Len Smith. All sets 4 – 6 p.m. Stella Blues. 1279 South Kihei Rd., # 201, Kihei, HI, 96753, 808-874-3779.

DIAMONDS ICE BAR - Sun, Gina Martinelli 7 p.m. Diamonds Ice Bar. 1279 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, HI 96753, 808-874-9299.

TAQUERIA CRUZ - Tue & Sat Live music. All sets 6 - 9 p.m. Taqueria Cruz. 2395 S. Kihei Rd. #112, Kihei, HI, 96753, 808-875-2910.

PIONEER INN GRILL & BAR - Thurs, Ah-Tim Eleniki; Tue, Captain Billy Bones; Wed, Greg DiPiazza. All sets 6 - 8 p.m.Pioneer Inn. 200 Kapalua Dr., Kapalua, HI 96761, 808-669-8889.

PINEAPPLE GRILLE - Thurs, Scotty Rotten; Fri, Damien Awai; Sat, Jazz on the Green w/ Brian Cuomo. All sets 7 – 10 p.m.

SEA HOUSE RESTAURANT - Thurs-Sat, Kincaid Basques; Sun, Andrew Kaina; Mon, Albert Kaina, Tue, Kincaid Basques; Wed, Albert Kaina. All sets (except Sat.) 7 - 9 p.m. Sat set 6:30 - 9 p.m. Sea House Restaurant. 5900 Lower Honoapiilani Hwy., Napili, HI 96761, 808-669-1500.

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UPCOUNTRY MAUI CAFE DES AMIS - Wed, Stone Violets 6:30 - 9 p.m.

Cafe Des Amis. 42 Baldiwn Ave., Paia, HI 96779, 808-579-6323.

CASANOVA ITALIAN BISTRO - Sun, Traditional Hawaiian Show 2 - 6p.m. Casanova Italian Bistro. 1188

MON- Acoustico! TUES- Murray Thorne WED - Rick Glencross

Makawao Ave., Makawao, HI 96768, 808-572-0220.

FLATBREAD CO. - Wed, Tom Conway & Randall Rospond 6 - 9 p.m. Flatbread Co. 89 Hana Hwy., Paia, HI 96779, 808-579-8989.

GREEN BANANA CAFE - Tue, Shea Argel; Thu, Indio; Sat, Soundwave. All sets 6 - 8 p.m. Green Banana Cafe. 137 Hana Hwy., Paia, HI, 96779, 808-579-9130.

HANA HOU CAFE - Wed, Dorothy Betz and Les Adam with Vince Esquire; Thurs, Randall Rospond; Sat, Live Music; Mon, The Hula Honeys.

All sets 6 - 9 p.m. Hana Hou Cafe. 810 Haiku Rd., Haiku, HI, 96708, 808-575-2661.

MAX - Thurs, Eric Dotterer; Fri, The Gypsy Guitar of Bo Shores; Sat, Derick Sebastian or Benny Uyetaki; Sun, Bo Shores; Tue, Open Mic; Wed, The Backyard Bruddahs. Max. Ha’iku Town Center, 810 Kokomo Rd., Ha’iku, HI 96708, 808-575-2629.

MOANA BAKERY & CAFE - Tue, Open Mic Night; Wed, Benoit Jazzworks 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.; Fri, Randall Rospond 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.; Sat, Steve Sargenti, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Moana Bakery & Cafe.

71 Baldwin Ave., Paia, HI, 96779, 808-579-9999.

RESORT SHOWS WEST MAUI HYATT REGENCY MAUI RESORT & SPA - 200 Nohea Kai Dr., Ka`anapali, HI 808-661-1234 Umalu - Thurs, Off Tomorrow, 6-9; Live music nightly All sets 4-6 & 7-9p.m. Torch lighting ceremony nightly.

KA`ANAPALI BEACH CLUB - 104 Ka`anapali Shores, Ka`anapali, HI 808-661-2000 Ohana Bar & Grill - Wed, Thurs, Live music; Fri, Patrick Major; Sun, Wayne and Friends; Mon, Tue, Ernest Pua`a. All sets 5:30-9:30 p.m. Torch lighting ceremony nightly.

KA`ANAPALI BEACH HOTEL - 2525 Ka`anapali Pkwy., Ka`anapali, HI 808-661-0011 Tiki Courtyard - Sun-Thurs, Leokane, 6 p.m. Friday, Halau Friday Hula show. 6-9 p.m.

KAPALUA RESORT - 1 Bay Dr., Kapalua, HI 808-669-6400

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Merrimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s - Fri & Sat. Ranga Pae, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Parkway, Ka`anapali, HI 808-667-2525

Strolling Hawaiian Duo.

NAPILI KAI BEACH RESORT - 5900 Honoapi`ilani Hwy, Napili, HI 808-669-1500 - Thu, Fri, Tue. Kincaid Kupahu; Sat, Coelho Morrison; Sun & Wed, Andrew Kaina; Mon, Albert Kaina. All sets 7-9 p.m.

Ono Bar & Grille - Fri, Brian Haia; Sat, Kealiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Lum; Sun, Raz Shaggai; Wed, Scott Baird Duo. All sets 6-9 p.m.

THE FAIRMONT KEA LANI MAUI - 4100 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, HI 808-875-4100

TROPICA - Thurs, Fri & Wed, Benny Uyetake; Sat & Mon, Mitch Kepa; Sun, Kealiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Lum; Tue, Steve Sargenti; All sets 6-9 p.m.

Lobby Bar - Nightly, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Live music.

RITZ CARLTON - 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Kapalua, HI 808-669-6200 The Lounge - Sun, Ron; -Mon, Joshua K; Tue, Tarvin; Wed, Howard, Thurs, Hallie.; Fri, Espresso; Sat, Crazy Fingers. Sun-Thu 7-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:3011 p.m. 6:15-9:45 p.m.

ROYAL LAHAINA RESORT - 2780 Keka`a Dr., Ka`anapali, HI 808-661-3611 Royal Ocean Terrace - Thurs, Fri, Sat, Live Hawaiian. 6-8 p.m.

SHERATON MAUI HOTEL - 2605 Ka`anapali Pkwy, Ka`anapali, HI 808-661-0031 Lagoon Bar - Live music nightly, All sets 6-8 p.m. Torch lighting and cliff diving ceremony at sunset nightly.

THE WESTIN MAUI RESORT & SPA - 2365 Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;anapali

THE SHOPS AT WAILEA - 3750 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, HI 96753 East Wing - Wed, 6:30-8 p.m., Marti Kluth.

SOUTH MAUI

Lower Courtyard - Wed, 6:30-8 p.m., Jamie Lawrence and Friends.

FOUR SEASONS RESORT WAILEA - 3900 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, HI 808-874-8000

WAILEA MARRIOTT - 3700 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, HI 808-879-1922

Lobby Lounge - (Early sets) Thurs, Steve Repollo and Alan Villeran; Sat, Mon, Island Style Trio with hula dancing. Early sets 5:30-7:30 p.m. (Followed by) Thu, Sal Godinez and Marcus Johnson; Sat, Mon, Nils and Anastasia; Sun, Pam Peterson and Rudy Baria; late sets 8:30-11:30 p.m. Torch lighting ceremony nightly.

Kumu Bar & Grill - Nightly, Hula dancing. 6-9 p.m.

GRAND WAILEA RESORT HOTEL & SPA - 3850 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, HI 808-875-1234

Mele Mele Lounge - Nighly, Live music. 9-11 p.m.

MAUI PRINCE HOTEL - 5400 Makena Alanui, Makena, HI 808-874-1111 Molokini Lounge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, Mele â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ohana Duo; Tue & Thurs, Ron Kualuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;au. Sun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thurs sets 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 p.m.; Fri â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat sets 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 p.m.

Botero Bar - Wed, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Live music.

EAST MAUI

Humuhumunukunuku-apua`a - Nightly, 5:30 p.m.,

HOTEL HANA-MAUI - 5031 Hana Hwy., Hana, HI

New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve FOOTBALL & FREE WINGS TUESDAYS

TOM CONWAY WEDNESDAYS

CYRUS CLARKE THURSDAYS AH-TIM

Hawaiian Jam FRIDAYS

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NAPILI CRAFT FAIR - Mon. Proceeds earned from sales of these locally-crafted goods go to Maui Family Support Services. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Napili Plaza,

Wednesday 12/30 7:30-9:30pm

Willie K

Thursday 12/24

Friday 1/1

GAIL 5:30-7pm SWANSON Willie K 7:30-9:30pm

Saturday 1/2 ~ 7-9pm

Jazz On the blue

Sunday 1/3 ~ 6:30-9:30pm

Open Daily [5PM to 2AM] Happy Hour [5-9PM]

INDUSTRY NIGHT IT

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$5 ALL DRINKS! NO COVER

FARMERS MARKET OF MAUI, KIHEI - Every Mon, Wed & Fri. Sample the goods at this local market for fresh produce. Mon - Thur, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Farmers Market of Maui, 61 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, HI 96753. 808-875-0949.

Party Favors DJ & Dancing ALL NIGHT

FRIDAY

Mauiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only

FARMERS MARKET OF MAUI, HONOKOWAI - Every Mon, Wed & Fri. Lots of fresh local produce plus baked and canned goods. 7 - 11 a.m. Farmers Market Maui & Deli, 3636 Lower Honoapiilani Rd., Honokowai, HI 96761. 808-669-7004.

AT MIDNIGHT

EXTRAVAGANZA ENTOURAGE FRIDAY

FARMERS MARKET, ART/CRAFT FAIRS

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Where people & food of good taste come together!

Azeka II - 874-3779

AMBROSIA!

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808-248-8211 Paniolo Lounge - Thurs-Sun, Live music. 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Main Dining Room - Thurs, Sun, Hula dancing.

7:30-8:15 p.m.

1913 S. Kihei Road Kihei, HI 96753 4EL Â&#x201E; !MBROSIA-AUI COM

The Celtic TiGERS

BAD KITTY 10pm-Close

Wednesday 1/6 7:30-9:30 pm

Willie K

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MULLIGAN’S AT THE WHARF Cinema Center, Lahaina - 661-8881

OCEANS BAR & GRILL 1819 S. Kihei Rd. - 891-2414

All Access New Year’s Extravaganza

Entourage Fridays

Sounds of Addiction

Ryan Palma

Maui’s Only Service DJ Mike

Industry Weekend No Cover

WED - Wet Wednesdays w/ All Access Entertainment

Kanoa of Gomega No Cover, 10pm

MON - DJ Blast; TUE - Tequila Tuesday w/ DJ LX; WED- the ADD Twins

Karaoke

MON-WED- Karaoke

Smooth Jazz Sounds w/ Brian Cuomo & Friends, 7pm -10m

PINEAPPLE GRILLE

200 Kapalua Drv. Lahaina - 669-9600

SANSEI - KAPALUA

Free Karaoke No Cover, 10pm - 1am

Free Karaoke No Cover, 10pm - 1am

Damien Awai of Anden 10 pm

SANSEI - KIHEI

Free Karaoke No Cover, 10pm-1am

Free Karaoke No Cover, 10pm - 1am

Free Karaoke No Cover, 10pm-1am

SOUTH SHORE TIKI LOUNGE

DJ Slackin; 10pm- Close

DJ Sonny No Cover, 10pm

DJ Magnetic No Cover, 10pm

SPORTS PAGE GRILL & BAR

Throwback Thursdays

115 Bay Dr., Lahaina - 669-6286

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

1913 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 874-6444

2411 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 879-0602

Kulture Klash 808

STELLA BLUE’S

1279 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 874-3779

Jerry Caires & Jr. Band

Karaoke w/ Pearl Rose No Cover, 9pm-11pm

Karaoke

Karaoke

Karaoke

New Year’s Party w/ N8 Castro, Q Ross & DJ Del Sol

Undone Party with Q Ross

Spin Out with N8 Castro 10pm

Ikaika Blackburn 9pm, No Cover

Karaoke

STOPWATCH SPORTS BAR 1127 Makawao Ave., Makawao - 572-1380

TIFFANY’S

1424 L. Main St., Wailuku - 249-0052

TIMBA

505 Front St, Ste. 212, Lahaina - 661-9873

WATERCRESS

Waiehu Beach Center, Wailuku-243-9350

Karaoke & $3 Becks

333 Dairy Rd. #101, Kahului - 871-1414

CHEFS PRODUCE & PRODUCTS FARMERS MARKET - Every Tue & Thu. Get fresh fruits and vegetables twice a week right in Lahaina. Corner of Lahainaluna Rd & Honoapiilani Highway.

FARMERS MARKET AND CRAFT FAIR - Every Tue, Wed & Fri. Great fresh produce at the cheapest prices on the island. Check out all the locally made home & gift items--great stuff! Maui Mall.

808-872-4320.

HO`OLOKAHI ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR - Every Tue & Fri. Fresh flower lei-making classes from 9-11 a.m. on Fridays. Wailea Beach Marriot Resort & Spa, 3700 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, HI, 96753. 808-879-1922.

OHANA FARMERS & CRAFTERS MARKET - Every Tue, Wed & Fri. Vendors bring a plethora of juicy fresh fruit and vegetables to Ka’ahumanu’s Center Court every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center, 275 W. Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI 96732. 808-877-3369.

RESORT CRAFT FAIR - Every Wed & Fri. Hawaiian arts and crafts. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort.

KBH CRAFT FAIR - Fri. Cultural crafts and live demos in the lobby. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, 2525 Ka’anapli Pkwy., Ka’anapali, HI 96761. 808-667-5978.

ORGANIC FARMERS MARKET - Sat. Fresh produce that’s cheaper than the grocery store. 6:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Eddie Tam Memorial Center, 931 Makawao Ave., Makawao, 96768. 808-572-8122.

ENVIRONMENT BEACH CLEAN-UPS - Daily. Ongoing at your convenience. Pick one of your favorite beaches, pick up our free “beach clean-up kit” and go to work!

You’ll help protect wildlife by preventing litter from entering the ocean. And everyone will appreciate your efforts to keep Maui’s beaches beautiful.

Trash bags, gloves and instructions are provided.

Call 808-249-8811 to arrange for pick-up of your beach clean-up kit.

O’O FARM PROJECT WORK - Wed. Join us to work on the exquisite O’o Farm in the Waipoli rainforest

MON- MON. Night Fooball & Karaoke WED- Karaoke

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MAUI COASTAL LAND TRUST - Fri. With our partner, Maui Coastal Land Trust and group leader Scott Fisher, you’ll visit a remarkable coastal area that’s rich in Hawaiian history and bird watching - and it’s home to some of Maui’s last sand dunes. You’ll help to remove invasive species, clear brush and weed. Meet at 7:45am in front of Maui Coastal Land Trust Offices, located at 2371 W Vineyard St Wailuku, adjacent to the Iao Valley Church. The program takes place from 8:00am to noon and includes four hours of work. Bring water, snacks, lunch, and sunsceen, and wear closed-toe shoes, pants and hat/sun protection. Call 808-249-8811 to sign up. 2371 W Vineyard St Wailuku. 808-249-8811.

SOUTH MAUI COASTAL VOLUNTEERS - Mon. Hoaloha’aina group welcomes volunteers to maintain South Maui Coastal Heritage Trail stretch weekly on Mondays by picking up litter, removing alien species and to do native plantings. Bring hat sun-screen, water, snacks, closed shoes recommended. 7.30 - 9.30 a.m. Kihei Boat Ramp or dunes at one of Kamaole beaches. Reserve at 264-1798.

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DAILY ONSITE CORAL REEF NATURALIST PROGRAM - Mon-Fri. Learn names of fish you’ve seen while snorkeling and how to protect Maui’s reefs at the Pacific Whale Foundation’s free Coral Reef Information Station. Free. Ulua Beach, Wailea, Between the Renaissance Wailea Resort and the Wailea Marriott Resort Hotel. 808-249-8811.

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FARM SANCTUARY TOURS - Every Wed & Sat. Explore Leilani Farm Sanctuary’s eight acres of tropical land and meet rescued animal friends, like the farm’s first resident and namesake Leilani the donkey. This all-volunteer, non-profit organization boasts goats, hundreds of trees, a botanical garden for bunnies, and roaming fowl. $10 TaxDeductible Donation. Wed, 4 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.

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MAUI COASTAL LAND TRUST SERVICE PROJECT - Fri. Pacific Whale Foundation’s “Volunteering on Vacation” program (though you don’t have to be a visitor to participate) gives you a chance to help save unique dune ecosystems in Waihee. Help weed out invasive plants and get a free tote bag for your efforts! Please call in advance to sign up. Free. 7:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. Maui Coastal Land Trust, 2371 W. Vineyard St., Wailuku, HI 96793. 808-294-8811.

ARCHAEOLOGY AND NATIVE PLANT OUTING Sat. Involves cultivating in ancient terraces. Meet near sugar-cane train station parking lot at Honoapiilani Highway - Puukolii Road intersection, Lahaina. 9.15 a.m. Lahaina. 572-8085.

KAMA’IKE - Explore the Na Wai ‘Eha of Maui - Sat. Kumu hula Luana Kawa’a leads a weekly expedition of the Na Wai ‘Eha--”the four waters of Maui.”

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MALAMA HONOKOWAI - Valley Restoration Sat. Visit remote Honokowai and Launiupoko Valley, to help save archeological sites of old Hawaii, as part of Pacific Whale Foundation’s “Volunteering on Vacation” program (though you don’t have to be a visitor to participate). Pull invasive plants and possibly plant native species.

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SAVE THE FOREST FROM THE TREES - Sun. The Pacific Whale Foundation is hosting a group of ten volunteers to pull invasive pine trees near Hosmers Grove. Transportation is provided. Pick ups: 7:30 a.m., Harbor Shop, 300 Ma`alaea Rd.; 8:15 a.m., Upcountry Tavares Community Center, 91 Pukalani St. Hosmer’s Grove, Haleakala National Park. 808-856-8341.

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ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Sometimes you get more than you bargained for. You might be ready for one baby, but shocked when you get triplets instead. What would you do in that scenario? Naturally, I’d expect that you’d simply share what you had for one kid between the three and do the best you could until you were able to get the other stuff you needed. You certainly wouldn’t put two of the kids up for adoption. When your cup overfloweth this week—to the point of flooding your house—don’t freak out. It’s natural to be overwhelmed, but remember to see this blessing for what it is, not something designed to wear you down.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) It’s common knowledge that children develop at their own paces, and conventional wisdom is to mostly let that unfold as it will. If one baby starts walking at 11 months, but another waits until a month or two after her first birthday, that’s okay. Hey, guess what? The same goes for adults, only we’re much less likely to give ourselves permission to take on stuff at our own speed. Give yourself (and others) that leeway. Expecting everyone to keep up with you (or you to keep up with the rest) will just lead to disappointment and resentment. Give everyone (including yourself) the time they need to get there.

That’s a happier scenario overall—and in terms of results, it’ll work just fine.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) You know how easy it is to push yourself too hard. While recent events have certainly required that you burn the candle at both ends a bit, you also need to rest. Surprisingly, this week should afford you ample opportunity to catch up on your beauty sleep. However, it also presents many chances to keep going full throttle. Foregoing these, however, won’t have the same negative consequences as if you’d skipped out on Christmas (or something like that). When the choice comes between recharging your batteries or heading out to yet another thing, choose wisely.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) In the old days, people would duel to resolve conflict. These matches always had rules (“Count out 12 paces, then turn and shoot!”), but naturally they relied on honor to function as intended.

Surely, many people must have been tempted to turn on the eleventh step and just pull the trigger.

You are experiencing something like that temptation right now, aren’t you? Don’t do it. It may seem foolish not to pull the trigger right away, but it’s quite simply not the right thing to do. Win this fight or get what you want honorably; going any other route will make you so miserable you wouldn’t be able to enjoy the outcome at all.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Sometimes it feels like your internal shine is so radiant that you can’t help but attract people to you.

However, remember that most of that glow is what’s reflected back at you by the people you surround yourself with. The adoration of a handful of friends is a lot more flattering than standing alone in a spotlight. The spotlight is trash and should never be courted. Your friends, however, are gold—and no effort should be too great to let them know how much you love them. Their affection will make you happier than a spotlight ever could—and glow brighter, too, though that’s hardly the point.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) You work and work to make something happen, anticipating that once it does, you’ll be really happy.

When it finally comes to fruition, however, you’re more disappointed than delighted; it just wasn’t what you expected. Of course, you’re not to blame, really. There was no way to know what this place looked like until you got here. Now that you’ve arrived, though, there’s no point in wishing for the days of yore. This is where all your paths must now begin, like it or not—where they end, though, is still as open and variable as it ever was.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Quit procrastinating in 2010. The tasks you’ve been putting off have really started to pile up lately, like a snowball rolling downhill: The more shit you have hanging over you, the more likely you’ll be too demoralized or exhausted to take on new tasks; they get added to your multiplying To Do List instead.

Tap into your energy reserves and enter a frenzied round of activity to get that crap done this week.

Then reduce the list to a post-it note. If you can’t fit what you need to do on a scrap of paper that size, you need to do it right away, period. No more excuses—just get shit done, already.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Instead of relentlessly trying to dull your sting, in a misbegotten attempt to become a kinder, gentler, less scary person, sharpen it instead. Rather than dampening your power, you ought to be getting better at choosing when and how to employ it. That sting of yours is a frightening tool that occasionally can be put to great use. Of course, most of your bad astrological rep has been earned by flagrant and passionate misuse of it—the remedy, however, is a change in behavior, not a negation of some of what makes you who you are.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Winning by itself doesn’t make you great. It’s who you win against that shows your worth. It’s easy to beat a bunch of kindergarten kids at basketball, and such a victory isn’t likely to earn you much respect. However, if you held your own in a Celtics game, that’d be a different story. This week, your eyes should not be on the prize so much as on the competition. You need to find some that’s worthy of you. Fail to do that, and you might as well not bother winning at all; your victory would be meaningless, or worse—embarrassing.

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