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to Ghana“ I am haunted by how much

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he evidentiary por-tion of a dispute be-tween landowners of

commercial property inNorth Kïhei and advocacygroups representing com-munity residents opposed tothe project concluded on Fri-day, Nov. 16, in quasi-judi-cial proceedings beforemembers of the state LandUse Commission (LUC) inKahului.The disagreement pits

owners of an 88-acre com-

mercial site who want tobuild two large shoppingcomplexes with over 700,000square feet of retail spaceand 250 units of workforcehousing against intervenersrepresenting those who con-tend that, although the origi-nal clearance to build a 123-lot, light industrial complexon the land was obtainedback in 1995, the currentlyproposed project does notconform to the one formerlyapproved.

As it is now configured,the project is valued at morethan $200 million in infra-structure improvementsand construction.The interveners assert

that the development haschanged so much—andwithout appropriate report-ing, notice or amendments—that it is now something en-tirely different and shouldnot be allowed to go forward.The time-consuming, de-

tailed and expensive pro-

ceedings now involve atleast 10 lawyers represent-ing the interests of the twosides. Each faction has so farproduced expert witnessesto support their diametrical-ly opposed positions. On Thursday and Friday,

Nov. 15 and 16, hand trucksand carts overflowing withboxes and stack of files rep-resenting the voluminousexhibits of the various par-ties were piled around the

uring the weekend ofNov. 9 to 11, the Epis-copal Church in

Hawai‘i celebrated itssesquicentennial (150th) an-niversary. All were invitedto take part in the many pub-lic events and activities thattook place at St. Andrew’sCathedral in Honolulu. Thegathering celebrated KingKamehameha IV and QueenEmma’s invitation to theAnglican Church to Hawai‘iin 1862.The king and queen as-

pired to establish a churchthat would honor JesusChrist as well as meet theneeds of its multi-cultural

Church Celebrates 150th AnniversaryGathering marks King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma’sinvitation of the Anglican Church to Hawai‘i in 1862.Cindy Schumacher

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inside Evidentiary Portion of LUC Hearings ConcludesKïhei retail and housing vs. light industrial use arguments heard. Decision expected in January.Susan Halas

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The weekend’s sesquicenten-nial celebration of the Episco-pal Church in Hawai‘i concludedwith a festival Eucharist in theCathedral of St. Andrew. ThePresiding Bishop, the Most Rev.Katherine Jefferts Schori(right), preached and cele-brated with the Rt. Rev. RobertL. Fitzpatrick, fifth Bishop of theDiocese of Hawai‘i (left).Photo: Richard Schori see SESQUICENTENNIAL p. 2

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• An Adult Coed Kickball League is still in the works.

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community.“The journey of faith and the

promise of hope are not over,” saidThe Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick,fifth Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese

of Hawai’i. “Our future liesahead.”“Our intention is to remem-

ber and honor our history andto also focus on present and

upcoming ministries,” he said.Recently, each island celebrated

the sesquicentennial with a specialevent attended by Bishop Fitz-patrick. The statewide festivities

culminated in the weekend at St. An-drews Cathedral.The celebration began Friday,

Nov 9, with honored guest speakerKatharine Jefferts Schori, presidingbishop of the Episcopal Church inthe U.S. Bishop Schori congratulat-ed the Diocese of Hawai‘i for 150years of faithful presence in the is-lands.“All faiths must continue to work

together, be inclusive and navigatethe divides to heal,” she said.Ceremonies in the cathedral’s

Tenney Theater opened with oli,prayers and music. Several honoredguests were present, including Bish-op Schori; Bishop David Lai of Tai-wan; Vicar General John Gray of TePihopatanga O Aotearoa, NewZealand; Supreme Bishop EphraimFajutagana of the Philippine Inde-pendent Church; and two past bish-ops of the Diocese of Hawai‘i, the Rt.Rev. Donald P. Hart and the Rt. Rev.Richard Chang.“In spite of conflict, we must re-

store a culture of stability by creat-

ing justice and moral responsibili-ty,” said convention Chaplain Dr.Jenny Plane-Te Pa‘a, the first lay in-digenous woman to be appointeddean of Te Rau Kahikatea at the Col-lege of St. John the Evangelist inNew Zealand. “We are all co-authorsand must give more selfless humancompassion, generosity, devotionand service to uphold the entirety ofGod’s people.”The program continued with an

O‘ahu premiere of the documentaryfilm “Grace and Beauty.” The filmwas created and produced by EmmyAward-winning filmmaker Steph-anie J. Castillo, a Kaua‘i residentand member of St. Michael’sChurch.“This documentary tells the story

of King Kamehameha IV and QueenEmma’s vision to establish a churchalong with Anglican Bishop ThomasStaley, who they invited to Hawai‘iin 1862,” said Bishop Fitzpatrick.King Kamehameha IV and Queen

Emma supported the church’s estab-

room.On one side, the landowners

joined by the County of Maui arguedthat every necessary legal require-ment had been met, and in the ab-sence of specific limitations in theoriginal LUC order, no further ap-provals, amendments or reviewswere needed.On the other side, the interven-

ers—Maui Tomorrow, South MauiCitizens for Responsible Growth andKïhei resident Daniel Kanahele,supported by the state’s Office ofPlanning—disagreed with the devel-opers of this project.The interveners are asking the

LUC to rule that the current projectis not “substantially” what was rep-resented to the commission duringits 1994-95 proceedings. If this viewprevails, the project would be un-

able to go forward as presently pro-posed. It is also possible that thecommission could order that theland be reverted back to its pre-1995agricultural status.This legal action has held up

progress on the Pi‘ilani Promenadeproject for more than four months,and is likely to delay it until lateJanuary or early February 2013 asthe LUC deliberates and issues a fi-nal ruling.The dispute has already been

through a lengthy “show cause”process in August, when the inter-veners argued that the proposedshopping centers were not what hadbeen proposed in the original LUCorder. At that time, the LUC foundsufficient reason to reopen the 17-year-old docket.The presentation of evidence

phase began Nov. 1 and 2, when pub-lic testimony and witnesses pro-duced by the landowners wereheard.

Eclipse Development’s Pi‘ilaniPartners North and South owns theproperties projected for retail use—approximately three-quarters ofwhat is now a four-lot subdivision.Honua‘ula Partners own the re-maining land.Honua‘ula Partners plans to

build the apartment units that arerequired to be constructed beforethe Honua‘ula project (formerlycalled Wailea 670) can begin.Both Eclipse Development and

Honua‘ula Partners are representedby Charles Jencks, who was a keywitness on Nov. 2, when earlier pro-ceedings adjourned.On Nov. 15, the commission took

up where they left off and continuedto hear testimony from Jencks.In his testimony, Jencks dis-

cussed financial details of the proj-ect, such as the posting of a $22 mil-lion cash bond to ensure completionof all required infrastructure im-provements, a one-million-gallon

water tank to serve North Kïhei at acost to the project of $3 million, thefirst phase of the Upcountry high-way and other infrastructure im-provements.However, this time he went

through the material in exacting de-tail, answering questions from thelawyers by reading specific portionsof the record and citing chapter,page, paragraph, sentence and indi-vidual clauses. This was done to sub-stantiate that after the LUC had ap-proved the conversion from agricul-tural to urban use, the various suc-cessive landowners who acquiredthe property (all formerly orpresently represented by Jencks)had gone through all the requiredsteps to obtain proper zoning and allrequired authorizations for its cur-rent proposed use.A key point in Jencks’ testimony

was the meaning of the term “lightindustrial.” He said that light indus-

LUC Hearings…from p. 1

see SESQUICENTENNIAL p. 14

A dramatic portrayal ofQueen Emma by DenyseWoo-Ockerman enthralledthe audience. ThroughoutJackie Pualani Johnson’sone-act-play, “Vespers atHanaiakamalama,” Woo-Ock-erman told the history of theking and queen’s efforts totake responsibility(ho‘okaleana) for the Hawai-ian people. Here, she isshown holding a copy of theAnglican Book of CommonPrayer translated into Hawai-ian by King Kamehameha IV.Photo: Cindy Schumacher

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Governor Neil AbercrombieGovernment That Works

I am pleased to report that theState of Hawai‘i’s seasonally adjust-ed unemployment rate fell in Augustto 6.1 percent—down from the re-vised rate of 6.3 percent in July. (Na-tionally, the seasonally adjusted un-employment rate was 8.1 percent.)The last time our state had an un-

employment rate as low as 6.1 per-cent was in January 2009, during theearly stages of the great recession.The figure for Maui County (not

seasonally adjusted) was 6.1 percent,which is down from 7.9 percent lastyear. On Maui specifically, thisfigure was 5.9 percent, down from 7.6last year. (Seasonally adjusted ratesare only available statewide.)Although more progress is need-

ed, we are clearly headed in the rightdirection. I thank Maui businessesfor their part in this steady recovery.To continue this encouraging eco-

nomic momentum, I have an-nounced the release of additionalfunds for various capital improve-ment projects (CIPs), each selectedfor their potential to immediatelyaddress priority work and backlogson repairs, maintenance and up-grades, while stimulating the econo-my and generating jobs.CIP funds released in September

include $75,000,000 for repair andmaintenance at schools statewide.This begins to tackle the state De-partment of Education’s estimatedbacklog for repair and maintenancethat currently totals $382 million.Another $1,000,000 was released

for Maui Memorial Medical Center.The monies will be used for con-struction and equipment for the up-

grade of medical center’s fire alarmsystem.And $12,000,000 more was re-

leased for Kahului Airport, whichwill go toward the acquisition of re-maining parcels of land adjacent toairport to ensure compatible landuse for airport and aircraft opera-tions.In addition, for a project that will

benefit our entire state, $2,200,000was recently released to move us to-ward achieving our Hawai‘i Broad-band Initiative goal of statewide uni-versal access to affordable, high-speed Internet by 2018. Specifically,these funds will go toward identify-ing landing stations for an underwa-ter fiber optic cable, ranking the po-tential sites, supporting environ-mental assessments with cable land-ing developers, and completing pre-engineering studies of selected sites.The state Department of Busi-

ness, Economic Development andTourism (DBEDT), which receivesthe appropriation, will enter into amemorandum of agreement with thestate Department of Defense to im-plement this project.For an isolated state such as our

own, high-speed Internet can betransformative, connecting families,businesses and institutions;spurring economic development andinnovation; and giving Hawai‘i’s cit-izens a competitive edge.Through these efforts, we are

building a vibrant and sustainableeconomy with innovative industriesthat will create high-quality jobs andimprove our quality of life.Visit hawaii.gov/gov.

Fiscal Strategy, New Day Initiatives Showing Progress

aui author Jill Engledowwill celebrate the publi-cation of her new book,

“Haleakalä: A History of the MauiMountain,” from 4 to 6 p.m. on Fri-day, Nov. 30, at the Maui HistoricalSociety’s Bailey House Museum inWailuku.The public is invit-

ed to the book-sign-ing event, where En-gledow will give ashort presentation onthe history of Hale-akalä National Park.Light refreshmentswill be served.Additional book

signing opportunitieswill be available atthe Bailey HouseHo‘olaule‘a on Satur-day, Nov. 24, and atLori’s Hair Shack(1980 Vineyard St.)during Wailuku’sFirst Friday on Dec.7.“Haleakalä: A History of the

Maui Mountain” contains morethan 200 images—maps, vintageblack and white, and contemporarycolor photos.The book begins with the moun-

tain’s geological formation andmoves through history to currentissues concerning the park at themountain’s peak.Included in the book’s 177 pages

are stories of ancient Hawaiian ac-

tivities and beliefs about the sum-mit, the natural world ofHaleakalä, early Western explor-ers, the Maui community’s effortsto establish a national park, the oldhorseback trail and early shelters.The book tells of the Great De-

pression, when a new highwaymade it possible for anyone with acar to visit the summit, and Civil-ian Conservation Corps workershelped build trails and cabins with-in the crater.Rare photos illustrate the story

of the Kïpahulu Scientific Expedi-tion of 1967, whichled to the acquisi-tion of the Kïpahu-lu section of thepark.Engledow is an

award -winningMaui writer whoseother books in-clude “Island Life101: A Newcomer’sGuide to Hawai‘i”and “ExploringHistoric Upcoun-try.”“Haleakalä: A

History of theMaui Mountain”will be availablefor sale at the pub-lication party,

through Amazon.com and atwww.mauiislandpress.com. It alsowill be sold at various Maui retailoutlets, including the Bailey Houseand Haleakalä National Park. Thebook sells for $29.95 (plus shippingwhen ordered online).Bailey House Museum is located

at 2375A Main St.For more information, call Maui

Island Press at 242-5459.

Maui author Jill Engledow willcelebrate the publication of hernew book from 4 to 6 p.m. onFriday, Nov. 30, at the Maui His-torical Society’s Bailey HouseMuseum in Wailuku.

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What began as a donation of two Christmas trees in 1996 has blos-somed into an annual giveaway of dozens of trees and food boxesthrough Kïhei resident Robert Douglas and his Christmas CheerProject.Douglas, now 76 and nearly blind, has helped more than 3,500

families in need on Maui and Molokai over the last 16 years throughthe generosity of donors from as far away as Europe, who sent himcash to support the project.Earlier this month, I received a letter from Robert.“I am again honored to be named by the Maui Food Bank as the

leadoff donor for this year’s holiday food drive,” he wrote. “I am do-nating 100 holiday food boxes that can each feed a family.”A donation of $20 to the Maui Food Bank will provide a family of

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Maui County by collecting and distributing food through communi-ty partnerships. The MFB serves over 10,000 people a month whoare in need of food. This year alone, the MFB will distribute over 1.5million pounds of food to the hungry by working with a dynamicnetwork of nonprofit organizations and agencies that distributefood to the hungry and who offer over 100 relief programs.“And they do an outstanding job in getting the absolute most of

each donated dollar,” Douglas added.Its statewide network of suppliers allows the MFB to turn each

dollar donated into eight pounds of groceries, including fresh pro-duce, staples, bread, meat, fish and poultry.“It is our goal to end hunger on Maui,” said MFB Development

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Recommends turkey-lessThanksgivingThanksgiving should be a time

for celebration, not cruelty, yet ap-proximately 45 million turkeys—gentle birds that enjoy having theirfeathers stroked and gobbling alongto music—are killed every year forThanksgiving dinner.Before they’re killed, turkeys

spend several months packed tightlytogether in filthy, dark sheds. Tokeep them from pecking one anotherin stress and deprivation, factoryworkers cut off part of the birds’ sen-sitive upper beaks with a hotblade—using no pain relievers.At the slaughterhouse, the ter-

rified turkeys are hung upside-downand dragged through an electrified“stunning tank,” which immobilizesthem but does not kill them. Manybirds dodge the tank and are stillconscious when their throats areslit. Many are then scalded alive inthe tanks of water used for featherremoval.

If you want your holiday center-piece to reflect joy and gratituderather than pain and suffering, thentry a tasty vegan feast.Visit www.PETA.org for gourmet

recipes and product suggestions,and have a happy and humane holi-day.

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More information on GMOs requestedThank you for the GMO food fo-

rum article [“GMO Right To KnowUrged,” Oct. 25], by your excellentwriter, Susan Halas.This subject is being thrown

around to alarm all the tree huggers.Your last paragraph clearly sets thefact that no opposition was presentto provide some alternative views[“… there were no representatives ofany of those firms present at themeeting. Nor were there any speak-ers present who took positions in fa-

Letters to the Editor

I applaud our County Council’sunanimous vote in support of a reso-lution seeking a repeal of Act 55 bythe state Legislature. This resolu-tion, introduced by CouncilmemberElle Cochran, reflects the growingoutrage of our Maui communityabout the Public Land DevelopmentCorporation [PLDC]. The PLDC was created by Act 55,

a new law that made its way throughthe Legislature and to Gov. NeilAbercrombie’s desk for signature inan unheard-of three days. The PLDC, whose purpose is to

generate revenue for the state De-partment of Land and Natural Re-sources by commercializing publiclands (which includes state parks,boat harbors and public accesstrails), has failed to provide mean-ingful and genuine opportunities forcommunity engagement as it final-izes it rules and procedures. Instead, it disregarded the obvi-

ous interest of close to a thousandcitizens on four islands and from allwalks of life, who attended the ini-tial public hearings on the PLDC’sdraft administrative rules—citizenswho offered comments and con-cerns, only to find several weeks lat-er that the PLDC refused to return tothe Neighbor Islands to tell us whatbecame of our concerns and discusstheir revised administrative rulesthat are now headed for final ap-proval.Contrary to its first round of con-

tentious public hearings heldstatewide, the PLDC chose to hold asingle public hearing in Honoluluon a weekday morning to collect

public input on its final draft of ad-ministrative rules, effectively avoid-ing having to face a disagreeing andsuspicious public.The PLDC does not respond to

questions at their public hearings(causing immense frustration fromthe public seeking answers to con-cerns), and it uses great sums offunding for salaries and other ex-penses from the state’s Legacy LandConservation Program—funds in-tended for preservation of publiclands, not commercialization of ourpublic lands. It continues to demonstrate an

unwillingness to place partneringwith the public above partneringwith private entities. Among otherthings, the PLDC’s broad powers re-ceived through the law known asAct 55 gives it authority to sidestepcounty zoning laws that were put inplace by people of that place. It allows for non-competitive bid-

ding to occur. And who gets to de-cide what projects go where and howbig or little these development proj-ects would be? A five-member Hon-olulu-based board would decide—and only a majority of three mem-bers need be present to vote. With the exception of DLNR Di-

rector William Aila, the other fourPLDC board members have exten-sive financial and commercial devel-opment background.Our County Council members un-

derstand that Act 55 is a bad law andhave taken the remarkable step ofadding their voices to represent thepeople of Hawai‘i. They are to becommended for their action.

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Oprah to expand empire withnew line of organic food andbathroom productsDAILY MAIL REPORTER - Part-timeMaui resident and media mogulOprah Winfrey is expanding her em-pire to include the organic food busi-ness.The $2.7 billion empire already

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A&B Foundation contributesfunds for Maui playgroundequipmentSchool playground equipment val-ued at more than $10,000 was deliv-ered to elementary schools on Mauiand Kaua‘i last week, courtesy of agrant from the Alexander & BaldwinFoundation.The equipment—which includes

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Oakley to open first Maui storeOakley, one of the leading sportsbrands in the world, has announcedthe opening of its first Maui OakleyStore. Members of the Oakley SurfTeam and other special guests willbe on hand to share the excitementon Friday, Nov. 16, from 4:30 to 7p.m.The 1,800-plus-square-foot store is

located in the Whaler’s VillageShopping Mall at 2435 Kä‘anapaliParkway.A traditional Hawaiian blessing

will be performed by Earl Kukahiko.Hawaiian-style live music and hula

dancers will add to the celebration.Oakley branded beach towels,reusable totes, can coolers and golfballs will be available as a specialgift with purchase.“We’re excited to be a part of the

Maui community and look forwardto serving those who live and playhere,” said Erik Searles, vice presi-dent of Oakley Retail. “The newOakley store will offer the latestOakley technology and innovations,helping sports enthusiasts in Mauiexcel in their performance.”The new Oakley store will carry

the brand’s full assortment of per-formance sunglasses, apparel,watches and other accessories incore sport categories including surf,training and golf. The store will alsocarry Hawai‘i-specific apparel andaccessories exclusive to the islands.Maui resident Ray Sarafian will

be the new store manager.“Kama‘äina on Maui will really

enjoy having their own Oakley storewhere they can find the latest sun-glasses and athletic gear for theirsport and knowledgeable associatesto assist them,” said Sarafian.For more information on the Oak-

ley Surf Team visit http://www.oak-ley.com/sports/surf.

Community volunteersneeded to provide free tax helpLast year in Hawai‘i, more than 500residents gave back to their commu-nities as volunteers who providedfree tax services by preparing morethan 18,000 federal and state individ-ual income tax returns through theIRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assis-tance (VITA) and Tax Counselingfor the Elderly (TCE) Programs.“The IRS and its partners are

once again looking for volunteersthat are interested in taking a little

time to learn about taxes and thenhelping others by preparing federalincome tax returns for free,” saidIRS spokesman David Tucker II.“Volunteers are certified to preparesimple tax returns for people whoseincomes are $50,000 or less. People ofall ages and backgrounds are wel-come to volunteer. There is a role foranyone who is interested and wantsto help.”Anyone can be a volunteer; bilin-

gual volunteers are particularlyneeded. Volunteers can help in threeseparate capacities: return prepar-er, site coordinator (supervisor ormanager) and greeter.To volunteer, send an email to

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volunteer tax preparation programsis available at www.IRS.gov (key-words: Tax Volunteer).

Continued…

Maui Business

According to First HawaiianBank’s 2012-13 Economic Forecastreport by Hawai‘i Economist Dr.Leroy O. Laney, Maui is “Nö Ka‘Oi” among Neighbor Islandeconomies.Thanks to stronger job creation,

a continued robust visitor industryand growing strength in construc-tion, Maui is doing considerablybetter economically than the otherNeighbor Islands.For the past couple of years, one

of the biggest underlying messagesabout the state economy, accordingto Dr. Laney, has been the contrastbetween the recovering tourismsector and lagging construction.In 2012, for Maui at least, that

message is changing. The followingis a summary of four of the island’smost important economic sectors.

JobsJobs in each of Hawai‘i’s four

counties peaked in December 2007,the same month the national econo-my entered recession, and the jobcount has been climbing out of thepost-recession hole ever since.At the deepest part of the Great

Recession, Maui was bringing upthe rear in job creation relative toother counties. Yet it has made thegreatest strides since then. Its levelof jobs is now only 6 percent belowthe 2007 peak.The gap between Maui’s jobless

rate and the state rate has been nar-rowing steadily, the only NeighborIsland for which that is the case.

TourismThe Maui visitor industry con-

tinues to perform very well. The is-land’s 2012 growth in visitor ar-rivals and spending doesn’t look

quite as spectacular as it did in theimmediate snapback from reces-sion.Maui got its airlift back more

quickly than Hawai‘i Island andKaua‘i, so the fact that those is-lands are only now regaining theirairlift makes their growth numbersnow look stronger by comparison.Still, in every measured catego-

ry—arrivals, visitor days, length ofstay, total spending, person per dayand person per trip spending—Maui continues to be up from 2011.There has been increasing airlift

to Maui from Oakland, San Jose,Seattle, Sacramento, Bellingham,Monterey and Canada.Maui’s comparative advantage

among Hawaii tourism destina-tions, as well as tropical destina-tions elsewhere, still resides in itsupscale image and in the choice itoffers—in accommodations, activi-ties, cuisine and other componentsof a quality vacation.So Maui can look forward to con-

tinued support from its main indus-try, even if other sectors falter dueto external cyclical conditions inthe future.

Residential real estateMaui real estate sales have

picked up, as falling prices and low-er mortgage rates increase afford-ability. It may be a buyer’s market,but buyers who wait too long maylose the property. Inventories havedeclined almost 20 percent over thepast year for both single-family andcondo units.Short sales and foreclosures are

being absorbed as the market re-turns to normal.The decline in median prices for

A Look at Sectors of the Maui EconomyHawai‘i economist says jobs, tourism, residential real estate and sugar continue to do well.

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QuestionI am 52 years old. My physician

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found that peoplewith periodontal (gum) diseaseare almost twice as likely to sufferfrom coronary artery disease,than those without periodontaldisease. The theory is that the bac-teria that form periodontal dis-ease can trigger white blood cellsto release chemicals in the blood,known as pro-inflammatory medi-ators, that may lead to heart dis-ease and stroke.Another theory is that bacteria

from the mouth attach to fattyacid plaques in the coronary arter-ies and contribute to clot forma-tion. These clots can obstruct nor-mal blood flow and also lead tostrokes and heart attacks.

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aving dreamed formany years of goingto Africa, Maui res-

ident and practicing gas-troenterologist Dr. Eliza-beth Mannick was finallygranted her wish.“I have wanted to take an

African trip, but there hasalways been a compellingreason, whether family orcareer, to defer this dream,”said Dr. Mannick.After receiving bache-

lor’s and master’s degreesin public health fromHarvard University,Dr. Mannick graduat-ed from Yale Universi-ty School of Medicinein 1988 and completedher residency in pedi-atrics at Tulane Uni-versity Hospital in1992. She currentlyprovides gastroen-terology services part-time in Kahului andpart-time atKapi‘olani MedicalCenter for Women &Children on O‘ahu,and enjoys time withher husband and twodaughters.“In February 2012,

an email arrived fromthe Yale Alumni Asso-ciation inviting me tovolunteer for a two-week medical and edu-cational mission inthe village ofYamoransa inGhana,” Dr. Mannick said.With a lot of prayer, do-

nations of medical suppliesand working additionalhours to generate extra in-come, the prospect of goingto Africa had come withinreach.“I mailed the deposit

check and officially regis-tered myself, my 15-year-olddaughter, Simone, and myhusband, Conrad.”Conrad and Simone

would be teaching school-

aged children science andart, respectively, while Dr.Mannick would be involvedwith setting up the clinicallab where the villagerswould be examined andtreated.“Through interchanges

among the Yale alumni, Irealized that many of theparticipants were aware ofthe ethical dilemmas in-volved in imposing Westernmedicine, technology andculture in other parts of theworld,” said Dr. Mannick.After a daylong orienta-

tion to the region and lec-tures on cultural sensitivi-ty, the group made theirfirst official visit to the vil-lage of Yamoransa.The welcoming ceremo-

ny was in the town squarewhere tents shading the hotmidday sun formed a semi-circle. The local notablesand tribal chiefs in atten-dance wore long robes with

traditional prints in red,yellow and orange, in themidst of whom sat the kingwith a scepter.“In front of the king,

dressed in a long black andwhite robe, was the shamanwho blessed the ceremonyin the local dialect of theAshanti language, the pri-mary tongue of the majorityof southern and westernGhanaians,” Dr. Mannicksaid.Following the opening

c e r e m o n y ,members ofeach of the dif-ferent teamsvisited theirr e s p e c t i v ework placesfor the follow-ing day. “As amember of themedical team,I made my way up a hillwhere an abandoned single-story, five-room stuccoschool house would serveas our clinic base,” she said.There was one electrical

outlet to plug in a micro-scope and a computer.“There was no running

water or flush toilets any-where in the village,” Dr.Mannick reported.Needless to say, she was

quite pleased when the vil-lagers brought in portabletoilets.Local college students

and an American FieldService (AFS) vol-unteer were invit-ed to help out inthe lab.“I taught

Gertrude and Eve-lyn, as well asCharles, the AFSvolunteer, how todo finger sticksand make malariablood smears,check blood sugarand read urinedipsticks andurine pregnancytests,” said Dr.Mannick, who al-so taught them totake blood pres-sure readings.When dis-

cussing theirbiggest healthproblems, thewomen com-plained of “waistpain,” knownhere as lower

back pain, as well as neckand shoulder pain, andnumbness accompanied bytingling down their arms.“Because I know that

many of them carry heavyloads on their heads, it wasclear that their symptomswere secondary to degener-ative disc disease and backinjury,” Dr. Mannick said.Informed that the pa-

tients visit an herbalist, aswell as a spiritual leader,Dr. Mannick came to under-

stand that in Ghana, manypatients simultaneouslyseek several different typesof therapy for their illness-es in an attempt to increasetheir chances of recovery.“I was surprised to find

many ‘Western’ illnessespresent in Ghana, includ-ing diabetes, hypertension,migraines, asthma andhemorrhoids,” said Dr.Mannick, who was alsoamazed to find little malar-ia in the village, thanks toreadily available over-the-counter-treatment.By the end of the mis-

sion, Dr. Mannick’s groupof 10 doctors, six nurses andthree physician assistantshad seenand treatedover 800 peo-ple.“I had

grown closeto my localassistants ina very shorttime due tothe largevolume ofwork wehad accom-plished to-gether,” Dr.M a n n i c ksaid.“In a

third-worldcountry likeG h a n awhere thelocal popu-lation is

fairly well educated, thereis definitely a need to trainlocal community healthworkers in settings whereno doctors or nurses areavailable,” she said.After the completion of

the mission, there was aclosing ceremony. A posseof children waved goodbyeas the group’s bus drove off.“I am grateful for the

chance to have finally seenAfrica and to have partici-pated in this mission,” saidDr. Mannick, “but I amhaunted by how much isleft to be done. I suspect Iwill be going back beforetoo long.”

A Mission in GhanaMaui doctor brings medical aid and training to third-world community.

While Dr. Mannick wasworking in the clinic, herhusband and daughterwere teaching local chil-dren ages 6 to 12 in theschools. “ They found thechildren to be inquisitive,friendly and eager to learn,”she said.Photo: Dr. Elizabeth Mannick

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The village children were so grateful for all they received, especially kindness. “ Ithad taken so little to bring smiles to them,” said Dr. Mannick.Courtesy of Dr. Mannick

Maui resident Dr.Elizabeth Mannick’sdream came tofruition last yearwhen the YaleAlumni Associationinvited her andother volunteers to participate in atwo-week medicaland educationalmission in Ghana.Photo: Cindy Schumacher

Local college students and an American FieldService volunteer were invited to help out in theclinic. “ I taught Charles, on the left, Gertrude,Prince, Alex and Evelyn how to do finger-sticksand make malaria blood smears, check bloodsugar and read urine pregnancy tests,” said Dr.Mannick, who also taught them to take bloodpressure readings.Photo: Dr. Elizabeth Mannick

Shaman blessed the opening ceremony of thetwo-week medical and educational mission toGhana. Many of the villagers refer to spiritualhealers, herbalists and Western medicine for re-covery from illness.Photo: Dr. Elizabeth Mannick

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day Pops event provides concertgoerswith an early warm up to the holidayseason. This year, audience memberswill have an opportunity to join theorchestra in supporting the Friendsof the Children’s Justice Center, anorganization that helps children whohave been victims of abuse. Amongthe many ways the organization sup-ports these youngsters is by ensuringthat they have Christmas gifts.Audience members can bring new,

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less, gentle, sensory, liquid move-ments of the Slow Dance are bal-anced with a variety of other movesto condition your 200 bones/700muscles through breadth and diver-sity of expression: spherical, agile,mobile, strength, stability and preci-sion.A Nia class creatively crafts an ex-

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Community planner Chris Hart diesTHE MAUI NEWS - Landscape archi-tect and planner Chris Hart died ear-ly Monday, Nov. 12, at age 71.The 2010 mayoral candidate for-

merly headed two Maui County de-partments.Hart, a Wailuku resident, had

gone to O‘ahu to undergo preventa-tive surgery to his aorta at KaiserPermanente Moanalua Medical Cen-ter and Clinic, but he subsequentlysuffered several strokes that led tohis death, according to Jordan Hart,the youngest of his four sons.Jordan said his father’s passing

was “definitely not expected” byfamily members.Hart is survived by his wife,

Maria. His other three sons areMatthew, Jon and Andrew. He alsoleaves four grandchildren.Maria Hart said she married her

husband about a year-and-a-half ago.“I always call him ‘my heart,’” she

said. “He’s very sweet. He’s a verycaring man.”“He was very, very committed to

Maui now and Maui in the future,”said Hart’s younger sister, ConnieHart of Florida. “He loved this is-land. He loved being here and lovedbeing part of the community. Hefought hard for many, many years topreserve the beauty of the island. Hewas a wonderful brother. He was aninspiration. He will be missed terri-bly.”Mayor Alan Arakawa said that he

worked with Hart in planning com-munities back to the late 1980s.“Chris has always been very, very

thoughtful,” Arakawa said, addingthat Hart left his fingerprints oncommunity planning on Maui fordecades. He was looking out for thebetterment of the community.” “He was a really nice guy,” added

the mayor. “We’re really going tomiss him.Maui County Councilmember

Gladys Baisa, incoming councilchairwoman and current chair-woman of the council’s General PlanCommittee, said her big regret was

that Hart had not recovered fromsurgery when the council's GeneralPlan Committee recommended pas-sage recently of the Maui IslandPlan, which Hart had worked on“since the very beginning.”

Maui County Council organiz-es leadership for next termTHE MAUI NEWS - Less than a weekafter the general election, MauiCounty Council members organizedtheir leadership for the 2013-14 term,choosing Gladys Coelho Baisa aschairwoman and Bob Carroll as vicechairman. The new term begins Jan.2.The chairmen for key council

committees include: Councilmem-ber Mike White as chairman of theBudget and Finance Committee; Car-roll as chairman of the Land UseCommittee; Councilmember DonCouch as chairman of the PlanningCommittee; Councilmember MikeVictorino as chairman of the WaterResources Committee; and Coun-cilmember Riki Hokama as chair-man of the Policy and Intergovern-mental Affairs Committee. Coun-cilmember Elle Cochran will chairthe Infrastructure and Environmen-tal Management Committee. Coun-cilmember-elect Stacy Crivello willchair the Committee on Housing,Human Services and Transporta-tion; and Councilmember-elect DonGuzman will head the Economic De-velopment, Agriculture, Energy andRecreation Committee.South Maui Councilmember

Couch said he was pleased to be in-volved in setting up the council lead-ership quickly so there’s “no ques-tion; we're ready to go and start offfresh.”There will be no General Plan

Committee in the upcoming councilterm.

South Maui crews respondto intentionally set vehiclefiresThree vehicles were intentionally

set on fire in a span of five hoursfrom late Sunday, Nov. 11, into thenext morning in the Kïhei andWailea areas, fire officials said.No injuries were reported. Police

are also investigating the incidents.The first fire was reported at 10

p.m. Sunday at the Paradise Gardensparking lot on South Kïhei Road. Theflames were doused by passersby.The second fire occurred at 12:50a.m. Monday at 143 Namau‘u St.Kïhei firefighters had the fire undercontrol at 1:05 a.m. and extinguished17 minutes later. The third fire wasreported at 2:23 a.m. at Hotel Wailea.The Wailea fire crew found a Jeepand a sports utility vehicle ablaze inthe hotel parking lot. The Wailea firecrew had the fires under control at2:34 a.m. and extinguished 16 min-utes later.

News @ a Glance

A man who Maui County Mayor AlanArakawa said “ left his fingerprints on com-munity planning on Maui for decades”died unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 12.“He was a really nice guy,” added themayor. “We’re really going to miss him.

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trial is a specific term used in con-junction with Maui County’s M-1zoning code designation.The M-1 category includes uses

such as warehousing and storage,but also, because of Maui’s tieredzoning system, M-1 incorporates alllower categories, such as B1, B2and B3. Therefore, many other dif-ferent uses are also allowed, includ-ing retail shopping and apart-ments. The commission heard re-peatedly that those other uses arealso legal and permitted once theland had been zoned M-1.Jencks contended that once M-1

zoning was in place, and authoriza-tion had been granted by the MauiCounty Planning Commission andthe Maui County Council, in the in-tervening years, no further amend-ments, reviews or modificationswere necessary.Jencks testified that the repre-

sentations made to the commissionin the 1990s were “conceptual” innature and that the LUC knew thatthe actual project could and likelywould change to meet “market con-ditions.”His Nov. 15 testimony did con-

tain several important highlights:Among them were that Pi‘ilani

Partners, the owners of the landproposed for the two shopping cen-ters, were now offering to dedicateapproximately 11 acres, or roughly125,000 square feet, to be designatedas an under-roof “home improve-ment center” (of a type similar to aHome Depot or a Lowe’s), whichthey believed could be applied to-ward satisfying the requirementfor a light industrial component.Second, that documents that

would demonstrate that all neces-sary reports have been filed withthe LUC between 1995 and 2012have not been located by the vari-ous multiple owners who con-trolled the land at different timessince 1995. Among the missing doc-uments were three annual reportsand the required notice of changein ownership.When it came to the issue of a

home improvement center, oppo-nents argued that this was not alight industrial use, but retail in-stead. In any case, they said, a mi-nor, not a major portion of the totalland area was being offered for thisfunction. No matter what name itwas called, they said, it still did notsatisfy the LUC’s requirement to bein substantial compliance with theoriginal LUC order.Will Spence, director of plan-

ning for the County of Maui, wascalled as an expert witness by thecounty in support the landowners.He testified on Nov. 15 and 16.Spence said that in the absence ofexpressed provisions to the con-trary, there had been “no breach”of the original LUC Decision andOrder (D&O), because it did not setany specific requirements on theamount of the property that mustbe used for light industrial in thenarrow sense of the word, or limita-tions on the amount that could beused for retail commercial purpos-es. In his view, the owners have not

violated land use conditions im-posed on the project.Lacking those specifics, it was

Spence’s opinion that all of the sitecould be used for any of the manyuses that fell into that section of thecounty’s M-1 code. Spence testified that former

Planning Director Brian Miskaehad advocated for a limit on thepercentage of commercial and re-tail to be allowed on the property,but that the LUC, the Maui Plan-ning Commission and the MauiCounty Council had declined to doso. He also testified he did not finda violation of the 1998 Kïhei-Mäke-na Community Plan. When asked about the definition

of “light industrial” found in theKïhei-Mäkena Community Plan,Spence replied, “The communityplan is not zoning. The CountyCouncil does the zoning.”The planning director also ac-

knowledged that prior to taking le-gal action, the interveners had re-quested enforcement action fromhis office. He said he declined, be-cause “the D&O condition wasvague.” The planning director alsoacknowledged that prior to takinglegal action, the interveners had re-quested enforcement action fromhis office, but he had declined, be-cause, “as director of planning,there is no violation of this LUC de-cision and order.”

“If the director of planning can’ttell, how do you expect thelandowners to know?” asked JoelKam, one of their attorneys.Spence responded, “The

landowners wouldn’t know if it’snot specified.”Following Spence on Nov. 16 was

Rodney Funakoshi, head of theLand Use Division for the state’sOffice of Planning. His testimonywas exactly the opposite ofSpence’s.Funakoshi broke it down to a

simple chart. On one side heshowed the original proposal for a123-lot light industrial subdivisionwith individual parcels rangingfrom .3 acres to 1.2 acres slated forlight industrial use with accessorycommercial use and no residentialarea included.On the other side, he showed the

present configuration, consistingof four lots ranging in size from 13.1acres to 30.1 acres with two retailshopping complexes, 250 apart-ments and no light industrial use,he said.His testimony zeroed in on the

differing impacts of the differinguses. Funakoshi testified thatthough the plan and market studypresented in the original proceed-ing may have been “conceptual,”they definitely focused on the lightindustrial and commercial uses, al-though mentioned, were incidentalor accessory. The commercial uses that were

contemplated, he said, were thingslike a “hairdresser or a restau-rant.” He also noted portions of therecord that suggested that these an-cillary commercial uses would bekept to 20 percent of the total prop-erty.When it was suggested that

broader commercial use might




South Maui SportsTodd Richter · County of Maui Recreational Assistant

Men’s Softball LeagueThursday, Nov. 15, brought an

end to another entertaining Men’sSoftball League season. The finalweek started on Tuesday, Nov. 13,with two lopsided games. First, Q103 routed Ten10Ten10

Ten 16-0. Then Aww Shucks used a14-run first inning on their way to a26-0 win over Chicos. On Nov. 14,with a playoff berth at stake, Q103exploded for 18 runs in the secondinning and went on to beat Blue Col-lar 27-9. Next, Goodfellow Brotherskept their playoff hopes alive withan exciting 8-7 extra inning win overPut Out Da Fire. Finishing thenight, Caged got by the Cove ParkBraddas 18-14. Finishing up the regular season

on Nov. 15, Korrupt built a 12-2 lead,then held on to beat the Cove ParkBraddas 12-11. Lastly, the Wild Onesscored nine runs in the first inningto defeat Goodfellow Brothers 17-7.Wild Ones finished with the secondbest record in the league, and theloss eliminated Goodfellow from theplayoffs.The playoffs were Tuesday and

Wednesday, Nov. 20 and 21 at theSouth Maui Community Park. Thisyears playoff teams are the No. 1 RedEye Souljahs, No. 2 Wild Ones, No. 3Aww Shucks, No. 4 Put Out Da Fire,No. 5 Caged, No. 6 Q103. Results fromthe playoffs will be in next week’s is-sue.

50 and Over SoftballSoftball Sunday got underway

with an 18-13 Wasabi win over EnFuego. The second game saw Jus En-uf roll over Maui 5-0 Gray 17-6.

Coed Softball LeagueThe Cove Park ‘Ohana and Nuts

and Honeys went back and forth thewhole game and ended up in an 18-18tie as the time limit was reached.Platinum beat Red Line 20-11 in agame that was tied at nine until aneight-run fifth inning put Platinumahead for good.Next, So Wut edged Boom 11-8.

The softball marathon day endedwith the Beach Bums getting by the808 Grinders 12-7. Coed and 50 and Over games are

played at the South Maui Communi-ty Park field.

Youth BasketballAttendance at our pre-season

youth basketball clinics has beenamazing. We are all looking forwardto a great season beginning in Janu-ary. Any youth aged 5 to 11 can stillsign up.

Adult Coed Kickball LeagueAn Adult Coed Kickball League is

still in the works. We’re still work-ing out a few details, but it’s lookinglike a January start. If you want toenter or join a team, call me.For information or questions

about any of our programs, give ouroffice a call at 879-4533, or check ourSouth Maui Parks Facebook page.Have a great week everybody!

Hawai‘i Baseball LLC owners andoperators of Hawai‘i’s only profes-sional sports teams, Na Koa IkaikaMaui (www.mauiprobaseball.com) and the Hawai‘i Stars(www.hawaiistarsprobaseball.com),announced recently that the appoint-ment of key marketing executives toits board of directors.Bob Young, managing member of

the company, announced that LarryP. Sloven of Naples, Florida, andGary Sterling of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-vania, will join the board. Sloven, who lived in Hong Kong

for over 23 years, was the Far Eastbuying agent for Dick’s SportingGoods and later for the Sports Au-thority, where he was responsible forsourcing and product development ofprivate branded products. Hepresently sits on the board of direc-tors of Farell Sports Concepts, a lead-ing company in high-end patentedprotection gear for all sports. Sterling was the Senior Vice- Pres-

ident and Chief Merchandising Offi-cer who helped build Dick’s SportingGoods into its present empire ofprominence in the retail sportinggoods market. He also sits on theboard of directors and executive com-mittee of Louisville Bedding, the U.S.

leading manufacturer of basic bed-ding, and The National InventorsHall of Fame board of directors.“These talented executives bring

to Hawai‘i Baseball a familiarity andan unparalleled wealth of experi-ence,” said Young. “As we becomemore involved in Asia with theWorld Independent Baseball Leagueand expand our business operationsin the state, these new board mem-bers are incomparable resources andprofessionals who will bring theirproven acumen and successes to en-rich Hawai‘i Baseball.”Sloven and Sterling also have be-

come equity participants in HawaiiBaseball, LLC.Hawai‘i Baseball LLC, established

in 2010, owned and headed by Los An-geles attorney Young, continues toexpand the envelope of independentprofessional baseball. Entering itsfourth season, Na Koa Ikaika Maui,and it sister team on Hawai‘i Island,the Hawai‘i Stars, are set to have in-ternational inter-league play withthe Japan Baseball Challenge Leagueand has its eyes set on bringing probaseball to O‘ahu. Just back from aninternational exhibition series inJapan in September with the

Hawai‘i Baseball Pitching Expansion Plans

lishment throughout the islandswith gifts of land.On Maui, the Church of the Good

Shepherd in Wailuku was built ona parcel of land given by the kingand queen. Its first service was onChristmas Day 1866.“Our history serves to remind

us that we are blessed as a parish,”said Good Shepherd Pastor MarvinFoltz. “We are blessed with the tal-ents and treasures of our predeces-sors and we must con-tinue to be faithfulstewards of every-thing God has given tous.”Following the film,

a ministry fair washeld at Queen EmmaPark directly behindthe cathedral. Thisevent featured manyof the nonprofit out-reach agencies thatthe Episcopal Church-es work with, besides outreachministries from the schools, campand independent programs.In the afternoon, a dramatic por-

trayal of Queen Emma by DenyseWoo-Ockerman enthralled the au-dience. Throughout Jackie PualaniJohnson’s one-act play, “Vespers atHanaiakamalama,” Woo-Ocker-man told the history of the king andqueen’s efforts to take responsibili-ty (ho‘okuleana) for the Hawaiianpeople.The day ended with Gabriel Fau-

re’s Requiem Mass in the cathe-dral.“The mass honored those who

have gone before us in these past150 years, beginning with the sov-ereigns and concluding with our2012 necrology,” said Bishop Fitz-patrick.

Saturday was dedicatedto the 44th Annual Meetingof Convention.“While it contained many

of the usual orders of busi-ness, including the election ofofficers, there was time to honorour heritage,” Bishop Fitzpatricksaid.A delectable evening event gave

clergy, convention delegates andguests an opportunity to visit foodstations to sample special platesunder the Queen Emma Park tent.“Chef stations from the private

sector and culinary arts programsof several Leeward High Schools of-

fered a variety of ex-cellent tastes,” saidAustin Murray, pas-tor of Trinity-By-the-Sea Episcopal Churchin Kïhei.“The evening’s en-

tertainment was pro-vided by ‘Iolani’s per-formance band andguests were hosted by‘Iolani students, whowill be observingtheir own sesquicen-

tennial in 2013,” he said.Presiding Bishop Schori cele-

brated and preached at the closingevent, a grand festival Eucharistheld at the Cathedral of Saint An-drew on Sunday.The mass, which incorporated

the Hawaiian language, hula andseven other languages, was madeavailable to the entire diocese-widechurch community. Through live-streaming Internet video, all con-gregations were able to see andhear the service in their churches.“We look forward to expanding

our ministry with a shared mes-sage of love and inclusion,” saidBishop Fitzpatrick. “We wish tofulfill in this place, if even for an in-stant, God’s intention of love, withjustice, healing and holiness forall.”

Sesquicentennial…from p. 2

On Maui, the Church of the GoodShepherd in Wailukuwas built on a parcelof land given by theking and queen.

Sunday’s Eucharist incorporated the Hawaiian language, hula and seven other lan-guages. “We look forward to expanding our ministry with a shared message of loveand inclusion,” said Bishop Fitzpatrick. Photo: Cindy Schumacher

King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emmaare commemorated in stained glass aspart of the front façade of St. Andrew’sCathedral. Photo: Paul Schumacher

St. Andrew’s Cathedral was King Kame-hameha IV’s personal homage to thearchitecture and faith of the Church ofEngland. King Kamehameha V had thecornerstone laid in 1867, four yearsafter the death of Kamehameha IV onSt. Andrew’s Day—hence the name.Photo: Paul Schumacher

see BASEBALL p. 19

he Lahaina Action Commit-tee will host the 11th AnnualLighting of the Banyan Tree

in downtown Lahaina on Saturdayand Sunday, Dec.1 and 2.Probably the most famous land-

mark in Lahaina, the Banyan Treewas planted in 1873 by the sheriff tocommemorate the 50th anniversaryof the first missionary. The tree wasbrought from India, and was only 8-feet high at the time of planting. Itnow has a dozen main trunks, andspreads over the better part of anacre.In keeping with tradition, on Sat-

urday, Lahaina’s historic BanyanTree will be lit up with thousands ofcolored Christmas lights for the en-tire holiday season through Jan. 1,2013.The Pioneer Inn and the Wharf

Cinema Center will simultaneously

light their properties’ holiday lightsalong with the Banyan Tree.This year the LahainaTown Ac-

tion Committee will design a winterwonderland for the Lahaina keiki.Keiki are invited to come out and

meet “Frosty” the snowman. Kid ac-tivities will kick off at 2 p.m. and willinclude cookie decorating, facepainting and Christmas crafts.The LahainaTown Action Com-

mittee requests one can of nonper-ishable food for admission to the“North Pole” winter wonderland.Although the wonderland will not

have real snow, “Frosty,” a realHawaiian snowman will be onsite togreet the keiki. Parents should bringtheir cameras for this great photoopportunity.Ant then, keiki should make their

list and check it twice before Santaarrives at 2 p.m.Join in the fun with this island-

style event with a holiday arts andcrafts fair along with Hawaiian mu-sical entertainment beginning at 10a.m.“Santa Secret VIP” will light the

tree at 6:30 p.m.


On a mission to put you in amerry mood, Maui Pops Orches-tra, its guest vocalists and askilled guest violinist will shareholiday favorites in a festive at-mosphere at Holiday Pops on Sun-day, Dec. 2, beginning at 3 p.m. atthe Maui Arts & Cultural Center(MACC).Each year, the orchestra starts

the holidays with its Holiday Popsconcert, a family-friendly event inthe MACC’s Castle Theater thatbrings back memories and createsnew ones for a joyful beginning tothe season. As is the custom inMaui Pops Orchestra concerts, theprogram will includeboth popular andclassical music.Local vocalists

will add a nostalgictouch with familiarholiday songs suchas “I’ll Be Home forChristmas,” “Baby,It’s Cold Outside”and “Sleigh Ride.”Joining the or-

chestra under the ba-ton of Maui Pops’Music DirectorJames Durham willbe singers ErinSmith, Lily Meola,Felicity Raugust, Jimmy Mac, Jer-ry Eiting, Jamie Lawrence, andAlexis and Steven Dascoulias.In addition to the singers’ holi-

day classics, the 2012 concert willfeature Ignace “Iggy” Jang, con-certmaster of the Hawai‘i Sym-phony and former concertmasterof the Maui Symphony. Jang willperform the first movement ofeach of the four concertos in Anto-nio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”One of the world’s most belovedpieces of music, the Baroque mas-terpiece offers a musical interpre-tation of each of the four seasonsof the year.Jang is a faculty member of the

music department at the Universi-

ty of Hawai‘i at Manoa. An activesoloist, chamber and orchestralmusician, he has performedthroughout the U.S., Europe andAsia in concert halls such as theTheatre des Champs-Elysees inParis, the Seoul Arts Center andthe Sejong Cultural Arts Center.This year, the orchestra is dedi-

cating part of each ticket purchaseto The Friends of the Children’sJustice Center, which will use thefunds to purchase gifts for teenageclients who have been victims ofchild abuse. In addition, audiencemembers are invited to bring new,unwrapped gifts for children un-

der age 13 who areclients of the agency.The Friends, a

nonprofit agency,fills the gaps in car-ing for Maui Coun-ty’s abused children.Throughout theyear, the agencygathers donations tohelp with the cost ofschool clothes, trans-portation, specialprograms to helpbuild self-esteem(such as hula lessonsand summer camp),tutoring and other

needs not met through any otherorganizations. The Annual Christ-mas Toy Drive provides gifts formore than 25 agencies that workwith Maui’s abused children.Holiday Pops is supported in

part by the Maui County Office ofEconomic Development, Hawai‘iTourism Authority, and theHawai‘i State Foundation on Cul-ture and the Arts through appro-priations from the Legislature ofthe State of Hawai‘i and by the Na-tional Endowment for the Arts.Tickets are $10 to $45, plus ap-

plicable fees. Call the MACC BoxOffice at 242-7469 or purchase on-line at www.mauiarts.org.

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Lei of Aloha will hold its sixth an-nual open house celebrating the hol-iday season on Saturday, Dec.1,from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Old WailukuInn at Ulupono in Wailuku. Theevent is a benefit for Hökülani Holt’shälau hula, Pä‘ü O Hi‘iaka.Tour the historic Old Wailuku

Inn and celebrate in the style of1930s Hawai‘i with music and hulaby Holt’s talented hälau hula andreadings of Don Blanding’s poems.New this year is the Hawaiian

Country Store, filled with wonderfulgift items for purchase.

Tickets are $25. Light snacks andbeverages will be served.The inn is located at 2199

Kaho‘okele St. (at the corner of HighStreet).Free parking and shuttle service

is available at the Maui Countyparking lot at High and Kaohustreets.For more information about the

inn, call 244-5897. Event informationis available by calling 264-1820 oremailing [email protected].

Lei of Aloha will hold its sixth annual open house on Saturday, Dec.1, from 1 to 4 p.m.at The Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono in Wailuku.

Lei of AlohaUsher in the holiday season Maui-style.

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toryteller, comedian, radio andTV personality, The MauiNews columnist and all-

around “Tita”... Kathy Collins has alot to say—and a lot to laugh about.

On Friday, Nov. 23, Kathy will pres-ent her first one-woman show since“Death Comedy Jam” in the intimatesetting of the McCoy Studio Theaterat the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.Death Comedy Jam opened to a

standing-room-only crowd at theMACC in January 2009. Written andperformed by Collins following thedeath of her husband and broadcast-ing partner, Barry Shannon, it was ahumorous, yet poignant, look atdeath and widowhood.Now almost four years later,

Kathy returns to the stage with her

latest production, “Sharing Mana‘oand More.” This Maui-style varietyshow will feature topics from hernewspaper and Maui Nö Ka ‘Oi mag-azine columns, include a few songand dance numbers, a couple of fa-miliar characters and a special sur-prise guest.Be prepared to roll on the floor

laughing as Kathy shares herthoughts on life, death and all the funstuff in between.Co-founder and manager of

Mana‘o Radio (91.5 FM), actress, sto-ryteller, writer, comedian and

dancer, Kathy Collins has been a pas-sionate performer since her teenyears at Baldwin High School. Morerecently, she appeared as an over-bearing mother of the bride in themade-on-Maui movie, “Get A Job,” asBloody Mary in the Maui Academy ofPerforming Arts stage production of“South Pacific,” and as her alter ego,“Tita,” at the Lincoln Center’s Out ofDoors Festival in New York City.Kathy’s spoken word performance

is intended for mature audiences.Tickets are available at the MACCBox Office for $25 plus applicablefees.Enjoy preshow dining catered by

AK’s Cafe from 5:30 p.m. in McCoyCourtyard. Call the MACC at 242-SHOW (7469) or visit MauiArts.org.


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Kïhei Friday Town Parties arescheduled for the fourth Friday of

every month beginning in Decem-ber. Dec. 28 marks the inaugural

event for Kïhei Fourth Friday TownParties.Kïhei’s inaugural party will takes

place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Shop-ping Center - Mauka, the “heart andsoul” of Kïhei.Following in the success of the

other Maui Friday Town Parties, thefirst event held in Kïhei Town willbe festive, with lots of food, art,crafts, Hawaiian activities and plen-ty of great shopping deals to befound. Other highlights will includea Keiki/Youth Zone and top nameentertainment.Indie rock group Erin Smith &

The Throwdowns will headline theevent on the main stage, performingmany of their hits, including theirdebut single, “Kïhei Town.”Maui Friday Town Parties is an

initiative developed by the MauiCounty Office of Economic Develop-ment to showcase our island’s his-toric towns and celebrate the uniquenature of their businesses communi-ties. For information, contact theMaui County Office of Economic De-velopment at [email protected] or (808) 270-7710.For inforation about Kïhei Friday

Town Parties, visit www.facebook.com/kiheifridays, twitter.com/kiheifridays and pinterest.com/kiheifridays for more information.

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Kïhei Fourth Friday Schedule for Dec. 28Opening Ceremony6 p.m. Hawaiian blessing and invocation by Cultural Advisor Kimokeo

Kapahulehua

Entertainment6 p.m. Hula and Tae Kwon Do performances

7 p.m. The House Shakers, featuring Lenny Castellanos from MickFleetwood’s Blues Band

8 p.m. Erin Smith and The Throwdowns

ActivitiesKeiki/Youth Zone family-friendly activities; arts and crafts for children andteens.

Hawaiian cultural crafts, lei making, language and educational activities.

FoodLarge food court and Azeka eateries: Coconuts Fish Café, DiamondsIce Bar & Grill, Java Café, Jawz Fish Tacos Island Style Grill, Panda Ex-press, Peggy Sue’s and Stella Blues Café.

AA Oceanfront Rentals, Bank of Hawaii, ERA Pacific Properties, Hair-styles by Noe, Kaiser Permanente, Liberty Tax Service, Maui ClassicCharters, Powerhouse Gym, Snorkel Bob’s, Territorial Savings Bank,Tesoro, The Last Resort, The Nail Shop, Inc., The Water Store and ZenTatoo & Art Gallery.

Mahalo to…Ao‘ao Ona Loko I‘a Omaui, Azeka Shopping Center, The AccidentalConsultant, Darci Palmer Photography, Exergy 35 Fitness Studio, Fabi-ani’s, Hawaiian Moons Natural Foods, Hoopnatyze, Indigo Art Gallery,Java Café, Kïhei Ice, KONI 104.7 FM, KRe8ive Chaos, Maui Chamber ofCommerce, Maui Police Department, MW Group Ltd., Organize YourLife, and RJK LLC.

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both single-family homes and con-dos seems to be reversing, or at leastleveling off. Well-priced homes at-tract multiple offers, and sellers are

being advised by Realtorsto get pre-approval sothey can shop withgreater confidence.

SugarHC&S, the state’s lone

remaining sugar plantation, hassurvived mainly because of itssize—35,000 acres. Its future is look-ing up some. HC&S sugar produc-tion has been rising in recent years.While production is still below itstarget of 200,000 tons a year, it seemsto be getting there. The plantationhas achieved this mostly by bring-ing more acres back into produc-tion.

Water availability is still a prob-lem, and HC&S has suffered underwhat has turned into a 12-yeardrought. HC&S management em-phasizes that in the future there isbiomass energy creation, not foodsugar.The plantation provides 5 to 6 per-

cent of Maui Electric Company’spower, and it used to provide morethan that.

ful, committed people canmake a difference in thelives of those who arefood insecure.”“As in years past,”

Douglas continued, “I of-fer a challenge to every-one to either equal my do-nation of $2,000 or make a

donation in any amount to help meetthe need that exists here in para-dise.”Having run the Christmas Cheer

Project for so many years, Douglassaid he is very aware of how greatthe need really is.“On so many occasions, I saw

where the husband was workingthree jobs and his wife was workingtwo, and they still needed help justto survive,” he said. “Just think ifthat was your family.”

Robert wants us to make surethat aloha never becomes just aword, but continues to be a way oflife.“This never was about charity,”

Douglas said. “It was always aboutneighbors helping neighbors.”Hunger never takes a holiday.

Call the Maui Food Bank at (808) 243-9500 to arrange a drive or make afinancial contribution online atwww.mauifoodbank.org. from p. 17

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Ishikawa Million Stars, Young islaying the groundwork for its ex-pansion in Hawai‘i and the PacificRim.“Baseball speaks a common lan-

guage and our goal is to have our50th state as the center of independ-ent pro baseball in the Pacific Rim,”explained the owner. “Our 50thstate combines its uncontested

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have been contemplated, he re-sponded, “possible but unlikely.” Hezeroed in on major impacts of thenew uses, which had not been con-sidered. Among the major differ-ences in the impacts of the uses, hesaid, were traffic generated by theshopping centers and the need foreducational facilities resulting fromthe addition of apartment units.Funakoshi cited a number of oth-

er situations in which previouslyapproved projects desired majorchanges in use. Most often, he said,the landowners filed a motion toamend with the LUC.He also mentioned that the grad-

ing permits recently issued by thecounty were the first public recordhis office could locate that showedthe entire nature of the project hadchanged.In his opinion, it was now “clear-

ly a different project.” When asked by an attorney for

Eclipse Development what portionwould be necessary to “substantial-

ly” comply with the initial represen-tation of light industrial, Funakoshisaid, “at least a majority.”The next witness was Michael Fo-

ley, former Maui County director ofplanning from 2003 to 2007. He waspresented as an expert witness bythe interveners. His testimony fol-lowed the lines laiddown by Funakoshi.Foley also said the

current version is an“entirely different”project, and in hisopinion, it also did notconform to the terms ofthe 1998 Kïhei-MäkenaCommunity Plan. Fo-ley thought that in ad-dition to a LUC amend-ment, the project alsorequired a communityplan amendment.Under questioning,

he acknowledged, “It’snot unusual for proj-ects to change… but this,” he said,“is an end run.”A telling moment came in specu-

lation about Foley’s motives provid-ed by Jane Lovell, an attorney for

the county’s Office of CorporationCounsel.Lovell noted that though Foley

was testifying as an expert in plan-ning, he was also a board member ofMaui Tomorrow, one of the inter-veners. She also pointed out thatMaui Tomorrow had long opposed

Wailea 670. She saidthat conditions im-posed by the county onthe construction ofWailea 670 requiredthat the 250 workforcehousing units be builtbefore constructioncould start on that de-velopment.She went on to sug-

gest that Maui Tomor-row’s opposition to thisproject was part of alarger strategy aimedat stopping Wailea 670.The LUC chair ruled

the assertion was notrelevant to the matter under consid-eration and the proceedings movedon to the final witness.Richard Mayer, a retired profes-

sor at the University of Hawai‘i

Maui College, was qualified as an ex-pert witness in community planningand economics. His testimony hitmany of the same points as Fu-nakoshi and Foley’s, but cast themin terms of likely economic conse-quences.Mayer characterized light indus-

trial use as one that would providefull-time, well-paid jobs to local resi-dents and ownership opportunitiesto local businesses. Retail use, hesaid, might provide many jobs, butthey would be low-wage positionsthat were likely to be part-time andprovide few benefits to employees.He also claimed that monies gener-ated by the shopping centers wouldmostly benefit off-island owners andthat an influx of big-box tenantswould be detrimental to the existinglocally owned small businesses inKïhei.The proceedings, which ad-

journed mid-day on Nov.16, are ex-pected to reconvene in January 2013to hear summary oral arguments bythe attorneys and discussion bymembers of the LUC. A final deci-sion will be written at a date yet tobe determined.

SUNDAY · NOVEMBER 25RAM DASS 7TH ANNUAL THANKSGIV-ING SUNDAY SATSANG, MakawaoUnion Church, 4– 7 p.m. This MauiFood Bank food raiser has Ram Dassjoined by Dr Larry Brillant (SEVAFoundation / Google Philantrophy)and musical guests “KD’s Friends”with Nina Rao. Enjoy Indian music,meditation, insights, contemplationsand laughs. Monsoon India Restaurantfeast included in the $20 suggested do-nation. Please bring canned/boxedfood donations for the Maui FoodBank. Email [email protected] call 280-8097.

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“It’s not unusual forprojects to change…but this is an end run.”

Notice: This article contains a se-mi-spoiler for the film “Flight!” Readno further if you don’t want to knowanything about the film, althoughmost of you may have already sur-mised the following informationfrom the trailers:Every four or five years, Holly-

wood spits out another formulamovie about an alcoholic—a poorwretch (in denial) who takes downeveryone around him or her. Thesebuzz-mangling movies and the ac-tors in them invariably end upblessed with a boatload of celluloidnominations and awards: Ray Mil-

land in “The Lost Weekend,” JackLemmon in “Days of Wine and Ros-es,” the films “Arthur,” “LeavingLas Vegas,” “Barfly,” “A Star isBorn,” and on and on.I’m not a huge fan of movies

about alcoholics and druggies.Maybe it’s just me, but I think theyare always predictable and kind of“meh...”That being said, since I don’t read

reviews before I see a film, I didn’texpect the Alcoholics Anonymouszap I got when I saw the new DenzelWashington movie, “Flight.”Lots of awards are on the horizon

for this film, for sure. If not for Den-zel himself, then it’s a guaranteednomination at least for John Good-man, who lightens up the dramawith every wacky entrance.“Flight” is one of the best of this

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through the babies crying duringthe quiet scenes and the cell phoneslighting up the dark theater, whichis, after all, an integral part of theSaturday afternoon “movie experi-ence on Maui.”


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Simply SUDOKU

and Another Thing…Charles Laquidara

Fasten Your Seat Belt for this Film

Environment

The Rotary Club of UpcountryMaui will hold another televisionand computer e-cycling event onSaturday, Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. tonoon. This event will cover the Up-country area only including Pä‘ia,Ha‘ikü, Makawao, Pukalani andKula.The Rotary club will pick up un-

wanted electronic equipment for asmall donation, while giving Up-country residents the opportunityto support the organization’s schol-arships and leadership training forMaui students, and other commu-nity projects.Upcountry Rotarians will pick

up equipment and deliver it toHabitat for Humanity’s Re-StoreWarehouse in Wailuku for refur-bishment or recycling.The club requests a donation of

$5 each for small boxes of acces-sories and small items such as key-boards, speakers, laptops and smallTVs up to 19 inches. The club willaccept $10 for medium-sized boxesand items such as monitors, com-puters, and TVs up to 25 inches.Larger equipment, such as TVs 26

inches or larger, will cost $15 to $20per item for pickup.Recyclables include items with

electronic circuit boards—comput-ers and TV’s—and everything thatattaches to them, as well audio,phone and most office equipment.No appliances, including mi-crowaves, will be accepted.In addition, the club will pick up

batteries for an additional $5 ($10for car batteries) for recycling atCommunity Work Day for those al-ready arranging for pickup of elec-tronic equipment.Useable equipment is donated to

Habitat families, schools or non-profits. Items that are not useableor sellable will be shipped to theMainland for recycling. The e-cy-cling program guarantees responsi-ble recycling of electronics byprod-ucts.For Makawao, Ha‘ikü and Pä‘ia,

call Melanie at 573-9260. For Kulaand Pukalani, call Claire at 298-2393to arrange for pickup.

Upcountry RotaryOffers E-Cycling & Battery PickupPre-holiday cleanup… Out with the old to makeroom for the new!

The Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui willhold another television and computer e-cycling event on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8a.m. to noon for the Upcountry area only.

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