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Our recent Blogs:

• June 25, 2010 - Kaanapali Shores Maui Vacation Rental Condos
• June 18, 2010 - Fourth of July Lahaina Concert and Fireworks
• June 11, 2010 - Maui's Heritage Sites of Hawaii
• June 04, 2010 - Visit Haleakala Crater on Your Maui Vacation

The Wedding Singer
July 16, 2010 to August 1, 2010

	Address:	68 N. Market St., Wailuku, HI 96793
	Time:	7:30pm
	Place:	Iao Theater
	Admission:	$20 general, $40 preferred seating
	Phone:	808-242-6969
	It's 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party, until his own fiancee leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own.
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Classical Guitar Show
July 20, 2010

	Address:	8992 Kula Highway, Kula, HI 96790
	Time:	7:00pm
	Place:	St.John's Church
	Admission:	Donation to benefit Church
	Classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery will play a concert. He will be in Kula, Maui so you can bring the fammily and have a night of music to relax.
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Rumi and the Inner Music
July 23, 2010

	Address:	810 Haiku Rd, Haiku, HI 96708
	Time:	7:00pm - 9:00pm
	Place:	The Studio Maui
	Admission:	FREE
	Phone:	808-575-9390
	Rumi and The Inner Music is an inspirational journey of poetry, live Persian flute music and discourse. The presentation explores the spiritual awakening of Rumi due to his contact with Shams, a mysterious mystic from Persia. It also discusses the mystery of the Inner Music, that was imparted to Rumi by Shams and how Rumi was transformed due to that. The possibility of contact with this Inner Music at the present times, is also discussed. All are welcome.
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Makawao Hongwanji Mission Obon Festival
July 23, 2010

	Address:	1074 Makawao Avenue, Makawao, HI 96768
	Time:	6:30pm - 9:30pm
	Place:	Makawao Hongwanji Mission
	Phone:	808-572-7229
	Bring the family to Makawao Hongwanji Mission Obon Festival. It will be lots of fun and dancing. Dancing to start at 7:30pm.
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Sleep with the Sharks at Maui Ocean Center
July 23, 2010 to July 24, 2010

	Address:	192 Maalaea Road, Wailuku, HI 96793
	Time:	5:30pm - 8:00am
	Place:	Maui Ocean Center
	Admission:	$60 per participant
	Phone:	808-270-7075
	Children in grades 3-8 are invited to spend an exciting night at the Aquarium! Participants will witness the exciting nighttime behaviors of sharks and fish, touch live sea creatures, create ocean-themed crafts, enjoy a supervised turtle feeding, sleep with the sharks in the Open Ocean Exhibit, and much much more! Fee includes a pizza dinner, snacks, and a continental breakfast.
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Fall Management Training for Caregivers
July 24, 2010

	Address:	11 Mahaolu Street, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	9:00am - 10:30am
	Place:	Hale Mahaolu Elima Community Hall
	Admission:	Free
	Contact:	Kathleen Couch
	Phone:	808-871-5804 or 243-9318
	Maui Adult Day Care Centers and Maui County Office on Aging would like to invite caregivers and the community to a FREE and very important workshop, "Falls Management Training for Caregivers" on Saturday, July 24th from 9:00 to 10:30am. Ted Anderson, Doctor of Physical Therapy & Member of the Hawaii Chapter of American Physical Therapy Association will present topics such as: *Fall statistics / fall risk and solutions *Why falls increase with age *Recognizing the warning signs *Protection during a fall (demonstrations) *Fall recovery *Tai Chi for balance No reservation is required to attend. Certificates of attendance will be available. Free continental breakfast will be provided for workshop attendees. Free care service for your elderly loved one during the workshop. For more information please call Kathleen Couch, Caregiver/Program Coordinator at 871-5804 or 243-9318.
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St. Ann Church of Waihee 75th Anniversary
July 24, 2010

	Address:	40 Kuhinia Street, Wailuku, HI 96793
	Time:	9:00am - 9:00pm
	Place:	Church Grounds
	Contact:	Melen Agcolicol or Mercedes Neri
	Phone:	808-205-7981 or 276-3954
	Come and help celebrate the 75th anniversary with the St. Ann Church in Waihee. Bring the family for a full day of fun.
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SPAM Jam Events
July 24, 2010

	Address:	1670 Honoapiilani Hwy., Wailuku, HI 96793
	Place:	Maui Tropical Plantation
	Phone:	808-870-5171
	Enter your best SPAM recipe in one of the four categories: main dish, appetizer, dessert, and SPAM musubi. Deadline for all entries is July 10, 2010. This is a great opportunity for chefs to come out and show off their cooking skills.
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5th Annual Reggae in the Valley
July 24, 2010

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	5:00 pm
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural - Event Lawn
	Admission:	$20 advance, $30 day of show
	Phone:	(808) 242-SHOW (7469)
	Reggae in the Valley presents to Maui Sly Dog, Rushouze, Dani Girl, Maoli, Natural Vibes, Ten Feet, Kolohe Kai and Fiji. This will be a night jam packed with old school and new school local jams. Gates open at 4:30pm
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51st Miss Maui Filipina Scholarship Pageant
July 24, 2010

	Address:	200 Nohea Kai Drive, Lahaina, HI 96761
	Time:	6:30pm - 9:30pm
	Place:	Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
	Admission:	$20 in advance, $25 at door
	Contact:	Michelle Santos
	Phone:	808-264-0871
	The United Filipino Council of Hawaii is the official sponsor of this annual event being held in conjunction with it's convention. Contestants from the islands of Maui, Big Island, Oahu and Kauai will compete for the title of Miss Hawaii Filipina 2010.
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Full Moon Magical Cruise
July 26, 2010

	Address:	Lahaina Harbor, Lahaina, HI 96761
	Time:	8:00pm - 10:00pm
	Place:	Lahaina Harbor
	Admission:	$50 adults, $40 kids
	Phone:	808-249-8811
	A full moon at sea... expert narration by professional astronomer Harriet Witt...great hot and cold pupu (appetizers) and drinks...all ingredients for a truly magical evening! Includes hot and cold appetizers [BBQ grilled Maui Cattle Co. beef sticks marinated in teriyaki sauce, Hawaiian-style boneless, skinless chicken strips marinated in special sauce, fresh vegetable crudité platter with Maui onion dip, baked spinach dip with crackers, seasonal assorted island fruits, and a Hawaiian sampler platter featuring Hawaiian heritage foods including kalo, Moloka’i sweet potato and ulu (breadfruit)] and refreshments. Includes up to 3 alcoholic beverages (Maui Brewing Co. beer, wine, Mai Tais and tropical well drinks) for adults with valid i.d. Adults $49.95, children (ages 3-12) $39.95. Internet and member discounts available. From Lahaina Harbor, 8:00 to 10:00 pm. For reservations, please call (808) 249-8811 ext. 1 or visit www..pacificwhale.org/mauiecocruises
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Guitar Concert
July 27, 2010

	Address:	12 Ala Moana St., Lahaina, HI 96761
	Time:	7:00pm - 9:00pm
	Place:	Lahaina Jodo Mission
	Phone:	808-661-4304
	Now in its 13th year, Benjamin Verdery’s Guitar Masterclass in Maui, Hawaii will present a concert on Tuesday, July 27 at 7 PM at the Lahaina Jodo Mission, 12 Ala Moana Street, Lahaina, Maui. Donations requested at the door to benefit the mission. The concert will feature guitar music with solos and ensembles for guitar performed by local and visiting guitarists. Call (808) 661-4304 for further information.
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A Keiki Idol - Fundraiser for A Keiki's Dream Program
July 30, 2010

	Address:	2500 Honoapiilani Hwy, Wailuku, HI 96793
	Time:	5:30pm - 9:30pm
	Place:	King Kamehameha Golf Club
	Admission:	$150 per person
	Contact:	Darby Gill
	Phone:	808-242-8476
	All of the elements that have made this event such a smash in the past will be a part of the evening as well … great food, fabulous company, terrific silent and live auction items and some surprises you will not want to miss.
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Hana Dialysis
July 31, 2010

	Address:	4351 Hana Hwy., Hana , HI 96713
	Time:	9:00am - 5:00pm
	Place:	Hale Pomaika'i
	Contact:	Lehua Cosma
	Phone:	808-248-7205 or 808-269-6152
	The Hana Dialysis Home "Hale Pomaika'i" will be having their 2nd annual Kokua Festival fundraiser hosted by the non profit organization "Hui Laulima O Hana." All proceeds helps to fund the unfunded dialysis services, maintenance and its 3x a week daily operation, providing overall general support to the first of its kind communal dialysis home in the nation. There will be live entertainment, arts, crafts, local food, baked goods sale, and much more.
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2010 Maui Wedding Expo
July 31, 2010

	Address:	200 Nohea Kai Drive, Lahaina, HI 96761
	Time:	9:00am - 6:00pm
	Place:	The Hyatt Regency Kaanapali
	Admission:	FREE
	Contact:	Terri Ah Chin
	Phone:	808-283-1114
	Attention BRIDES & GROOMS!! and WEDDING INDUSTRY BUSINESSES!!   YOU MUST ATTEND!!   The Maui Wedding Association and The Hyatt Regency Ka'anapali is proud to present: THE 2010 MAUI WEDDING EXPO Held on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom from 9am to 6pm FREE ADMISSION!! * Bridal & Formal Wear Fashion Shows * Over 40 Wedding Exhibitors * Cake Tasting & Food Samples * Live Acclaimed Entertainers & Bands * Amazing Prize & Gift Giveaways * Maui's Most Outstanding Photographers * Alluring Florists & Floral Arrangements **This is Maui's ONLY Wedding Expo Event, and lasts ONE DAY only!! Don't miss this opportunity!! Please visit our website at: http://www.mauibridalshow.com/ Attendees can PRE-REGISTER by sending an email to: mauiweddingexpo@yahoo.com For more event information or to become an exhibitor, Please contact Terri at mauiweddingexpo@yahoo.com or call 808-283-1114 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!
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Keiki Photo ID Day
July 31, 2010

	Address:	275 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	10:30am - 1:00pm
	Place:	Maui Play Care
	The Credit Unions of Maui in conjunction with the County of Maui Fire Prevention Bureau will be holding a Keiki Photo ID day at PlayCare located in the Queen Kaahumau Center on Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 10:30am to 1:00pm. The Keiki ID is a free service to parents or guardians that provides a credit card sized photo ID for their child. Bring your keiki by for their free photo ID and goodies from the Credit Unions of Maui!
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Maui United Way Campaine Kick Off
July 31, 2010

	Address:	275 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	10:00am - 2:00pm
	Place:	Queen Kaahumanu Center
	Come and bring the family and join the Live United movement to inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. There will be 27 Partner Agencies throughout Maui County that are willing to enrich Maui and their families.
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Natural History

And The Ships Kept On Coming . . .

Beginning with Captain Cook, crews of the sailing ships that stopped in Hawaii bartered with Hawaiians, exchanging iron and manufactured items for food. Regular trade in agricultural products developed as more European and American ships stopped in Hawaii to replenish stores.

During the latter part of the 18th century, ships sailing from the Pacific Northwest to China with cargoes of fur, stopped in the islands for provisions. The earliest ships traded for staples of Hawaiian agriculture: pigs, bananas, taro and sweet potatoes. The endemic 'olona (Touchardia latifolia) produced fiber that made extremely strong cordage that was valued for ship rigging by the western sailors.

Small sandalwood trees with a fine fragrance grew thickly on the mountainsides of every island, and British and American traders saw the potential for selling the wood to China where it was in high demand for decorative pieces and burning as incense. The trade began slowly around 1810 and spread as the Hawaiian chiefs recognized its value. The fur traders piled in the sandalwood on top of their other cargo..

Since sandalwood was the most valuable commodity the ali'i, the chiefs, could trade for coveted foreign goods like furniture, clothing, household goods, guns and ships, they pushed their people to cut down the trees in massive numbers. The men used iron adzes to chop the trees into pieces that could be carried on their backs to the waiting ships in Lahaina.

Then, in 1824, despite the rapidly dwindling sandalwood forests, Kamehameha III and his chiefs required their subjects to make their annual tax payments in sandalwood. At the same time, the same law allowed the commoners to cut down a certain amount for themselves.

Some of the chiefs, in their greed for more and fancier consumer goods, coerced their people so intensely that their subjects were kept from cultivating their own food crops. Sir George Simpson, a visitor to the islands, was astonished to see Hawaiians "driven like cattle to the hills, to every cleft in the rocks that contained a sampling of the sacred fuel." Often, in individual acts of rebellion, the commoners took to uprooting young sandalwood saplings so that their children would not have to do this backbreaking work. Within five years after the law was promulgated, the supply of sandalwood had dwindled to almost nothing. After almost 200 years later, the sandalwood has not recovered.

The North Pacific whaling trade started around 1819. The discovery of rich sperm whale grounds off Japan brought the world's whaling fleet rushing to the Pacific. The trade grew by leaps and bounds. .

Firewood was especially necessary for the whaling ships. The boilers that rendered the oil out of the whale blubber were fueled with wood. During the early 19th century, the demand for firewood among the whaling ships was so great that the hillsides around the port were denuded. Entire forests were cut down to supply the ships.

The demand for firewood was enormous. In 1854, for example, 158 cords of wood (a volume representing at least several hundred trees) were supplied at just one port. In some years there were more than 500 whaling ships leaving the islands with their holds crammed with firewood. A ship might return with as much as 1,000 barrels of rendered oil. This trade in firewood was sustained for more than 50 years.

Although Lahaina was the only port on Maui capable of accommodating the whaling ships, the whole island was affected by the boom. Farmers in the rural areas brought meat, produce and firewood to the Lahaina market. Extensive cultivation of Irish potatoes in Kula was a significant reason why whalers preferred to land in Lahaina rather than Honolulu, it is said.

Unlike the brief contacts made by sandalwood traders, whaling vessels stayed in port for four or five months a year. In the whaling heyday, as many as 1,500 sailors at "liberty" roamed the streets of Lahaina and the town became famous as a center of rowdy good times and drunken debauchery. In 1825, there were 23 grog shops within a mile of the waterfront (many of them owned by Hawaiian chiefs). This did not sit well with the American missionaries who had arrived in the town in 1820.

Around 1826, Chief Hoapili, the governor of Maui (a Christian convert), forbade rum-drinking and prostitution in Lahaina. The number of ship arrivals lessened. After his death, 12 years later, the rowdiness, vice, and debauchery started up again.

Poor whale catches, the introduction of kerosene for use in oil lamps after the first commercially successful oil well in Pennsylvania was dug in 1859, and the co-opting of sailing vessels for the American Civil War sent the whaling trade into a severe decline. The declining whaling ship trade lasted into the late 1860s. The final blow to the American whaling industry (and to Lahaina as the fantasy port town for thousands of sailors) came when 33 whaling ships stayed in the North Pacific whaling grounds too long and were lost in the crushing winter ice.

The inventory of island trade goods increased as the crews of the sailing ships as well as new residents introduced new crops. Within sixty years after the first contact, there were at least 111 non-native plant species growing in the islands. The first recorded western introductions into Hawaii were pumpkins, melons and onions planted during Cook's visit. By the 1830s, a great variety of fruits and vegetables were available in Honolulu markets to provision the ships.
The California Gold Rush of the 1840s created a demand for agricultural products that were partially met by Hawaiian farms. During this decade more than 80,000 barrels of potatoes were exported to the West Coast of North America each year.
Most of the alien plants that were introduced during this period were primarily fruit trees, vegetables, and ornamentals, all of which required cultivation. Later introductions included many ornamentals and useful plants from all over the world that might have some commercial value. Many of them did not become naturalized or turn into pests. (Notable exceptions were the guava, strawberry guava and koa haole which become major invaders of lowland ecosystems.)

Eventually, of course, the ships did stop coming. However, they were replaced by airplanes.

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Arts & Culture

The Story Of Kaulu

Kaulu was a legendary demigod credited with magical feats, usually in contests of power with spirits. As with any legendary demigod, he is said to have been born in a number of different places (including Maui). Everybody throughout Polynesia agrees that Kaulu was born in the form of a rope and his major attribute was his powerful hands. They say his life was filled with adventure and he spent his time contesting with assorted spirits and making forays into the realm of the gods Kane and Kanaloa as well as making a general nuisance of himself. He is one of Polynesia's beloved tricksters, although not as famous as the demigod Maui.

Among many other things, Kaulu was credited with creating the surf by breaking up the long walls of waves sent by the gods to block him on his quest to rescue his older brother, Kaeha, from them. He used his strong hands to make the gods' long dog, Ku-'ilio-loa, into many little dogs (the forerunners of our dogs today) and he made the sea salty by swallowing it and spitting it out. He carried away food plants from the god realms and introduced them into this world, dodged thunderbolts, killed the gods' shark, Ku-kama-ulu-nui-akea, whose body was thrown up into the Milky Way….and on and on. Kaulu was a pesky fellow.

On Maui he was known as the "Breadfruit Boy" because as a young boy he uprooted his father's breadfruit saplings as a prank. Kaulu was severely punished for this major transgression. He was set adrift from Makaiwa Beach, south of where the Hyatt Regency is today. Before shoving Kaulu's canoe into the sea, his father, the village chief, armed the boy with a sacred spear.

Some time later, landing in nearby Lanai, he found a community under control of evil spirits, which he chased away. Kaulu then took the sacred spear and drew a circle around the village, protecting it from further harm. Returning to Kaanapali, he was greeted with aloha. And, they say, to this day, whenever new buildings or businesses are dedicated in Hawaii, a lei of the fragrant maile vine is draped across the entrance, symbolizing the protective circle of Kaulu.

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Braddah-Nics Lexicon

STANDARD: Retro is in now.
BRADDAH-NICS: Dis old-fut stuffs so coooo.....

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STANDARD: It was so nice of you to come.
BRADDAH-NICS: Nice you went come.

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STANDARD: I believe they'll be performing.
BRADDAH-NICS: I think so they going stay play.

 

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Local Grinds

Chop Steak

Ingredients:

• 1 tray boneless chuck steak
• 2 medium round onions
• 1 tray fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp shoyu
• 1tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to preference

Procedure:

Slice your beef into thin stripes Cut your onions into stripes Wipe the mushrooms, do not rinse In a skillet pan over medium heat, add the vegetable oil When oil is hot enough, add the beef to the pan Brown the beef til until all liquids are gone Add the garlic powder, salt and pepper, oyster sauce, and shoyu Stir evenly Add the onions and mushrooms Let cook for 2-3minutes and turn heat off. Close skillet with cover and let the steam cook.

 

Cucumber with Dressing

Ingredients:

• 1 cucumber
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp relish (optional)

Procedure:

Peel the cucumber to your preference Cut into thin slices In a small bowl, add the mayonnaise Stir mayonnaise until it gets creamy Add in the ketchup and stir well

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