There’s a panging sensation at the back of my eyeballs, whenever I must suppress my misty pride for Wailuku’s Market Street. Sure it’s home to MauiTime, but it’s the composite of our cooler-than-cool neighbors that make this place so gosh-darned special. Daytime strolls may best capture the street’s sunny charm, but for one night a month—when the sun dips low and traffic is stopped—Market Street proves why it’s the best host for full-effect First Friday fare. July’s festivities celebrate a special second-birthday for purveyors of HI-style hip, Maui Thing. Their Summer Line will make its grand debut down the catwalk, while…

“People worry about me living alone, but I’m very happy. I don’t need anyone to take care of me. Just drop food off,”101-year old Florence Hasegawa cheerfully tweeted yesterday from her twitter account: @GrandmaFlorence.  After reading through her recent tweets, all honest, upbeat, and interesting, I myself feel inclined to drop some food off. But I also get the feeling that she has a lot of loved-ones already doing just that. Grandma Florence is the inspiration for Pat Hasegawa’s “My Mama Monologues,” which will be showing in the McCoy Studio …

Lately, it seems busty blondes or a shirtless Taylor Lautner are the only fail-proof ways to pop out a box-office hit. However, back in the day, as anyone who’s ever seen “Shakespeare in Love” would know, a yappy dog and a clown was the go-to equation for a crowd-pleaser. Well, “Sylvia,” to be performed this month by B.E.T. (Bare Essential Theater), involves both a dog named Sylvia, and the principal of my old high school. Sounds like a recipe for success to me. The script is …

So many options for scaring the kids this month at the Iao Theatre courtesy of the Maui Onstage group. Starting with First Friday, October 2 bring the kids down at 6pm for the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, also known as the headless horseman story, its FREE!
Later in the month of Rocktober Cathy Collins and Jeffrey Gere are presenting ‘Obake Stories’. Man if some good local creepy ghost legends don’t freak you out then nothing will! Scare the pants off the kids for $10 at the Iao Theater on October 17, …