Daily Archives: April 3rd, 2009
Maui Mac Users group
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If you are on Maui and a Mac person (or wanna be) here is the place to go.
Na Wai Eha users urged to apply for state permits
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WAILUKU - The state Commission on Water Resource Management is asking users of the four streams that make up Na Wai Eha in Central Maui to apply for a permit by April 30 if they want to continue diverting surface water.
COUNTY / IN BRIEF
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KIHEI BEAUTIFICATION DAY SEEKING HELPERS
KIHEI - Volunteers are welcome to join beautification projects Saturday morning on the north side of the Kihei Small Boat Ramp and at Kamaole Point.
The project starts at 8:30 a.m., with volunteers assembling near the boat ramp off of South Kihei Road to spread mulch on a coastal heritage trail, said Bob Richardson of the Kihei Community Association.
47 laid off at Zippy’s in Kahului
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KAHULUI - Kahului Zippy's has laid off 47 workers less than a year after it opened its first Maui restaurant in August, officials have confirmed.
On Wednesday, a spokeswoman said the layoffs were the result of "adjustments in business levels."
The ongoing recession and downturn in tourism have caused numerous businesses to lay off employees or reduce their working hours.
Wild things
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WAILUKU - Scientists have discovered what they believe is a new plant species found only in East Maui's Ko'olau Forest Reserve and documented several plant species thought to be near extinction, the Nature Conservancy reported this week.
"We set out to document rare plants in areas not known to have much human presence . . .
Store workers scared, hurt in confrontation
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WAILUKU - Kihei Safeway employees testified they were scared and shaking after confrontations with three Kihei men turned violent early Monday as the employees tried to stop suspected shoplifters from leaving the store.
"My adrenalin was rushing, but at the same time I was really shaking," said Jonathan Laloulu, who works at night as a stocker at the store in Piilani Village Shopping Cente.