Reckoning with a rising cost of living in the most expensive U.S. state
How much does it really cost to live in Hawaiʻi, why, and is there anything we can do about it?
MAUI TIMES’ JANUARY EVENTS CALENDAR
BIG GIGS 2022 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS - January 5-9. This will be Maui’s 24th year hosting the championship golf event, featuring only winners from the PGA Tour. For ticket and event information, go online. The Plantation Course at Kapalua (200 Plantation Club...
Pickleball Rising on Maui, But Are There Enough Places to Play?
Seventy-seven-year-old Ron Lau’s days of surfing and diving for volleyballs at Kanaha Beach are over. The Haiku resident’s knees and other joints just can’t handle the strain. Still, he craves the thrill of competition and the camaraderie of sports.Now, he’s a...
The Mana of a Market
How the Hāna Farmers Market became the piko of the town, reinvigorating self-reliance and kokua in East Maui as food security waned throughout the county
Maui’s fight to stave off evictions
Nearly $17 million of the county’s $36 million dollar emergency rental assistance fund has been spent. Is it keeping Maui residents housed? Since the statewide eviction moratorium ended in August, 42 eviction lawsuits have been filed against tenants in Maui County...