
The Outsider
Maui’s Police Department has a public trust problem. It’s been plagued with attrition, rocked by internal disputes, and faulted for its lack of transparency. New Maui Police Chief John Pelletier says he will fight to bring change.
Maui’s Police Department has a public trust problem. It’s been plagued with attrition, rocked by internal disputes, and faulted for its lack of transparency. New Maui Police Chief John Pelletier says he will fight to bring change.
How much does it really cost to live in Hawaiʻi, why, and is there anything we can do about it?
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
The county spent over $1 million on playground improvements in South Maui in 2021 and the trend is continuing. “It is kind of astounding how much they cost, you could build an entire home with that.”
Is Maui destined to rely on imports to build its homes or do local materials stand a chance?
Up a steep driveway in Kīpahulu, past fruit trees and dense jungle, outcroppings of bamboo begin to appear, stitched into the mountainside. Dusky black stalks and tea-green shoots adorn the landscape at Whispering Winds, a 230-acre farm cooperative where Rich von Wellsheim has been growing bamboo for nearly two decades.
Maui lei makers preserve the authenticity of lei made from their surroundings while hotels import purple orchids by the thousands.