Bob Shallit: Investors win $275,000 judgment against Folsom film producers (T...
Investors have received a $275,000 legal judgment against Redwood Palms Pictures, a one-time darling of the Sacramento area's independent film business. Kaho?ohalahala clashes with plaintiff nominees (The Maui News)
WAILUKU - After saying he could be objective in voting on nominees who were in the process of suing him, Maui County Council Member Sol Kaho'ohalahala went on to vote against the appointments of John Ornellas to the Lanai Planning Commission and Ron McOmber to the Liquor Control Adjudication Board. Plan won?t apply to ?ministerial permits? (The Maui News)
WAILUKU - Bureaucrats reviewing routine plumbing and electrical permits won't have to consult the Countywide Policy Plan, but County Council members did take steps Thursday to better define what kind of permits will. 250 Baht Japanese Buffet!! At Nishiki Japanese Restaurant (Thaipr.net)
Lunch and Dinner the show is on ?.Grab a seat! Buy one Lunch or Dinner Buffet at 648 Baht net and the second one for only 250 Baht net at Nishiki Japanese Restaurant of Radisson Hotel Bangkok. Valid u Councilors put a cap on trips in tough times (The Maui News)
WAILUKU - Maui County Council members spent a total of $116,090 on travel last year, including trips to lobby the Legislature in Honolulu, meetings with council members from other counties and conferences on the Mainland. Flowering Quince's blooms outrace leaves (San Francisco Chronicle)
There is a category of shrubs and trees that produce flowers before the leaves arrive in early spring, creating a wonderful tableau of bloom and branch. One of my favorites is Chaenomeles speciosa, commonly called Flowering Quince. Native to China and Japan,... Council sends policy plan back to committee (The Maui News)
WAILUKU - The Maui County Council came close to passing the 2030 General Plan's Countywide Policy Plan on Friday, but instead decided to send it back for further additions. Council panel defers action on cell phone ban proposal (The Maui News)
WAILUKU - In the closest of votes, the Maui County Council's Committee of the Whole on Thursday decided to hold off on a bill that would require drivers to put down their cell phones while behind the wheel. 20 papers pulled; two file to become official candidates (The Maui News)
WAILUKU - It's been a little more than two weeks since Maui County, state and federal candidates could either make their runs official or publicly dip their toes into the campaign pool for the September primary and November general elections. Aboitiz Transport buys two vessels to hike fleet capacity (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
MANILA, Philippines - Months after the sinking of one of its vessels, Aboitiz Transport System Corp. (ATSC) on Tuesday said it purchased two vessels in a move to increase the capacity of its SuperFerry fleet and to boost the growth of its logistics arm.
