January 18
Better Balance, Personally
and Professionally
"Better
Balance, Personally and Professionally" will be offered
Wednesday, January 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m.at the Maui
County Business Resource Center (MCBRC) across from IHOP
in the Maui Mall. Gain balance by becoming more aware
of personal obstacles, professional blocks, and what may
be draining your energy. Using Coach U's assessment tool,
called "Clean Sweep Program," a self-assessment
test focusing on four business categories will be offered:
physical environment, well-being, money and relationships.
Instructor Susan Kim is a personal and professional life
coach with a master's degree in communications. The course
is free of charge, however seating is limited and reservations
are suggested. For further information, call the Maui
County Business Resource Center at 873-8247. Attendees
are asked to bring their own lunches.
January 19
Your County with Mayor Alan
Arakawa State of the County Address
The
Thursday, Jan. 12 live broadcast of Maui County Mayor
Alan Arakawa’s public access television show, "Your
County with Mayor Alan Arakawa," will be re-broadcast
on AKAKU Channel 53 on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. and
again on Friday, Jan. 20at 8 a.m.
The program is broadcast coverage of the Mayor's annual
State of the County address.
The hour-long program will discuss housing, water issues,
environmental concerns, the homeless camp at Kahului breakwater
and many other topics affecting residents of Maui County.
"Your County with Mayor Alan Arakawa," is produced
twice monthly. For further information, call 270-7710.
January 20
Kiwanis Club of South Maui
The
Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday
morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping
Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast
is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189
or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
OH, Ranger! 90 years of
Haleakala National Park
Join
Ranger Dominic Cardea on Friday, Jan. 20 for an insightful
look at 90 years of Haleakala National Park, why some
rangers carry guns, where entrance fees go, and what about
those "urban legends" of the park? Find these
answers, and bring your questions to the Pukalani Tavares
Community Center poolside room at 7p.m. Free, sponsored
by the Friends of Haleakala National Park. For more info,
call 878-8015 or e-mail fhnp@earthlink.net
January 24
Maui Talks TV
Nik-Hil
Productions, in association with Harold William Peltz
Entertainment, announces the eighty-fifth edition of
MAUI TALKS-TV, a live, public-affairs, call-in talk
show, on Akaku: Maui Community Television.
The live broadcast of the Tuesday, Jan. 17 show will be
rebroadcast on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. on Channel 53,
and again the following Wednesday morning, Jan. 25 at
7:15 a.m.
MAUI TALKS-TV is a weekly, one-hour Public Affairs talk
show, hosted by Nikhilananda, which is broadcast live
every other Tuesday evening. This show is
then repeated the following Tuesday evening and again
the next Wednesday morning. During the live taping, members
of the community are invited and encouraged to telephone
into the show at 873-3430, (888-577-6240 on Molokai and
Lanai) and comment upon various issues of the day.
For further information, you may contact the producers
at 572-USUS(8787) or e-mail at s.nikhilananda2@gte.ne
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January 25
Starting a Business in Maui County
"Starting
a Business in Maui County " will be presented on Wednesday,
January 25 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Maui County Business
Resource Center (MCBRC) across from IHOP in the Maui Mall.
The free workshop includes a lecture by Small Business Advocate
Anna K. Ribucan of the County of Maui Office of Economic
Development. This seminar covers general information and
requirements for starting a business in Maui County. Handouts,
websites and other helpful information included. Seating
is limited and reservations are suggested. For further information,
call the Maui County Business Resource Center at 873-8247.
Attendees are asked to bring their own lunches.
January 27 Family
Night Under The Stars
Join award-winning
astronomy writer and teacher Harriet Witt and her telescope
in experiencing the magic of the night sky in Ma‘alaea
Friday, Jan. 27, 7 – 9 p.m.
Learn star names, constellations and the zodiac. Look through
a telescope at the rings of Saturn, the rust on Mars, and
newly-forming stars. Telling time by the sky and Polynesian
celestial navigation will also be covered.
Witt has been teaching astronomy since 1980 and offering
astronomy-as-entertainment at Maui resort hotels since 1990,
and teaching Making Friends With the Night Sky classes at
MCC since 1992.
Dress warmly and bring a flashlight, blanket and mosquito
repellent.
$10 each donation for adults, $5 for folks too young to
drive.
Limited to 30 people – first come, first served.
WHERE TO MEET: Haycraft Park at the end of Hau'ole St. in
Ma‘alaea. Once the group meets there is a 300 foot
walk along the beach to the viewing spot. Park on the street
outside the lot. Do not park in the parking lot at end,
as the gates are locked early.
For more info, email Harriet at harriet@passengerplanet.com
January 28
PANDORA'S SEED: GMOs in Hawai`i
Nei
GMO-Free
Maui invites you to the World Premiere of PANDORA'S SEED:
GMOs in Hawai`i Nei…
… the first documentary film to present the startling
facts about Hawai`i's role in one of the most challenging
issues of our time.
Saturday Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Iao Theater, Market St.,
Wailuku.
MC’d by Mahealani Ventura Oliver
Live music, pupus & fabulous raffle prizes! Free admission.
Raffle Donations by: Mountain Slope Water (filtration systems);
Air Maui (helicopter ride); Dragon's Den; Maui Child Toys
& Books; Holiday & Co.; Groden Gallery; Roy's; Viewpoints
Gallery; Stopwatch; Makawao Garden Café; MALA Ocean
Tavern; Real Food Club; Ohana Hale Chiropractic; Penne Pasta;
International Pony Rubs; Ola Ha Holistic Health... and many
more! Donations will be accepted. For more info, visit www.gmofreemaui.com,
call (808) 572-5831, or e-mail gmofreemaui@hawaii.rr.com.
January 29
9th Life Hawai‘ii Free
Mass Spay/Neuter
9th
Life Hawai‘i, Maui's only non-profit, No-Kill Cat
Rescue and Sanctuary, will be offering free mass cat spaying
and neutering for feral and companion cats.
Mass spaying/neutering will take place once each month.
To make an appointment
or for information, pleae call 572-3499. Donations welcome.
February 28
Making
Friends With The Night Sky
Astronomy
class with Harriet Witt.
Stretch out on your back and make friends with stars, planets,
constellations and the zodiac. Look through a telescope
at lava flows on our moon, Saturn's rings, and stars being
born. Let the stars show you the date, time, and where you
are on Earth
First class on Maui Community College campus, others on
Maalaea beach.
Four Tuesdays beginning Feb. 28, 7– 9 p.m., $89 tuition.
Harriet Witt is a two-time international award-winning science
writer, an associate member of the national Honorary Science
Research Society, Sigma Xi, and is with the National Astronomical
League Speakers' Bureau.
To register, call MCC at 984-3231. For more info, visit
Harriet online at www.passenger
planet.com or e-mail harriet@passengerplanet.com.
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