People ask me if they should back up their computer using hard drives and what device should they use. Well, Bucko, you have three choices based on price, space and speed. You can buy a 14-terabyte external hard drive (which looks like a book) for under $200. This plugs into any USB ...
Stand Up Maui (SUM) has received a $20,000 grant from the Cooke Foundation to create a comprehensive list of affordable housing projects and launch a communications campaign to highlight Maui County’s housing crisis — and solutions to resolve it. SUM calls the project The Scorecard. ...
Remove the Sugar Cane Train’s tracks and signals The Sugar Cane Train is — allegedly — bankrupt. Maybe it will again at Christmas and do the Kaanapali run? Either way, I just wonder how long it will take until the tracks and lights at the main intersections south of there ...
According to the Blue Planet Foundation, transportation accounts for almost two-thirds of Hawaii’s fossil fuel use. It’s also one of the highest contributors to the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. When it comes to ground transportation, nearly 70 percent of Hawaii’s ...
Comments sought on Managed Retreat Maui residents have seen how Climate Change and Sea Level Rise have and are affecting Maui’s valuable shorelines. To those who call the shoreline home and/or have experienced accelerated changes to our valued beaches, your perspective and input ...
According to the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, our state just took a big step toward resolving its longstanding doctor shortage with the adoption of Senate Bill 674. Two prominent medical experts will explain why at a luncheon on Thursday, July 27, at the Maui Arts & Cultural ...
Developer making a mess of Hui Road H (The following letter was sent to county officials.) Without permits or permission, Developer Brown continues to make a ridiculous mess of the right of way along Hui Road H. What is the plan the county is employing to prevent this muck from ...
A new report by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) assesses the current state of housing in Hawaii, and there are some ugly truths. Available for review at https://uhero.hawaii.edu/the-hawaii-housing-factbook/, “The Hawaii Housing Factbook” concludes: ...
Support speed bumps on Lahainaluna Road Every year our West Maui County Council representative Tamara Paltin allocates funds in the budget for pedestrian improvements for the West Side. This year there are funds earmarked for speed bumps on Lahainaluna Road. In May, a young ...
Today, I’m going to make your life much easier. We’ll be able to find your documents and open them faster than watching paint dry. Remember in one of my recent issues that you can color tag a file? By opening up the Finder and scrolling down to the bottom, you can see a variety ...