Holiday Book Drive
November 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009

	Address:	325 Keawe Street, Lahaina, HI 96761
	Time:	9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
	Place:	Barnes & Noble Booksellers
	Phone:	(808) 662-1300
	Come to Barnes & Noble Booksellers and donate books to children through the Book Trust!
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Lokahi Giving Project Festivities
November 27, 2008 to December 24, 2008

	Address:	1279 & 1280 South Kihei Road, Kihei, HI 96753
	Time:	10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
	Place:	Azeka Shopping Center
	Admission:	FREE
	Phone:	(808) 879-5000
	Show that you care by helping needy Maui families and individuals! Come to the Mauka Parking Lot to donate monetary donations and new, unwrapped gifts to the Lokahi Giving Project. Entertainment will be featured also.
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FirstLight: Appaloosa (R)
December 26, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	2:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R for some violence and language Genre: Romance, Western and Adaptation Cast: Ed Harris, Robert Knott, Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger, Timothy V. Murphy Directed by: Ed Harris Synopsis: When two gunmen, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, arrive in Appaloosa they find a small, dusty and lawless town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg. Bragg has not only taken supplies, horses, and women for his own, but also has left the city marshal and a deputy for dead. In Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary who raises the stakes by playing with emotions. It is now up to Cole and Hitch to stand against the actions of the renegade rancher, which have already taken their toll on the town. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Seven Pounds (PG-13)
December 26, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	5:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality Genre: Drama and Romance Cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee Directed by: Gabriele Muccino Synopsis: Ben Thomas is an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Gran Torino (R)
December 26, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	7:30 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R for language throughout and some violence Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller Cast: Clint Eastwood, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, John Carroll Lynch, Sarah Neubauer Directed by: Clint Eastwood Synopsis: Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that foul their neighborhood. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (G)
December 27, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	2:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: G Genre: Musical/Performing Arts Cast: Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu Directed by: Kenny Ortega Synopsis: High school seniors Troy and Gabriella are facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: The Tale of Despereaux (G)
December 27, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	5:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: G Genre: Kids/Family and Animation Cast: Matthew Broderick, Tracey Ullman, Ben Falcone, Emma Watson, Tony Hale Directed by: Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen Synopsis: Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books -- reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig. After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her...and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Last Chance Harvey (PG-13)
December 27, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	7:30 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: PG-13 for brief strong language Genre: Drama and Romance Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, James Brolin, Eileen Atkins Directed by: Joel Hopkins Synopsis: New Yorker Harvey Shine is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Warned by his boss that he has just one more chance to deliver, Harvey goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter's wedding but promises to be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting--or else. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, he is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate, a slightly prickly, 40-something employee of the Office of National Statistics. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother, is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another's lives. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Gomorrah (R)
December 27, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	9:30 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama Cast: Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Cantalupo, Gigio Morra, Alfonso Santagata Directed by: Matteo Garrone Synopsis: Made up of six short episodes with six main characters--all revolving around the four-sided criminality between the port of Naples, Scampia, Castelvolturno and Terzigno. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: The Duchess (PG-13)
December 28, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	2:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material Genre: Art/Foreign, Drama, Adaptation and Biopic Cast: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling Directed by: Saul Dibb Synopsis: A vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (PG-13)
December 28, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	5:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking Genre: Comedy, Drama and Romance Cast: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn Directed by: Woody Allen Synopsis: Two young American women, Vicky and Cristina, come to Barcelona for a summer holiday. Vicky is sensible and engaged to be married; Cristina is emotionally and sexually adventurous. In Barcelona, they're drawn into a series of unconventional romantic entanglements with Juan Antonio, a charismatic painter, who is still involved with his tempestuous ex-wife Maria Elena. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Doubt (PG-13)
December 28, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	7:30 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: PG-13 for thematic material Genre: Drama, Adaptation and Politics/Religion Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond Directed by: John Patrick Shanley Synopsis: It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the country, and, indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the Church and school with devastating consequences. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Changeling (R)
December 29, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	2:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R for violent and disturbing content, and language Genre: Drama and Thriller Cast: Angelina Jolie, Amy Ryan, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Riki Lindhome Directed by: Clint Eastwood Synopsis: A mother prays for the return of her kidnapped son. When her prayers are answered, however, she begins to suspect the boy who comes back is not her child. Inspired by true events that took place in Los Angeles in the 1920s. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Nothing But the Truth (R)
December 29, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	5:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R for language, some sexual material and a scene of violence Genre: Drama, Thriller and Politics/Religion Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga, Edie Falco, Alan Alda Directed by: Rod Lurie Synopsis: Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. When a special government prosecutor demands she divulge her source, she refuses and finds herself behind bars, struggling to defend the principles she has based her career upon. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Revolutionary Road (R)
December 29, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	7:30 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R for language and some sexual content/nudity Genre: Drama, Adaptation, Romance Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, David Harbour, Michael Shannon Directed by: Sam Mendes Synopsis: April and Frank Wheeler are a young, thriving couple living with their two children in a Connecticut suburb in the mid-1950s. Their self-assured exterior masks a creeping frustration at their inability to feel fulfilled in their relationships or careers. Frank is mired in a well-paying but boring office job, and April is a housewife still mourning the demise of her hoped-for acting career. Determined to identify themselves as superior to the mediocre sprawl of suburbanites who surround them, they decide to move to France where they will be better able to develop their true artistic sensibilities, free of the consumerist demands of capitalist America. As their relationship deteriorates into an endless cycle of squabbling, jealousy and recriminations, their trip and their dreams of self-fulfillment are thrown into jeopardy. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: Milk (R)
December 30, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	7:30 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R for language, some sexual content and brief violence Genre: Drama, Biopic and Politics/Religion Cast: Sean Penn, Allison Pill, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco Directed by: Gus Van Sant Synopsis: His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk's life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge. Milk's platform was and is one of hope--a hero's legacy that resonates in the here and now. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: The Wrestler (R)
December 30, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	5:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: R Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama and Sports Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Judah Friedlander, Ajay Naidu Directed by: Darren Aronofsky Synopsis: Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a 1980s-era pro wrestler, has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. In an effort to build a new life, Robinson takes a job at a deli, moves in with an aging stripper and tries to build a relationship with her son. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis, the Ayatollah, proves too tempting to resist, even if it means risking his life. For ticket and passes information click here
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FirstLight: The Visitor (PG-13)
December 30, 2008

	Address:	One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
	Time:	2:00 p.m.
	Place:	Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Castle Theater
	Phone:	(808) 572-3456
	Rated: PG-13 for brief strong language Genre: Comedy and Drama Cast: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes Directed by: Tom McCarthy Synopsis: In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek, a Syrian man, and Zainab, his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles. As the friendship between the two men deepens, the differences in culture, age and temperament fall away. After being stopped by police in the subway, Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen and held for deportation. As his situation turns desperate, Walter finds himself compelled to help his new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. When Tarek's beautiful mother Mouna arrives unexpectedly in search of her son, the professor's personal commitment develops into an unlikely romance. And it's through these new found connections with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life. For ticket and passes information click here
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Natural History

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Arts & Culture

Haliimaile General Store

Just before the entrance into the old Hali'imaile pineapple plantation village, there is a large building that once housed the old Hali'imaile Plantation Store. It was a one of the gathering places for the residents of the plantation camp and was part of a company-built complex that included a gymnasium, a dispensary, a theater, a scout meeting hall, a garage for company vehicles and business offices. It is still very much alive today as the world-famous Hali'imaile General Store Restaurant.

According to a building account prepared for Maui Agricultural Company's Pineapple Department in 1931, the Hali'imaile Plantation Store was a branch office of the company's Pa'ia Store and was run by the company. It was built in 1925, after the workers' residences were completed. The store was enlarged and extended in 1927, using cinder blocks that were made by the pineapple company. The total cost of the building and its extension, including all of the fixtures, was less than $7,500. At its height, the store had a butcher shop, a fish market and the post office inside. Customers could buy clothes and household appliances in addition to groceries.

Eventually Maui Agricultural Company evolved into Maui Pineapple Company, which took over the operation on January 1, 1947. Nine years later, according to company records, Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd., entered into a ten-year lease with the Shimoda brothers. Rent for the store, the store porch, two warehouses (one of which was a Quonset hut-style structure), a shed and the garage was $300 for the first year. The price increased for the last nine years of the lease to $600 a year. They called it the "Hali'imaile Super Market" and the equipment list accompanying the lease indicate that the butcher shop and produce department were still a part of the operations. Some old timers called it "the Superette."

After the Shimoda brothers, several people tried to make a go of it, but were never as successful.  By then, the plantation camp had become a bedroom community where people who worked for the plantation lived in the homes they had bought from Maui Land and Pineapple. The residents tended to shop at the new stores in Central Maui bypassing the old store.

At some point, the name of the struggling store was changed to the Hali'imaile General Store. This store, which existed in the late 1970's and early 1980's, is remembered mostly as a minimally stocked convenience store where one could buy a six-pack of beer, a roll of toilet paper, some snacks, or a pack of cigarettes and not much more.

The post office was eventually discontinued and the wall of postal boxes and the service window was removed and the cinderblock extension demolished. Residents of the village were serviced by the post office in Makawao.

In 1988 the building re-opened as chef Beverly Gannon's restaurant, which continues to this day.

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Local Grinds

Crock Pot Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 lb. stew beef
  
• 3 large potatoes
  
• 2 carrots
  
• 3 stalk celery
  
• 1 large onion
  
• 3 cloves of garlic
  
• 1/4 cups flour
  
• 1 teaspoon paprika
  
• 1 cup condensed beef broth
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
  
• 1 8-oz. can tomato sauce
  
  
  

Procedure:

Wash and cut potatoes into cubed pieces.
Wash, then peel and slice carrots into pieces.
Wash and cut celery into 1 inch pieces.
Minced 3 cloves of garlic.

Add cut stew beef into crock pot. Then add in potatoes and carrots. In separate bowl mix together the flower, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and paprika. Then pour over everything in crock pot. Add in the onion, celery, and minced garlic. Pour beef broth and tomato sauce over. Cook on high for about 6 - 7 hours, stirring occasionally if needed.

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