Voices of Maui

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELUDE: INTRODUCTION

AUTHOR

DAILY BLOG

Listen to the voices--more than 60 stories of descendents of Polynesian warriors and kings and queens and sugar plantation workers as well as recent 21st century... transplants who live, work and play here... ...people whose culture is built on love of the land…people who couldn’t resist moving here because their were blown away by island beauty.

"Author Norm Bezane, award-winning columnist for Lahaina News at a book signing.

It is a delightful collection of stories that are like tasty cookies. The are short, easy to digest...give an insightful perspective on living on Maui. Their stories jump from the page"--Maui Physician

BOOKS SIGNINGS

Various, Fridays at 6 Ka'anapali Beach Hotel Tiki Bar--free hula show

FEATURING

Entertainers and Entrepreneurs, including Willie K and George Keomoku.

Hawaiians and their Culture, Ed Lindsey and Pua Lindsey, Clifford Nao'ele and Charles Maxwell.

Community Leaders, including Jo Anne Johnson and Angus and Joan McKelvey.Queen Lilioukilani and her battle to keep preserve the monarchy.

Others featured include Entertainer Rudy Aquino; cultural specialists Hokulani Holt and Hinano Rodrigues; Activist Bumpy Kanahele; Minister David Kapaku; Concierge Malihini Heath; Community Leaders Theo Morrison, Jerry Kunitomo, Keoki Freeland, Roselle Bailey, Gordon C. Cockett and Elle Cochran; Legislator and Mike Victorino; Artist Andrea Razzauti; Talk show host Nick Nikhilananda; surf shop owner Wayno Cochran; author Barbara Sharp ; food critic Helen Reed; security officer Kekoa Mowat; and Old Lahaina Luau’s Jamie Debrunner and Dale Sorensen, a bar tender who has made 400,000 mai tais

Your book to me represents.a “time in history” as told by Maui’s own. Generations from now, your book will be studied by students of history.” Lori Ululani Sabas, Cultural Advisor, Ka’ananapi Beach Hotel, named “the most hawaiian hotel” by cultural group

“It is wonderful to have voices recorded in print with lovely photographs for posterity.” Roselle Bailey, sister of late Ed Lindsey recognized as a treasure of Maui by County Council