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Jon Woodhouse

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · By Jon Woodhouse

    Couplet turns wedding calamities into musical comedy (opens the original)

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    Performing as the duo Couplet, Micah O'Konis and Marnina Schon encountered an endless string of calamities when they began planning their wedding. O'Konis recalled that Schon wondered if they were "cursed because lots of bad things kept happening." First came the catastrophic Los Angeles fires, "which burned down our wedding venue," said Schon. Then there was an insect infestation, followed by a judgmental couple's therapist that all conspired to ruin their plans for a joyous celebration. "It ki

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · By Jon Woodhouse

    ‘ʻAinakea’ portrays a pivotal time in Maui’s history (opens the original)

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    Inspired by Russian author Anton Chekhov's classic "The Cherry Orchard," Maui playwright James Nevius' new play "ʻAinakea" will open Oct. 2 at ʻĪao Theater. Set in 1953, "ʻAinakea" transposes Chekhov's pre-revolutionary Russian estate to Maui during a pivotal moment in Lahaina's history. As the island's cane harvests give way to the beginnings of resort development, the play explores a community caught between a vanishing past and an uncertain new era on the eve of Hawaii statehood. "It's a stor

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · By Jon Woodhouse

    Keola Beamer pays tribute to Lahaina with new single (opens the original)

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    Set to perform alongside Henry Kapono and Jerry Santos at a special "Home in the Islands" concert Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Hawaiian music legend Keola Beamer recently paid homage to his hometown with his newly released song "Lahaina Ola Hou." Rooted in personal remembrance, he sang about quiet evenings in old Lahaina before the 2023 fire, sitting beneath the banyan tree, watching the sun disappear into the sea, reminding us that "You can tell everybody that we are still aroun

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · By Jon Woodhouse

    Maui OnStage faces lights out as ʻĪao Theater roof repaired (opens the original)

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    With Maui County budgeting approximately $3.8 million to restore the roof of the historic ʻĪao Theater, Maui's oldest stage is facing an extended curtain call. The theater is expected to go dark for several months in 2027 as major construction gets underway. "The county is going to repair the roof of the almost 100-year-old building," said Kristi Scott of Maui OnStage. "In order to do that, we'll have to shut down. We don't have a date, but we were told it would be within 2027. It's a little har

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By Jon Woodhouse

    Hōkūleʻa: The voyage that reconnected a culture (opens the original)

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    On May 1, 1976, the double-hulled ocean voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa set sail from Maui's Honolua Bay on a 2,700-mile journey to Tahiti. Guided by the stars, winds, ocean currents and other signs of nature, the crew crossed the Pacific using traditional Polynesian wayfinding techniques, without modern instruments, demonstrating the remarkable navigational knowledge that enabled ancient Polynesians to voyage thousands of miles across the open ocean. The historic voyage became a defining moment of the

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