Maui Time Weekly

Maui Time Weekly (also known as Maui Time Magazine, Maui Time, and the Maui Times) is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in the county of Maui, state of Hawaii. The newspaper is owned mostly by its publisher, Tommy Russo.

Maui Time

Type	Alternative weekly
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Tommy Russo
Publisher	Tommy Russo
Editor	Anthony Pignataro
Founded	1997
Headquarters	16 S. Market St.#2K Wailuku, Hawaii, HI 96793 United States
Circulation	18,000
Website	mauitimes.news

Maui Time Weekly was launched in 1997. It serves all of Maui, and is distributed every Thursday. The paper has remained independently owned and operated throughout its existence.

History

Offices of Maui Time Weekly at 33 North Market Street.

In 1997, Tommy Russo and Mark D'Antonio founded the Maui Time a free bi-weekly newsprint magazine. The two founders were from Chico, California and performed together in the band Sunset Red.

Publisher Russo grew Maui Time into a weekly publication with Maui news, community features, arts and entertainment as its focus. In 2004, the publication was admitted into the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies in 2004.

Regular features

• Regular columns with opinionated views delve into local government and politics.
• Coverage of the local music scene and inclusion of Chuck Shepherd's syndicated column, News of the Weird, are part of Maui Time's content.
• LC Watch monitors the Maui County Department of Liquor Control.
• Rob Report, by former Maui Mayoral candidate Rob Parsons, concentrates on environmental matters.
• Coconut Wireless provides a satirical, sardonic roundup of the week's events.

References

1. "Celebrating 10 Years of Independence". Maui Time Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717084243/http://www.mauitime.com/Articles-i-2007-06-28-174065.112113_Celebrating_10_Years_of_Independence.html
2. "Maui Time Weekly". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A8413

External links

• "Maui Times" Website