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fannie — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Fragile Paradise: The Impact of Tourism on Maui, 1959-2000

shonka — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Fragile Paradise: The Impact of Tourism…
by: Mansel G. Blackford

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With its white sandy beaches, lush green uplands, and near-perfect weather, the Hawaiian island of Maui is more than a picture postcard: it is a multi-million-dollar tourist attraction that repeatedly has been voted “best island in the world” by Conde Nast Traveler readers. Consider, then, the bumper sticker seen on residents’ cars in recent years: “If it’s tourist season, why can’t we shoot them?” From its modest beginnings in the prewar era, tourism has become the most important segment of Maui’s economy since the 1970s. But as Mansel Blackford shows, it is also a devil’s bargain. By switching the island’s income base from sugar cane to condos, tourism has offered a solution to economic problems but has also placed an unanticipated strain on Maui’s infrastructure and made unexpected demands of its residents. Now as roads and sewers have reached their limits and escalating property values have ousted long-timers, the growth of the “visitor industry” has forced the people of Maui to make difficult choices about the future development of their island. Fragile Paradise chronicles the growth-and the growing pains-of the tourist economy on Maui. Blackford takes us into the heart of this island paradise to reveal the complexity of economic and environmental issues, especially as perceived by Maui’s residents over the past four decades. He examines issues surrounding land-use policies, water development, electrical power generation, and transportation-particularly the controversy over the expansion of the Kahului Airport. He then shows how these issues came together in the development of two communities: the booming resort area of South Maui and the agricultural Upcountry Maui. Blackford also reveals the human side of tourism, through interviews with islanders representing both sides of the growth issue. Blackford’s study shows how people living on a far western American frontier view their economic and physical environments and how they have sought to shape them. By addressing a number of crucial issues, from race and ethnicity to “quality of life” environmentalism, it offers a microcosm of the tourism industry that has implications for other travel destinations and for the economic future of the Pacific Rim.

The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love

falan — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The Naked Brain: How the Emerging…
by: Richard Restak M.D.

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Consider a world in which

Marketers use brain scans to determine consumer interest in a product

Politicians use brain-image-based profiles to target voters

A test could determine your suitability for a job or to whom you will be romantically attracted

Far from science fiction, this neurosocietya society in which brain science influences every aspect of daily lifeis already here.

Innovative researchers and cutting-edge technology, like brain imaging and brain scanning devices, have revolutionized our understanding of how we process information, communicate, trust, sympathize, and love. However, scientists and doctors are not the only ones interested in the naked brain; advertisers, politicians, economists, and others are using the latest findings on the human brain to reshape our lives, from the bedroom to the boardroom.

Despite the potential benefits, theres obvious peril in the promise. Richard Restak explores the troubling moral and legal dilemmas that arise from corporate and political applications of this new brain research. Someday we may live in a world where our choices, our professional and personal prospects, even our morals and ethics will be controlled by those armed with an elite understanding of the principles of neuroscience.

Eye-opening and provocative, The Naked Brain is a startling look at the impact such unprecedented access to our most secret thoughts and tendencies will have on all of us.

In The Naked Brain, bestselling author Richard Restak explores how the latest technology and research have exposed the brain and how we think, feel, remember, and socialize in unprecedented and often surprising ways. Now that knowledge is being used by doctors, advertisers, politicians, and others to influence and revolutionize nearly every aspect of our daily lives.

Restak is our guide to this neurosociety, a brave new world in which brain science influences our present and will even more tangibly shape our future. Citing social trends, shifts in popular culture, the rise and fall of products in the public favor, even changes in the American vernacular, The Naked Brain is an illuminating and often troubling investigation of the impending opportunities and dangers being created by the neuroscience revolution, and a revelation for anyone who ever wondered why they prefer Coke over Pepsi or Kerry over Bush.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Complete Maui, Molokai and Lanai Guidebook

sabriel — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The Complete Maui, Molokai and Lanai…
by: B. Sangwan; David Russ

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This is positively, unequivocally the best travel guide to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai yet written and published: the only guidebook you’ll ever need for these islands. It explores every corner of each of these islands, remote and well-trodden, well known sights and hidden treasures alike – from the plush resorts of Kapalua, Kaanapali and Wailea to the quaint, colorful towns of Makawao and Paia; from the lush, picturesque “Road to Hana” to the 10,023-foot rooftop of Maui, Mt Haleakala; from the eerie “Garden of the Gods” on the island of Lanai to the sheer cliffs of Kalaupapa on Molokai. And, yes, all the golden beaches of the Kihei-Makena coast and the tourist haunts of historic Lahaina are there, too, as well as Kaupo and other little nuggets along the gravel roads. The book also has 17 superb, easy-to-follow maps, over 600 practical information listings for accommodations, restaurants, events, tours, recreation, beaches, hiking trails, golf courses and general tourist information, and hundreds of web addresses. Also included are a glossary of Hawaiian words and illustrationss of Hawaiian flowers and fish. And all this in a handy, easy-to-carry volume.

Westin Ka&’anapali Ocean Villas – View From Room # 5416 – Maui – Hawaii

falk — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000