I met a lady shopping at the market recently. She was complaining that food prices are exorbitant on Maui. I asked her where she was from. The answer: North Platte, Nebraska.
I suggested that she should promote tourism to North Platte because food prices there are so low. I don't know if tourists will flock to North Platte because of low food prices, but I do know tourists are here despite the prices.
(Letter published in The Maui News Dec. 30, 2005, and Lahaina News Jan.5, 2005)
About Me
- Maui Blackie Gadarian
- Maui Blackie Gadarian is a living legend on the island of Maui, Hawaii. 91 year-old machinist, owner Blackie's Machine Shop - Lahaina, Blackie's Boat Yard Lahaina and Newport Beach, California. Former owner Blackie's Bar, jazz club and restaurant Lahaina 1981 to 1995. Irascible writer of pithy letters to local publications. Maui Blackie Gadarian wears his trademark orange shirt all over the United States and Europe, from the back streets of Lahaina to the jazz clubs of Paris, verandas of yacht clubs and posh restaurants and hotels.