blog assignment #17- Halloween

My favorite part about halloween was in Lahaina we would shut down front st. and the whole town was like a mini less crazy mardi gras. It used to be a lot of fun the streets would fill with people and the store owners and lease holders of the buildings along front street would throw beads and candy. And they would set up haunted houses and lots of other things the stores would set up to promote the store. One of the best parts is everyone on the island would come down so its one big party that did get a little out of control. But the year after I left the island the old rich people who didn't like the noise or the people walking past there homes decided to petition the county and get the street to where it has to stay open and people cant gather like they did. I think they ruined halloween for everyone just because they don't like a little noise one night out of the year. We retain a few great traditions that made Maui the great tight knit community I love and we need to hold on to those few traditions and not let a few of the big home owners that barley live in that house a month out of the year, Ruin the fun for everyone. Ive already seen the big rich people who have no connection or love for the place dictate what happens in the community because there the ones with money and they are ruining it. So dont let this happen to halloween like it did too many other great island traditions.