There's trouble in paradise. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants Hawaii's island of Maui to forgo legislative measures to keep sleeping homeless people off the sidewalks and from relieving themselves in public. That's right.  The ACLU thinks people have a constitutional right to drop their pants and let go in front of other people. The bills are about public health, according to Maui County mayor Alan Arakawa. But they are also arguably about protecting the critical tourist industry, which welcomes more than two million visitors annually to Hawaii's second largest island.  The great majority of Maui's tourists come from Canada and the United States mainland to the mountains-and-beaches isle with a population of 155,000. Why should travelers who shell out thousands of dollars in airfare, hotels, and meals in order to enjoy a slice of paradise be forced to see homeless people use public spaces as open latrines and...(Read Full Post)