Charlotte Rantz, 12, of Vancouver, British Columbia, tows little brother, James Rantz, on a boogie board at Makena’s Maluaka Beach last week. Dad Brian Rantz said the kids were enjoying their Maui vacation. “They’re just having a blast,” Brian said. “They’re in the water nonstop. They love Maui.”
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
More than 40 tires were taken from Les Potts’ “baseyard” in West Maui to be disposed of Saturday during the Go Green Recycle event, put on by Malama Nui Maui and Rotary of Club of Lahaina Sunset at the Lahaina Cannery Mall. Potts cleans up northwest shorelines on Maui as the makai conservation stewardship coordinator for the Pu‘u Kukui Watershed. DoomaPhotos photo
The three endangered puaiohi are carried to a chopper for transport to the Alakai Plateau below Mount Waialeale on Monday. These are the last three birds to be released back into the wild as part of a breeding project. Photo courtesy of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources
Les Potts, a 70-year-old surfer famous for riding waves at Honolua Bay, leads volunteer cleanups of the bay and other areas. DoomaPhotos photo
The endangered puaiohi were bred in captivity at the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda and at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center on Hawaii island. A bird from Olinda and two from the Big Island were flown by commercial jet and private chopper for release in the forest of Kauai on Monday. Photo courtesy of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources
Kaipo Haole of Baldwin High School pitches during the third inning of the Bears’ win over Kamehameha Maui on Tuesday afternoon. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Baldwin’s Ekolu Watanabe steals second in the fourth inning as Kamehameha Maui shortstop Nate Facuri takes the throw. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Warriors catcher Ross Panlasigui looks to home plate umpire Steve Cramer for the call after tagging out the Bears’ Damien Awai in the third inning. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
This is a 2016 photo of Manti Te’o of the San Diego Chargers NFL football team. This image reflects the San Diego Chargers active roster as of Monday, April 25, 2016 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)
Pauwela Homes features 33 single-family homes located mauka of Haiku Elementary School and the Haiku Community Center. The access roads are planned to be Pauwela Road and Pilialoha Street. Photo courtesy Kauhikoa Land, LLC
The Pauwela Homes project includes three- and four-bedroom homes on 6,900- to 11,500-square-foot house lots. Each lot comes with a 5,000-square-foot farm plot for agricultural use in a condominium-style development. Photo courtesy Kauhikoa Land, LLC