First photo: Lahaina firefighter Michael Howe is congratulated after sinking a half-court shot during a break in Monday’s Maui Jim Maui Invitational game between Iowa State and Arizona to win 50,000 Starwood points. Tournament organizers said Howe was the first person to make the half-court shot in the six years and roughly 70 games the promotion has been running at the Maui Invitational tournament. Arizona defeated Iowa State, 71-66, on the first day of the tournament at the Lahaina Civic Center. The second day of the three-day tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. with the first of four nationally televised games on the day’s slate. The championship game is set for noon Wednesday, earlier than usual for the tournament. For more information on the tournament, see Sports.
Second photo: Duke’s mascot reacts as a team booster misses a shot during a promotion during a timeout in the second half of the Blue Devil’s Maui Jim Maui Invitational opening-round game against San Diego State on Monday afternoon at the Lahaina Civic Center. The nation’s No.1 ranked men’s college team defeated the Aztecs, 90-64, to move to 16-0 all time in the annual preseason tournament on Maui.
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, greets supporters, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Honolulu. Hirono defeated Republican Ron Curtis to win a second term. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
Maui attorney Lance Collins holds the Hawaii Judiciary’s 2018 Pro Bono Award during a ceremony last month. He’s joined by Associate Supreme Court Justice Michael Wilson (from left), Lawyers for Equal Justice founding attorney Victor Geminiani and Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald.
Deputy Prosecutor Richard Minatoya addresses the Hawaii Supreme Court in the Baldwin Auditorium in Wailuku in August 2017, when the high court heard a Molokai drunken-driving appeal as part of the Judiciary’s Courts in the Community outreach program. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
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Taking Care of Tutu team members Ralph Thomas (from left), James Tolley and Meg Obenauf admire their winnings after taking first place in the Maui Economic Development Board’s annual Startup Weekend in Kihei on Sunday. Nearly 30 participants came to pitch their ideas and develop them into practical business plans over the course of 54 hours. Taking Care of Tutu is the brainchild of Obenauf, an estate planning attorney who wanted to help older clients pay for nursing homes without having to use up all their life savings. Maui Economic Development Board photo