First photo: A partially eclipsed moon (far left) rises above the twinkling lights of Upcountry Maui, as seen from Maui Veterans Highway.
Second photo: The moon takes on a blood-red hue over Maui during the lunar eclipse at around 7 p.m. Sunday. Visible from North and South America and parts of Europe, the “wolf moon” phenomenon occurred as the moon passed through Earth’s shadow, and sunlight scattering off the Earth’s atmosphere turned the moon a blood red. The entire eclipse took more than three hours with the moon completely bathed in Earth’s shadow for about an hour.
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County Council Member Tamara Paltin, a longtime county lifeguard who now holds the West Maui residency seat, speaks at the West Maui Taxpayers Association’s annual meeting on Thursday. Paltin later said that she hoped to see rescue tubes at more places along the northern coastline, where numerous people have been swept into the ocean by big surf. The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo
Colin Yamamoto, retired Maui Fire Department battalion chief, appeared at the West Maui Taxpayers Association’s annual meeting at the Lahaina Civic Center on Thursday to discuss efforts to install more rescue tubes along beaches. Yamamoto said that three Rotary clubs in West Maui have signed an agreement with the county to install and maintain tubes at several West Maui beaches. The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo
Justin Reynolds and Lauren Fedak share a laugh after their wins at the Maui Oceanfront Marathon on Sunday in Lahaina. The Maui News / ROBERT COLLIAS photos
Justin Reynolds meets up with his family — wife Lindsay and sons Carter, 5, and Hudson, 3 — after winning the Maui Oceanfront Marathon on Sunday.
State Department of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto outlines her vision for Hawaii schools during a meeting at Pomaikai Elementary School in 2017. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
A pile of rescue tubes is shown during an installation in South Maui in 2017. The rescue tube project is expanding to several West Maui beaches, providing an extra measure of safety for beaches located a significant distance away from the nearest emergency response. The Maui News /MATTHEW THAYER photo