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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’’ by Charlie Mackesy (Harperone) 2. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books) 3. “Golden in Death” by J.D. Robb (St. Martin’s Press)” 4. “Snug” by Catana Chetwynd (Andrews McMeel) 5. “Crooked River” by Preston/Child (Grand Central Publishing) 6. “Lost” by Patterson/Born (Little. Brown) 7. “Strange Planet” by Nathan W. Pyle (William Morrow Gift) 8. “The Guardians’’ by John Grisham (Doubleday) 9. “The Dutch House’’ by Ann Patchett (Harper) 10. “When You See ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1920 — The influenza epidemic has not spread in alarming degree in any of the districts outside of Wailuku, but aside from the “flu,” Wailuku district is now having a little epidemic of chickenpox and measles. 75 Years Ago 1945 — Plans have been completed for the construction of a 14-room hotel with private baths, to be constructed at Kepaniwai in Iao Valley, it was announced Friday by John G. Duarte, owner. It will be built after the war. 50 Years Ago 1970 — A message from Pres. Richard Nixon was one of a number of letters, telegrams and night wires ...

Thrift Stores

The following is a listing of nonprofit organizations that sell an assortment of used and donated goods. For changes or new listings, call 242-6335. • Goodwill Retail Thrift Store, 250 Alamaha St., Ste. N-9, Kahului, 442-8989, Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Clothing, household goods, electronics, collectibles, toys and more. • Habitat for Humanity, Maui’s ReStore, 1162 Lower Main St., Wailuku, 242-1140, Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Furniture, new and used building materials. • Kala Iki Thrift Store, Kula Hospital, 204 Kula Highway, Kula, ...

Greens never better

WAIEHU — Early on a sunny Wednesday recently, Waiehu Golf Course Superintendent Todd Allen and his crew race to finish their morning duties before a wave of golfers overtakes them on the back nine. Some groups bearing down are sixsomes made up of Maui retirees in their 70s and 80s, while ...

Importance of hand-washing: A tale of two diseases

The recent attention to the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus serves as an excellent reminder that simple actions can positively impact healthy adults as well as vulnerable populations, such as older adults, infants, children, and those with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems. The most basic defense is proper hand-washing. For the coronavirus, the CDC recommends residents to wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Hand-washing is critical not only in minimizing the spread of ...

Native American poet, filmmaker to present talk at UH-Maui College

The University of Hawaii-Maui College will host award-winning poet, writer, editor and filmmaker Allison Hedge Coke for a presentation titled “Measuring Up” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in ‘Ike Le‘a 144. The event is free and open to the public. Hedge Coke will discuss a movement for ...