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Thai entrepreneur pushing insects as snack of the future

BANGKOK (AP) — They are sold in bags like salted peanuts, or tubes like stacked potato chips, but these crunchy morsels on the shelves of Thai convenience stores and supermarkets stand apart from the snack food crowd. The bugs — baked, not fried — could be the next big thing in tasty ...

Wall Street Journal Best-sellers

FICTION 1. “Dog Man: Fetch-22” by Dav Pilkey(Graphix) 2. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) 3. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 4. “The Guardians” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 5. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne) 6. “Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix) 7. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition” by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine) 8. “The Institute” by Stephen King (Scribner) 9. “Criss ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1919 — The “Three Musketeers,” as the revenue agents in Honolulu facetiously dubbed the three Makawao wine makers arrested recently for selling liquor, were each fined $100 and costs. 75 Years Ago 1944 — A group of five enlisted men and one officer has saved the government approximately $19,000 through its work on Maui. The men of the Army Quartermaster Corps tailor shop have averaged more than $1,000 a week in savings by repairing damaged clothing and other cloth articles. 50 Years Ago 1969 — The Maui County Council, Boy Scouts of America, is observing its ...

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, ...

For the love of the community

If generosity creates a ripple effect, then Jimmy and Honey Bun Haynes have made a lot of ripples. Over the years, the couple has given their time and resources to more worthy causes than they can count. It’s a long list of beneficiaries. Among them: Hospice Maui, Maui Food Bank, ...

Positive thinking can be a learning process

Do you consider yourself an optimist? If yes, researchers from Harvard, Boston University and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System have great news for you: They have shown a link between optimism and longer life expectancy. In fact, the research participants that were most optimistic lived 10 to 15 percent longer and had a 50 to 70 percent chance of reaching age 85! Optimists tend to look favorably on life and the future. They not only are more likely to expect positive outcomes, but also tend to look for and find opportunities in negative situations. But what if you or your ...