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Your best bet for a pest-free Christmas tree is locally grown

By Dec. 3, near the end of the shipping season, 93,000 Christmas trees had arrived in Hawaii, according to Chris Kishimoto, Oahu-based entomologist with the state Department of Agriculture. The trees will be adorned with ornaments and shelter packages in time for Christmas, but the ...

DeLima Ohana to perform in Lahaina on Thursday

The DeLima Ohana is set to perform from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday as part of the free Hawaiian Music Series featured on the front lawn of the Baldwin Home Museum at the corner of Front and Dickenson streets in Lahaina. The DeLima Ohana is composed of Kalenaku DeLima, Kapena DeLima and Leolani ...

Maui Pops Orchestra kicks off season this weekend

The Maui Pops Orchestra 2019-2020 season begins Sunday with its annual Holiday Pops concert, this year featuring the return of jazz pianist/conductor David Benoit, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and vocalist Sara Gazarek, whose album “Thirsty Ghost” is a 2020 Grammy Award nominee for ...

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Pet of the Week

From teen mom to fashionista, Krystal is all grown up. Looking for a stylish new sidekick? Then you should meet me, Krystal (Cat #152A)! I’m a fun-loving 1-year-old that’s ready to finally have a place to call home. I was brought to the shelter back in April with my kittens, who have all ...

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and then return to Israel. But in recent years a new form of tourism has taken ...