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Keeping foods safe for all ages this holiday season

The holidays bring with them family, friends and lots of delicious foods. What we don’t want it to bring is a food-borne illnesses. While many food-related illnesses pass within a couple days, it can be a different story for older adults, young children, pregnant or nursing women, and anyone with a weakened immune system. With age, the immune system often slows or weakens. Diabetes, arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease and some medications further weaken the immune system. Age-related declines in taste, smell and sight make it more difficult to read expiration dates or identify ...

MACC marks 25 years of entertainment

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center is hosting a free celebration for the community Nov. 24 to mark 25 years of presenting performing arts on Maui. The event will start at 4 p.m. with a marching band at the entrance gates. Inside, the A&B Amphtitheater will offer activities and entertainment ...

The Schaefer International Gallery at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Uniques Gallery Gift Shop will open up Sunday instead of today due to logistical issues. The gift shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday through Dec. 20. There will be artworks from Hawaii artisans and vendors including jewelry, linens, furniture, stocking stuffers, honey, jams and sweets. The shop will also be open before Castle Theater shows and during intermissions. It will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Dec. 7. Admission is free.

Honolulu seeks to reopen war memorial as saltwater pool

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu could remake a deteriorating war memorial swimming facility into an open-circulation saltwater pool, a city report said. The city designated the “perimeter deck” plan as a preferred option for the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium in a final environmental impact ...

Ahead of the Class

To have your class, workshop or presentation included in this free listing, email its title, instructor, location, dates, start/end times, cost and brief description to currents@mauinews.com. Due to the volume of submissions, items will be listed as close as possible to their start date; if a deadline to enroll is included, the event will be listed on the Saturday before deadline. High-res digital photos, depending on quality, are used if space permits. Submissions are subject to revision and rewriting, inclusion is not guaranteed and publication does not mean programs are endorsed by ...

Pet of the Week

Are you a softy for a sweet stunner with a gaze you can get lost in? Then you have got to give me a try! My name is Quincy (Cat #5) and I’m a gentle and loving 5-year-old lady that’s been waiting for a home since April, after my owners moved away. I’ve been lucky to get a vacation from ...