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Kapukaulua dune restoration gathering set for Oct. 5

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The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program and Nā Maka Onaona will hold a Huli ‘ia gathering from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 at Baldwin Beach Park, near the shaded area by the restrooms. Participants will observe seasonal changes along the shoreline and share what they notice to help guide the Kapukaulua Dune Restoration Project. The session was rescheduled after storms prompted organizers to postpone last month’s gathering. Attendees may bring a chair or blanket and lunch or a snack. Tree trimming and removal for the project is expected to finish Oct. 2, with native dune ...

Maui High School Hall of Honor to recognize five

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The Maui High School Foundation will recognize five honorees at its 15th annual Hall of Honor from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Izumi “Shine” Matsui Athletic Center on campus. This year’s recipients include Bruce Anderson (Saber Spirit Award), Jason Baum (Award of Excellence), Tia Joaquin (Inspirational Award), Carol Reimann (Spirit of Maui Award) and Ernest Takitani Sr. (Silversword Heritage Award). The event will feature a dinner prepared by Maui High School’s culinary program in partnership with OGO Maui and Chef Grant Oura, as well as a silent auction. Proceeds will ...

Bissen signs county food security plan into law

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Signed into law Sept. 17, Bill 98 formally adopted the Maui County Food and Nutrition Security Plan as a long-term framework for county food security efforts. The plan addresses how food is grown, harvested, processed, distributed, consumed and recovered in Maui County. The Maui County ...

Police identify 18-year-old killed in Sept. 23 wreck on Honoapiilani Highway

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An 18-year-old man from Lahaina died in a single-vehicle wreck Sept. 23 on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina. Police identified the man as Manuel Olivas on Tuesday. The wreck happened at about 1:33 a.m. near the highway’s intersection with Kaanapali Parkway. Police said Olivas was driving a white 2000 Chevrolet Silverado south on Honoapiilani Highway in the inner lane at high speed when he lost control of the vehicle. The Silverado then went off the road, down an embankment and hit a tree on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Olivas was not wearing a seat belt at the time of ...