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Editor’s note: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in “Healthwise Maui,” which appears in The Maui News on Thursdays. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: If my joints ache after I work out, does that mean I have arthritis? Dr. Jonathan Eno, Orthopedic Sports Medicine ...

No Ka Oi Health: Protect yourself and your family from food poisoning

September is National Food Safety Education Month. Raising awareness around food safety is crucial because millions of people each year get sick from foodborne illness. Foodborne illness, also known as food poisoning, is an illness caused by consuming contaminated food or beverages. There are ...

Ka‘ana Mana‘o: Meet our new Dean of Arts and Sciences Derek Snyder

Derek Snyder is a very familiar face around our campus. He’s been teaching here for 20 years, most of those in the English Department. He’s taught a full gamut of courses ranging from Introductory Composition to Research Writing. And he is as skilled at all modalities of distance learning ...

Column: Nix infrastructure rule to speed up Lahaina rebuild

The rebuilding of Lahaina could be a lot more expensive than anyone is expecting if Maui County officials do not waive an obscure infrastructure rule. County law allows the Department of Public Works to require anyone building a new structure to make improvements to the adjacent ...

Flame off: Marvel Studios produces a ‘Fantastic’ bore

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is the closest Marvel Studios has come yet to making a good movie out of their durable Jack Kirby/Stan Lee comic book. Like its main character, this new version is awfully square, amusing and hard to care about. The prologue, giving a quick backstory and ...

Column: Moments of grace and the power of community

I was proud and grateful to be in attendance at Friday’s closing event at the Lahaina Civic Center honoring those lost in the wildfire of 2023. It was not a media event, which in many ways was a relief. There aren’t that many occasions for a journalist to take down the boundaries of objectivity and to simply be free and able to feel, witness and absorb all that is happening around them. The evening was one of hope and resilience, of memory and tenderness. It was inspiring, moving and powerful. It featured food, lots of it, music, dance and prayers. The gathering offered ...