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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Mirror & the Light” by Hilary Mantel (Henry Holt & Co.) 2. “Journey of the Pharaohs” by Cussler/Brown (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 3. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books) 4. “The Numbers Game” by Danielle Steel (Dell) 5. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy (Harperone) 6. “Blindside” by James Patterson and James Born (Little, Brown) 7. “House of Earth and Blood” by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) 8. “My Dark Vanessa” by Kate Elizabeth Russell (William Morrow) 9. “Long Range” by C.J. Box ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1920 — H. M. Albright, field assistant to the director of the bureau of national parks in Washington and superintendent of Yellowstone Park, arrived in Honolulu to arrange for the exchange of private lands to complete the formation of a national park at the volcano at Kilauea and the mountain of Haleakala. 75 Years Ago 1945 — More than 23 tons of wearing material were collected in Maui’s Philippine Islands War Relief clothing drive on the island and have been packed for shipment to the islands. 50 Years Ago 1970 — Action taken by the Maui Plan Commission ...

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, ...

How I bought a tiny home – one woman’s story

HGTV shows have popularized tiny homes — typically those smaller than 400 square feet — in a big way. Many people are drawn to this alternative path to homeownership as a way to save before committing to a more expensive piece of property. However, getting a tiny home is different from ...

Realtors serve up food and kindness

On a sunny afternoon 31 years ago, a tradition began in an old Catholic church on the edge of a cane field in Puunene. That day, a group of local Realtors crowded into the church’s kitchen and cooked dinner for the men, women and children staying in the building, which had been converted ...

Mariners across state help protect reefs by keeping boats clean

Over 1,000 ships enter Hawaii’s ports and harbors every year. Coming from throughout the Pacific and Oceania, bringing cargo and vacationers to the islands. Below deck, they risk carrying stowaways — fragments of algae and other marine critters — on their hulls and in the ballast water. ...