Bees, birds and butterflies play integral roles in pollinating many of the crops humans rely on for sustenance. The National Pollinator Garden Network, through the National Wildlife Federation, recently launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, an effort to increase the amount of ...
Oxygen is essential for the roots of grass to breathe and grow strong enough to support healthy lawns. But according to the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, compacted soil can produce a decrease in oxygen content that can make it hard ...
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “A Better Man” by Louise Penny (Minotaur) 2. “The Girl Who Lived Twice” by David Lagercrantz (Knopf) 3. “The Dark Side” by Danielle Steel (Dell) 4. “The Inn” by James Patterson with Candace Fox (Little, Brown) 5. “One Good Deed” by David Baldacci (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 6. “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware (Gallery/Scout Press) 7. “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) 8. “Outfox” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing) 9. “The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides (Celadon) 10. “The Bitterroots” by C.J. ...
100 Years Ago 1919 — A $3,000 theater just makai of Haiku Cannery will, if all plans go right, form one of the big improvements in the Haiku district. The showhouse will have a seating capacity of 600. 75 Years Ago 1944 — An event to which soldiers the world over are looking forward with joy turned into a gloomy furlough this week for Pvt. Richard Mitsuharu Iriguchi, who returned home on a 30-day leave only to learn that his younger brother had been killed in action in Italy. 50 Years Ago 1969 — After 33 years of sales and service experience with A&B Commercial Company, ...
The following is a listing of nonprofit organizations that sell an assortment of used and donated goods. For changes or new listings, call 242-6343. • 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, 986-8050, Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. New and used construction material. • Kala Iki Thrift Store, Kula Hospital, 204 Kula Highway, Kula, 878-1221, ...
In fashion, it’s replaced black as the new dress-up color. And it’s riding a wave of popularity into home decor, too. What’s the buzz about? The color blue. And while all blues, from baby to sky, are popular, it’s the deep, inky ones that are exciting home decorators. “Navy is ...
