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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 2. “Unsolved” by James Patterson and David Ellis (Little, Brown) 3. “City of Girls” by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead) 4. “Queen Bee” by Dorothea Benton Frank (William Morrow) 5. “Fall: or, Dodge in Hell” by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow) 6. “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong (Penguin) 7. “Skin Game” by Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 8. “Redemption” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 9. “The 18th Abduction” by ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1919 — The use of alcohol made from molasses as fuel was successfully demonstrated by the Maui Agricultural Company at the Territorial Fair, when a traction engine was run throughout the fair. 75 Years Ago 1944 — Maui will have the first pound system for stray animals since repeal of the old Territorial system here. 50 Years Ago 1969 — Charles Edward Thompson, one of Maui’s finest and oldest cowboy ranchers, passed away quietly at his home. Born October 14, 1878, in Kona, Mr. Thompson came to Maui at the age of 17 to join a circus as a bareback stunt ...

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 242-6343. • 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, 970 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, ...

Artisan keeps his craft alive with each carved mahjong tile

Just opposite the entrance to a neon-lit night market, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining carvers of mahjong tiles engraves the two Chinese characters for the number 8,000 on a piece of acrylic. With a knife in his right hand, Cheung Shun-king turns the tile with the other to cut into it. ...

Gems from the ‘jewel box’

The “jewel-box festival” — that’s how IndieWire described the upcoming Maui Film Festival several years ago, and festival Founder and Director Barry Rivers eagerly embraced the moniker as a roadmap of sorts for his visionary journey. “For me, it means, we’ve never aspired to be ...

Maui Film Festival schedule & synopses

June 12-16 Wailea and Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului www.mauifilmfestival.com | 579-9244 Individual film tickets and a selection of passes are still available. Wednesday, June 12 “FANTASTIC FUNGI: THE MAGIC BENEATH US” 8 p.m. | 1:37 | NR Celestial Cinema, Wailea Preceded ...