Breaking News

Pau Hana

Workshops offered in central Maui

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens will host two fun workshops in June. Enjoy learning about the art of making kapa from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 8. Led by Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond and Lei Ishikawa, the workshop will instruct attendees in wauke cultivation, harvesting techniques, kapa equipment and tools, as well as the process of turning wauke fiber into cloth. The same instructors will lead a dye-making workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 22. Participants will learn innovative processing techniques of many Hawaiian plants and other substances to produce traditional ...

Kanekoa performs benefit at The Shops at Wailea

Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning Hawaiian reggae folk band, Kanekoa, performs a free concert from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Shops at Wailea to benefit Hospice Maui. Playing together for 20 years, Kanekoa seamlessly melds the sounds of traditional Hawaiian music with rock, folk, blues and reggae elements. Sixty percent of the special event parking fees to the selected charity.

Pet of the Week

Do brindle stripes and big hearts tend to catch your eye? Then you should come and check me out at Maui Humane Society. I’m a 64-pound lover boy named Gonzo, dog No. 90, and I would love to join your ohana. Volunteers and staff adore my eager to please nature, and have been working on my ...

Maui’s ag past and future honored with revamped festival

Change is in the air at this year’s venerable Maui County AgFest. Renamed to reflect its new partnership with Maui’s 4-H Livestock Program, the 12th annual Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in its new location at the Special Events Lawn and Baseball ...

Internship deadline fast approaching

The deadline for interested applicants to apply to the Na Hua Ho‘ohuli i ka Pono Ho‘oilo 2019-20 Program is fast approaching. Completed applications and all required documents must be received by 4 p.m., Monday, June 10. Participants of this program will have the opportunity to learn ...

Book Review: Creator of ‘Hannibal’ returns with new monster

• “Cari Mora” by Thomas Harris (Grand Central). In Thomas Harris’ new novel, Cari Mora escaped a violent past and now lives in Miami. She can stay in the United States thanks to a temporary protected status, but she still fears being sent back to her native country. She works as ...