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Westin KOR and Nanea offer Easter dining options

Still looking to book an Easter brunch or dinner for today? The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas and sister property the Westin Nanea will present various choices at a few outlets. At Westin KOR, Auntie’s Kitchen offers its daily breakfast buffet, a la carte breakfast and all-day menus. Pailolo Bar & Grill will be serving lunch and dinner and Pulehu, An Italian Grill will feature the Easter prix-fixe for $49 per person in addition to its regular dinner menu. At Westin Nanea, Mauka Makai will jump with an Easter brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for $64 per adult and $32 ...

Hawaii Food & Wine fest to announce lineup

While the Maui portion of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival won’t transpire until Oct. 18 to 20 at various venues in Ka‘anapali Resort, a launch party to announce the statewide lineup of superstar chefs and winemakers will be held Friday evening at the Kahala Hotel & Resort on Oahu. The ...

Book Review: An inside look at ‘The View’

• “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View’ ” (Thomas Dunne Books), by Ramin Setoodeh Chances are, if you’ve never tuned into the talk show “The View,” you have heard about it. Legendary journalist and creator Barbara Walters had one goal in mind in 1997: ...

Publishers Weekly Best-sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 2. “Someone Knows” by Lisa Scottoline (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 3. “Lost Roses” by Martha Hall Kelly (Ballantine) 4. “Two Weeks” by Karen Kingsbury (Howard) 5. “The Cornwalls are Gone” by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois (Little, Brown) 6. “Celtic Empire” by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 7. “The Tale Teller” by Anne Hillerman (Harper) 8. “Run Away” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing) 9. “Metropolis” by Philip Kerr (G.P. ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1919 — The desirability of establishing a big military convalescent hospital and sanatorium in the Kula district of Maui is being considered in Army circles in Honolulu. The matter appears to have been taken up by the Army people without any instigation from Maui. 75 Years Ago 1944 — Public sentiment on Maui overwhelmingly supports retention of martial law and its present status for Hawaii, early returns in The Maui News poll indicated. 50 Years Ago 1969 — Two Haleakala National Park tour company complainants said that on Mondays and Tuesdays, each person is ...

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, ...