Local Briefs
Nisei center authors series set to begin
The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center announces its “An Afternoon with the Author” series. The series will be conducted monthly via Zoom conferencing, kicking off at 1:30 p.m. July 18 with award-winning author Julie Checkoway, who wrote “The Three Year Swim Club.”
By means of Zoom, the center will host a different author each month to talk about their work, the story behind the story, and their personal journey on the way to having their work published. Authors are picked because of their work’s tie to the Japanese-American and local experience.
“The Three Year Swim Club” revolves around school teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who took a group of Japanese-American children from a Maui sugar plantation and taught them how to be champion swimmers.
To register, contact NVMC at 244-6862 or deidre@nvmc.org.
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Free online art classes for kids
East Maui Watershed Partnership has joined with professional artist and teacher Maggie Sutrov to offer free online art classes for kids on native animals.
These classes are to inspire kids to enter Malama Wao Akua, a juried native species art exhibit held in collaboration with Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, Sept. 18-Nov. 6.
Classes will be held Thursday for ages 6-8 and Friday for ages 9-12. For more information on the exhibit, visit mala amawaoakua.org.
To sign up for the free classes, visit paintthere.com.
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MHS Hall of Honor event canceled
The Maui High School annual Hall of Honor board of directors and committee members have canceled the hall of honor banquet scheduled for Sept. 22 in Waikapu. The decision was made due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus.
A hall of honor event will be scheduled for September, 2021.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters benefit
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui will be holding a fundraiser at Flatbread Co. in Paia from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday for dine-in and takeout.
Some the proceeds from the pizza sales will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Reservations are required for dining in. For more information, go to www.bbbs hawaii.org or call 242-9754.
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Rotary assistant governor to speak
The Rotary 5000 District assistant governor will be speaking at the Kihei Wailea Rotary Club livestream meeting Wednesday.
Mariko Higashi, a Lahaina resident, will be appearing at the Zoom meeting. Fellowship begins at 11:30 a.m.
The Zoom meeting ID is 812 9226 1976 and pass code 254283.