Central East Maui players bow to the fans supporting Japan after their 5-0 loss in the third-place game of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., on Sunday. Maui finished fourth out of more than 6,500 Little League All-Star teams from around the world. The boys from the Valley Isle made it all the way to the U.S. Championship on Saturday before falling to Louisiana, the eventual world champions. The players will be arriving at the Kahului Airport at 2:42 p.m. today on American Airlines Flight 432. For more, see Sports.

Second photo: Central East Maui’s Jaren Pascual slaps five with his coach after a single to open the fifth inning of the Little League World Series consolation game Sunday in Williamsport.

BRETT R. CROSSLEY photos