Blood Bank back in business
First photo: Blood Bank of Hawaii Young Street Donor Center Supervisor Amber Kozaki talks with Kahului’s Nolan Tan as he donates blood Tuesday afternoon during the blood drive at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku. Tan said he has given more than a gallon of blood since he started donating. A total of 434 Maui donors came in for an appointment and registered to donate on site, including 150 on Sunday, 152 on Monday and 132 on Tuesday, according to the public relations firm assisting the blood bank. Two donors attempted to give COVID-19 convalescent plasma, but they were both deferred. It was the first time the blood bank had come to Maui since February.
Second photo: Wailuku’s Chrissy Hammett chats with collection specialist Carly Klohs after donating blood Tuesday. “I have been donating since I was 19 years old,” Hammett said. “I had a transfusion when I was 19 and another when I was 34. I just want to pay it forward, save a life. Somebody saved mine.”
- Raymond Berger, a New York City software engineer, is pictured working remotely last week in Kahului. A group of state leaders is trying to attract people like Berger to work remotely from Hawaii during the pandemic. Marley C. Alford photo via AP
- Writer and director Stefan Schaefer (left) walks alongside actor and popular Hawaii comedian Augie T. during the production of “Aloha Surf Hotel,” which was shot just down the street from Regency Cinemas in Kihei as well as other locations across Maui. Surf Break Hotel LLC John Rodarte photos
- Actor Alex Farnham (left), who plays the role of Shiv in “Aloha Surf Hotel,” consults with film director Stefan Schaefer.
- University of Hawaii quarterback Chevan Cordeiro passes during the Rainbow Warriors’ 24-21 victory over Nevada on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. AP photos
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- Sarah Hauser drops in on her record-setting wave at Peahi on Dec. 31, 2019. Last week, Hauser was awarded the Guinness World Records title for the biggest wave ever windsurfed by a woman, a previously undocumented feat. erikaeder.com photo
- Nevada offensive lineman Aaron Frost (65) tries to keep Hawaii defensive lineman Zach Ritner (97) from pulling down Wolf Pack running back Toa Taua (35) on Saturday.
- The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
- The Nature Conservancy staff builds fences on the south slope of Molokai. Funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will help protect forests in the area and create jobs for Molokai residents, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY photo
- The $1.8 million grant will fund fencing and hooved animal removal within the Kawela watershed (shown in yellow) as well as firebreaks (shown in pink) along Molokai’s south shore. State Watershed Initiative CIP funds are matching this grant by funding the construction of the Kamakou Lower and Pakui fences (shown in purple). DLNR map
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