Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and Maui resident Mick Fleetwood briefly lowers his mask to speak and play a few notes during Thursday’s ceremony at Maui Memorial Medical Center during which he donated a family piano to the hospital in honor of the late Maui musician Willie K. Fleetwood spoke directly to Willie Kahaiali’i’s wife, Debbie, and their two daughters, Pomai and Toni, while describing the impact Willie had on his life. “As a musician, I have tremendous respect for Willie,” Fleetwood said. He said Willie encouraged him to learn the ukulele and taught him about aloha and island culture. He said the piano spent time in his Kula home and also his restaurant on Front Street before finding its new home at the hospital. “I want it to be used and to come alive here,” he said.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
A surfer flies off the top of a wave Wednesday at the challenging west side surf spot called Windmills.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
AUBREY HORD
Working to give back
Maui photographer Aubrey Hord is using her skills and talents to help others through “Stuff the Studio,” a virtual food drive for the Maui Food Bank. The promotion, by the Maui Headshot Project, includes a professional headshot session at Hord’s photography studio in Pukalani.
Photo courtesy Aubrey Hord Photography
Pat Simmons Sr. (left) and son Pat Simmons Jr. perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in 2018. The father and son duo will kick off the latest series of “Live @ the MACC” virtual shows starting Saturday.
Photo courtesy of the MACC