Photo of the Day: Napili
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Entries open for Hawaii Scholastic Art Awards
Hawaii students in grades 7 through 12 can enter the 2026-27 Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards through Dec. 12. Presented by Lexus Hawaii and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the contest is open to public, private, charter and homeschooled students. Ten students statewide will receive $200 awards, and one nationally recognized Gold or Silver Key winner will receive a Visionary Award consisting of a $4,000 scholarship and a $4,000 grant for the student’s school art program. For more information, visit artandwriting.org/regions/HI001A.
Used pacemakers for dogs topic of Rotary meeting
Susie Saunders of the Valley Isle Kennel Club of Maui will discuss how previously used human pacemakers can help dogs with heart conditions during the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea meeting Oct. 14. Saunders’ presentation, “Moka Needs a Pacemaker,” will feature Moka, a 2-year-old, 75-pound Catahoula leopard dog/black Lab mix with a rare heart condition. Saunders is a past and current president of the Valley Isle Kennel Club of Maui. The one-hour meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Kihei Youth Center, 131 S. Kihei Road. A light lunch will be available for $7. For more ...
Photo of the Day: Falling dew drops
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Crossing the world to cross the channel: Molokai Hoe set for Sunday
Paddlers from the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti, Brazil, Hong Kong, Canada and Australia will gather Oct. 11 to compete in the currents and channels off Hawaii. The 2026 Molokai Hoe Canoe Race is a 41-mile race that will start at Hale O Lono Harbor on Molokai and finish at the Duke Kahanamoku ...
Maui United Way to offer monthly payments to working households
About 910 Maui County households will receive monthly payments for a year through a new pilot program intended to help residents who work but struggle to cover basic expenses. Maui United Way will begin accepting applications in mid-October for the county-funded Kamaʻāina Credit for ALICE Households Pilot Program. Selected households of one to three people will receive $500 a month for 12 months. Households of four or more will receive $800 a month. “This pilot recognizes that financial security is about more than being employed; it is about giving working families greater ...