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Online classes teach propagation of native Hawaiian plants

Online classes teaching residents how to propagate native Hawaiian plants will be offered in November by Kula-based Harvest Garden Hawai‘i LLC. The two-hour live virtual workshops will focus on plants native to coastal, wet forest and dry forest habitats. Participants will learn techniques for collecting, preparing and sowing seeds, establishing plant cuttings and caring for native plants from early growth through maturity. The classes are open to home gardeners, landscapers and others interested in using native plants in gardens, landscaping and conservation projects. Harvest ...

Photo of the Day: Strong Monkeypod Arms

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Barry Wurst: ‘Digger’ is flawed, often brilliant and over-the-top

Alejandro Iñárritu’s “Digger” is a flawed film, with a near fatal, spell-it-all-out speech late in the second act. Yet, it has far more to recommend it, particularly for adventurous filmgoers who don’t want to see the same old thing at the multiplex. Cruise stars as Digger ...

Pet of the Week: Puka

The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit MauiHumaneSociety.org.

Photo of the Day: Pua ‘Ihi

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Two kayakers rescued off Kahului Harbor

Two Maui men in their mid-20s were rescued Thursday morning after becoming separated from their group while kayaking outside Kahului Harbor. Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety crews responded at 8:25 a.m. to a U.S. Coast Guard report of two missing kayakers. Ocean Safety officers at Kanaha spotted the men near the “3-mile buoy” outside Kahului Harbor and directed rescue crews to their location. The kayakers were unable to paddle back to shore because of strong winds, so a Coast Guard vessel picked up both men, while Ocean Safety officers aboard rescue watercraft ...