Photo of the Day: Lone Loon
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Maui relies heavily on mail voting
Federal changes blocked ahead of November election Most Hawaii voters have been skipping the polls and voting from the comfort of their homes since the state moved to an all-mail election system in 2020, making the systems designed to safeguard the state’s elections more consequential than ever. Maui has relied heavily on the vote-by-mail system for the past six years. In the 2024 general election, 57,681 ballots were counted through the mail compared with 5,860 in-person votes — meaning roughly 91% of voters who cast a ballot did so through the mail. But that system is facing new ...
25th anniversary: Kamaole Point built by volunteers and hard work
What began as an idea for a two-story shopping mall has turned into a coastal park with a colony of nesting seabirds. The wedge-tailed shearwaters, known as ‘ua‘u kani, have increased from a handful at Kamaole Point Park to a growing number in South Maui, totaling more than a thousand in less than two decades. A public gathering to celebrate the 25th anniversary of volunteer efforts to create the park will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. Community organizer Buck Joiner said the presence of the birds is like the candles on a birthday cake. The cake itself took some 20 years of ...
Music of Fleetwood Mac, Hans Zimmer in a new light
Audiences at the Grand Wailea have enjoyed being immersed in a candlelight glow as a classical string quartet plays music ranging from Coldplay and Imagine Dragons to Christmas favorites. Presented in the resort’s Haleakala Ballroom, two Candlelight Concerts on Saturday will feature the music of Fleetwood Mac and composer Hans Zimmer set to thousands of artificial candles. “It’s epic,” said Teresa Skinner, principal violist for the Maui Pops Orchestra. “It’s bringing classical musicians together to play approachable music in a setting in which it’s completely ...
An evening of devotional, inspirational, and soulful music with Rickie Byars
Rickie Byars finds joy in making people feel good through the power of song. Passionate about singing from a young age, her career included time in New York City as a singer with the city’s top jazz musicians, and later performing uplifting music for Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. Headlining a show Saturday presented by Jazz Maui at Kihei’s Altitude Deck, Byars will be joined by her daughter, Grammy-nominated musician Georgia Anne Muldrow, bassist and vocalist Rob McDonald, and drummer Raymond Johnson. “It’s devotional, inspirational and soulful,” said Byars ...
Photo of the Day: COVID Hawai‘i
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