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A milestone in recovery: Ae‘o reclassified from endangered to threatened
The ae‘o, or Hawaiian stilt, has taken a major step toward recovery after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reclassified the bird from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The change, announced this month and published in the Federal Register, follows more than five ...
Man, 49, convicted on 16 child sexual assault counts
A jury deliberated for less than two hours Thursday before convicting Roberto Omar Morales Andrade, 49, of Lahaina on 16 counts of sexual assault involving a child. According to a news release, the verdict followed a two-week trial before Second Circuit Judge Kirsten M. Hamman. The jury found Morales Andrade guilty of eight counts of first-degree sexual assault and eight counts of third-degree sexual assault. Evidence presented at trial showed Morales Andrade used his position of trust and access to isolate and repeatedly abuse the child beginning in 2014, when the child was 9 years ...
Firefighters rescue hiker, paddleboarder
Maui County firefighters and Ocean Safety personnel rescued a hiker in Kipahulu and a stand-up paddleboarder off North Kihei over the weekend. On Friday, multiple units responded at 3:33 p.m. after a 62-year-old woman fell while hiking on the Pipiwai Trail in Kipahulu. Rescue 10 firefighters aboard Air 1 located the woman and her hiking party, packaged her for transport and hoisted her into the helicopter. She was transferred to Emergency Medical Services personnel before being handed off to a Reach 48 air ambulance for transport to Maui Memorial Medical Center for further ...
Maui’s Milaniakai Padilla named AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year
Milaniakai Padilla became the first Hawaiian athlete to be named the Amateur Athletic Union’s Beach Volleyball Player of the Year on Friday at the 33rd AAU Hermosa Beach National Championships in California. The Maui native, who recently committed to play beach volleyball at Stanford ...
Upcoming Rotary speakers: Roots Reborn focuses on community, culture, healing
Two people from Roots Reborn will be the Rotary Club of Kahului’s featured speakers from noon to 1 p.m. July 27 at Tante’s Island Cuisine at the Maui Seaside Hotel in Kahului. The public is invited to attend the presentation highlighting the organization's work to strengthen and uplift ...