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EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in HEALTHWISE MAUI, which appears in The Maui News. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic, and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, visit mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: Why do some wounds leave scars and others don’t? James R. Williams, MD, Infectious Disease, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic: Any time ...

Photos: Healthy Kids Running Series

The Healthy Kids Running Series kicked off its fall season Sunday at Pomaikai Elementary School. The event is among a number of upcoming runs in which children of all skill levels are welcome to participate at their own pace in divisions divided by age. The fall series will continue Oct. 25, ...

Tony Award-winning Broadway star Lauren Patten headlines benefit show

Tony Award winner Lauren Patten, the breakout star of the hit musical “Jagged Little Pill,” will headline a Broadway on Maui show Saturday at the Historic ʻĪao Theater. Presented by Wave of Harmony Foundation with Maui OnStage, Patten will share the stage with some of Maui’s finest ...

Photo of the Day: Blooming

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Maui to preview 120th anniversary celebration of Filipinos in Hawaii

A preview of the 120th anniversary celebration of Filipinos in Hawaii will take place Oct. 25 on Maui, ahead of a statewide commemoration Dec. 20. The December event, themed “Sakada Sacrifices … Our Future,” is presented by the Bahay Kubo Heritage Foundation and Binhi at Ani. Sunday's preview will include the unveiling of an original painting by Maui artist Philip Sabado, commissioned by Tante and Tilie Urban for use in the statewide anniversary celebration. Sabado and the Urbans are descendants of sakadas, Filipino laborers who came to Hawaii to work on sugar ...