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Pet of the Week: Black Betty

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: Enjoying the evening

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

AARP provides grant for kupuna house repairs

Her roof is leaking, affecting the floors and electrical system in her Molokai house. Hoolehua Hawaiian homesteader Christine Aki said she’s looking forward to fixing the leaks now that a grant from AARP has been approved. “I will definitely do the roof,” she said. “If I have enough, ...

MEO summer interns explore paths to community service

Maui Economic Opportunity is giving six high school and college summer interns a chance to gain real-world job experience and explore work that serves the community. An orientation hosted by MEO executive staff, including Executive Director Maggie Batangan and CEO Debbie Cabebe, was held ...

A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend

NEW YORK — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don't worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — 1997 NC1 — makes its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 million miles, according to the European Space Agency. Discovered nearly three decades ago by an ...

MFD reminds public about fireworks rules ahead of July 4 holiday

The sale of consumer fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday will begin Monday and continue until 8 p.m. July 4, according to the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety. A fireworks permit is not required during designated times for consumer fireworks such as sparklers, snakes and cylindrical or cone fountains, which emit effects no higher than 12 feet off the ground, according to the department. Retail stores will not sell firecrackers for the holiday, so firecracker permits will not be available for purchase at those stores. Fireworks may legally be set off only from 1 ...