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Conservation scholarship applications due Oct. 16

Nā Koa Manu Conservation is accepting applications for the 2026 Dr. Fern Duvall II Dedicatory Conservation Scholarship. The scholarship provides a one-time award of $2,000, subject to available funding, to an undergraduate or graduate student studying environmental science, biology, conservation or a related field at an accredited college or university. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate a commitment to conservation through coursework, research, volunteer service, community initiatives or related experience. Preference will be given to students from Hawaii or ...

Lahainaluna and Paradise come together in Unity Bowl

Lahainaluna hosted Paradise High School of California on Saturday at Sue D. Cooley Stadium in the Unity Bowl, a football game that represented more than the final score for two communities linked by tragedy. With about 1,900 people in attendance, the Lunas earned their first victory of the ...

Photo of the Day: Mackerel Sky

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Barry Wurst: ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is a Looney, moving masterpiece

The decades of abuse suffered by Wile E. Coyote, forever unsuccessful in his efforts to capture and devour the Road Runner, almost match the torture inflicted on Dave Green’s “Coyote vs. Acme.” Here’s a movie, completed in 2023, that its studio infamously decided to shelve ...

Maui man sentenced to consecutive 10-year prison term

A Maui man convicted of kidnapping, terroristic threatening and firearms and drug offenses was sentenced Friday to a 10-year prison term that will run consecutively to a sentence he is serving in a separate armed robbery case. The sentence gives Christopher Steven Helmer, 37, a combined indeterminate prison term of 20 years, according to the Maui County Department of the Prosecuting Attorney. Helmer pleaded guilty April 24 to kidnapping, first-degree terroristic threatening, multiple counts of prohibited possession of a firearm and second-degree promotion of a dangerous drug. The case ...