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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, go to mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: What actually happens when you call the 988 Crisis Lifeline? How do you know when it’s time to call? Giulietta Swenson, PsyD, Maui Memorial ...

RISE Maui speaker examines costs of AI

As part of the RISE Maui Summit organized by the Hui Momona Foundation, Sasha Luccioni, co-founder and chief scientific officer of the Sustainable AI Group, explored the impact of artificial intelligence in a talk Aug. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. Working at the intersection ...

Maui man pleads guilty to 2025 Maui bank robbery

A 43-year-old man from Kihei is facing up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Maui bank in August 2025. According to U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson, Justin Nelson is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 18 before Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor. According to court records and previous reports, Nelson entered the First Hawaiian Bank branch on East Lipoa Street in Kihei on Aug. 27, 2025, wearing a black hoodie, jeans and a mask. He was carrying a white ABC store bag and what appeared to be a handgun but turned out to be a black airsoft pistol. Nelson ...

Unity Bowl unites Lahainaluna, Paradise after wildfires

Lahainaluna High School will host Paradise High School of California in the “Unity Bowl,” a football game bringing together two communities recovering from devastating wildfires. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 5 at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on the Lahainaluna campus. It will be held under the theme “Two Towns, One Spirit.” Paradise was devastated by the Camp Fire in November 2018. The fire killed 85 people, destroyed much of the Northern California town and became the deadliest wildfire in state history. Nearly five years later, the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire swept through ...