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Free renter’s rights training set for Oct. 21

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Maui Housing Hui will offer a free renter’s rights training from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Lahaina Brewing Co. at Kula Malu, 30 Kupaoa St., Suite 101, Pukalani. The training is open to tenants and landlords and will cover housing rights, disaster recovery responsibilities, ways to address housing issues and resources for navigating landlord-tenant concerns. Free dinner and child care will be provided. For more information, email mauihousinghui@gmail.com. Editor's note: This report has been updated to correct the date of the training.

Lahaina man gets 60 years in child sexual assault case

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A 49-year-old Lahaina man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Monday for sexually assaulting a child over a period of nearly four years, beginning in 2014. Roberto Omar Morales Andrade was sentenced in Maui Circuit Court after a jury found him guilty of eight counts of first-degree sexual assault and eight counts of third-degree sexual assault following a two-week trial in July. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning a unanimous verdict on all counts. At trial, the jury heard evidence Morales Andrade used a position of trust to isolate and repeatedly sexually ...

Motorcyclist killed in Wailea crash Sunday night

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A 44-year-old Wailuku man died in a motorcycle wreck on Wailea Alanui Drive in Wailea on Sunday night, according to the Maui Police Department. The crash occurred at about 9:36 p.m. on Wailea Alanui Drive, just south of Okolani Drive. The preliminary investigation found the man was going north on a 2015 Harley-Davidson when he lost control of the motorcycle, veered to the right and struck a curb. He was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the man was not wearing a helmet. Speed is suspected to have been a factor in the crash. The ...

Coral core traces 253 years of change at Olowalu Reef

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A 253-year-old coral core from Olowalu Reef has given researchers a record of environmental changes off West Maui dating to about 1760. The study, published in the journal Coral Reefs, was led by researchers from the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, UH Manoa’s School of ...

MEO offers infant, toddler care in Wailuku

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Maui Economic Opportunity’s Kahi Kamali‘i Infant and Toddler Center offers weekday child care for children ages 12 months to 3 years at 97 Mahalani St. in Wailuku. The center operates from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tuition is $1,800 per month. Financial assistance may be available through the state Child Care Subsidy program, Quality Care for Hawaiian Keiki through Maui Family Support Services and Maui County scholarships for eligible families who demonstrate financial need. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis as openings become available. Families may be ...