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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 ...

County homebuyer program issues 100th shopping letter

Eighteen households displaced by the 2023 Maui wildfires received shopping letters Tuesday through a county homebuyer assistance program, bringing the total number of letters issued to 100. The Ho‘okumu Hou First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program offers qualified households up to $600,000 ...

New program offers working Maui households up to $800 monthly

Applications opened Monday for Maui United Way's Kamaʻāina Credit for ALICE Households Pilot Program, which will provide monthly financial assistance to approximately 910 eligible households across Maui County for one year. Funded by the county and advanced by Maui County Council member Gabe Johnson, the program is designed to help working households achieve greater financial stability while gathering information about the financial pressures facing residents who may not qualify for traditional assistance programs. Selected households will receive $500 per month for households of ...

Project launches online Maui newspaper archives

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy on Maui, the Aloha Sugar Strike and Hawaii statehood are among the historic topics reported in The Maui News in the 1950s. Now, these stories are available online for free viewing. An event celebrating the completion of the portion of the project covering the 1950s was ...