Having recorded a cover of Carlos Santana’s song “Europa” on her album “Four Strings: The Fire Within,” multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner Brittni Paiva heard the Latin rock legend was going to play Oahu in 2013 and made contact through her management. Santana invited her to ...
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 the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: What should I include in my birth plan? Dr. Tiffinie Mercado, Maui Memorial Medical Center Chief of Medical Staff and Ob-Gyn, Kaiser ...
Before founding Zenshin Daiko with his wife, Valerie Jones, Anthony Jones remembers a family relative showing them a videotape of Kodo, the internationally acclaimed Japanese taiko drumming ensemble. “My son was 2 at the time, and she gave us a Kodo VHS tape, and that’s all he ...
The Hoʻonani Village Mixed Use Development — one of the largest affordable-housing projects in Central Maui over the last 10 years — will be reviewed at Friday’s County Council meeting, according to Council member Tamara Paltin. Friday’s agenda includes a report from the Disaster Recovery, International Affairs and Planning Committee recommending passage of Bills 163 and 164 to support the project by updating the Maui Island Plan and Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan. The project is on more than 160 acres of vacant land connected to Hansen and Pūlehu roads, with a variety of ...
Some Maui residents are critical of a plan to expand the facilities at Makena State Park in South Maui, saying the project would threaten endangered hawksbill turtles and increase the likelihood of serious spinal injuries. The 164.4-acre park stretches along the coastline for 1.5 miles and ...
The Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai recently awarded two $1,000.00 scholarships to Aaron Omuro and Cara Kurokawa, both of whom graduated from Maui High School. Omuro is the son of Curtis Takashi and Jennifer Omuro of Kahului. He plans to attend UCLA and major in chemical engineering focusing on ...
