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Maui Calls gala returns Aug. 22 at MACC

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s annual Maui Calls benefit gala will return from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 22 at the MACC. Now in its 28th year, the fundraising event supports the MACC’s arts education, cultural and community programs. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Vintage Aloha ...

Walmart to host free wellness event Saturday

Walmart will host a free community wellness event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its Kahului store. The event will offer free blood pressure and body mass index screenings, pharmacist consultations and information about nutrition, healthy living, medication support and weight management. Affordable immunizations, including vaccines for RSV, shingles, tetanus and HPV, also will be available. Flu shots will be offered at no cost to people whose insurance plans cover them. Complimentary vision screenings and wellness sample boxes featuring snacks, vitamins, supplements and other ...

Woman regains pulse after rescue at Nakalele Point

On Wednesday, a 27-year-old Florida woman fell about 10 feet from the shoreline into the ocean at Nakalele Point in West Maui, according to the Maui Fire Department. Maui firefighters and Ocean Safety officers responded to the incident at 12:42 p.m. after receiving a report the woman had fallen into the water and was unable to get out. When rescue crews arrived, the woman was floating face down about 40 yards offshore from the popular site featuring trails along the rocky coastline and the Nakalele Blowhole. Firefighters aboard Rescue 10, operating from Air 1, hoisted the ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in HEALTHWISE MAUI. 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: How do I know if a cut needs stitches or if I can treat it at home? Dr. Caesar Ursic, Maui Memorial Trauma Medical Director and General Surgeon, Maui Memorial Medical ...