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Haiku man killed in motorcycle crash in Makawao

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A 48-year-old man from Haiku died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in Makawao. Police have identified the man as Jeremy Salinas. The crash occurred at about 10:28 p.m. on Piiholo Road near Mahiai Place. According to Maui police, Salinas was driving a 2006 Honda CRF223F motorcycle north on Piiholo Road when he failed to negotiate a left bend in the road and went up an embankment. Salinas was ejected from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates Salinas was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The ...

Construction Industry of Maui awards scholarships

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Maui High School student Dominick Philippe Guiwa said he noticed that the foam used to suppress fires was highly toxic and contained chemicals that had a long lifespan once introduced into the environment. As an independent student researcher, Guiwa took the initiative to get a $1,000 grant ...

2025-26 MIL ALL-STARS: Swimming and Diving

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The 2025-26 Maui Interscholastic League boys and girls Swimmer of the Year, Coach of the Year and All-Star teams were selected by a vote of MIL coaches. The selections are as follows: BOYS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR Cruz Storer, sophomore, Kamehameha Maui DIVER OF THE YEAR Kaiden Yoshikawa, ...

County seeks input on plans to restore Lahaina Royal Complex

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Maui County officials are developing a Lahaina Royal Complex Master Plan aimed at restoring portions of the historic center of the Hawaiian Kingdom, including Mokuhinia Pond and Moku‘ula Island. The island was once the home of Native Hawaiian royalty on Maui and later King Kamehameha I and ...

Jack Johnson, Bull Kotter documentaries highlight festival

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In the new documentary “SURFILMUSIC,” opening the inaugural Wailuku Film Festival on June 17, Oahu resident Jack Johnson was asked how he became so big. Johnson humbly responded, “I actually don’t know.” With more than 25 million albums sold worldwide, Johnson is known for iconic ...

Wailuku Film Festival opens June 17

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Among the films screening at the Wailuku Film Festival, Mikey Inouye’s “Mālama Mākua” traces the transformation of Oahu’s Mākua Valley from a place of deep cultural roots to a rallying point for grassroots activism. The documentary chronicles the ongoing struggle to restore U.S. ...