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How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive

NEW YORK — A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. The dollar has fallen about 10% against other major currencies since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, a pullback potentially ...

Lahaina Restoration Foundation Benefit Luau sold out

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation has announced that seats for the upcoming 2026 Benefit Luau on May 16 have sold out. While the luau has reached capacity, the public can still support the foundation’s efforts to preserve Lahaina’s history through the event's Raise the Paddle ...

Pet of the Week: Nohea

The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit MauiHumaneSociety.org.

Hui No‘eau seeks entries for juried exhibit

Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is inviting artists to submit work for “Impressions & Imprints,” a juried exhibition featuring printmaking, metalsmithing and ceramics. Online registration will be open May 12-19. Artwork intake is scheduled 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 at the center in Makawao. According to Hui No‘eau, the exhibition explores the shared language of tactile media, examining how touch can leave lasting physical and conceptual impressions. The show highlights the relationship between flat surfaces and sculptural forms and the ways artists transform raw ...