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Healthwise Maui

• Q: How does sleep affect heart health? Dr. Kimble Poon, Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii: Along with diet and exercise, sleep is vitally important to maintaining overall health, including your heart. Poor or inadequate sleep can have a negative impact on heart health in a number of ...

Reflecting with gratitude, enduring with fortitude

2023 has been a year like never before. Of course, the Aug. 8 wildfires have had a profound impact on all of us, and our focus shifted to prioritize those directly and indirectly affected by this life-changing disaster. The unprecedented event brought people from all walks of life together ...

Sharing our thoughts for better decisions in aftermath of fire

In the almost 5 months since I was displaced from my home by the fire, I’ve had a lot of time to absorb the aftermath and come to a couple of conclusions.   1) While the Mayor’s Bill 131 (voluntary conversion of legal STRs to long-term, with property tax waivers to those owners) is well ...

Sharing Mana‘o

“Nostalgia is the heart’s way of reminding you of something you once loved. It travels in many forms; on a song, in a scent, or in photographs … but no matter how it comes to you, it will always have the same bittersweet taste.” Sentimental fool that I am, my strolls down Memory Lane ...

Today in History

Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2023. There are 15 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1944, the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and ...