Since the Great Recession of 2008-2009, the U.S. has faced a significant shortage of qualified teachers. The situation has grown steadily more acute and was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Maui has not been immune. We also face a serious scarcity of new teachers, particularly ...

Maui’s current generation of children have endured much in the past few years. Covid isolated them and pushed them into online learning for which many were unprepared and lacked resources. When they returned to campus, they had to relearn how to engage with others face to face. Just when ...

Think fast. You’re Lt. Gen. Delos Carleton Emmons. You’ve just been assigned a critically important new command. It was attacked by the enemy less than two weeks earlier, and the threat of imminent invasion is very real. What are your top priorities? That was the situation confronting ...

Watching the Central East Maui Little League team make the run they have this year with everything they have had to overcome has been a joy to watch. The community is rallying around the boys after they won the West Regional tournament in San Bernardino last week.  There wasn’t much time ...

Do some foods seem to taste different than you remember from years past? Some chang- es in smell and taste naturally occur as part of the aging process; others are related to medication side effects or illnesses. While this may seem like an inconvenience it can negatively impact nutrition and ...

Consider long term effects of rental ban By Damien Perez, Staff Writer The Lahaina tragedy and its dormancy of income to the economy has been felt in every portion of the island. Studies show that almost 20% of tourists have chosen to vacation elsewhere. When dealing with business, ...