Matt Thayer Slideshow: Random Photos, April 2024
Two-time world champion kiteboarder Jesse Richman of Haiku gives Cleveland, Ohio visitor George Wiley, 15, a tow in windy conditions at Kanaha Thursday afternoon after the youngster’s kite malfunctioned far offshore. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Richman carries Wiley’s tangled kite back to shore Thursday. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
King Kekaulike High School’s Corey Emmsley tosses Maui High’s Tony Passetti to win by ippon in the boys 161-pound division Saturday at MIL judo meet No. 1 at Kamehameha Maui. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Staffers join dignitaries in posing for a photo during Monday’s dedication and blessing ceremony at Kamehameha III Elementary School at Pulelehua. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Haiku multimedia artist Tom Sewell takes a break Wednesday afternoon while packing up his eclectic Enigma of the Mill Studio 3 housed in a 17,000-square-foot former tractor repair shop at shuttered Puunene Mill. During his three years at the studio, Sewell welcomed former mill workers to listen to their stories and to take their portraits. Some of those portraits hang on the wall above. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Maui High School’s Luke Prangnell (from right) hits against the block of King Kekaulike’s Moses Niles and William Perry in the first set of the Sabers’ five-set victory over Na Alii at Shine Matsui Athletic Center on Thursday night. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen speaks as a photo on the Castle Theater’s large screen shows some of the community members who stepped up to help after the tragic fires of Aug. 8, 2023. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Seawater gushes from a clamshell dredger Thursday afternoon as a load of sediment scooped from the bottom of Kahului Harbor is transferred to a barge. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The dredging company’s barges, crane and support boats are dwarfed by the Pride of America cruise ship docked at Pier 1 Monday. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Kamehameha Schools Maui’s Pa‘u Spencer hits against Baldwin’s Ehren Acosta during the first set of the Warriors’ four-set victory over the Bears on Tuesday night. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Gladys Baisa is surrounded by well-wishers after being sworn in to her fifth term on the Maui County Council on Jan. 2, 2015. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Two-time world champion kiteboarder Jesse Richman of Haiku gives Cleveland, Ohio visitor George Wiley, 15, a tow in windy conditions at Kanaha Thursday afternoon after the youngster’s kite malfunctioned far offshore. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Richman carries Wiley’s tangled kite back to shore Thursday. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
King Kekaulike High School’s Corey Emmsley tosses Maui High’s Tony Passetti to win by ippon in the boys 161-pound division Saturday at MIL judo meet No. 1 at Kamehameha Maui. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Staffers join dignitaries in posing for a photo during Monday’s dedication and blessing ceremony at Kamehameha III Elementary School at Pulelehua. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Haiku multimedia artist Tom Sewell takes a break Wednesday afternoon while packing up his eclectic Enigma of the Mill Studio 3 housed in a 17,000-square-foot former tractor repair shop at shuttered Puunene Mill. During his three years at the studio, Sewell welcomed former mill workers to listen to their stories and to take their portraits. Some of those portraits hang on the wall above. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Maui High School’s Luke Prangnell (from right) hits against the block of King Kekaulike’s Moses Niles and William Perry in the first set of the Sabers’ five-set victory over Na Alii at Shine Matsui Athletic Center on Thursday night. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen speaks as a photo on the Castle Theater’s large screen shows some of the community members who stepped up to help after the tragic fires of Aug. 8, 2023. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Seawater gushes from a clamshell dredger Thursday afternoon as a load of sediment scooped from the bottom of Kahului Harbor is transferred to a barge. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The dredging company’s barges, crane and support boats are dwarfed by the Pride of America cruise ship docked at Pier 1 Monday. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Kamehameha Schools Maui’s Pa‘u Spencer hits against Baldwin’s Ehren Acosta during the first set of the Warriors’ four-set victory over the Bears on Tuesday night. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Gladys Baisa is surrounded by well-wishers after being sworn in to her fifth term on the Maui County Council on Jan. 2, 2015. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos