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100 Years Ago
1919 -- K. Nakata and K. Fukuhara, two of the fastest cane loaders from the HC&S plantation, walked off with the hapai-ko contest honors at the Territorial Fair, the team loading 3 tons of cane in 13 minutes 39 seconds.
75 Years Ago
1944 -- Capt. Audrey Hollenbeck, commanding officer of the WAC detachment in Hawaii, declared that she believed the WACs had proved their worth in the two years of their existence.
50 Years Ago
1969 -- Maui County's Council has joined the nationwide consumer boycott of California table grapes in an effort to "help restore human dignity and to bring about social justice for California grape farmworkers."
25 Years Ago
1994 -- Maui Realtor Jeff Ellison and Ka Lima O Maui Executive
Director Jamie Woodburn, on a cross-country bike ride to raise money for Ka Lima, reached their halfway mark this week and are now expected to arrive a week ahead of schedule in Washington, D. C.
10 Years Ago
2009 -- A plug-in hybrid vehicle driven by Mayor Charmaine Tavares averaged 64 miles a gallon in April during the first month of travel. Tavares is test driving the county-owned converted Toyota Prius to promote cutting back on fossil fuel consumption.
* "Looking Back Through The Maui News" is a weekly feature compiled by Jill Engledow.