100 Years Ago

1920 — Residents of Kahului are complaining more bitterly than ever over the chronic water shortages in the seaport town. Sometimes they can’t even get water in the night when the Wailuku folk are supposed to have let loose of the supply for a few hours.

75 Years Ago

1945 — Members of the Maui Volunteers shooting teams emerged victorious in all four of their matches last weekend with the First regiment Oahu Volunteer Infantry. The teams this weekend will compete on the Army range near McGregor’s Point.

50 Years Ago

1970 — Gov. John A. Burns announced a proposal to establish a residency training program at Maui Memorial Hospital to upgrade medical care on the Valley Island. Funds would authorize the hospital to hire residents, graduates of medical schools who have not yet been licensed to practice medicine in the state.

25 Years Ago

1995 — An environmental consultant has a message for Maui: Preserve and protect your wetlands. Or suffer the consequences. He says he’s seen the tourist haven of Cape Cod lose its charm as miles of condos were developed and tons of fertilizers and pollutants run off paved surfaces into the groundwater and ocean.

10 Years Ago

2010 — For 17 years, the Friends of Moku’ula have dug through red tape to unearth ruins linked to Hawaii’s ancient monarchy, what many consider to be the greatest archaeological find in the state. Now the nonprofit’s volunteers will be able to labor with picks and brushes and sweat, thanks to a partnership with the new Maui College Archaeological Field School.

* “Looking Back Through The Maui News” is a weekly feature compiled by Jill Engledow.