Civil Beat captured images which embody the spirit of the islands.
This past week, we documented Maui beginning to re-discover a sense of normalcy and bringing people to Oahu to voice their right to petition government. We saw the life cycle beginning anew and the sun setting to close another day.
Enjoy the weekend.
Lahainaluna High School fans celebrate the junior varsity team鈥檚 win after their first football game Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku. The sold-out game brings together a community devastated by the Aug. 8 fire and begins to offer a small sense of normalcy with excitement and joy. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)A Hawaii Army National Guard, 230th Engineer Company member holds the folded national flag of the Philippines at the Kalana O Maui County building. The flag was raised to celebrate Filipino American History Month. It will be raised throughout the month at Maui County offices in Wailuku. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard, 230th Engineer Company unfold the national flag of the Philippines before raising it at the Kalana O Maui County building. The flag will rise daily to celebrate October’s Filipino American History Month. Filipino-Americans make up the second-largest Asian-American group in the United States. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard, 230th Engineer Company raise the national flag of the Philippines at the Kalana O Maui County building. In 2009, the United States Congress declared October as Filipino American History Month. The month marks the first recorded arrival of Filipinos in present-day Morro Bay, Calif., on October 18, 1587. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Under the iconic open ceiling of the Hawaii State Capitol, Lahaina Strong community representatives deliver more than 10,000 signatures to Gov. Josh Green’s office Tuesday in Honolulu. Residents of Lahaina and other areas of Maui petitioned unsuccessfully to keep West Maui closed to tourism for the time being. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Lahaina Strong community members fill Gov. Josh Green鈥檚 office Tuesday in Honolulu. While some want to keep West Maui closed to tourism, economists and state officials worry that many more people will lose their jobs and their homes if the economy does not pick up soon and that means visitors need to return. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Washington Middle School students cheer the arrival of four Los Angeles Clippers basketball players Thursday in Honolulu. The LA Clippers Foundation partnered with the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii Department of Education to refurbish the school鈥檚 technology lab. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Washington Middle School eighth graders Mia Fiesta, left, and Margaret Arrocena giggle after getting an autograph from Los Angeles Clippers player Moussa Diabate. The 6’10” forward joined other players and staff to visit the schools newly refurbished technology lab. The LA Clippers Foundation contributed to refreshing and updating the tech lab. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)From left, Los Angeles Clippers rookies Kobe Brown, Jordan Miller and former player Craig Smith marvel at a flying ball in the Washington Middle School technology lab. The team stopped by the school during its training camp in Hawaii. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)The footwear of Los Angeles Clippers player Moussa Diabate and Washington Middle School seventh grader Kingson Aikan closely resemble each other — except for size. The 6鈥10鈥 forward and his teammates will play a pre-season game Sunday against the Utah Jazz at the Stan Sheriff Center. Both teams will donate all proceeds to the Hawaii Community Foundation鈥檚 Maui Strong Fund for wildfire relief efforts. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Sheldon Plentovich carefully excavates a honu hatchling that was trapped on top of a nest of 60 more green sea turtle hatchlings and eggs Monday at Sandy Beach in Honolulu. This hatchling was entangled by improperly disposed fishing line and the roots of grass. Others below it were stuck under broken pieces of a plastic bottle and pieces of a styrofoam cup. The rubbish prevented the baby turtles from following six other hatchlings out of the nest. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)A wall of water suspends a bodysurfer Monday at Sandy Beach Park in Honolulu. Honolulu Emergency Services Department’s Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services records an average of 800 rescues annually at the famous body and boogie boarding break. Sandy Beach Park is well known as the beach with the most rescues on Oahu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)A taxiing aircraft passes by the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport VOR antenna and lines up with setting sun as seen from Sand Island through the Kalihi Channel Wednesday. The sun is forecast to shine all weekend with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 70s. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)
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