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Tad Bartimus: A Piece of Maui History Gets A Million-Dollar Makeover Tad Bartimus/Civil Beat

Tad Bartimus: A Piece of Maui History Gets A Million-Dollar Makeover

Along a remote stretch of the Piilani Highway, a small town comes together to restore a schoolhouse and teacher’s cottage.

Tad Bartimus: From Beach Trash To Bikinis Courtesy of Manakai Swimwear

Tad Bartimus: From Beach Trash To Bikinis

Two Maui women are finding success with a聽company that turns聽recycled plastic junk into swimwear.

Tad Bartimus: Woman Who Started March On DC Is A Real Trailblazer Courtesy of Teresa Shook

Tad Bartimus: Woman Who Started March On DC Is A Real Trailblazer

The tenacity that pulled her through breast cancer and near-blindness led a Maui woman to issue a call to action heard around the world.

Tad Bartimus: How A Maui Woman Launched A Global Movement Tad Bartimus/Civil Beat

Tad Bartimus: How A Maui Woman Launched A Global Movement

They call her “The Firestarter.” From a keyboard in Hana, Teresa Shook ignited the upcoming Women’s March On Washington.

Lawmakers May Call Special Session To Aid Maui Hospital Workers Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Lawmakers May Call Special Session To Aid Maui Hospital Workers

UPDATED: Gov. Ige has said he might聽veto a current aid bill, calling $40 million in severance or pension bonuses to public employees “too generous.”

Surviving Twin Charged With Murder Courtesy: Maui Police

Surviving Twin Charged With Murder

Fatal car crash on Maui results in sister’s聽arrest.

Tom Yamachika: What Will We Do Next for Maui Hospital Workers? Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: What Will We Do Next for Maui Hospital Workers?

The union is just looking out for its members, but the Legislature had no business passing a bill to give hospital workers special treatment.

Maui’s Decision On Lifeguard Pay Raises May Scuttle A Statewide Deal Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Maui’s Decision On Lifeguard Pay Raises May Scuttle A Statewide Deal

UPDATED:聽Pay increases for hundreds of public safety workers have been approved by the Legislature and every other county.

Why The Big Island Is So Unhealthy Olja Latinovic/Flickr.com

Why The Big Island Is So Unhealthy

In a national study of health at the county level, Oahu ranks highest in the Aloha State and the Big Island lowest.

Study: Large Cane Burns Linked to Acute Respiratory Distress Courtesy of Maui Tomorrow Foundation

Study: Large Cane Burns Linked to Acute Respiratory Distress

A Maui Department of Health official says field burning should be limited to 75 acres or less at a time.