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Spokane, Wash., visitors Toni Sampson (from right), son Dustin Sampson and Autum Whitworth enjoy conversation and shave ice at Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice in Kihei last week. The trio said they made their travel plans before the coronavirus pandemic and decided to follow through when Hawaii opened back up, though there were challenges, like having to rebook canceled flights. Their flight home was canceled twice. “Maui was just the place we wanted to go,” Dustin Sampson said. He said they took precautions to make sure they did not bring COVID-19 with them to the island.
- Six mehamehame seedlings were planted Wednesday in the Auwahi dryland forest. All participants in this effort were tested for COVID-19 and wore masks while conducting work. Shown (from left standing) are Andy Bieber, Anna Palomino, Ainoa Kaiaokamalie and Robert Pitts with Kala‘au Kaiaokamalie kneeling next to a mehamehame seedling. Auwahi Forest Restoration Project photo
- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa smiles as he celebrates with tackle Adam Pankey and running back Myles Gaskin after Gaskin scored a touchdown Sunday in Miami’s 28-17 win over the Rams. AP photo
- Ballot drop boxes are available at the voter service centers at the Mitchell Pauole Conference Room in Kaunakakai, the Lanai District Council Office in Lanai City and the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku. Free-standing places of deposit are available on Maui at seven fire stations in Hana, Wailea, Kihei, Makawao, Kula, Napili and Kahului; three community centers at Haiku, Paia and Lahaina Civic Center; the county building in Wailuku; and inside the Aloha ‘Aina Center near Island Paws in Haiku. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
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- ‘Oha wai seedlings grow in a Haleakala National Park nursery. The endangered shrub, which co-exists with the native honeycreeper, is being repopulated in a project by the National Park Service. National Park Service photo
- Horticulturalist Michelle Osgood with the National Park Service plants an ‘oha wai in the difficult to access Hana rainforest. National Park Service photo
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