MauiTimes - Volume 02, Issue 10 October 2022 - John Cruz

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“On the island, we do it island style. From the mountain to the ocean, from the windward to the leeward side…”

—John Cruz

Speaking with the island’s houseless and hearing about their needs, from warm showers to job training to basic dignity. An in-depth, porchside talk-story with “Island Style” icon John Cruz, chronicling his musical journey and personal struggles.

Diving into tiger sharks and why there are more of them swimming in Maui’s waters as “sharktober” arrives (takeaway: they don’t want to eat you, but stay safe). Playing out Kula boy Kurt Suzuki ’s (possibly) final big league season, and honoring his legacy as one of our most decorated athletes.

Sampling Maui-brewed kombucha. A new, local horoscope and crossword puzzle. Maui’s premier film critic Barry Wurst II’s take on the world of cinema. Plus, as always, comprehensive calendar listings and our No Ka ‘Oi 9 top-events spotlight.

This edition of MauiTimes covers a lot of ground, which is and will always remain our central mission. We want to tell the stories that matter, to uncover and explore all the facets of Maui Nui.

Here’s what we need from you: feedback. Send us your letters (letters@mauitimes.org). Submit an Eh Brah (ehbrah@mauitimes.org). Send us tips on the things you’d like us to write about (editor@mauitimes.org).

This publication is a dialogue. A shared story. Mahalo for being a part of it.

Jacob Shafer, Editor

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Shoutouts & Callouts

Letters to the editor by readers like you

Thank you for highlighting Sumiko Inaba, a true favorite daughter of Maui [“The Lady Samurai,” May 2022]. May she keep rising in the ranks of MMA and making us proud. Inspirational to hear about a local girl making her dreams come true with her brain and her brawn.

—S. Palakiko, Wailuku

field for both men and women. It remains a struggle for women to get equal treatment, but without Title IX we’d still be in the dark ages.

—Paul Doty, Pukalani

Shots at Schatz

Title IX Lives

Re your story on Patsy Mink and the 50-year anniversary of Title IX [“50 Years of Title IX,” Aug. 2022]: In 1972, I was made head coach of lacrosse at the university of North Carolina. Title IX gave my sport, and many non-revenue sports, scholarships that changed the playing

Your Coconut Wireless [Aug. 2022] quoted Sen. Brian Schatz as saying anyone supporting the overturning of Roe v. Wade is either “not paying attention, doesn’t care” or likes “medieval policy.” I beg to differ. I don’t like babies getting murdered. That’s another way to say it, senator.

—Jamie Allen, Kihei

Props for Schatz

Sen. Schatz speaks for most of Maui Nui. We support a woman’s right to choose and have control over her body. Period. Thank you, Brian, for sounding off with courage.

—Katie L., Lahaina

CORRECTION: In a photo caption accompanying our story about the planned Hale Pono Youth Shelter [Aug. 2022], the shelter’s program director, David Litman, was misidentified as an MD. He has an MA in psychology.

MauiTimes welcomes reader feedback. Send it via email (letters@ mauitimes.org) or post (1955 Main St. #200, Wailuku, HI, 96793). Letters may be edited for clarity and length.

Favorite Daughter of Maui’

COCONUT WIRELESS

Skunks on Maui: What’s the Stink?

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) trapped a live skunk in the Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary in August. That’s a big deal for a couple of reasons.

First, unlike mongoose and feral cats (the intended targets of the DLNR traps), skunks are not recognized as an established invasive species. Still, clearly some sneak through on cargo ships and the like.

Second, and more essentially, Hawai‘i touts itself as the nation’s only rabies-free state, and skunks are a common vector of the virus. They also prey on eggs and small animals, bad news for endangered native birds.

If you spot or catch a skunk or other invasive critter, call the state’s pest hotline: 643-PEST (7378).

By Jacob Shafer and Dan Collins

Native Hawaiians Disproportionately Victimized By Sex Trafficking

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders make up about 10.5 percent of the state’s population, according to the most recent census data. Yet, according to the Office of Native Hawaiian Affairs, they comprise between 67 and 77 percent of sex-trafficking victims.

Sen. Mazie Hirono highlighted this fact during an ex change with FBI director Christopher Wray at a Judiciary Committee hearing.

“The federal government owes the same trust respon sibility to Native Hawaiians as it does to American Indi ans and Alaska Natives,” said Sen. Hirono. “Even if [the Violence Against Women Act] doesn’t specifically allow for protection of Hawaiian women and children, there’s nothing that stops the FBI from including Na tive Hawaiian women and children as part of your charge.”

Wray responded that Sen. Hirono had “put [her] finger on an important issue” and said his Hawai‘i office “has been working very hard to target and aggressively pursue federal charges on known and repeat human-trafficking offenders.”

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INVOLVED

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Spurred by a dust storm that blanketed North Kihei, the State Dept. of Health’s Clean Air Divi sion has opened an investigation into the problem of “fugitive dust” in the island’s Central Valley.

In addition to causing the loss of topsoil, airborne dust has been linked to respiratory diseases. State law prohibits allowing visible fugitive dust to travel beyond property lines without taking “reasonable precautions." Failure to comply can result in fines of up to $25,000 a day.

In a statement, Mahi Pono, the agricultural firm that farms most of the valley, claims to have shut down tractor operations in the early afternoon during the Au gust 10 wind event, however the dust problem was evident earlier in the day. To date, the company has planted crops on roughly 6,000 acres and prepped another 7,400 for pastureland.

"Rebel" peers out during a yoga and meditation class led by Kathy Williams at Cat Café Maui. The café is open by appointment from 11-5 daily. Admission is $20 ($18 kamaʻaina) including coffee or tea. All of the resident cats are adoptable. catcafemaui.com

Get lousy internet coverage at your place in Kahakuloa, Honokohau, Nāhi ku, or Kaupō? In order to gather mobile broadband performance data in an effort to improve coverage in rural areas, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) encourages smartphone users to download the free FCC Speed Test App and run the test whenever you receive spotty reception. The app uploads a packet of data from your phone to a pre determined destination server, which then sends it back. The app measures how long it takes to upload and down load the data and aggregates crowdsourced test results to create a more accurate broadband map and identify areas with poor connectivity. The app runs in the background and conducts periodic tests on its own, with adjust able safeguards to prevent it from eating up your data allotment or inter fering with other applications.

A study by the conservative government watchdog group the Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi found that government regula tion is slowing development and pushing the cost of housing high er statewide—not investment by foreign buyers, who were responsible for only 1.8 percent of home sales last year. Mainland buyers snatched up 22.4 percent of homes sold, while local buyers accounted for 75.8 percent. The median price of a home in Maui County surpassed $1.2 million earlier in the year.

Brandon Harima of Aloha Gold Buyers and Intense Motorsports Maui partnered with the Valley Isle Timing Association August 20 to present the 2022 Endless Summer Cruise, a benefit gath ering of car enthusiasts to help defray the cost of medical bills for three Maui families with members who have fought can cer. Drawings were held for priz es like custom tires and wheels, gold jewelry, a big screen TV, and a trip to Las Vegas, bringing in a total of $6,000 for the Au Hoon, Silva, and Sharitz families. If you missed it and want to con tribute, contact Harima at Aloha Gold Buyers, (808) 250-9602 or @ alohagoldbuyersmaui.

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Moriah Diamond

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BY THE NUMBERS

Number of firearms registered in Maui County in 2000.

Number of firearms registered in 2021, a 456 percent increase.

Hawai‘i’s ranking in Guns & Ammo’s “the best states for gun-owners.”

The Explainer: Climate Change and Drought

It’s a familiar refrain as we slog through the hot, dry months: Maui is in a drought. Parts of South and Central Maui were elevated to “exceptional drought,” the National Weather Service’s highest designation. Most of the rest of the county and state is somewhere between “extreme” and “severe.”

How much of this is due to climate change? The short answer is “a lot.”

According to the Hawai‘i Climate Commission, “Rainfall has declined significantly over the past 30 years, with widely varying rainfall patterns on each island. This means some areas are flooding and others are too dry. Since 2008, overall, the islands have been drier, and when it does finally rain, it rains a lot.”

News

2. Maui County warned tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s company Lanai Resorts to stop doing what?

A. Undercutting locally owned businesses

B. Restricting public-beach access

C. Kicking residents out of their homes after being fired by the company

3. Effective Aug. 9, the Maui County Council unanimously voted to ban what?

When it comes to water, in other words, it’s feast or famine. Parched or drowning.

About 80 percent of Maui’s potable water comes from the Na Wai Eha watershed, the “Four Great Waters” of Waikapū, Wailuku, Waiehu, and Waihe‘e. But rainfall has been on a steady decline in the region, depleting the aquifer. Overuse of water by plantations and, subsequently, mega-resorts have also played a part. We’re careening toward a tipping point.

As the Climate Commission ominously warns, “As populations increase across is lands, economic instability, a crippled municipal water system, degrading agriculture, and decreased tourism caused by ecosystem loss could become serious threats to our well being.”

1. “This is something that is gaining more traction because of social media,” MPD Lahaina District School Resource Officer Marvin Tevaga told Hawaii News Now. “To get likes and posts and re-shares, they think gives you validation, but in the end run, it could end your life.” What was he talking about?

A. Swallowing Tide detergent pods

B. Snorting fentanyl

C. Popping wheelies on dirt bikes

A. Disposable polystyrene bodyboards

B. Brass knuckles

C. Smoking cigarettes on beaches

4. Haiku-born director Destin Daniel Cretton (pictured) has been tapped to helm which upcoming mega-budget movie?

A. “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” B. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” C. “Fast X”

“She still refuses to believe that her daddy is actually Maui. She always says, ‘Daddy, you’re not Maui, you’re The Rock.’”

- Dwayne Johnson, on Instagram, discussing watching the Disney movie “Moana” (in which he voiced the demigod Maui) with his

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OCTOBER 1

PULEHU ROAD CLEANUP EVENT

Pick your team! Assist in offloading collected materials at the Malama Maui Nui transfer & disposal station, join Pulehu Posse at the top of the road, or Full Circle Ocean Gear at the bottom and stage materials for pick up on the roadside.

Details pg. 36

OCTOBER 2-9

2022 ALOHA MAUI PRIDE WEEK

Gather and cele brate with the com munity and allies. Events will include a Pacific Whale Foun dation sponsored boat party, brunch and LGBTQ+ Com munity Awards at Nalu’s, youth and family event at Kalama Park, Pride Hike to Waiheʻe Coastal Trail, Pride Festival at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, and a beach gathering, among others.

Details pg. 30

OCTOBER 5-8

MAUI SALSA BACHATA CONGRESS

The 5th annual event will feature dance workshops and performances from world-class artists and danc ers. Come learn, connect, and celebrate Dominican culture with others who share your passion for dance.

Details pg. 30

OCTOBER 7 & 8

FESTIVALS OF ALOHA MOLOKAI

Molokai’s Royal Court will receive their royal symbols in a traditional ceremony, the Royal Court Installation. The evening will also include a Poke Contest and Ulu-Uala-Kalo (Bread fruit-Sweet Potato-Taro) Contest, showing off participants’ ʻono dishes, and a youth talent contest with special off-island entertainment. Browse food booths and other vendors.

Details pg. 30

OCTOBER 8 & 9

PADDLE FOR LIFE

Over 300 cancer survivors and supporters will pad dle six-person outrigger canoes on a 22-mile round trip journey to raise funds for the Pacific Cancer Foundation in their 14th annual paddling event. Experience Hawaiian culture through paddling, ceremony, chants and a barbeque on the beach!

Details pg. 34

OCTOBER 12-15

21ST MAUI CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM

Providence Heart Institute, Pacific Heart Institute, and San Diego Medical Program invites you to join a faculty of experts. Topics will include heart fail ure, EP, interventional cardiology, vascular disease, cardiovascular surgery, management of lipids, sleep apnea, women’s cardiovascular issues, and Kawasaki Disease.

Details

By Shan Kekahuna

OCTOBER 15 & 16

MAUI STEEL GUITAR FESTIVAL

Celebrate Hawaiʻi’s signa ture sound! The program at the Shops at Wailea will be a condensed festival with hoʻolauleʻa perfor mances presented in two segments. Queen Kaʻahu manu Center’s festival will include a Hawaiian steel guitar presentation.

Details pg. 30

OCTOBER 22

ANJELAH JOHNSON-REYES:

WHO DO I THINK I AM? TOUR

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes became an internet sensation with her viral video, Nail Salon. That same year she joined the cast of MADtv as a series regular, which spawned another internet sensation, “Bon Qui Qui.” This original character, a disgruntled fast food employee with no filter, has been enjoyed, viewed and replicated by over 65 million people worldwide.

Details pg. 30

OCTOBER 29

MICROCHIP AND WELLNESS CLINIC

Need your pet microchipped? Need your pet vaccinat ed? MHS is holding a microchipping and vaccination event for dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs. You can also register your dog for a license.

Details pg. 32

WHAT DO THE UNSHELTERED NEED?

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Scott Hansen gathers a crowd wherever he goes. That’s because he brings with him a trailer containing a complete bathroom and shower at one end and a tiny laundry room at the other which he—and the Maui Rescue Mission he directs—make available to the unsheltered at various locations throughout the island.

Hansen tows the trailer to St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Kīhei on Monday afternoons, Lāhainā Baptist Church on Wednesday mornings, and Kanaha Beach park in Kahului on Thursday mornings. Each visit is timed to coincide with free meals provided by other charities, like Hale Kau Kau or the Salvation Army.

The people who come are generally orderly and appreciative. Bins of do nated clothing are put out for them. Hansen temporarily shut down his laundry during the COVID-19 pan demic and began offering used clothes instead. Only then did he discover that nobody else was really doing that.

While they wait their turn for the shower or laundry, homeless folks— perhaps houseless is a better term, since most consider Maui “home”— receive help from volunteers to apply for food stamps or government assis tance, and can even get a free haircut.

We spoke to those living on the streets and asked them what services, like those Hansen provides, aren’t currently available that would be useful to them. Last names were omitted.

We quickly learned that existing shelters were viewed unfavorably by just about everyone in this pop

ulation. A few share tales of being denied a bed, poor treatment by staff, and rules being unfairly applied.

Granted, these aren’t the folks pres ently living at the shelters, and some hold animosity towards them, having been told to leave. But the negative perception is pervasive.

Even so, some think more shelters are needed, Henry included. Every body calls him “Bulleh” and he seems content and confident, sporting a new haircut from volunteer stylist Theresa Adams. Bulleh appreciates the fellow ship provided by the Rescue Mission’s weekly visit. “You meet people from all over the island, you know,” he said.

“Build more shelters,” he suggested.

“Big buildings with single units. Give ‘em three months for folks to get back on their feet.” Limiting stays would motivate people to look for work, he believes, but those who don’t could be given more chances, if they reapply.

“A lot of people take advantage of the system,” he said, although he’s not sure how to stop them. “They gotta go sleep with that on their mind.”

Others, like John, are fed up with shelters. “They don’t help you do anything there, I’m serious,” he said.

A late-night locker search at one facility got him kicked out for possessing medication that he claims was mistaken for illegal drugs.

Ipo says she and her two boys, age five and eight, were evicted from a Lāhainā shelter due to a conflict be tween neighbors on either side that eventually led her to blow up. “They scrapped like cats and dogs,” she said, explaining why she put in a request to

move units. “Coming from a domestic violence background, I can’t handle this s–t. My kids are terrified, crying, wondering what’s happening next door.” In her request, she cited anxi ety, depression, and PTSD as factors for requesting prompt action. Instead, her paperwork was returned. She was told to provide a doctor’s confirmation of her diagnosis for those medical conditions and resubmit her request. Before the doctor’s note arrived, she threw a fit that got her kicked out.

“I snapped,” she admitted. “I could not handle it any more.” She’s now been disqualified for services and sleeps in a nearby park with her chil dren. Previously, she had complained about the shelter’s hours, which pro hibited her from coming home after her graveyard shift as a security guard. She also took issue with their policy of not allowing a non-resident adult to come onto the premises to take care of her kids while she’s at work. She claims she lost her job when she was forced to take the kids to work with her.

Joe, a former firefighter, thinks the hours are a problem, too. “They need to make it 24-hour access,” he said. “If you get out of jail or discharged from the hospital, you need somewhere to sleep that night.”

Barbara applauds the recent passage of a county ordinance that allows people to sleep in their cars overnight in designated county park ing lots. Each person in a vehicle must check in upon arrival between 10-11:00 p.m. and leave between 5-6:00 a.m. No cooking is allowed. Just one catch—you must have a car.

Shelters aside, we asked people what a homeless services center might look like, if the county were willing to invest a few million dollars in building one. Here are some of the features that they suggested.

Bathroom access is at the top of just about everybody’s list. Specifical ly, separate men’s and women’s bathrooms—ideally featuring the new touchless hygienic technology that most hotels and restaurants rely on to keep guests safe. Hands-free sinks and self-flushing toilets shouldn’t be just for resort patrons, Tony suggests. Barbara would like to see private family bathrooms where parents can take children of either gender to use the toilet, change diapers, and bathe. Jolene thinks donated diapers would be helpful to new parents, too.

Some of the women noted that 24hour toilet access is important for women and girls while menstruating, and suggested that donated feminine hygiene products would be welcome. Women on the street sometimes resort to makeshift alternatives that can put their health at risk.

Hot showers are another common request. They could either be on a timer system or monitored to prevent people from taking too long and wasting water.

Sabine, a former nurse, points out that weather-related health prob lems like heat stroke will become more common with global warm ing. She suggested that the county employ heat coordinators to do out

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“You meet people from all over the island, you know. Everybody’s just trying to struggle.”

-Bulleh

“That one shower is not enough for all the people who want to shower.” -Barbara

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reach to the houseless during heat waves, providing them with water and shade.

While some of the homeless have clearly given up on appearances, most have a degree of pride that makes them want to look their best. Laundry facilities make that possible. While Hansen does the work of washing his clients’ clothes, most agree that they would be content running their own laundry, given laundry bags and baskets to use.

Demand for second-hand clothes is strong, especially for women and children. For those who are seeking work, loaner outfits, hair styling, re sumé consultation, and coaching for job interviews could be life-changing.

One of the challenges of living un sheltered is keeping track of your be longings, which are vulnerable to theft or vandalism. Many resort to shop ping carts. Some keep it all in a back pack. Others stash it in a tent in the bushes. Lockers to store valuables and personal belongings—like the Lāhainā Salvation Army once offered—are something everyone could use, but concerns about being subjected to searches makes some hesitant.

Many of Maui’s houseless have cell phones, which helps them connect with friends and family, access services, and use the internet. It’s a boon in terms of their mental health and ability to participate in society. But few of them have an outlet to plug into, so wi-fi and phone charging stations like the rescue mission provides are extremely helpful.

What about food? Most of the houseless rely on meal service provid ed by local soup kitchens a few days each week. Some agreed that shared kitchen space with refrigerated food storage for meal preparation would be a huge asset, but everyone agreed that it would need to be carefully managed to avoid conflict or theft.

Tony appreciates the groups that provide free meals, but not always the quality of what they offer. “I know beg gars can’t always be choosers,” he says, “but a lot of the free food that’s given out is not up to my standards in terms of what I like to consider healthy food.”

He likes the idea of a shared kitchen, but thinks that meal distribution is less likely to lead to conflict. Soup kitch ens only provide meals periodically, though, and people need to eat daily.

Tony believes that there is plenty of food out there to expand their efforts.

“A lot of food goes to waste, a lot of produce just gets dumped out,” he says, “and some of the expired foods and day-old foods are much better than what a lot of people have to eat out here.” He’d like to see more usable food diverted from the landfill. Joe would just like an evening meal, for a change. “Everybody does breakfast or lunch, but nobody does dinner,” he says of the local Lāhainā charities.

Tony had relied on food banks on the Mainland, but he says they are practically nonexistent on Maui. “I didn’t really see one,” he says. “There was just like a one-time emergency box of food you could get from the food bank. That’s all I saw available.”

The Maui Food Bank’s own website confirms this. It reads, “The Food Bank does not distribute food to the public at their location. However, indi viduals can come to the Food Bank for a one-time emergency food bag.” In fairness, they do provide food to soup kitchens and other partner organiza tions who serve the unsheltered.

In order to access food stamps, disability insurance, or other government programs, it’s helpful to have an address to receive mail. The Lāhainā Salvation Army used to let people share their address for that purpose, but stopped doing so some time ago, says John, claiming that it wasn’t allowed by the post office.

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Lāhainā Baptist Church stepped in and now many of the homeless on the West Side receive mail there.

Transportation is a topic that splits the group. Some have cars of their own, while others spend hours walk ing or hitchhiking from place to place. Mama Dee would like to see a shuttle to help folks get around. “Some peo ple are stuck in town and they want to go out to, say, Oluwalu and no can.” Maui Economic Opportunity provides on-demand transportation for medi cal appointments, food stamp inter views, and the like, but not everybody can access their services. Donated or loaner bicycles could help with short trips around town.

Sabine, the former nurse, wishes there were better medical care for the houseless islandwide, like that provid ed by social workers at the Pā‘ia mu nicipal parking lot on Mondays. Sores and open wounds need to be dressed and bandaged. People need basic first aid to prevent staph infection, which is both common and potentially dead ly. And Sabine would like to see the county provide blood glucose testing and blood pressure monitoring, too. Diabetics on the street often have toes amputated due to poor circulation, bad nutrition, and the constant challenge of keeping their feet clean. “It would be good, because they can’t keep their meter handy,” said Sabine. “It gets rained on, the test strips, you know.” Orange juice or glucose pills could be kept on hand to help adjust blood sugar.

Jolene would like mental health counseling covered, too. “Some of these people have a lot of problems and they need someone to help them,” she said. “Just like these guys helping to fill out paperwork [for food stamps, gov’t assistance, and medical cover age], but for mental health.” She’s also concerned about the well-being of the children growing up on the streets.

“Maybe a little kids area for them to do coloring,” she suggests. “You know, little tables with toys and games like they have in hospitals.”

“They also need to work with the police and the hospitals and find out what happened to people,” Jolene says, “because sometimes people that we all know on the streets are gone, and we don’t know where they are.”

Her friend Anita disappeared recently and there are rumors that she was in a car accident, but nobody can confirm that. “She stayed right down the street from me and every time I go by there I cry,” Jolene said. “It gives me chills.”

The police handle missing persons reports, but getting information from them isn’t easy, especially if you’re not a relative of the missing person.

Privacy issues come into play. And let’s be honest, most homeless folks aren’t very enthusiastic about dealing with the cops. A central bulletin board where people could post messages for one another would help.

And that brings us back to shelter. Instead of heavily-guarded apartment blocks, like those used by current shelters, Tony envisions colonies of tiny houses “so everybody’s not cramped together.” And he’s willing to help build them, in exchange for a safe place to sleep.

Not everyone on the street is looking for a job. But for some, a day of work would be a blessing. “I always had a vision for a place where you could go and work,” Tony said, “maybe help build more places and run the whole facility in exchange for your stay.”

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Rising above personal struggles, John Cruz keeps it island style

By Dan Collins

John Cruz was due for a good year. He’s had a few bad ones over his two-and-a-half decades as one of Hawai‘i’s most recognized singer-songwriters. But 2022 looks to be a banner year for the man who brought us “Island Style.”

The video of his recent single, “It’s Time to Build a Bridge,” garnered the prize for best music video at the 45th Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards on July 20 and new music is coming down the pike. For the past year, he’s taken up residency at ProArts Playhouse in Kihei, an intimate, music-centric venue where he plays regular gigs on Wednesday nights whenever he’s on-island.

Cruz is also basking in memories of his recent summer tour of the islands in celebration of the 25th anniversary of “Acoustic Soul,” the debut album that launched his career. Joining him onstage for the first time was his younger brother Tony on guitar.

“He hasn’t really played much music on stage before,” Cruz told us in a front-porch interview at his home in Kula. John had often toured with his brothers Ernie and Guy, who have both since passed on.

One track from “Acoustic Soul” changed Cruz’s life forever. “Island Style” was an instant hit with Hawaiian audiences. Its catchy refrain, “from the mountains to the ocean, from the windward to the leeward side” echoes through gulches and valleys through out the islands to this day. Twenty-five years after its release, it enjoys daily airplay on Hawaiian radio and has been featured in a number of TV shows and movies, including HBO’s “The White Lotus,” filmed on Maui in 2020.

“That song has been a game changer,” Cruz acknowledged. “So many people have been touched by that song. What a blessing that’s been.”

Soulful tunes like “Sitting in Limbo” and “Shine On” enjoyed some popularity, too. But “Island Style,” with its celebration of local food, family connections, and the kanikapila tradition of casual jamming became a backyard anthem.

Cruz cut his teeth playing bass and guitar in small venues on the East Coast, having left Oahu after high school. “I wanted to get as far away from here as I possibly could,” he said, and New York City seemed like a great place to learn about music and make new connections. As a result of years of playing rock and blues, his music isn’t typical of the stuff pro duced by many Hawaiian musicians.

“I don’t want people to listen to my records….I want them to feel it,” he insists. “The initial reaction has al ways got to be vibe.” His music blends blues, folk, R&B, and rock n’ roll with traditional Hawaiian elements.

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Prior to his solo release, he had gained recognition locally by perform ing with his brother Ernie and their childhood friend, Troy Fernandez— the Ka’au Crater Boys. John had come home to Oahu to record music with his brother Ernie. Once home, he “fell into the band” and began performing his own original songs along with the Crater Boys. So, the songs already had a fan base when his debut LP dropped.

Fame came fast and hard and Cruz soon found himself leaning on drugs and alcohol to navigate his new reality.

“I’ve had my struggles with addic tion since I was young, you know. I’ve been around it all my life,” he said, recalling how his father Ernie Sr., “The Waimanalo Cowboy,” had taken to drinking when he, too, was relegat ed to performing in bars and saloons.

“What little success I have now, it’s allowed me to not play in bars,” he said, with an audible sense of relief. “That’s huge.” Back in the late ‘90s when he stopped gigging in bars, he said. “It was wonderful to find out that I wasn’t really an alcoholic. I thought I was, but I wasn’t. Basically, I was drinking be cause it was there all the time and you get it for free or people are buying it for you.” Those free drinks took a toll.

“It was good news that I wasn’t an alcoholic. But then the other reality set in. ‘Oh, so I’m just a drug addict, then,’” he recalled. “I’m glad I made it out of that. Especially with crack, I remember times feeling like, ‘You know what, I’m probably gonna die from this, but I need another hit.’ It’s just so crazy.”

What made him finally stop? “Nothing like the threat of incarceration to get you sober. I failed the first treatment program. Failed the second treatment program and the judge locked me up.”

Upon release, he spent three months living at Ho‘omau Ke Ola, a small, culture-based treatment facility on the Waianae Coast, followed by 30 days in transitional housing with outpatient visits, drug tests, and daily classes.

Sobriety enabled him to focus on music again, and a filmmaker he met asked to shoot a couple of live performances. She suggested interviewing him and adding some archival footage, and it morphed into a documentary about his life, complete with his struggles with addiction and custody battles over his children, three of whom now have adoptive parents.

The result was the film “Made of Music” (2005). Now, it’s regularly shown in Hawai‘i rehab facilities, where Cruz often performs. He taped a live show at Habilitat in Kaneohe and he’d schedule a gig at Aloha

House whenever he was coming to Maui to perform at the MACC.

He has since reconnected with his son John, who now goes by his middle name Lono, and celebrated his grandson’s first birthday in August.

Prior to that, the last time he’d seen the boy was nearly 18 years ago when Lono was just three years old.

And I think I’m getting close, and he goes, ‘That’s perfect! I think I got it!’”

Cruz didn’t think Brotman had anything. ‘’He’s like, ‘I think I got the song.’ I go, ‘The song? I’m still putting it together.’ He goes, ‘No, I’ve been recording the whole time.’” He cut two segments together and played it back. “You want to talk about luck, that was

and an awesome kind of big brother.”

“One of These Days” won critical acclaim, but didn’t catch on like the first album. “Everywhere they reviewed it, they said it was a great record, but it didn’t have an obvious single for the radio,” said Cruz.

It took almost a decade for Cruz to release that second album, and it’s been 15 years since it came out. Can we expect another? Cruz said unre leased material he’s already recorded will be coming out soon, now that he’s resolved a decade-long dispute with his former manager over ownership of the rights to much of it. He’s just not sure if it’ll be in the form of an al bum, or maybe a couple of EPs.

“It’s been awesome,” he said of the reunion with his son. His two daughters are now in college. “And they know that I’m their real father and all that kind of stuff, but they’re still kind of processing it.” Perhaps a tour of Mainland college campuses is in order. He’s considering it.

Lono was just three years old when his father won a Grammy award for “Jo Bo’s NIght Out,” an instrumental he named after the boy (whom he

the song. He says, ‘Is that what you were going for? And I said, ‘Yeah!’”

The album, “Slack Key Volume 2” (2004) won in the inaugural Best Hawaiian Album category at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005.

The year 2016 was a heartbreaking one for Cruz. He lost his father and two brothers in a short period of time. Ernie Sr. died in the spring of that year, and his brother Guy had been placed in hospice care as he was suf fering from heart disease. But it was his brother Ernie Jr.’s death that came as a shock, when he was found float ing unresponsive in the ocean just days before Guy succumbed to heart failure. A few days earlier, Ernie and John had visited their dying brother on the Big Island. John had to get re leased from jail to make the trip.

called Jo Bo when he was little) that appeared on a slack key guitar compilation album.

He had taken Lono—then just a toddler—to the Big Island for a performance. After the gig, an engineer named Charles Brotman who had previously played with his sister said, “‘Hey man, you want to come over to my studio? I want to record you doing a song on slack key. I’m putting this album together,’” Cruz recalled. “I said ‘Sure, why not?’”

They went to the studio and Cruz picked up a nylon-string Ramirez guitar. “I was like, ‘Let me check this out. Wow! Hey, man, maybe I’ll use this one.’ So, I slack it down and I’m literally trying to come up with a song, just playing stuff, you know.

Sobriety enabled him to refocus on music and Cruz cut his second album in Sept. 2007. He chose Mark Johnson to engineer his sophomore effort, “One of These Days,” at the recommendation of Jackson Browne, who had befriended Cruz when they shared the stage with mutual friend Jack Johnson for one of the early Kokua Festivals at the MACC.

“Jackson said, ‘When are you going to do your next album, man?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, pretty soon,’” Cruz recalled. Browne pressed further, asking Cruz where he was planning to record it. When the answer was, “I don’t know,” he said, “Why don’t you record it at my place?”

By “my place” Browne meant Groove Masters, a semi-private recording studio he owns in Santa Monica, California, where Bob Dylan’s “Tempest” and David Crosby’s “Lighthouse” albums were cut.

“He was so gracious,” Cruz said of Browne. “He’s just been a great friend

“You know how families are, you get in a rift with this family member or that one. From the outside everything looks perfect, but you never know what’s going on,” said Cruz. “[Ernie Jr.] had a rift with my mother and my sister for a long time—big one.”

“The day before my brother Ernie died…he said, ‘You know what? I decided I’m going to let all of that go, man. I’m over that.’ It had been eating him up for years, you know. To finally let that go—to forget about it— feels awesome, he says. ‘Right now I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life,’ he tells me.

“He was into statistics, you know, and he told me, ‘You know what? Average Hawaiian raised by a single mom on welfare…average life span is 74 years old.’ So, he looks at me and he says, ‘What do you want to do for the next 20 years?’”

John had fought with his brothers from time to time, but he and Ernie had buried the hatchet, and began talking about playing music together again.

“A day and a half later, boom, he’s gone.”

When the Crater Boys broke up, Ernie had stated publicly that he was going to form a band with his brothers, but John says that was just to soften the blow of breaking up the popular duo.

“I don’t want people to listen to my records. I want them to feel it.”

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There was no concrete plan to form a band of brothers, although they talked about the idea from time to time, and discussed inviting their sisters to sing. “I was really excited about that, yeah,” said Cruz. “Funny how things go.”

After a relapse, Cruz got sober again in 2017, just before moving to Maui to be with his current partner, Ka‘io Martin, daughter of songwriter Liko Martin. Their son Zane is now three years old.

A residency at ProArts Playhouse in Kihei’s Azeka Place shopping center has given him a chance to share some of his unreleased music, as well as the favor ites his fans are fond of. He had been seeking a venue where he could perform regularly on Maui that wasn’t a bar.

“ProArts has been wonderful. Two of the things I like the most about it is popcorn and water,” Cruz said with a smile. “You know, that’s it.”

Some weeks he does it solo, sometimes with a seven-piece band, other times as an acoustic trio. “Sometimes I’m playing upright bass, sometimes I’m playing guitar, sometimes electric bass. Depends on who I get to do the gig with me,” he said. “It’s been good for me to kind of stretch out and get my bass chops back.”

He’s slated to play three Wednesday evenings at Pro Arts, on October 5th, 12th, and 26th.

Working with Mark Johnson to engineer his second album led to his involvement with Johnson’s group Play ing for Change, which produces music

videos featuring artists from all over the world collaborating on a song, often with the original artist laying the foun dation. A medley of “Island Style” and “‘Oiwi E” featuring Cruz, Jack Johnson, Paula Fuga, Amy Gilliom, Eli Mac, Tav ana, students from immersion schools across the state, and a host of others, was among their collaborations.

Giving back to the community is a re curring theme for Cruz these days. It’s what led him to become Board Chair of Mana Maoli, bringing music to 14 cul ture-based charter schools across the state. It’s also why he got involved with Turnaround Arts, a program of the Kennedy Center started by Michelle Obama to build community by support ing arts education in schools.

Cruz relishes his newfound role as an elder and mentor to younger artists. “I don’t have all the answers, but…I’ll share anything if they’re interested, you know what I mean? If you’re talking about anything— fishing, music, or writing or bass playing, I’ll try to give you as much as you want.”

“I wish when I was young,” he said, “somebody could have saved me all that time, you know?”

To enjoy the Nā Hōkū award-winning video for “It’s Time to Build a Bridge,” co-written with Cruz by Mark Herschler and directed by Ryan Antalan and Julia Levanne, visit johncruz.com/bridge. You can purchase tickets to his Wednesday night live shows at ProArtsMaui.com.

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Kurt Suzuki’s Long Autumn

By Jacob Shafer

Catcher Kurt Suzuki—a 2001 Baldwin High graduate and Maui’s only active major league baseball player—broke into the majors in 2007 with the Oakland Athletics. In his first 15 big league seasons he com piled a .257 batting average with 139 home runs and built a reputation for superb defense behind the plate.

Suzuki, 38, hinted at retirement after the 2021 season. But when the drawn-out MLB lockout lifted, he inked a one-year, $1.75 million con tract with the Los Angeles Angels.

“Every day he’s upbeat. He’s laugh ing,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said of Suzuki during spring training, per The Athletic. “He can get the red ass at the right time in the dugout. That’s

absolutely beautiful. He knows the game. He knows what he wants. He knows what’s supposed to happen.”

The season started off well for the Angels. With Suzuki serving as back up catcher and more-famous teammates such as two-way Japanese star Shohei Ohtani and three-time MVP center fielder Mike Trout leading the charge, Los Angeles jumped out to a 27-17 start and stood atop the Ameri can League West.

Then, the wheels wobbled off. Much of the lineup, outside Trout and Ohtani, slumped at once. The pitching–particularly in the bull pen–stopped missing bats. The Angels fired the eccentric, 68-year-old Maddon in June, in the midst of a 12-game losing streak, right after he

shaved his head into a mohawk to inspire his club.

For his part, Suzuki has spent much of the season hitting below the Mendoza Line (a .200 batting aver age, named after light-hitting 1970s infielder Mario Mendoza). His power mostly evaporated. He missed time with COVID-19 and in May exited a game with a neck contusion after he was plunked with a warmup pitch.

In an August game, Suzuki contrib uted one of seven solo home runs for the Halos and they still lost, 8-7, be coming just the second team in MLB history to “accomplish” that feat.

The Angels, who haven’t won a playoff game since 2009, are again watching the October action from home. Surely this isn’t how Suzuki wanted it to end, if indeed this is his final year in the majors. But it does nothing to tarnish the legacy of one of Maui’s favorite athletic sons.

After starring at Baldwin, Suzuki went unselected in the MLB draft and opted to attend college at Cal State Fullerton. He hit .390 in three NCAA

seasons and established his catching bona fides. Still, he slid to the Athletics in the second round of the 2004 draft.

Suzuki has caught more than 1,500 big league games, second-most among active players behind the St. Louis Cardinals’ Yadier Molina. Molina is likely bound for the Hall of Fame. While Suzuki almost surely isn’t, the Kula boy has quietly, humbly compiled an impressive MLB resume. Before he reported to spring train ing this season, Suzuki was coaching a youth team in Southern California, where he lives with his wife and three children. Whenever retirement comes, he has good things waiting for him.

Mayor Michael Victorino—father of former pro baseball player and 2008 World Series champion Shane Victorino—declared Jan. 17, 2020, “Kurt Suzuki Day” after Suzuki won a title with the Washington Nationals.

“I’m so proud of Kurt and what he’s been able to accomplish,” said Victori no. “Kurt stands out in so many areas. … It’s a real testament to our commu nity, to the village that we are.”

Kula boy’s (possible) final big league season hasn’t gone according to plan—but he’s still a favorite Maui son

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THE RETURN OF ‘SHARKTOBER’

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By John Starmer

Each year, as the dry season comes to a close, Maui Nui hosts a number of return ing seasonal visitors. No, we’re not talking about the flock of human “snowbirds” coming from the east, but rather the animals that have been heading this way for millenia: kōlea (Pacific golden plo vers), koholā (humpback whales), and niuhi (tiger sharks).

The kōlea have done all their breeding, birthing, and family raising far away in Alaska and are back for some rest in the sunny weather. The koholā are coming to give birth and breed. While the koholā won’t feed until they return to Alaska in the spring (tropical waters just don’t have abundant whale food), the waters around Hawai‘i are a great place for the baby whales to take off their training wheels. For our tiger sharks, the waters around Maui provide ample feeding opportunities for the new and repeat shark moms to recharge after pregnancy.

The tiger shark birthing season starts in October and correlates with increased reports of shark incidents. The kānaka maoli were well aware of this. The expression, “Pua ka wiliwi-

li, nanahu ka manō” (“When the wiliwili tree blooms, sharks will bite”) is one example of traditional ecological knowledge about sharks (manō) passed down through generations in Hawaiian chants and stories.

Maui, in particular, holds the dubious record of having almost double the number of shark incidents reported on other islands, and there is a tiny but significant uptick in incidents during what some have dubbed “Sharktober.”

But why Maui Nui and why Maui in particular? This is a question that researchers from the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology have been studying for a number of years with telemetry programs. The pro gram, started by Kim Holland and his graduate students in the mid’90s to measure the effectiveness of shark “culling” activities (conducted from 1959-’76 on Oahu), intended to reduce tiger shark populations to “safer” levels. Despite catching

over 4,500 sharks, the program did not appear to have any effect on the number of shark incidents during that time.

Culling would only work if sharks were living in the same area and remaining close to shore. Initial tagging efforts showed that tiger sharks tagged off of Oahu did not hang around, but rather were pass ing through and quickly left for Penguin Bank, miles east of Oahu and just west of Molokai. As a re sult, shark culling was decided not to be an effective management tool and has not been reinstated in Ha wai‘i since.

At the start of the shark-tracking program, HIMB researchers had to first catch a shark and surgical ly implant an acoustic tracker or “pinger” that the scientists would then actively monitor for up to two days. A follow-up project equipped sharks with transmitters that would get picked up by listening stations anchored around the main Hawai ian islands. When the tagged shark swam within about half a mile of a receiver, its visit was recorded. This

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work again showed that tiger sharks moved around a lot and it was not uncommon for individuals to swim between islands.

In 2013 and 2014, the HIMB team attached new satellite-connected trackers to tiger sharks’ dorsal fins. These allowed them to follow the movements of sharks tagged around Maui and Oahu for months or even years and with finer resolution. They also used the tried and true acoustic tags and listening stations deployed along the coastline. The results of this last study were published in a scientific paper and provided several clues to the observed patterns of shark incidents in Hawai’i.

While sharks tend to range widely and spend quite a bit of time far offshore in deeper water, they frequent

shallow coastal areas. Overall, the prime habitat for the tagged sharks was the “insular shelf” down to a depth of 200 meters (656 ft.) and Maui Nui has the most extensive insular shelf area in Hawai’i. Sharks tagged on Maui ranged around quite a bit but still had “core areas” they would be most frequently found. While some sharks had offshore core areas (for example at Penguin Bank) researchers discovered several sharks’ core areas clustered along the south Maui coastline from Kihei to Makena. In contrast to Maui, Oahu sharks’ core areas had less overlap with recreational areas.

The acoustic receivers also picked up sharks as they passed by receiver stations and discovered that, effec tively, tiger sharks are checking in at

some of the more popular beaches on Maui. While they don’t appear to be hanging out at these areas, acous tic receivers showed that sharks were swimming by about every

not trying to harm people. In truth, count yourself lucky if you ever even get to see one of Maui’s tiger sharks. Shark incidents are truly one in a million events. You are at great-

other day along Makena and Kalama and about once every four days at Palauea and Olowalu.

So it seems that Maui has more areas where people are getting in the water along with tiger sharks and, come October, at least some of those sharks may be extra grumpy or hungry after giving birth. Even so, it is important to remember: even with sharks present and possibly common along our beaches, sharks are

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er risk of injury from many other things: a firearm, alcohol and a car, someone’s pet dog, or even a slip in the shower.

If you want to reduce your odds of meeting sharks, there are several things you can do, including staying out of water with poor visibility, not swim ming alone, and not swimming close to people that are line, net or spear fishing. See the DLNR Shark Safety Tips link for more recommendations.

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Understanding Sharks in Hawaiian Culture

Crafting Hawai‘i’s First Hard Kombucha

By Dan Collins

Kyle Fleming and Cady Cox are a busy pair these days.

In addition to their fledg ling kombucha and water kefir brewery, the Ha‘ikū power couple are partners in a booch café and espresso bar that specializes in blending rich organic coffee with co conut cream to make delicious vegan lattes, mochas, and cappuccinos.

As if that’s not enough, they also introduced a new line of coconut yo gurt to local stores this summer and earned their license to brew the first hard (alcoholic) kombucha in the state. A tasting room with 16 of their Pauwela Beverage Company prod ucts on tap is in the works.

The two were next-door neighbors growing up in Jackson, Wyoming, where as childhood playmates they never stopped having fun together, eventually falling in love a dozen years ago and getting married in 2015. That playfulness is still very much a part of their relationship, personally and professionally. After all, what is a brewery but a play ground for experimentation?

“It’s fun learning to do that,” said Cox of honing their senses. “In the beginning we’d try it and go ‘I don’t

know, is it ready yet?’ and now I can just smell a bucket and I’m like, ‘That one’s ready.’ There are just sensations that you develop from doing it every day.”

Brewing is an imperfect science, combined with a considerable amount of artistry. Fleming learned this when they moved to Portland, Oregon together, where he took a deep dive into the fermentation arts, learning from the grain up and eventually earning an online degree in brewing. He won a number of awards for his ales and developed a reputation locally as a skilled home brewer, specializing in IPAs.

Cox shares her husband’s enthusiasm for beer, but she prefers Belgian-style ales to his IPA. “I’ve never been the brewer of the beer, but I’ve always loved craft beer and Belgian beer—and European beer in general,” she said. “So we had a shared passion for that, for sure.”

They eventually returned to Jackson Hole, where Fleming helped to open Roadhouse Brewery, now one of the Rocky Mountain region’s dominant craft brewers. After rising through the ranks to head brewmaster at Roadhouse, he agreed to come

to Maui—where Cox had spent time in her youth—to brew beer.

“My dad’s a big surfer, so we’d come here every year when I was little,” she said. Disenchanted with the long winters in Wyoming, they decided to leave. “We just wanted to change it up and we thought Maui would be great.”

They settled in Ha‘ikū near the Pauwela Cannery. Both surf Ho‘okipa Beach when they have the chance.

Their initial plans to brew beer fell through when their business partner passed away unexpectedly before the project got off the ground. So they took jobs opening and managing the small, tidy Pauwela Store. It was there that they met “Big Wave Dave”

Smithey, owner of Big Wave Kombu cha, who learned that they were into brewing and showed them the commercial space where they are now located, behind Kazuma Surfboards across the parking lot from the cannery building—just a stone’s throw from the couple’s front door.

They immediately wanted to rent the space, but lacked the resources to invest in a full-scale beer brewery. “At the same time, hard kombucha was just sort of hitting the market and I was intrigued,” said Fleming.

About then, Boochcraft, a popular brand of hard kombucha, sudden-

ly disappeared from liquor store shelves islandwide as the California brewer temporarily cut distribution to Hawai‘i.

So, when Smithey told them he was packing it in, shutting down his brewing operation and moving back to California, they negotiated to purchase his assets—kettles, kegs, and a live scoby included—and suddenly had just about everything they needed to start brewing kombucha.

They launched their brand in February 2020 and promptly began selling at the Upcountry Farmers’ Market and getting their products placed in local stores. A month later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The following month, orders dropped to zero. But the new business owners persisted, using the downtime to master the tricky process of making kombucha, and its less acetic cousin, water kefir.

Stumbling into brewing kombucha has been a lifesaver, because it enabled them to establish their brand and master the fermentation process while they waited almost two years for their liquor license application to be approved. Meanwhile, they partnered with farmers’ market friends and fellow vendors Matt and Jayla Blanco of Ke’o Ke’o Coconuts to open

Brewers Kyle Flemming and Cady Cox were childhood pals before falling in love.

Hard kombucha is the newest product in the Pauwela Beverage Companyʻs line.

Roadside café, new products, and planned tap room keep Pauwela brewers on their toes

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Booch + Coco, a tiny kombucha café and espresso bar located at Maliko Country Farms. In addition to kombucha, water kefir, acai bowls, and savory snacks, they make all kinds of espresso drinks featuring fresh coconut cream, pressed on site.

Mature coconuts are opened and shredded, then run through a hydraulic press to create the rich coconut cream that is then diluted with water to make the right consistency to add to coffee drinks. The coconut water is frozen to be made into shave ice. The “rubber meat” from young coconuts—which can’t be used to make the coconut cream they stir into their drinks—is cultured using lactobacillus and made into a creamy coconut yogurt, now sold at local markets in three flavors.

Even with their products in distribution and the cafe keeping them busy, they show up at the Upcountry Farmers Market every Saturday to supply their loyal customers—and to shop for new flavors.

Much of the fruit as well as the ginger and turmeric they use in their brew is sourced locally, and they choose organic options whenever possible. Seasonal fruit, like dragon fruit, is bought in bulk, portioned out, and frozen for use year round.

The couple’s hibiscus-lychee flavor was a finalist in the “drinks” category at the 2022 Good Food Awards in San Francisco, ranking among the top six kombucha producers in the nation.

The bottling is all done by hand by Kyle and Cady and their tiny staff,

rather than on a mechanized bottling line, which would be a huge expense and difficult to maintain.

“The logistical side of business is really tricky. The bottles, the labels, the caps—especially during a pan demic,” said Cox. “The prices going up, the supply chain breaking down. That’s such a challenge.”

Still, they persevere. And their patience was rewarded in July when they received their license to brew hard kombucha, the first in the state, and a craft producer pub license so they can open a tap room and tasting lounge inside the brewery. Three flavors of their hard kombucha hit store shelves within weeks.

Foodland, Safeway, Mana Foods, Down to Earth, Pukalani Superette, Hawaiian Moons, and a variety of mom and pop stores now stock Pauwela beverages. Distribution takes four days a week, partly because they deliver to several locations in Hana.

And the fun? It’s still the key to their success. They hold open mic nights at Booch + Coco on the sec ond Saturday of the month, hosted by rasta musician Ed the Dread.

Sign-ups start at 5:30 for a 15-min ute time slot to play music, recite poetry, or try your hand at standup comedy. Everyone’s welcome. Check out their Instagram for arts and crafts classes and other fun ac tivities, @boochandcoco. And look for their hard booch in stores—and now on tap at Mahalo Brewery up country—and check out all of their products at pauwelabeverage.com.

What, Exactly, Is Kombucha?

Kombucha is a sweetened, fermented, probiotic, efferves cent, tea-based, fruit-flavored beverage with a hint of vinegar. It purportedly originated in China more than 2,000 years ago and was prized for its health benefits.

Like sausage-making, kombucha fermentation isn’t for the weak of stomach. It involves brewing black tea and sugar, allowing it to cool, and inoculating it with a slimy, jelly-like mass of microorganisms called a “scoby.” It’s a thick, layered, gelatinous blob that is added to the brew to introduce beneficial bacteria and yeast, which act together to initiate fermentation, eating up the sugar and caffeine and forming alcohol, then converting most of that alcohol into acetic acid—essentially vinegar—which gives booch its refreshing tang.

Scoby is an acronym for “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast” and the squishy mass is a structure that the two form together to house their colony. Sometimes called a “mother,” a “mushroom,” or (more precisely) a “pellicle,” it is the product of a unique sym biotic fermentation process of lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, and yeast—the same biochemical magic that turns cabbage into kimchi.

A scoby is made up of bacterial cellulose (the stuff that gives plants structure) and forms as a white film on the surface of the tea, then appears to grow into a bizarre alien life form. They get darker as they age, sometimes sinking to the bottom of the container, but a new one will soon appear on top. As new pellicles form, old scobys are discarded in favor of the younger, more active colonies.

Want to make your own kombucha at home? Pauwela Bev. Co. will be happy to sell you a scoby of your very own. If you’re inspired to grow one from scratch, simply mix a little bit of (ideally unflavored) store-bought kombucha into a large glass jar of cool, sweet ened black tea, cover it with a towel and leave it in the dark for several weeks.

ʻOi Longman handles the tedious job of bottling by hand.

Cady Cox isnʻt affraid od the scoby, a colony of bacteria and yeast that kicks off fermentation.

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PREY TELL

By Barry Wurst II

Dan Trachtenberg’s “Prey” is a prequel to “Predator” (1987), set 300 years earlier, where we witness a much earlier visitation to Earth from an extraterrestrial hunter with a love for collecting human skulls. This time, a warrior named Naru (played by breakout star Amber Midthunder) and her baffledbut-ready Comanche tribe are the ones who discover and confront a creature with camouflaging abilities and state-of-the-art weaponry unlike any on Earth.

Trachtenberg made a big splash with his terrific “10 Cloverfield Lane” (2016), which arrived without any online awareness (the surprise trailer was only a month ahead of its opening day) and wound up one of the best, most socially relevant thrillers of this century (in the age of the pandemic, it has only become even more immediate). “Prey” was another tah-dah unveiling, as no one expected this franchise to return anytime soon, especially after Shane Black’s lackluster “The Predator” (2018).

The new look of the Predator should please fans, as much as the nice visual cue that connects this to, of all things, the mostly awful

“Predator 2” (1990). Despite the fresh setting and take on the story, “Prey” excels because it understands what made the original so good: the sur vivalist adventure angle, fueled with “Rambo” action and a mean sci-fi twist. Despite no major firepower here, “Prey” has more than enough kick. It’s also wicked fun, hands

screen, but a problem for those only able to watch it on their laptops or phone. While “Prey” may find its widest-possible viewing audience via the Hulu outreach, the majority of audiences are missing out on what would have been an event in theaters. “Prey” was among the 20th Century Studio films that were purchased by

There are no Caucasian characters, a true rarity for a big-budget American film about indigenous people.

down the best of the “Predator” mov ies to date and a real out-of-nowhere summer sleeper that easily takes the crown as the best of the season. Don’t let the Hulu premiere fool you—this is a major league popcorn movie and essential viewing, even if you have no idea where the quotes, “Get to the choppa!” and “I ain’t got time to bleed” originate from.

The best passages of “Prey” are dialogue-free and breathtaking in the purity of its storytelling. This is a lushly visual movie—a plus for anyone watching this on a good-size

Hulu for a streaming premiere (the others include the Ben Affleck erotic thriller “Deep Water” and the Emma Thompson sex comedy “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”). Audiences should see “Prey” in whatever format they choose but this, along with “Top Gun: Maverick,” should be essential for a massive screen experience.

At a moment when representation is finally becoming a priority for most Hollywood blockbusters, “Prey” stands tall. The film was made with the cooperation of a Comanche tribe, boasts a cast of Native American

actors, and depicts the tribal community with complexity and emotional layers. Although the cadence of the actors makes the dialogue sound modern (perhaps the film’s biggest flaw), the performances are passionate and committed. Best of all, the Comanche tribe provides our central protagonists and are not presented through the eyes of Caucasian outsiders. In fact, there are no Caucasian characters, a true rarity for a big-budget American film about indigenous people. The real trick would be for a major studio to produce a big-budget movie about Native Americans with no movie stars and no outer space monster, but this will do. If this is what progress looks like, at least it’s unexpected.

Trachtenberg has somehow made the seventh “Predator” movie something altogether new and welcome, as well as gritty, shocking and thrilling in equal measure. The less you know about it going in, the better. However, that final moment, suggesting not only a connection to the other films but an allegory for colonialism, is nearly perfect. “Prey” is violent, pulpy, and wonderful. Watch it tonight.

‘Predator’ prequel takes franchise to new heights

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Da Kine Calendar

By Shan Kekahuna

COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT - OCT. 8. Local musicians Justin Morris and Matt Del Olmo provide the honky tonk bluegrass. 6-8pm. Koholā Brewery (915 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); 808-446-3007; Koholabrewery.com

RUMBA TROPICAL - OCT. 13 & 27. Bringing the night alive with Latin dancing and entertainment, featuring dance instruction from Shanti Cat. 9:30pm. Down the Hatch (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

HĀNA FESTIVALS OF ALOHA 2022 - OCT. 15-22. The festive week will offer many contests, like pō hawaiiana & aloha attire, floral & lei, and fishing, as well as foodie contests in taro, ʻulu, pohole, and poke. There will be a parade, live entertainment, a talent show, kupuna luncheon, classes on traditional lei making, plus sport and karaoke night. Full schedule and locations can be found at: Festivalsofaloha.com

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HOLIDAYS

BARKTOBERFEST - OCT. 1. Loosen your leash and lederhosen to support Maui’s homeless animals! Join the Maui Humane Society for a festive beer garden, live music, and wiener dog races! 2-6pm. Maui Brewing Co. (605 Lipoa Pkwy., Kīhei); Mauihumanesociety.org/barktoberfest

OKTOBERFEST - OCT. 1. Come show off your lederhosen and celebrate the tradition! Enjoy some German-inspired food and games and the releasing of this year’s seasonal Oktoberfest beer. 12-9pm. Koholā Brewery (915 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); 808-446-3007; Koholabrewery.com

THE HALLOWEEN HUNT 2022 - OCT 21, 22, 28 & 29. Arm yourself with new military grade laser tag equipment and traverse the field on foot following the red illuminated walkway as you navigate burning cars, pits of prisoners and the haunted forest. Keep the hoards of zombies, clowns and ghouls away as you alone or your group fight for your life to make it through alive. Starting 6:10pm, reservations every 10 minutes, last reservation, 9:10pm. $25+. Maui PaintBall (814 Honoapiʻilani Hwy, Lāhainā); Mauipaintball.com

HALLOWEEN-THEMED TRIVIA NIGHT

- OCT. 30. In celebration of All Hallow’s Eve, they’ll be covering all trivia topics horrifying, bizarre, and grotesque. Come play if you dare. Dress in costume if you so desire, for a chance to win more prizes. 9-11pm. Down the Hatch (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

ALL AGES PUMPKIN PAINTING PARTYOCT 30. Bring your own pumpkin to paint or order one in advance and they’ll provide all the supplies to create your specially decorated pumpkin for Halloween. $10. 10am & 12pm. Island Art Party (1279 S. Kīhei Rd.); Islandartparty.com

HALLOWEEN DOGGY COSTUME

CONTEST - OCT. 31. Come show off you and your pup’s costume skills at the 3rd annual contest at the taproom!

Prizes awarded to best dressed human, best dressed pup, and best dressed combo. 6pm. Koholā Brewery (915 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); 808-446-3007; Koholabrewery.com

KEN & BARBIE’S HAUNTED HOUSEOCT. 31. Contact for details. Mala Tavern (1307 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-667-9394; Malatavern.com

HALLOWEEN PARTY - OCT. 31. Contact for details. Down the Hatch (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

BIG GIGS

2022 ALOHA MAUI PRIDE WEEK - OCT. 1-9. More details page 9. Go online for a full schedule. Alohamauipride.org

MAUI PLANTATION DAYS FESTIVALOCT. 1. Celebrate plantation life with food and performances from the many cultures that immigrants brought with them when they came to work on Hawaiʻi’s sugar plantations. Connect with your community, share food, talk story, and celebrate a unique heritage. Admission: $3 per person, free for keiki 5 and under. Parking is free. 9am-4pm. Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, (3957 Hansen Rd, Puʻunene); Sugarmuseum.com

FESTIVALS OF ALOHA - LANAʻI HOʻOLAULEʻA - OCT. 1. Catch the Expeditions Lāna‘i Ferry and join a day of live entertainment, cultural demonstrations, free keiki activities, crafters, and artisans. Art contest and ‘ono eats. 2-8:30pm. Dole Park (Lanaʻi Ave., Lanaʻi City); Festivalsofaloha.com

MAUI SALSA BACHATA CONGRESS - OCT. 5-8. More details page 9. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, (2365 Kaʻanapali Pkwy., Lāhainā); Mauisalsabachatacongress.com

FESTIVALS OF ALOHA MOLOKAʻI - OCT. 7-8. More details page 9. 9am-5pm. Mitchell Pauole Community Center, (100 Ainoa St., Kaunakakai); Festivalsofaloha.com

FESTIVAL - OCT. 15 & 16. More details page 9. October 15, 11am-2pm & 4-7pm. The Shops at Wailea, (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.). October 16, 11am-4pm. Queen Kaʻahumanu Center (175 Kaʻahumanu Ave., Kahului); Mauisteelguitarfestival.com

NEON BEATS: SILENT DISCOS - OCT. 20. Dance your heart out, with great tunes and delicious drinks. Multiple DJs, you choose the channel and get your groove on. $5 headphone rental. 10pm. Down the Hatch (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

UKRAINIAN PIANIST DMYTRO CHONI - OCT 27. Presenting award-winning Ukrainian pianist Dmytro Choni in a Maui debut concert. The second Ukrainian pianist to medal at the Cliburn International Piano Competition, Choni won hearts and accolades with a compelling and colorful musicality and took home a bronze award at this year’s competition. $40-55. 7:30pm. Maui Arts & Cultural Center (One Cameron Way; Kahului); 808-244-SHOW; MACC.org

ONSTAGE

JOHN CRUZ: ISLAND STYLE - OCT. 5, 12 & 26. The Grammy- and Nā Hōkū Hanohano-winning Hawaiian legend shares lyrical stories about everyday people and experiences. (See profile on pg. 14.) $37.5050. 7:30pm. ProArts Playhouse (1280 S Kīhei Rd.); 808-463-6550; Proartsmaui.com

WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT - OCT. 7-9. An absurdist adventure which sits on the boundary of comedy and drama. With no director, no rehearsal and a different actor each night, this show is sure to be an enthralling theatrical experience. $25-35. Thursdays & Fridays, 7:30pm; Sundays, 2pm. ProArts Playhouse (1280 S Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-463-6550; Proartsmaui.com

ANJELAH JOHNSON-REYES: WHO DO I THINK I AM? TOUR - OCT. 22. More details page 9. $48-68. 7pm. Maui Arts & Cultural Center (One Cameron Way; Kahului); 808-244-SHOW; MACC.org

THE MAGICAL MYSTERY SHOW - Go on a journey through a “portal” back in time into the styles of the Victorian era, as stunning magical entertainers bring you an evening of magic, mystery and mirth, blurring the lines

between fantasy and reality. $99-103; $39 (keiki). Showtimes: 5pm & 8pm daily, except Wednesday. Fairmont Kea Lani Resort (4100 Wailea Alanui Dr.); Hotel-magic.com

HULA PERFORMANCE - Watch a beautiful hula performance and enjoy live music. Daily, 6:30-7:30pm. Huihui Restaurant (2525 Kā‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-667-0124; Huihuirestaurant.com

BRENTON KEITH & HIS BAG O’ TRICKS

- High-energy comedy & magic with tons of laughs, interaction, and more laughs. Select Sundays, 5-8pm. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill (470 Lipoa St., Kīhei); 808-868-0988; Gilligansmaui.com

POLYNESIAN SHOW - Watch a graceful Hawaiian hula performance as well as beautiful dances of Polynesia. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm. The Shops at Wailea (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

SLACK KEY SHOW - Enjoy a performance with the slack key ‘ohana featuring contemporary island music to heartfelt Hawaiian mele, and much more. $35-$60. Wednesdays & Saturdays, 6:30pm. The Napili Kai Beach Resort Aloha Pavilion (5900 Lower Honoapi‘ilani Rd., Napili); 808-669-3858; Slackkeyshow.com

STAGE CLASSES

MAGIC CLASSES - Come and learn multiple tricks from world-famous magicians featured in The Magical Mystery Show! Classtimes: 3pm daily, except Wednesday. $39. Free to kamaʻāina and registered guests of the hotel. Fairmont Kea Lani Resort (4100 Wailea Alanui Dr.); Hotel-magic.com

ART SCENE

INFINITE NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT - UNTIL-OCT. 22. The night sky landscapes of New York-based photojournalist Stan Honda show the beauty of the sky in relation to the Earth as it moves through the universe with a multitude of celestial objects. This exhibition will highlight his recent work at Haleakalā and other works from the night skies project. Free admission. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-4pm. Maui Arts & Cultural Center (One Cameron Way; Kahului); 808-244-SHOW; MACC.org

MĀLAMA WAO AKUA EXHIBITIONUNTIL-NOV. 4. Celebrating the native species of Maui Nui (Maui, Lāna‘i, Molokai, Kaho‘olawe), in a collaboration with East Maui Watershed Partnership (EMWP) to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our islands’ unique ecosystems and species. With a creative and intimate way of interacting with rare native species, artists help spark conservation and inspire care for the exceptional environments surrounding us. Free. WednesdaysSaturdays, 9am-4pm. Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center (2841 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); Huinoeau.com

ART OF TRASH 2023: SUBMISSIONS

NOW OPEN! - UNTIL JAN. 31. Mālama Maui Nui is accepting submissions to the Art of Trash and Trashion Show expected to open in April 2023. All pieces must be made from recycled and/or reused material. Jurors are looking for the transformation

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of material, craftsmanship, and of course, creativity. Impressive prizes will be awarded to winners of the Juror’s Choice and Community Choice Awards. Go online for details. MMNui.org/ArtOfTrash

2ND FRIDAY LOCAL ARTIST SHOWCASE

- OCT. 20. This month features artist Alba Guru. Stop in for a drink and view his works. Artists contribute to the Children of the Rainbow Pre-School in Lāhainā, to assist with art activities and buy art supplies for our local keiki students. 5-10pm. Down the Hatch (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

ART NIGHT AT THE BREWERY -

OCT. 21. Support local talented artists showcasing their crafts ranging from jewelry and swimwear to photography and apparel. There will also be a food pop-up and a DJ. 5-9pm. Koholā Brewery (915 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); 808-446-3007; Koholabrewery.com

KELLY HSIAO OF SEA ALCHEMY -

Captured in the waters of Maui, this collection takes you beneath the surface to magical adventures in wonderland. Featuring shots from the making of the documentary film, “Oceans Apart.” Filmed at stunning locations on Maui and underwater, Oceans Apart is a short dance film by filmmaker/performer Audrey Billups. ProArts Playhouse (1280 S Kīhei Rd.); 808-463-6550; Proartsmaui.com

PLANTATION MUSEUM - A visit to the Old Lāhainā Plantation Era, the self-guided tour features a collection of authentic artifacts. Attendees can view historic information for the Camp Maps, which are the most complete and comprehensive maps of plantation workers’ housing locations. There will also be an educational video playing throughout the tour. Daily, 10am-6pm. Lāhaina Cannery Mall (1221 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); Lahainarestoration.org

ART NIGHT - Walk through Lāhainā’s art scene – meet the artists, view new artwork and enjoy live music. Show some interest and you just might find a glass of wine in your hand. Find participating galleries online. Fridays, 5-8pm. Lahainarestoration.org

ART CLASSES

LEI PO‘O MAKING - Learn how to weave basic Ti leaf lei using flowers and ferns that can be worn on the head or around the neck. Mondays, 2:30-3:30pm; Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30pm. The Shops at Wailea (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

LEI MAKING - Learn how to make your own lei and gain understanding of their significance, traditional uses, gathering protocols, and how they are used today. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am-12pm. Whalers Village (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-661-4567; Whalersvillage.com

LIFE DRAWING - Join a unique noninstruction drawing class. For info or reservations, call or text. $5 (students); $15 (adults); $40 (4 sessions). Wednesdays, 6-9pm. Gallery Lele at Keawe Center (40 Kupuohi, Lāhainā); 808-205-1389.

ART CLASSES - Let your inner artist come out! A different theme is offered each day. Wednesdays-Sundays. Island Art Party (1279 S Kīhei Rd.); 808-419-6020; Islandartparty.com

COCONUT FROND WEAVING - Weaving is a highly-developed skill that Hawaiians use to make baskets, mats, jewelry and toys for the keiki. Learn how to make your very own keepsake. Thursdays, 4:30-5:30pm. The Shops at Wailea (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

COCONUT WEAVING - Hawaiians have elevated coconut weaving to a fine art. Discover the basics of palm weaving and its many uses while talking story with Uncle Ron. Fridays, 12-1pm. Whalers Village (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-661-4567; Whalersvillage.com

SANDAL MAKING WORKSHOP - Learn how to design your own pair of leather sandals. An experienced sandalmaker will discuss the history of sandalmaking and guide you through the sandalmaking process. Refreshments are included. Go online for availability. Good Earth Sandals (69 Hāna Hwy., Pāʻia); Goodearthsandals.com

CRAFT FAIRS

HONUA KAI RESORT & SPATuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays, 9am-3pm. (130 Kai Malina Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-268-9822; Mauisfinestcraftfairs.com

LĀHAINĀ CANNERY MALLFridays & Saturdays, 9am-5pm. (1221 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); Lahainaarts.com

LĀHAINĀ GATEWAY CENTERSundays, 9am-2pm. (305 Keawe St, Lāhainā); Mauigiftandcraftfairs.com

MARRIOTT’S MAUI OCEAN CLUBWednesdays, 9am-3pm. (100 Nohea Kai Dr., Kā‘anapali); 808-268-9822; Mauisfinestcraftfairs.com

THE HYATT REGENCY CLUB MAUI - Thursdays, 9:30am-3pm. (180 Nohea Kai Dr., Kā‘anapali); 808-268-9822; Mauisfinestcraftfairs.com

THE SHERATON MAUI RESORTSundays, 9am-3pm. (2605 Kāʻanapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-268-9822; Mauisfinestcraftfairs.com

THE WESTIN KAʻANAPALI OCEAN RESORT VILLAS - Tuesdays & Fridays, 9am-3pm. (6 Kai Ala Dr., Kā‘anapali); 808-268-9822; Mauisfinestcraftfairs.com

THE WESTIN NANEA OCEAN VILLAS - Mondays, 9am-3pm. (45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-268-9822; Mauisfinestcraftfairs.com

FOODIE

CHAMPAGNE HALE AT THE CLIFF HOUSE - OCT. 7-9, 29-31. Set on the beachfront, experience the finest champagnes from the Veuve Clicquot portfolio accompanied by a plethora of freshly-caught seafood dishes. 21+. Reservations with $35 cover charge per person required. Seating times: 4pm & 6pm. Montage Kapalua Bay (1 Bay Dr., Lāhainā); 808-6626627; Champagne-hale.eventbrite.com

GUIDED CACAO FARM TOUR &

CHOCOLATE TASTING - Your journey begins at the largest chocolate factory in the state of Hawaiʻi. This interactive and educational tour introduces you to cacao trees, hands-on fruit harvesting techniques, and finishes with an exclusive 9-piece tasting of award-winning chocolate. Daily tours happen every half hour between 9am-3:30pm. Maui Kuʻia Estate Chocolate (78 Ulupono St., Lāhainā); 808-793-6651; Mauichocolatetour.com

HAWAII SEA SPIRITS TOUR & TASTING

Experience the birth of world-renowned premium spirits. Learn how they nurture and cultivate more than 30 Polynesian sugarcane varieties; practice sustainable farming; transform organic cane juice into ultra-premium products; and exercise a life of ecological responsibility. Daily, 11am5pm. Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery (4051 Omaopio Rd., Kula); 808877-0009; Oceanvodka.com

LUANA - Pull up the best seat in the house and enjoy a taste of Hawai‘i’s modern culture through poke, cocktails and live music. Sundays-Fridays, 4-8pm. Fairmont Kea Lani (4100 Wailea Alanui, Wailea); 808875-4100; Fairmont-kea-lani.com

SERIOUSLY SANDWICH SUNDAYS!Satisfy your Sunday cravings, with more than just a sandwich. Enjoy sweet bread, American cheese, kalua pig, jalapeno-bacon macaroni n’ cheese, and Alabama-style white bbq sauce on the side. Sundays, 10am. Down the Hatch (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

BRUNCH AT THE BEACH - Enjoy your favorites like banana-mac nut pancakes and focaccia eggs Benedict plus new offerings. Sundays, 10am-2pm. Hula Grill (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy.); 808-667-6636; Hulagrillkaanapali.com

SUNDAY BRUNCH - Enjoy a crafted brunch menu by Executive Chef Roger Stettler. Kevin Brown entertains with a live slack key guitar performance, which is accompanied by a beautiful hula dance. Sundays, 11am1pm. Taverna Restaurant (200 Village Rd., Kapalua); 808-667-2426; Tavernamaui.com

WHAT MAUI EATS - Experience a local favorite Sunday brunch at Ko. $89; half-off for keiki; Free keiki 5 and under. Kamaʻaina receive 25% off (Hawaiʻi ID required). Sundays, 11am-2pm. Fairmont Kea Lani (4100 Wailea Alanui, Wailea); 808-875-4100; Korestaurant.com

BREAKFAST & COFFEE TOUR - Greeted with French-press coffee to start your day up the misting forest of Waipoli. Participants will connect with both the agricultural history of coffee and the “seed-to-cup” process. BYOB. $55-125. Mondays-Fridays, 8:3011:30am. Oʻo Farms (651 Waipoli Rd., Kula); 808-856-0141; Oofarm.com

COCONUT FARM TASTING TOURDiscover the life cycle of coconut trees and their unique evolution to become the most productive food crop on earth. Learn how to open and taste coconuts at varying stages of maturity, as well as their health benefits and creative culinary applications. Seasonally fresh native fruits will also be offered. $4055. Monday-Saturday, 9am, 11:30am & 2pm. Punakea Farms (225 Punakea Lp., Lāhainā); 808-269-4455; Punakeapalms.com

OʻO FARM LUNCH TOUR - Providing breathtaking bi-coastal views of the island. Connect to the land as you sit down to a gourmet lunch prepared with fresh natural products. BYOB. $55-125. Mondays-Fridays, 10:30am-1:30pm. Oʻo Farms (651 Waipoli Rd., Kula); 808-856-0141; Oofarm.com

HALIʻIMAILE DISTILLERY TOUR - In the heart of Maui’s pineapple region, start with local ingredients and distill in small batches, using unique stills, to create authentic Hawaiian spirits. Tours begin every half hour between 11am-4pm, Monday-Friday. Maui Pineapple Tours (883 Haliʻimaile Rd., Hali’imaile); 808-665-5491; Mauipineappletour.com

MONDAY INDUSTRY NIGHT - Industry workers can enjoy live music and receive 20 percent off all food and 50 percent off all beverages (industry proof required). Mondays, 1pm-close. Pāʻia Bay Coffee Bar (115 Hāna Hwy., Pāʻia); 808-578-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com

EXOTIC FRUIT ADVENTURE - Explore an organic farm near Hāna aboard Kawasaki 4WD “Mules.” Stop to pick and sample a variety of tropical fruit right from the tree. At the end of the tour, pack a large box of fruit to take home. Mondays & Fridays. $375. Ono Organic Farms (149 Hāna Hwy., Nāhiku); 808-268-1784; Onofarms.com

WINE TASTING - Experience an historic winery where wines are made from estategrown grapes, pineapple, and raspberries. Enjoy wine by the glass, wine flights, wine cocktails and pupus. Tuesdays-Sundays, 11am-5pm. Maui Wine (14815 Piʻilani Hwy., Kula); 808-878-6058; Mauiwine.com

TACO TUESDAY - Tuesdays, 1pm-close. Pāʻia Bay Coffee Bar (115 Hāna Hwy., Pāʻia); 808-578-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY - Cool off on the North Shore, all bottles of wine are $20. Wednesdays. Pāʻia Bay Coffee Bar (115 Hāna Hwy., Pāʻia); 808-578-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com

MALA ‘TIL MIDNIGHT - Indulge in “the Kitchen Assassin” Chef Alvin Savella’s raw fish & Wagyu menu. Enjoy selections like spicy ʻahi poke salad, sashimi, and “the Assassin burger.” Plus select cocktails too! Fridays & Saturdays, 10pm-12am. Mala Tavern (1307 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-667-9394; Malatavern.com/ late-night-menu

MAUI DRAGONFRUIT FARM TOURS -

Offering multiple tours like tasting tropical and fruit adventure, along with zipline and aquaball combo tour packages. Contact for availability. (833 Punakea Lp., Lāhainā); 808264-6127; Mauidragonfruit.com

GRAND DAIRY TOUR - Enjoy an authentic Maui goat farm experience from feeding, hand milking a goat, and learning all about the cheese-making process. Then dig into over 20 varieties of gourmet goat cheeses for the ultimate goat cheese farm tasting experience. Call for availability. $39-49. Surfing Goat Dairy (3651 Omaopio Rd. Kula); 808-878-2870; Surfinggoatdairy.com

FOODIE WORKSHOPS

COCONUT HUSKING - See demonstrations of traditional and modern methods of coconut husking. Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30pm. The Shops at Wailea (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

MAKAʻAKA LOʻI - Kumu Penny will teach keiki all about the different aspects of kalo (taro), from how to make a loʻi (taro patch) to caring for and cooking kalo. She will also show how to make poi pounders from pohaku (stone) the traditional way. Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Maui Hui Malama, 808-244-5911; Mauihui.org

FARMERS

MARKETS

HĀNA FARMERS MARKET - Fridays, 3-5pm. (Mill Place, Hāna Hwy., Hāna); Hanafarmersmarket.com

FARMERS’ MARKET KĪHEI - Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, 7am4pm. (61 S Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-875-0949

FRESH FARMERS MARKETTuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 8am-4pm. (275 W. Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului); Queenkaahumanucenter.com

KŌ MAHIʻAI MĀKEKE - Saturdays, 8am-12pm. (1819 S Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-359-9103

KUMU FARMS AT THE COUNTRY MARKET - Tuesdays-Saturdays, 9am5:30pm. Maui Tropical Plantation (1670 Honoapiilani Hwy., Wailuku); 808-2444800; Kumufarms.com

LA‘A KEA COMMUNITY FARMTuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm. (639 Baldwin Ave., Pāʻia); 808-579-8398; Laakeavillage.org

LĀHAINA JODO MISSION - 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 4-7pm. (12 Alamoana St., Lāhainā).

LIPOA STREET FARMERS MARKET - Saturdays, 8am-12pm. (95 Lipoa St., Kīhei); 808-298-5813

MAKAWAO FARMERS MARKETMondays-Saturdays, 8am-5pm. (3654 Baldwin Ave., Makawao); 808-2805516; Makawoafarmersmarket.com

MALIKO COUNTRY FARMSWednesdays & Fridays, 9am-2pm. (2250 Hāna Hwy., Haʻiku)

MAUI SUNDAY MARKET - Sundays, 4-8pm. Maui Street Market food truck park. (150 Hāna Highway, Kahului); Mauisundaymarket.com

MAUI SWAP MEET - Saturdays, 7am-1pm. (310 W. Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului); 808-244-2133; Mauihawaii.org

NAPILI FARMERS MARKETWednesdays & Saturdays, 8am-12pm. (4900 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Napili); 808633-5060; Napilifarmersmarket.com

ONO ORGANIC FARMS FARMERS MARKET - Mondays & Thursdays, All Day. (149 Hāna Hwy., Hāna); 808-248-7779.

POʻOKELA FARMERS MARKETWednesdays, 8am-12pm. (200 Olinda Rd., Makawao); 808-419-1570

SOUTH MAUI GARDENS - Thursdays, 9am-1pm. (35 Auhana Rd., Kīhei); Southmauigardens.com

UPCOUNTRY FARMERS MARKET - Saturdays, 7-11am. (55 Kiopaa St., Pukalani); 808-572-8122; Upcountryfarmersmarket.com

WAILEA VILLAGE FARMERS

MARKET - Tuesdays, 8-11am. (100 Wailea Ike Dr., Wailea); 808-760-9150

COMMUNITY

A LANAʻI WHITE GOODS, METALS AND E-WASTE COLLECTION EVENT - OCT.

1. Lanaʻi residents may drop off their items at this one-day event. Items accepted are refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters, air-conditioning units, tires, batteries, household appliances, metal, propane tanks, TVs, computers, printers, copiers, and monitors. Business and commercial accounts will be charged a fee. For more information, call Refrigerant Recycling Inc. at 808-351-3504. For information about electronics recycling, call the County E-cycling hotline at 808-2806460. 8am-1pm. Pūlama Lanaʻi Fleet Yard (Lanaʻi Ave., Lanaʻi); Mauicounty.gov

EMPTY THE SHELTER ADOPTION

EVENT - OCT. 3-9. Join the BISSELL Pet Foundation and participate in this nationwide adoption promotion to find homes for the many animals. Adopt your new furry-family member by donation only for all cats, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs! 11am-4pm. Maui Humane Society (Mehameha Lp., Puʻunene); Mauihumanesociety.com

HANA 4EVER PETS OUTREACH EVENT -

OCT. 7. Dr. Fitzpatrick will be administering vaccinations (for dogs, cats, and rabbits) and microchips and the 4EverPets Team will be distributing food and flea medicine. 124pm. Hana Farmer’s Market (29 Hāna Hwy); Mauihumanesociety.com

GO GREEN RECYCLING - OCT. 15. Important service for residents of West Maui allows residents to responsibly dispose of bulky items like air conditioners, batteries (lead acid only), washers, dryers, microwaves, refrigerators, tires, scrap metal, and electronics. Appointment-required. Behind Lāhainā District Court (1870 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy.); MalamaMauiNui.org/GoGreen

PETCO ADOPTION DAY - OCT. 21. The Maui Humane Society welcomes the community to check out some adoptable pets and answer any questions. There will be kittens, bunnies and guineas ready to walk straight into your heart and your ʻohana! 12-2pm. Petco (50 Hoʻokele St., Kahului); Mauihumanesociety.org

MICROCHIP AND WELLNESS CLINIC - OCT. 29. More details page 9. 9am-4pm. Maui Humane Society (Mehameha Lp., Puʻunene); Mauihumanesociety.com

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS - Join naturalists from the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Discovery Center and learn all about humpback whales, honu, monk seals and more Maui wildlife. Wednesdays, 10am-12pm. Whalers Village (2435 Kaʻanapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808661-4567; Whalersvillage.com

pets microchip with the Maui Humane Society.

WORKSHOPS

HULA LESSONS - Learn hula and the importance of preserving Hawaiian culture, language, history and stories through this sacred dance. Mondays 11am-12pm. Whalers Village (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-661-4567; Whalersvillage.com

HANDS ON HONEY BEE WORKSHOPLearn about the life cycle of the beehive and the important role that honey bees play in agriculture. Study the inner workings of the observation beehive and then suit up, light a smoker, and open a hive with one of the beekeepers to taste fresh honey and share a hands-on experience. $65-85. FridaysSundays, 10am. Maui Bees (150 Pulehunui Rd., Kula); 808-359-8012; Mauibees.com

ʻUKULELE LESSONS - During a lesson with Uncle Ron, you can easily learn the basics of the ʻukulele: chords, finger placement, and a few simple tunes. Fridays, 10:3011:30am. Whalers Village (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-661-4567; Whalersvillage.com

PAPA HULA - Discover the art of Hawaiian hula while having a great time at this dance workshop. Lessons include an overview of the music and instruments, the costume, and meaning of dance movements. Fridays, 4-5pm. The Shops at Wailea (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr.); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

KEIKI KINE

‘OHANA & KEIKI EXCHANGE - OCT. 1. Take what you need, bring what you can. Kids grow, clothes don’t. Families can bring new and gently-used clothes for all genders, sizes from birth to 6xl, toys, books, games, and baby items—and get what others don’t need anymore. All items are high quality and sorted before being put out. 7am-12:30pm. Kihei Lutheran Church (220 Moi Pl., Kīhei); Facebook.com/OKEMaui

KEIKI CLUB - OCT. 15. Learn about the vast sea life of Hawaʻii with one of Maui Ocean Center’s Marine Naturalists. Enter to win giveaways and enjoy family friendly festivities! Queen Kaʻahumanu Center (275 Kaʻahumanu Ave., Kahului); 808-877-3369; Queenkaahumanucenter.com

ULTIMATE TODDLER TRAMPOLINE

TIME - Bring your keiki to burn off that energy while having tons of fun. $22-$40. Kama‘aina: $17-$35. Socks required or purchase for $2. Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays, 10am-12pm. Ultimate Air Trampoline Park (21 La‘a St., Wailuku); 808214-JUMP; Ultimateairmaui.com

KEIKI NATURE DAY CAMP - Come join accredited educators and experienced camp counselors in a day of gardening, arts & crafts, outdoor games, fire-building, nature skills and more. Select Saturdays, 9am-3pm. Laulima Garden Ohana (Haʻiku); Laulimagardenohana.com

HEALTH & WELLNESS

SACRED SOUND BATH & MEDITATIONOCT. 6 & 20. Join Christina & Paul of Shanti Sound Healing in a unique meditation. Experience a profoundly transformative

sound meditation to tune yourself to a healthy vibrational frequency. $50. 5-6pm. Spa Montage Kapalua Bay (1 Bay Dr., Lāhainā); Shantisoundhealing.com

21ST MAUI CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM - OCT. 12-15. More details page 9. Agenda, faculty affiliations, and hotel reservations are available online. Fairmont Kea Lani (4100 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea); Mauicardiovascularsymposium.com

SUNDAY SUNSET RESTORATIVE YOGA & SOUND BOWLS - Slow gentle movement designed to restore the body and calm the nervous system. Receive healing powers of the sound bowls, reconnecting body and mind to its harmonic vibration. $20. Sundays, 5pm. Wailea Healing Center (120 Kaukahi St., Kīhei); Eventbrite.com

OUTDOOR YOGA - Breathe ocean air as you practice gentle yoga postures and breathing techniques. No experience needed. Taught by an experienced, certified yoga teacher. $10. Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays, 8-9:15am. Waipuilani Park (Kīhei); 808-214-2766; Easyyogamaui.com

YOGA FOR CANCER WARRIORS AND SURVIVORS - Designed to strengthen and lengthen while connecting mind, body and breath. All postures and moves can be modified to meet your needs that day. Mondays, 6-7pm. Imua Physical Therapy. (411 Huku Liʻi Pl., Kīhei); 808-879-0077; Imuapt.com

EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT CLASSAnyone afflicted with Parkinson’s, as well as caregivers are welcome to attend. Free. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11am. Risa Pascal (11 Mahaolu St., Kahului); 808-2811224; Risa.pascal@gmail.com

SELF CARE SUPPORT GROUP - Join Sandra Diaz, LCSW, on a self-care journey. Each group will include rejuvenating mindfulness practices and include mantras, guided meditation, light movement, sound baths, and more self-care strategies to support you in your journey of connecting to and grounding yourself. $25. Thursdays, 5-6pm. Mindful Living Group (1300 Holopono Rd., Kīhei); 808-206-9371; Mindfullivinggroup.org

LOCAL SPORTS

PADDLE FOR LIFE - OCT. 8-9. More details page 9. Paddleforlifemaui.org

MAUI PADDLE & CANOE CLUBSPaddling enthusiasts can join clubs across the island to share their love of rowing and the water. A dozen clubs for various skill and experience levels can be found on the North Shore and East, West, and South sides. A list of clubs with contact information can be found at: Mauipaddle.com

PICKLEBALL - Games are played at the following locations: Wailuku’s War Memorial Complex (upper tennis courts), Fridays-Sundays, 7:45-11am; Tuesday & Thursdays, 4:30-8:30pm; and a novice/beginner only session on Wednesdays, 7:45-10:30am. Lāhainā Civic Center, daily, 7-11am & 4-9:30pm. The Napili Park courts

Experience Hawaiian culture through paddling, ceremony, chants and a barbeque on the beach, during the 14th annual paddling event.

are available daily, 7am-7pm (no set pickleball times). Waipuilani Park in Kīhei, daily, 8am-noon & 4-7pm. Kula Community Center, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8am-noon. Eddie Tam Gym in Makawao, Wednesdays, 9-11:30am. Everyone from experienced players to beginners are welcome.

MAUI ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE - It isn’t the pros, but the Maui Adult Baseball League features passionate players and squads with names like the Kihei Centipedes, La Perouse Pirates, and Upcountry Dirtbags. Games are held at Maehara Stadium (225 Kanaloa Ave., Wailuku) and various ballparks islandwide. Spectators and prospective players, visit: Mauiadultbaseball.com

NATURE

ADVENTURES

FAMILY TOUR DAYS - OCT. 1 & 2. The 40-acre Maui Nui Farm on the slopes of Haleakala offers some of the freshest foods on Maui. Grab the ohana to tour the farm while also enjoying music and Thai food. Free. 8am-5pm. Maui Nui Farm (151 Pulehunui Rd., Kula); 808-280-6166; Mauinuifarm.com

MAʻALAEA TO ʻIAO VALLEY RIDE - OCT. 8. The ride will begin at Haycraft Park and head northbound on the Honoapiʻilani Hwy. for approximately 10 miles. You’ll turn around at ʻIao and ride another 4 miles to Wailuku Coffee Company for coffee and snacks before riding back towards the park for a total of 20.6 miles. This event is for intermediate to advanced cyclists who can maintain speeds of 12-14 mph. Registration is required. 8:45am. Maui Bicycling League, Mauibike.org

HAWAIIAN BOTANICALS FARM TOUROCT. 31. Join Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man, Uncle George Kahumoku, Jr. Learn the cultural and nutritional benefits of farming and become familiar with ancient Polynesian canoe plants. $250. 7am-12pm. Cliffs at

Kahakuloa (555 Kaukini Lp., Wailuku); 808280-9948; Kahumoku.com

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FARM

TOUR - Visit a working farm and learn about stewardship models of soil fertility, composting, animal husbandry, and beekeeping. $20-45. Call for availability. Maui Bees (150 Pulehunui Rd., Kula); 808-280-6652; Mauibees.com

PINEAPPLE FARM TOUR - Experience a working pineapple plantation and learn about the history plantations have played in Hawaiian culture. Taste machete-cut pineapple right in the field. Learn how to grow your own pineapples from a pineapple top $75. Daily, 9.30am, 11:45am & 1:45pm. Maui Pineapple Tours (883 Haliʻimaile Rd., Hali’imaile); 808665-5491; Mauipineappletour.com

MAUI BEE TOUR - Join a unique and immersive look into the world of honeybees. Explore the internal workings of bee hives with an experienced beekeeper and taste honey directly from the hives. $65. Mondays-Fridays, 9am, 11am & 1pm. The Maui Bee Tour and Lāhainā Honey Co. (700 Punakea Lp., Lāhainā); 808-793-4660; Mauibeetour.com

PETTING ZOO TOUR - Meet, feed and play with the many animals. Learn about their life stages during this educational farm tour. $25. Mondays-Sundays, 9:30-11am; Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6pm. Maui Animal Farm. (264 Haniu St., Lāhainā); 808280-2597; Mauianimalfarm.com

SUGAR MUSEUM TOUR - Explore and learn about sugar and plantation history. Exhibits depict 168 years of “King Sugar,” a chapter in Maui’s history that impacted the island’s landscape and multiculturalism. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10am-2pm. Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum (3957 Hansen Rd., Puʻunene); Sugarmuseum.com

FARM ADVENTURE TOUR - The sanctuary was created to provide shelter and care for abused and rescued animals, and provide humane treatment education to the community. $50. Mondays & Wednesdays, 12pm; Saturdays, 10am. Leilani Farm Sanctuary (260 E Kuiaha Rd., Haʻiku); 808298-8544; Leilanifarmsanctuary.org

CASUAL DAIRY TOUR - Meet working dairy goats, dogs, and cats. See modern milking machines and view inside the dairy operations for a quick glimpse into the cheese making process. End the tour with a small sampling of cheeses. $12-18. TuesdaysSaturdays, 9:30am-3pm. Surfing Goat Dairy (3651 Omaopio Rd. Kula); 808-878-2870; Surfinggoatdairy.com

TROPICAL EXPRESS TOUR - Loop around the lagoon and cruise through parts of the plantation, smell the flowers, see the fresh fruit, hear the stories, and ask questions! $12.50-25. Tuesdays-Sundays, 10am-4pm. Maui Tropical Plantation (1670 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Waikapū); 808-633-2464; Mauitropicalplantation.com

INTERACTIVE FARM TOUR - Come experience a wide variety of unique subtropical plants, learn about gardening techniques that can help any backyard garden. $40-55. Select Saturdays, 9-10:30am. Laulima Garden Ohana (Haʻiku); Laulimagardenohana.com

FARM TOURS - Serving as a teaching farm to promote biodiversity and natural farming practices that nurture the environment, as well as a demonstration site to inspire community members to start a garden. Meet friendly animals, see how food grows, and learn how to start a garden. Every second Saturday, 9-11am. The Maui Farm (Makawao); 808-579-8271; Themauifarm.org

VOLUNTEERING

PULEHU ROAD CLEANUP

EVENT - OCT. 1. More details page 9. 8-11am. Register online for team meet up locations. Malamamauinui.org/volunteer

FARM VOLUNTEERING - In search of hands and hearts to help with projects around the farm. Gardening, animal care, carpentry, repair & maintenance, invasive plant removal and more. Mondays & Wednesdays, 9am. Leilani Farm Sanctuary (260 E Kuiaha Rd., Haʻiku); 808-298-8544; Leilanifarmsanctuary.org

MĀLAMA HAWAIʻI VOLUNTOURISM

PROGRAM - Learn about Maui’s rich history by measuring, describing, photographing, and transcribing historic artifacts and documents from Lāhainā’s past, including Kingdom of Hawai‘i, Missionary, Whaling, and Sugar Plantation eras. Tuesdays & Thursdays. Lahainarestoration.org

THE MAUI FARM’S PROGRAMS - Seeking volunteers to assist in service delivery and the maintenance of farm and campus. Individuals can participate in gardening, work in the plant nursery, farm or garden-related service project, carpentry, farm structure repairs, welding, mural design, planting, equipment work, assist with fundraising events, and various marketing efforts. Tuesdays-Fridays, 9am-12pm. The Maui Farm (Makawao); 808-579-8271; Themauifarm.org

EVENING CHORES AND MILKING - Assist in the evening chores while touring and experiencing a day in the life of a goat farmer! Learn to hand milk a goat, then help with the evening feedings and learn about goat cheeses and how they are made. You even get a ribbon saying “I Milked a Goat Today” to commemorate your goat dairy experience. $20-25. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 3:30pm. Surfing Goat Dairy (3651 Omaopio Rd., Kula); 808-878-2870; Surfinggoatdairy.com

WEED AND POT CLUB - If you love working with native plants, then spend your morning helping the Botanical Gardens thrive through weeding and propagation. Volunteers will help to maintain the public native Hawaiian plant garden by weeding and then potting up plants in the nursery. Come prepared to work with covered shoes and gardening attire. Gloves, tools, snacks, and drinks are provided. FREE. Wednesdays, 8:30-10:30am. Maui Nui Botanical Gardens (150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului); 808-249-2798; MNBG.org

OLOWALU CULTURAL RESERVE - Learn about the environment and the culture of Native Hawaiian land and practices, while malama ‘āina. Help to preserve the biodiversity and beauty of Olowalu reef. Wednesdays & Thursdays. Sign up online. Kipukaolowalu.com

WAIHEʻE COASTAL DUNES & WETLAND

REFUGE - Connect with nature and work the soil. Volunteers will help with restoration and conservation projects, land stewardship. Fridays, 8am-12pm, and every third Saturday, 8-11am. Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes Base Yard (Halewaiu Rd., Wailuku); 808-744-AINA; Hilt.org

HONOKOWAI VALLEY - Beneath the foliage lie numerous archeological sites. Join regular maintenance projects dedicated to preserving the valley. Saturdays. Maui Cultural Land (1 Puʻukoliʻi Rd., Lāhainā); 808-276-5593; EkoluMCL@hawaii.rr.com; Mauiculturallands.org

LIVE MUSIC

CENTRAL

DA PLAYGROUND - Fri, Sat & Sun: various times. (300 Maʻalaea Rd.); 808-727-2571; Daplaygroundmaui.com

LAS PIÑATAS OF MAUI - Sun: 7-9pm. (395 Dairy Rd., Kahului); 808-877-8707; Pinatasmaui.com

MAUI COFFEE ATTIC - Daily: various times. (59 Kanoa St., Wailuku); 808-250-9555; Mauicoffeeattic.com

NORTH

FARM STAND FOOD TRUCK COURT - Fri: 6-9pm. (111 Stable Rd., Spreckelsville).

ISLAND FRESH CAFÉ - Sun: 12:302:30pm; Wed: 11:30am-1:30pm; Sat: 12:302:30pm. (381 Baldwin Ave., Pāʻia); 808-4460298; Islandfreshmaui.com

PA‘IA BAY COFFEE BAR - Sun: 11am1pm. (115 Hāna Hwy., Pāʻia); 808-578-3111; Paiabaycoffee.com

SOUTH

DIAMONDS ICE BAR & GRILL - Sat & Sun: 10am-12pm. (1279 S Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-874-9299

GILLIGANS BAR & GRILL - Tue: 5:30pm, Wed & Thu: 5pm. (Lipoa St., Kīhei); 808-868-0988; Gilligansmaui.com

HALE KAVA - Sat & Sun: 8-10pm. (1794 S Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-344-0427

MAUI BREWING CO. - Daily: 6:30-8:30pm. (605 Lipoa Pkwy., Kīhei); 808-201-2337; Mauibrewingco.com

MONKEYPOD KITCHEN - Daily: 12-2pm & 6-8pm. (10 Wailea Gateway Pl., Wailea); 808-891-2322; Monkeypodkitchen.com

MULLIGANS ON THE BLUE - Daily: 6-8pm. (100 Kaukahi St., Wailea); 808-874-1131; Mulligansontheblue.com

NALU’S SOUTH SHORE GRILL - Sun, Thu & Fri: 6:30pm; Mon-Wed & Sat: 7:30pm. (1280 S. Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-891-8650; Naluskihei.com

OHANA SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL - Daily: 6-9:30pm. (1945 S Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808868-3247; Ohanaseafoodbarandgrill.com

PITA PARADISE - Sun: 6-8:30pm. (34 Wailea Ike Dr., Wailea); 808-879-7177; Pitaparadisehawaii.com

SOUTH SHORE TIKI LOUNGE - Daily: 4-6pm. (1913 S. Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-874-6444; Southshoretiki.com

THE SHOPS AT WAILEA - Wed: 4-6pm. (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea); 808-891-6770; Theshopsatwailea.com

WHAT ALES YOU - Wed: 6-8pm; Fri: 6:309pm. (1913 S. Kīhei Rd., Kīhei); 808-214-6581; Whatalesyoukihei.com

UPCOUNTRY

AUMAKUA KAVA LOUNGE - Wed & Sat: 7:30-9:30pm. (149 Hāna Hwy., Pāʻia); Aumakuakava.com

MAHALO ALE WORKS - Mon & Thu: 6-8pm; Sun: 5-7pm. (30 Kupaoa St., Makawao); 808- Mahaloaleworks.com

WEST

COOL CAT CAFE - Thu-Sun: 6:30-8:30pm. (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-667-0908; Coolcatcafe.com

DOWN THE HATCH - Daily: 8-10am & 3-5pm. (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4900; DTHmaui.com

DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE - Daily: 5:30-8pm. (130 Kai Malina Pkwy, Kā‘anapali); 808-662-2900; Dukesmaui.com

FLEETWOOD’S ON FRONT ST. - Daily: 7:30-9:30pm. (744 Front St, Lāhainā); 808669-6425; Fleetwoodsonfrontstreet.com

HUIHUI RESTAURANT - Daily: 2-5pm & 5:308:30pm. (2525 Kā‘anapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-667-0124; Huihuirestaurant.com

HULA GRILL - Sun-Wed: 2-4pm & 6:309pm. (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-667-6636; Hulagrillkaanapali.com

INU POOL BAR - Sun-Wed: 3:30-5:30pm. (The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, 45 Kai Malina Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-662-6300; Westinvacationclub.com

JAVA JAZZ - Daily: 7-10pm. (350 Lower Honoapiʻilani Rd., Honokowai); 808-667-0787; Javajazzmaui.com

KIMO’S - Daily: 6-8pm. (845 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-4811; Kimosmaui.com

KOHOLA BREWERY - Sun, Wed, Fri & Sat: 6-8pm; Mon & Thu: 4-6pm; (915 Honoapiʻilani Hwy., Lāhainā); 808-446-3007; Koholabrewery.com

MALA OCEAN TAVERN - Daily: 2-4pm. (1307 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-667-9394; Malatavern.com

MONKEYPOD KITCHEN - Daily: 1-3pm, 4-6pm & 7-9pm. (2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali); 808-878-6763; Monkeypodkitchen.com

THE DIRTY MONKEY - Daily: 3-5pm & 6-8pm. (844 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-419-6268; Thedirtymonkey.com

THE POUR HOUSE RESTAURANT - FriSun: 5-9pm. (700 Office Rd., Kapalua); 808-214-5296; Thepourhousekapalua.com

THE WHARF CINEMA CENTER - Mon-Thu: 5-7pm. (658 Front St., Lāhainā); 808-661-8748; Thewharfshops.com

To see a full list of events visit our website at calendar.mauitimes.org Submit your upcoming events to shan@mauitimes.org

Join Malama Maui Nui, Pulehu Possee & Full Circle Ocean Gear at their road cleanup event.

Courtesy Malama Maui Nui

By Daisy Finch

OCTOBER FORECAST

At the end of August, fiery Mars moved into the air sign of Gemini for a very long stay. A much longer stay than usual for the red planet. Because Mars will be in the same part of the sky for so long, the following themes will be in effect for seven months! Mars in the Mercury ruled sign of Gemini brings passion to all of our thoughts and ideas. However it’s not Mars’ gift to be the smooth talker. Although Mars doesn’t mind using words as weapons, using Mars’ energy for wiser pursuits is a better idea. The task is to have thoughtful communication and to be mindful of others before we open our mouths. On the other hand, if you are nor mally too shy to speak up, Mars will give you the extra courage to do so.

Mercury will be in its home sign of Virgo when it completes its retrograde October 1st and begins moving forward again. Mercury is the planet of our ideas, thoughts, information and technology. Planning and communication may have been challenging last month but should now start to flow in a forward direction. With Mercury in Virgo, it is a great time to get organized and make plans. Be mindful that Mercury will be moving slow for the first part of the month however, and will take some time to get moving again. Use your energy to stick with the plan rather than getting scattered and losing focus. On the 10th of the month, Mer cury will move into Libra shifting the focus towards relationship dynamics.

With Venus moving through her home sign of Libra, there will be an added empha sis on relationships. Venus represents love, beauty, our relationships and the things we value. Make it a priority this month to really take a look at your close relationships. Are they in alignment with your values? Take advantage of this time to enjoy some lovely time with your partner. Prioritize watering the gardens of your relationships and get clear about what needs work. Making time for connection now will make the weeding that needs to be done later in the month and into November less cumbersome. Whether it be heading to the beach for sunset, taking a scenic hike upcountry, or heading out for a sweet date night dinner, make sure to put some fun date plans on the calendar. After sunset see if you and your partner can find glorious Jupiter rising over Haleakalā with Saturn a little higher overhead.

SUN/RISING SIGN HOROSCOPES

Most accurate using your Rising Sign. Use your Sun sign if you don’t know your Rising Sign.

ARIES (MAR. 21- APR. 19)

There is favorable opportunity for personal growth right now. Think about how your daily routine is supporting you with that.

TAURUS (APR. 20 - MAY 20)

Remember to add some pleasure into your daily health and work routine. Carve out some time for healing and for being alone. Take a nap, a bath, or schedule time to talk with a friend or therapist.

GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN. 20)

There is an abundance of energy

aimed at your personal growth and physical wellbeing. Getting your body moving with a group of friends can be a great outlet. If you have children, this is the perfect time for planning time to connect with them.

CANCER (JUN. 21 - JUL. 22)

You may feel extra motivated at work right now. Balance out the energy you expend at work with some recharge time at home. Sharing your natural loving nature will be easier if you get in some alone time and take the time to fill your own cup.

LEO (JUL. 23 - AUG. 22)

Thinking about taking a new class? This month is all about learning something new and sharing your ideas. Talk story with a group of friends. Having someone you can be totally honest with can lighten the load.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 - SEP.)

Take a closer look at your resources and allow for some self-care in the bud get. Feel free to really pamper yourself this month. By taking some time to care for yourself, you will be able to better keep your cool out in the world.

LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 22)

The spotlight is on you this month! Your captivating allure won’t go unnoticed. Enjoy this time to upgrade your looks but think things through before doing anything too drastic. Be yourself but don’t judge oth ers for doing something different.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 - NOV. 21)

If life feels a little stormy right now with obligations, make time for some much need ed self care. This could include indulging your senses with nature or a therapy of some sort. Shared resources can sometimes be challenging. Focus energy on finding a bal ance that both parties can feel good about.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)

Things seem to be coming together at work. Keep up the good effort and avoid distractions. Savor the limelight this month, your audience likes what they see.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN. 19)

Now is your chance to shine out in the world or at work. While there may be extra effort involved, you should be amply reward ed. Enjoy the benefits and make an extra effort to take care of your health. With all of the good fortune out in the world, be sure not to overlook your blessings at home.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)

Pleasure is the name of the game right now. How do you enjoy yourself? Make time to do the things that bring you joy. This is a time to feel adventurous and free. This could include traveling or learning something you are interested in. Keep an open mind and explore your belief systems.

PISCES (FEB. 18 - MAR. 20)

Infuse your home with knowledge and insight with aims at refining your closest relationships. You may have to put extra effort into keeping things peaceful at home. Resources may become available for you to develop and grow.

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Puzzles

SUDOKUMINI SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that every row, coloumn, diagonal and 3x2 box contain the numbers 1 to 6.

Complete the grid so that every row, coloumn, diagonal and 3x3 box contain the numbers 1 to 9.

EASIER HARDER

The easier 4x4 grid uses the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 once in each column and row. The harder 6x6 grid uses the numbers 1 to 6.Complete the grid so that every row and column includes the numbers, 1-4 for the easier puzzle and 1-6 for the harder one.

The digits within each heavily outlined box, called a cage, will produce the target number using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, as indicated by the operation in the upper left-hand corner.

The order placement is flexible, so long as numbers in each cage can use the indicated operation to reach the target number.

Grids with just one square are freebees. Just write the number in the left hand corner in the box.

RIDDLE

What do the letter

t " and an island have in common?