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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in favor of Maui County to keep its ongoing litigation against Big Oil in Hawaii state courts, instead of moving the lawsuit to federal court.

Chevron USA Inc.’s 2015 Fuel Your School program generated $350,000 to help fund 391 classroom projects, including 148 focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), to help connect real-world experiences to classroom learning for 35,539 students at 144 Hawai‘i public schools.

The 140-pound Austin Bloch of King Kekaulike rallied from a 4-1 deficit against Kamehmeha Kapalama’s Tyson Kuahine to claim the only Maui Interscholastic League gold medal at the Chevron/HHSAA Wrestling Championships.

Lahainaluna’s Chanse Uyeda is one of 11 returning state champions from last year in this weekend’s Chevron State Wrestling Championships at the Neal Blaisdell Arena.