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Maui Learn to Swim Summer Kids Program, Mandatory Meeting

The Maui Parks Department will hold a mandatory meeting for parents who want to register their children for the county’s Learn to Swim program this summer.

MHS 5th Annual Hall of Honor Awardees Named

The list includes Wilson P Cannon Jr.’37, President of Bank of Hawaii; Shan S Tsutsui ’89, Lt. Governor, State of Hawaiʻi; Spencer S. Shiraishi ’45, founder and coach of Maui Swim Club; and Odell Marinia, Maui High Track and Field Coach of 36 years.

Rename of Pool and Field After Shiraishi and Amoral Mooted

The Maui County Council will consider legislation on Tuesday to rename the Kahului Pool and an Upcountry field after youth mentors Spencer Shiraishi and William “Blee” Amoral Sr., Council Member Don Guzman announced.

Proposal Seeks to Rename Kahului Pool after Coach Shiraishi

Testifiers called Shiraishi a “life coach” and dedicated volunteer who “impacted thousands of people and taught hundreds of children to swim.”