Find peace before the winter rush on Maui’s calmest beaches, from secret coves to black sands and quiet bays under golden Hawaiian skies.

State officials say more tests are needed after routine testing revealed a high bacteria count at Cove Park in Kihei.

These days a floating crane called the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed “Chessy” — has the grim task of hauling off twisted steel from last week’s fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore. It has taken on many ...