SARAH SHARAF-ELDIEN photo ... Maui his home base for many years, just like with his restaurant, where he enjoys occasional pop-ins to greet diners, he plans to become a familiar presence in Paia.

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo About a dozen people joined a rally in Paia on Friday afternoon to support former Paia Inn employees who have alleged sexual harassment by owner Michael Baskin.

Maui County has marked its first traffic fatality of the new year with the death of a woman following a solo crash in Paia on Wednesday morning. She has been identified as Jean Schleager ...