•Maui real estate prices are being held down by an abnormal inventory of houses and condos. The properties are in foreclosure or are being sold short. For The Maui News, Ron Youngblood reports.

•Maui Public Works Director David Goode returned to public service in order to streamline the county's permitting system. He was a private developer for the eight years between his first tour as head of public works... and this one. For The Maui News, Ron Youngblood reports.

•A welcome-home dinner was held during the weekend for 60 men and women of the Hawaii Army National Guard. Maui soldiers spent the last year building and protecting installations in Afghanistan. For The Maui News, Ron Youngblood reports.