This week marks the annual Banned Books Week across the country, which celebrates free speech and rallies against censorship. The Hawaiʻi Library Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii partnered to launch this year's celebration, which is themed “Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights".
The 98th Maui County Fair was back last weekend after a six-year absence, drawing more than 115,000 people over four days. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol was there to take listeners along for the ride.