The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Kenolio site participant Karsen Taylor, 8, shares her smile with the audience at the annual Summer PALS Ho’olaulea at War Memorial Gym in Wailuku. The Kenolio crew danced to the music of Ekolu. Waihee youths (first photo) play to the dignitaries in the special guests section Friday. The theme of this year’s event was Lua ‘Ole Ka U’i O Maui. The event featured artwork from Summer PALS art specialists as well as a student art exhibit. This year, Summer PALS drew 1,800 children to 13 different sites across the island. PALS is scheduled to run through this week.
Peter Kema Sr., left, appears Monday, July 24, 2017, in Hilo, Hawaii, with his attorney, Stanton Oshiro, for sentencing in the 1997 death of his 6-year-old son, Peter Kema Jr. The father of a 6-year-old Hawaii boy who disappeared two decades ago was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter, fulfilling a deal with prosecutors that required him to reveal the location of his son’s body. (Hollyn Johnson/Tribune Herald via AP) 
In this July 10, 2017 photo, Clifford Kang, father of soldier Ikaika E. Kang, poses with photos of his son in Kailua, Hawaii. Ikaika E. Kang, an active-duty U.S. soldier, was arrested over the weekend on terrorism charges that accuse him of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and saying he wanted to “kill a bunch of people.” Ikaika E. Kang is scheduled to appear in federal court for an arraignment Monday, July 24, 2017. (Bruce Asato/The Star-Advertiser via AP) 
Wailuku artist Kirk Kurokawa officially unveils his oil painting of former Gov. Neil Abercrombie at a ceremony Friday at the Hawaii State Art Museum on Oahu. • SHANE A. TEGARDEN photo
Alexander Academy of Performing Arts students practice their moves at the academy’s new studio in Haliimaile. Three months after vacating the condemned Old Kula Community Center, the academy has resettled in a former Maui Land & Pineapple Co. office building, which has allowed it to add classes, teachers and more studios. • Alexander Academy of Performing Arts photo 
Maui Land & Pine has allowed the academy to rent a 2,000-square-foot studio for summer classes. The academy plans to open a 1,500-square-foot studio by August and another 500-square-foot space by January. • Alexander Academy of Performing Arts photo 
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo 
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo 
The future of the Old Kula Community Center, which has been condemned, remains unclear. It had been the home to Alexander Academy of Performing Arts until earlier this year. • Alexander Academy of Performing Arts photoToday's breaking news and more in your inbox
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