Calling a defendant "cold and calculated," a judge Wednesday sentenced a woman to a one-year jail term for embezzling from a Wailuku business where she had worked as bookkeeper four years ago.

Jacquiline Blaire Acosta Jan. 17, 2012 Jacquiline Blaire Acosta, 23, of Ewa Beach, a counselor at Camp Anuenue , died in Ewa Beach.

A soldier from Lahaina who was killed Oct. 15, 1944, in fighting outside of Bruyeres, France, during World War II is buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in France.

Bennett Akana Feb. 1, 2012 Bennett "Ben" Akana, 72, of Lahaina, sole proprietor of The Villa Store in Kahana, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center.

The Molokai High School senior took top honors last week in the 53rd Maui Schools' Science and Engineering Fair for her project on developing myoelectric prosthetics for dogs.

James Ralph Bensman Jan. 20, 2012 James Ralph "Benny" Bensman, 56, of Kaneohe, a materiel expediter with the Department of Defense Federal Service and a Marine Corps retiree, died in Kaneohe.

In her volunteer "big sister, little sister" relationship, the big sister has grown just as much as her younger sibling.

Maui County Council Member Elle Cochran and her husband, Wayne, "put their money where their mouth is" last week to help preserve an embattled parcel of land in Honolua.

Richard Amadeo Jr. Jan. 21, 2012 Richard Amadeo Jr., 73, of Paia, Maui, a retired East Maui recreational coordinator for the Maui County Parks and Recreation Division, died at home.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns' Office on Aging announced that it will sponsor a "Better Choicesa Better Health" Living Well With Arthritis self-management workshop beginning on Monday, February 27.