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Hawaii News Now: Story of hope, for a rescue pup and the family she saved, nets $50k for Maui Humane Society

Hawaii News Now: Story of hope, for a rescue pup and the family she saved, nets $50k for Maui Humane Society

Rory Stoykoff says his late wife, Zayna, was a beautiful person. Three years ago, the Maui middle school teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“It was triple negative breast cancer. If you have breast cancer, it’s the one you do not want to have,” Stoykoff said.

During her treatment, there was a glimmer of hope when the couple thought she would get better.

“In celebration, she got a dog without telling me,” Stoykoff said.

That dog was a mixed-breed rescue animal from the Maui Humane Society. The Stoykoffs named her Kaia.

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The Maui News: Mahi Pono leases land so Maui Humane Society can expand

The Maui News: Mahi Pono leases land so Maui Humane Society can expand

Mahi Pono has executed a long-term lease agreement with Maui Humane Society for a 3-acre parcel that will allow the nonprofit to expand its facility, the organizations announced Tuesday.

The Mahi Pono-owned parcel is adjacent to the humane society’s Puunene facility and will be leased for $1 a year for 60 years, according to a news release.

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Greater Good: Riggs’s Road to Recovery

Greater Good: Riggs’s Road to Recovery

Peering into Riggs’s crate before he was loaded onto our recent epic Paws Across the Pacific mission, it was hard to believe this was the same dog who arrived at the shelter only a few weeks previously.

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MHS Veterinary Team Celebrates Record-Breaking Comeback in Wake of Pandemic Disruption

MHS Veterinary Team Celebrates Record-Breaking Comeback in Wake of Pandemic Disruption

“For the past 4 months current vet staff and a few dedicated surgery volunteers have worked harder and longer, pushing themselves to spay and neuter hundreds more animals. As a result, we have spay/neutered over 3000 animals compared to our goal of just over 2000. This was done in addition to all the hundreds of animals we also assisted with other life changing surgeries and treatments.”

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Maui News: Two puppies die after being left in container

Maui News: Two puppies die after being left in container

An unidentified individual was charged with six counts of cruelty to animals and six counts of animal abandonment, after six puppies were left in a plastic storage container with its lid sealed closed with duct tape on Nov. 2, the Maui Humane Society said Sunday.

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Foster Hero Says Goodbye to Girly Before Flight Across the Pacific

Foster Hero Says Goodbye to Girly Before Flight Across the Pacific

One image in particular caught our attention: that of a foster family dropping off a gorgeous young pup at Maui Humane Society, the mom gently holding her up for the shot, the child reaching across tenderly, her father’s arm around her shoulder for support. Above the masks, their eyes brim with tears. We knew we had to get the story behind the photo.

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