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Homeowners and project partners gathered today to mark the groundbreaking for the rebuild of Lahaina Residential, a 60-home community at 1034 Front Street lost in the August 2023 wildfire.

Comic performer Tomáš Kubínek will present his one-man show “Miracle Man” at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului, the center announced. Tickets are available at mauiarts.org.

The annual gala and fundraiser dinner benefits the Bob Poulson Scholarship Fund, which supports Maui County high school students pursuing careers in the construction and design industry.

According to court records, Douglas Taylor, aka “Dougiie 2 Fresh,” of Maui agreed to sell a confidential source methamphetamine and cocaine over the course of 10 controlled buys. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, 2026 to two counts of distributing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.

The Maui County Fair Parade kicked off the 99th Fair on Thursday, with crowds lining sidewalks along the parade route and thousands filling the fairgrounds on opening night.

Island Grocery Depot is holding a month-long 40th anniversary celebration in October at its Kahului and Lahaina stores, the company announced.

October is National Archives Month, a yearly celebration of the value of historical documents and the work archivists do to keep the public memory. The Hawaiʻi State Archives, a division of the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), has chosen to mark the occasion this year by honoring the past, present and future of Waikīkī.

Alaska Airlines will begin flying three daily Boeing 737 flights between Honolulu and Kahului on Saturday, and Hawaiian Airlines is asking all Neighbor Island travelers to check in and drop bags at least 50 minutes before departure, up from 30 minutes.

Hawaiʻi gas prices remain elevated, with drivers paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has released the 2025 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book, marking the 58th edition of its long-standing series.

It was the largest graduating recruit class of deputies of Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement since it became a separate state agency nearly 2 years ago. Two of the new deputy sheriffs include father and son Edgarinio and Ethan Ugale, respectively.

Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced a settlement with Monsanto Company and its affiliates, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, resolving Hawaiʻi’s claims against these companies for contamination caused by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Hawaiʻi’s waterways and natural resources.

The application deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, for County of Maui East Maui Water Authority grants for projects that support watershed restoration, education, research and/or cultural knowledge-sharing that benefit the watershed and communities of Huelo, Honomanū, Keʻanae and Nāhiku.

The Maui County Council approved on first reading a bill authorizing an agreement with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to develop three water wells in Waiʻōhuli, a project that could supply water for about 2,880 homes for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. Bill 97, CD1 (2026), would let Mayor Richard Bissen enter an intergovernmental agreement […]

The revisions would be limited to the UH Master Plan and do not call for new land use or new development. No revisions to the Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan are proposed. UH reports it remains committed to having no more than nine observatories after 2033 and to keeping the existing decommissioning process and plan unchanged.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will present a special statewide television premiere of “Held in Trust: The Future of Hawaiʻi’s Public Lands Beyond Military Leases,” a half-hour documentary examining the history of US military use of Hawaiʻi’s public trust lands and the consequential decisions approaching as longstanding military leases begin to expire.

Maui OnStage will present the world premiere of ʻAinakea, a new play by Maui playwright James Nevius, opening Friday, Oct. 2, at the Historic ʻĪao Theater. Set in West Maui in 1953, the play explores a family, a plantation and an island on the cusp of profound change.

Gov, Josh Green along with the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) is offering a one-time reimbursement covering 75% of the pre-tax cost of approved Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) and Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) products.

The Coqui Frog Task Force is marking two years since its September 2024 establishment by reporting the hand-capturing of 3,847 invasive frogs and encouraging additional volunteers to join in its efforts.

Applications are now open for coastal, remote and island communities to join the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project as a 2026 cohort to seek solutions for reliable and resilient energy systems in Hawaiʻi and Pacific Island communities. The application deadline is Nov. 18, 2026.