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In recognition of his $5 million donation, the new Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will be renamed the Walter Dods Jr. RISE Center.

Mana Up’s annual Showcase, sponsored by King’s Hawaiian and other major sponsors, will feature events over three days, combining in-person gatherings in Honolulu with a global broadcast on Nov. 19.

The University of Hawai’i has been awarded around $800,000 in expedited RAPID grants from the National Science Foundation for four projects addressing post-wildfire research.

The Shops at Wailea welcomes families on Oct. 29 for a “Keiki Halloween” event, featuring a costume contest, trick-or-treating, balloon animals, and character photos.

The Maui Nui Food Alliance will host the Maui Nui 2023 Food Summit on Nov. 3 with the theme: “Harvesting Hope: Growing a Resilient Food Future.”

Here in Hawaiʻi nei, we don’t have the dramatically changing leaf colors and brisk temperatures that mark the arrival of Fall. And as October arrived this year, our night skies were dark, with no warm orange glow indicative of lava erupting on the surface.

On Saturday, the US Coast Guard suspended the active search for a kayaker who has been missing since Thursday morning off Tavares Beach on Maui.

A 25-year-old male from Kīhei died at the scene of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash at approximately 12:04 a.m. on Saturday in Kahului, according to the Maui Police Department.

As West Maui prepares for the return of tourism on Oct. 8, restaurants and businesses are adjusting to the ongoing need of residents while also gauging services for visitors. Since Aug. 10, Chef Peter Merriman and his team have fed thousands of displaced residents impacted by the fires, giving free meals to 1,000 people daily and serving approx. 45,000 meals in the first seven weeks of response. 

The Mexican Consulate will process passports, birth certificates, IDs, and voter registration forms at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku on Oct. 14 and 15.

As the phased reopening of West Maui officially begins Sunday, the County of Maui is distributing a series of videos for the Maui community and its visitors.

Since the Maui wildfires of Aug. 8, more than $177 million in federal assistance has been approved for 6,210 households, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A survey by Made in the USA Surrogacy found that couples in Hawaiʻi would like to have 1.6 children, which is 0.3 lower than the current average of 1.96.

Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku is holding “Camp Discovery” for children ages 5-8 during Fall Break that runs Oct. 9-13.

Dr. Rebecca Winkie, area superintendent of the Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lānaʻi-Molokaʻi Complex, sent a letter to parents and guardians of students attending Lahaina schools to provide information about the reopening plans.

A study recently published in Frontiers has unveiled an interesting facet about humpback whales: they venture far beyond their traditional breeding grounds, traveling to the deep tropical oceans during the winter months.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources held a community listening session on Moloka‘i, where residents addressed pressing concerns related to environmental preservation, water management, and the protection of the island’s coral reef.

After heavy surf broke apart the 50-foot pleasure boat Mega that had grounded Oct. 3 on the reef off of ʻIlio Point, the Moloka‘i community came together to clean-up the debris that littered Pāpōhaku Beach.

The Maui County Department of Water Supply has removed Upper Kula Area 2A and Lahaina Area 1 from the Unsafe Water Advisory.

A home on Plantation Club Drive in Kapalua sustained $4 million in damage during a fire early Wednesday morning, Oct. 4.