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An elegant and impactful, new, coffee-table book titled MĀLAMA MAUI: Music Photography from Lahaina, has just been released. One hundred percent of the profits from sales of the book will be donated to the Maui United Way Fire Disaster Relief Fund.

Hawaiʻi’s Castle Hospitality Group will manage the newly renovated Nāpili Surf Beach Resort on Maui’s scenic Nāpili Bay.

This festive season, The Shops at Wailea is spreading holiday cheer with their “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” The Shops invites the public to join in celebrating the spirit of giving and perhaps winning prizes along the way. Here’s how to participate:

The Sentry today announced Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama and Scottie Scheffler are set to return to Maui and The Sentry when it’s played at the picturesque Plantation Course at Kapalua from Jan. 4-7, 2024.

Staff from US Rep. Jill Tokuda’s office will continue to hold office hours every Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist Maui residents and businesses with issues or problems they are having with federal agencies. 

“Lahaina is just one example. Every community devastated by a disaster deserves help. Help that is timely, predictable, consistent, and proportional to the needs of the recovery,” said Sen. Schatz.

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association gifted 500 pies and socks to seniors across Maui County, partnering with local organizations to deliver the holiday treats and spread joy.

A stormwater-detention basin at Kūlanihākoʻi will benefit North Kīhei by mitigating flooding on the slopes of Haleakalā and assist in marine-life protection, according to Council member Cook.

Culinary students at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College organized about 1,600 boxes of produce that were distributed to students and community members impacted by the August wildfires.

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, announces the debut of its reimagined signature dining concept, Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has scheduled an oral argument on Dec. 14, 2023, for the lawsuit against Maui County challenging a September 2021 houseless sweep at Amala Place near Kanahā Beach Park.

Decades of conservation work led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and American Bird Conservancy has paid off for Hawaiʻi’s Millerbird, now downlisted from critically endangered to endangered status.

The Maui-based nonprofit Nā Keiki O Emalia hosts a Keiki Holiday Festival on Sunday, Dec. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cameron Center in Wailuku. The event is free and open to all Maui families.

AAA Hawaiʻi predicts 20.5 million residents of Hawaiʻi, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington will travel during the year-end holiday period this year between Dec. 23, 2023 and Jan. 1, 2024.

The Kahului Disaster Recovery Center will close at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, but disaster-related assistance for survivors of the August wildfires will remain available at the Lahaina Civic Center in West Maui.

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua has joined forces with music industry leader Sony Music Publishing Nashville, and production company Renate Event & Design, to host the 2024 Maui Songwriters Festival from Jan. 6–13, 2024.

The State of Hawaiʻi revised its 2023 growth projections upward to 1.9%, but lowered its 2024 projections to 1.3% due to the projected global slowdown and recovery from the Maui wildfires.

James Taylor and his All-Star Band will perform at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on May 5. The show will take place at the A&B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion.

The Maui Friends of the Library seeks volunteers to help open and run a new bookstore planned to serve customers soon in Kīhei.

The Salvation Army Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division is seeking community assistance with its annual Angel Tree program, dedicated to providing Christmas gifts for keiki and kupuna and offering year-round support for families facing economic challenges.