Maui News

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association has donated 288 sunscreen containers to Hui No Ke Ola Pono for two upcoming public community events in Kīhei.

Maui Public Art Corps will host four public art unveiling events in April, including the unveiling of a mural in Kahului, an artist meet and greet at Hui No‘eau, a sculpture blessing in Makawao, and an animated Hui Moʻolelo Film Festival.

Storied Native Hawaiian navigator and explorer Nainoa Thompson will be recognized as Honorary Geographer of the Year when the American Association of Geographers convenes its annual meeting April 16-20 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.

Nonprofit organizations focused on improving Hawai‘i residents’ access to technology and health and well-being are encouraged to apply for a grant from Hawaiian Telcom powered by the Bell Charitable Foundation.

Pacific Whale Foundation, a Maui-based nonprofit dedicated to marine conservation, started two separate funds in response to the August 2023 wildfires on Maui: the PWF Maui Community Relief Fund and the PWF Maui Conservation Fund. These funds are designed to provide crucial assistance to the community and ocean. 

In efforts to make reforestation more affordable and accessible for underserved landowners, American Forests has received a $12 million investment from the USDA Forest Service (USFS).

Seniors are invited to Kaunoa Senior Services’ new West Maui location, the Kaunoa Clubhouse, for Bingo Blast on Tuesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 21, 2024.

The Kahului Public Library will temporarily close beginning Tuesday, April 2, 2024 to repair and renovate the restrooms. At this time, the work is scheduled to be completed by the end of April. 

Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i, the annual Memorial Day ceremony that brings together communities from around the world in honor of fallen service members and loved ones, announced its return to Ala Moana Beach on Monday, May 27, 2024, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Nā Leo Pūlama o Maui, a parent-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the Hawaiian immersion preschool program, Pūnana Leo o Maui, will host its 37th Annual Hoʻomau Benefit Concert from 9 a.m. to sunset March 23 at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens.

Maui Now has learned and FX confirmed that the co-creators of the popular new series “Shōgun”—Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks—are residents of Maui. Kondo was born and raised on the Valley Isle. As a child, she attended Pukalani Elementary and Kalama Intermediate, and she is ’99 graduate of Maui High School.

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Jr. delivered his 2024 State of the County Address on Friday evening from the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. During his address, the mayor focused on wildfire recovery efforts and discussed housing solutions as the county continues to find its way through the rebuilding process and economic recovery following the August 2023 wildfires.

A virtual and in-person discussion to talk about Senate Bill 3381 SD2 – a bill to establish and appropriate funds to a nine-member “Lele Community District” in Lahaina – will take place on Saturday, March 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In a launch celebration scheduled March 16 at Maui Brewing Company, guests will learn more about this one-of-a-kind swim, which is an official project of the United Nations Ocean Decade.

Beginning today, March 15, the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management will be accepting Letters of Inquiry for programs, projects and events aimed at promoting sustainability throughout Maui County for its Fiscal Year 2025 grant season.

Hard hit by inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic and a downturn in local business caused by the August wildfires, the iconic Home Maid Bakery, “home of the crispy manju,” will be shutting down permanently at the end of this month.

In response to a letter from Hawaii delegates, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced it is reopening enrollment for the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to include Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens impacted by the Maui wildfires.

The DHHL Wildfire Relief Program, a direct response to the ongoing hardships faced by Native Hawaiian families residing on Hawaiian Home Lands, will offer up to six-months of rental and utility relief to eligible individuals and families. In the wake of the wildfires, this initiative seeks to alleviate the financial burdens that have arisen, enabling affected families to regain their stability and rebuild their lives.

Today, after nearly 30 years of grassroots community planning and engagement within their moku and across Maui and the state, Hawaiʻi nonprofit organization Kīpahulu ‘Ohana, Inc. saw their Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) signed into law.

Maui seniors who have health, mobility or memory challenges can now take advantage of an assisted transport program being offered by Vivia by Hoʻokele Home Care.