Maui News

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Hawaiʻi chapter and Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi are offering an in-person Maui Strong Support Group at the J. Walter Cameron Center, located at 95 Maharani St., Wailuku, in conference room 1, on Jan. 31 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Gusty showers, some briefly heavy at times are expected on Maui as clouds and showers associated with a front push through the islands today. The wet weather will impact Oʻahu this morning, spreading to Maui County today, according to the National Weather Service.

The Department of Water Supply along with J2 Santos Construction, Inc. will perform work on the county’s water system in Makawao from 8 p.m. on Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. on Jan. 26, 2024.

A Project Graduation 2024 informational meeting will be held virtually at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30, for interested Maui County public and private high schools.

Maui police arrested a man on suspicion of first degree assault for an incident Tuesday night in which another man suffered a single projectile wound.

The Coast Guard has concluded its response to two separate vessel grounding incidents off Maui, involving the Altego II in Lahaina on Jan. 8, and the Chaparral at Sugar Beach on Jan. 9, 2024.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health indicated the detection of 2,4-D did not make the water unsafe as the levels of 2,4-D were well below the EPA and State Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 70 parts per billion (ppb), and no 2,4-D has been detected in the bracket samples. 

Hawaiian Electric reports that power was restored to most impacted customers in Kahului by 2:20 p.m., however 35 customers remained offline. Crews continue to investigate the outage, which was first reported at around 12:20 p.m.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation is delaying the start of management planning for county-acquired land on Maui’s north shore. County officials say the delay is due to a staffing shortage.

New research reveals a daily pattern pattern for humpback whale songs which dominate the marine soundscape during the winter months off Maui. Researchers with the University of Hawai’i, in partnership with NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary found that whales move their singing away from shore throughout the day and return to the nearshore in the evening.

The bipartisan Hawaiʻi Women’s Legislative Caucus led a panel discussion in collaboration with the YWCA of Oʻahu to present their 2024 legislative package. The document represents the group’s efforts to improve the lives of Hawaiʻi’s women, children and families.

Maui Economic Opportunity Lāna‘i needs an on-call bus driver and someone to help distribute and deliver the monthly food surplus to residents in need to reduce the workload on the short-staffed branch.

The legislation, titled “Related to public financing for candidates for elected office,” is aimed at helping to level the playing field for working class candidates and people of all backgrounds, to create a more fair elections system and help reduce the influence of private money in elections.

Maui County Councilmember Gabe Johnson announced the introduction of state legislation seeking to mandate access to paid family leave for state and county employees.

The House Committee on Health and Homelessness will hold an informational briefing on Wednesday to discuss the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study. The study is a collaborative effort between the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization, the College of Social Sciences, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Cancer Center and community-based organizations. The hearing […]

In 2023, Hawaiian Telcom’s fiber expansion included the entire island of Lāna‘i and more than 95% of the island of Moloka‘i, as well as parts of Wailuku, Kīhei, and Makawao on the Maui isle.

The lawmakers underscored an urgent need to act on making pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities permanent for Medicare beneficiaries.

In December 2023, Maui County had more available rental unit nights than any other county in the state, at 233,000 available nights this past month, per the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism. This comes despite the fact vacation rental units in Lahaina continue to be inactive due to the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires.

Maui Powerhouse Gym announced its expansion to a 24-hour schedule on weekdays, starting Jan. 29. This change comes in response to the community’s request for extended gym hours.

The California Hotel had a Hawaiʻi visitor making their annual trip to the desert when she was dealt five cards on Light & Wonder’s Let It Ride. The lucky player revealed a 5-card royal flush off a $1 bonus bet to win the large progressive, $130,000.