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Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children and young adults experiencing grief or trauma, is offering monthly peer support groups in Lahaina and Wailuku to assist families impacted by the wildfires and other challenges.

West Maui residents can dispose of recyclable bulky items at a Go Green Recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Lahaina Civic Center.

The Maui Invitational has seen several dramatic games in the first two days of its return to the Lahaina Civic Center for first time since 2022. The championship game today at noon pits No. 4 Auburn against the University of Memphis.

The Maui Invitational has been away from the Lahaina Civic Center for three of the past four years. It returns with an impressive field next week.

Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays as modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the state’s Ka Laʻi Ola housing site in Lahaina on Friday and Saturday night. The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reports that hauling will take place nightly on Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23 beginning at 9 p.m. and is expected to end at 11:59 p.m.

Three County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation permit offices in Central Maui, West Maui and South Maui will be reopening service windows starting this month for walk-up customers seeking County community center permits. 

This month’s free Hawaiian Music Series will be held the Thursday before Halloween on Oct. 24, at 6pm at Lahaina Civic Center Amphitheater featuring local group Launaʻole. 

Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays as more modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the Ka Laʻi Ola housing site in Lahaina, on Saturday night, Oct. 19 and the following Saturday night, Oct. 26.

The first meeting takes place today at Helene Hall for Hāna Sector from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Due to today’s Red Flag Warning issued this morning by the National Weather Service and potential power safety shutoffs announced by Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO), the County announced tonight’s Lahaina Disaster Recovery weekly meeting has been canceled.

Maui County’s voters can expect to receive their General Election ballot packages starting Oct. 18.

The Lahaina Civic Center gymnasium will close beginning Dec. 1 for repairs and renovations, the Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation announced. It is scheduled to reopen Sept. 30, 2025.

As part of implementing its 2022 Water Use & Development plan for Maui Island, the Department of Water Supply will hold community meetings in six regions to assess water needs and to facilitate discussions about drought, reliable water supply and wildfire risk.

A status update on wildfire debris cleanup will be provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday, Oct. 9, during a Maui County Disaster Recovery Community Update meeting at the Lahaina Civic Center. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in the social hall.

The County Department of Parks and Recreation will continue one-day mass permitting events for summer 2025 private-party community center permits in West Maui and South Maui districts, county officials announced.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation will host one-day mass permitting events for summer 2025 private-party rentals of community centers in three districts.

The West Maui Taxpayers Association (WMTA) invites West Maui voters to their 2024 Annual Meeting and General Election Candidates Night on Sept. 30, 2024.  A meet and greet starts at 3 p.m., followed by the WMTA Annual Meeting at 5 p.m. and a Candidates Forum at 5:30 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall.

Student artwork that had adorned 1,000 lineal feet of mesh barrier fencing in Lahaina was removed last week to make way for a sewerline project supporting interim housing units and 29 homes on Fleming Road, the County of Maui announced. The artwork has been placed in storage for future use, including an installation at the Lahaina Civic Center later this year.

The 2024 Maui Invitational college basketball tournament celebrates its 40th anniversary by returning to the historic Lahaina Civic Center on Maui, Nov. 25-27, 2024. This marks the tournament’s return to Maui for the first time since the 2023 wildfires. Last year’s event was held on Oʻahu.

The next Hawaiian Music Series of 2024 will take place on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 6 p.m., at the Lahaina Civic Center Amphitheater. This is the first Hawaiian music series in Lahaina after the fire. This free event will feature well-known local musician Joshua Kahula.