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Displaced Lahaina fire survivors eager to rebuild with help from $1.6 billion federal grant
The federal funding will be available to help residents rebuild or afford a home for the first time in Lahaina or Kula, with . applications opening in August.
Maui County now making Lahaina historic guidelines clearer and enforceable after agreement with state
Since striking an agreement with the State Historic Preservation Division in April, Maui County has been enforcing historic guidelines more consistently in order for people to be approved for building permits.
Original song inspired by Lahaina fisherman now available online
The new original song “Pule, Catch Fish and Share,” created during a May 2025 songwriting workshop in Kīhei, is now available to stream online. The song centers on the life and values of Lahaina lawaiʻa (fisherman) Louis Garcia III.
Tale of two temporary projects: In state’s housing, Maui fire survivors have 5 years; in FEMA’s, residents face uncertain timeline
There are two temporary housing projects in Lahaina for wildfire survivors: Kilohana, for FEMA eligible families; and Ka La’i Ola, a state-run project for non-FEMA eligible families.
As Central Maui Landfill grows, a private company touts turning county’s waste into renewable natural gas
Maui currently doesn’t have a gasification facility, and there’s a reason — the island doesn’t have the demand or the extensive pipeline system to support it. But the project developer thinks natural gas will catch on once it is built.
Lahaina Restoration Foundation presents Wailau Ryder in June concert
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s June concert for its Hawaiian Music Series will feature a performance by the talented Wailau Ryder. The free, family-friendly event will take place on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Ocean Lawn at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kāʻanapali.
Motorists can expect delays with night hauling of modular homes for wildfire survivors
Another ground transport of modular homes for wildfire survivors could potentially delay traffic this month along the caravan route from Kahului to the state’s Ka Laʻi Ola housing site in Lahaina, according to an announcement from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation. Hauling will take place nightly from 9 to 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, to […]
Residential building that survived Lahaina fire on Front Street set to reopen later this month
Lahaina Roads, which has only seven units owned by permanent residents, reopens at a pivotal time as the Maui County Council prepares to decide on a bill that would ban short-term rentals in certain apartment districts, including Lahaina Roads.
Rescued roots of burned ‘ulu trees are producing dozens more shoots to plant in Lahaina
A University of Hawai’i team at a greenhouse in Hilo is nurturing the next generation of breadfruit trees for Lahaina.
Spring football begins with high numbers after most competitive MIL season in a decade
Kamehameha Maui, Maui High and King Kekaulike all have more than 50 athletes out for spring football practice, numbers rarely seen in the Maui Interscholastic League for the voluntary workouts.
Monday Morning Maui Sports: Sakamoto Invitational draws 232 swimmers; Lahaina Swim Club’s Cruz Storer stands out
The Coach Soichi Sakamoto Invitational swim meet has been a staple on the Hawai’i sports calendar for most of the past 49 years. This year it drew 232 swimmers from around the state and two teams from the Mainland.
Lahaina Restoration Foundation awards $10,000 in scholarships
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships at the Senior Awards Assembly on May 7 to Lahainaluna High School seniors and alumni for the 2025-26 academic year.
Spectra Fest Lahaina 2025 to celebrate Maui arts, culture and community, June 9-13
Spectra Fest—a movement that brings together artists, musicians, filmmakers, educators, and local businesses to inspire creativity, foster economic growth, and strengthen community connections—takes place June 9-13 in support of the community of Lahaina, Maui. The event includes Lahaina Intermediate School murals with Hawaii Walls, educational workshops for the community by CreativeMornings, a free film screening by HIFF, an urban makers market by Art + Flea, live music curated by TheBrewz and more.
County announces access for noncommercial shoreline recreation near Lahaina Harbor starting Saturday
Beginning Saturday, May 24, 2025, access to the shoreline on the north and south ends of Lahaina Harbor will be made available for recreational, noncommercial purposes, the County of Maui Office of Recovery announced.
State canoe regatta returning to Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park, providing a morale boost to still struggling Lahaina
On Aug. 2, and for the first time in eight years, Maui will host the state championship regatta at Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park, with organizers hoping it will provide a morale boost to West Maui that is still struggling from the 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
Esmeralda visits Maui at beginning of Chilean naval training, diplomatic mission
It isn’t every day that a four-masted sailing ship anchors off of Lahaina, but there she was — the 360-foot-long Esmeralda, a Chilean flag deployed for diplomacy and life-at-sea training for Chilean naval academy graduates.
Hawai‘i’s homeless rate soars to worst in nation after Lahaina wildfire, UHERO reports
The deadly Maui wildfire disaster displaced 5,000 people and has now left Hawaiʻi with the dubious distinction of having the nation’s highest rate of homelessness, according to a report released today by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization. The UHERO report also underscores that the wildfires aggravated Maui County’s already acute shortage of housing. […]
Lahaina burn zone slowly transforming from ‘ghost town’ to big construction zone
While residents who have been living in the Lahaina burn zone are happy to see the rebuilding starting to pick up, it is “bittersweet” knowing that it will never be the same as it was.
Lahaina Harbor hosts MIL surfing championships: ‘The first anything’ in burn zone since the fire
A total of 77 surfers — 36 girls, 41 boys from 11 Maui Interscholastic League schools — competed at Lahaina Harbor on Saturday in the first official event inside the burn zone created by the deadly wildfire on Aug. 8, 2023.
Residents encouraged to attend Lahaina Community Meeting, May 7
Residents are encouraged to attend the County of Maui’s in-person Lahaina Community Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the Lahaina Intermediate School cafeteria.
