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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui will host its signature fundraiser, Perfect Pairings Maui, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea.

Five new physicians have joined Kaiser Permanente’s Maui Lani Medical Office in Wailuku, including four internal medicine physicians and one pediatrician.

Two years after the Maui wildfires, the island recorded 205,182 visitors in August 2025, up 2.3% from August 2024 (200,598) but still down 25% compared to August 2019 (273,638).

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

For every $200 raised, the Maui Health Foundation will be able to fund a mammogram for a woman in need on Maui and Lāna‘i.

US Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Impact Aid Program and designating Sept. 30, 2025, as “Impact Aid Recognition Day.”

The Hawai‘i Agribusiness Development Corporation will hold its next board of directors meeting on Maui, marking the first time the state agency has convened on the island.

In a new op-ed, policy analyst Jonathan Helton shares how red tape, economic losses and resident departures are slowing Lahaina’s recovery — and why policymakers must act quickly to change it.

The County of Maui’s monthly Lahaina Community Meeting, usually held in-person, will instead be held online at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, via Zoom.

Early photos of the 98th Maui County Fair have surfaced, and by the looks of it, we’re in for a full fair experience. This could easily be the biggest fair in the state this year—as it should be; Maui is nō ka ʻoi again.

Registration is open for Theatre Theatre Maui’s Fall Break camps, a week of performing arts activities designed for children ages 5-12. The camps run from Monday, Oct. 6 through Friday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is encouraging Hawai‘i small businesses to take part in the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Small Business Credit Survey, now open through Nov. 14.

Applications will be accepted Oct. 1 through 5 p.m. Nov. 5, 2025.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) has concluded his trip to Climate Week NYC in New York, where he shared his thoughts on renewable energy being both cost-effective and essential to addressing climate change.

Alaska Air Group is making leadership changes following the retirement of Chief Operating Officer Constance von Muehlen, who is leaving the role after nearly 15 years with the company.

Hawaiian Electric announced today that customer-sited rooftop solar and battery storage connected to its grids have surpassed 1 gigawatt of generating capacity — the equivalent of about 100 million LED lightbulbs.

ʻUkulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro will headline the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater with his Holidays in Hawaiʻi concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. The show will also feature bassist Jackson Waldhoff and singer-songwriter Justin Kawika Young.

The parent-teacher organization of King Kamehameha III Elementary School has introduced new “buddy benches” at the school’s temporary campus in Pulelehua.

Kōkua Realty has appointed Stephanie Poree, R(S), CMCA, AMS, PCAM, as director of property management, overseeing more than 2 million square feet of assets across Hawaiʻi.

The sixth Hui Mo‘olelo cohort has completed a weeklong storytelling training designed to preserve local voices and inspire public art projects on Maui.