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As Father’s Day rolls around, some of Maui’s most prominent malls are hosting special activities and giveaways for the public to celebrate. Lahaina Cannery Mall Lahaina Cannery invites Maui residents and visitors to check out Maui’s hot rods and art show on Sunday, June 20 as part of their Father’s Day Celebration. Families are invited […]

Next year, the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center in Kahului should be celebrating its 50th anniversary, but no one knows if there will be any reason to commemorate the milestone as Maui’s largest mall goes through foreclosure.

The owners of Old Lāhainā Lūʻau, Star Noodle, Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop, and Aloha Mixed Plate were commended by the Department of Transportation’s Highways Division for their employees’ impressive and sustained volunteerism for Maui’s environment.

The individual is an employee of Friendly Market Center and is in self-isolation, according to new information released by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino.

Maui had a total of 87 passengers arriving on the Valley Isle, including 49 crew members, 24 residents and 14 visitors, according to new numbers compiled by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Association.

The Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) decided to suspend all educational programming indefinitely – programming includes classes and camps for all ages. The decision came as a support of social distancing guidelines set forth by the CDC and Hawai’i Department of Health to contain the spread of COVID-19. “The length of the pause in […]

The Queen Ka’ahumanu Center (QKC) has canceled plans to hold all community events until further notice. QKC will remain open for business but individual stores may have modified hours of operations. The cancellation comes amid rising concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19. In the days ahead, the shopping center will be “working with [our] housekeeping […]

  Maui Sunday Market announced Sunday evening that it will be canceling future events due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maui Sunday Market announced Saturday afternoon the cancellation of their Sunday, March 15 event to ensure the health and safety of vendors and visitors. Check our running list of cancellations, closures and postponements […]

All classes and open studios at the Hui Noʻeau will be closed from March 16 to March 22.

The Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center announced on Saturday that it will be closing its doors from March 16 to March 22 because of the COVID-19 pandemic — classes and open studios are also canceled. The closure comes as an effort to protect the safety of the community. Check our running list of cancellations, closures […]

Here is a running list of services, events and locations that are closed, canceled or postponed on Maui amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [The Maui Now news team will continue to update this list, so check back for changes.]

Maui police responded to 12 burglaries, 8 vehicle thefts and 8 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 1 to March 7, 2020.

Habitat for Humanity Maui raised more than $19,500 during this year’s twelfth annual Build-A-Thon on February 21 and 22 in the Kahoma Residential Subdivision in Lahaina.

Affected areas include Makawao Avenue, Baldwin Avenue, Nakui Street, Puana Street, Pahala Street, Maohu Street, Keʻe Road, Olinda Road, Piʻikea Road and all surrounding streets and roads.

Here is a list of events happening this weekend. 

Community organizers staged a sign-waving demonstration outside of the state building earlier this evening to push for full streamflow in Wailuku, Waiʻehu, Waiheʻe, and Waikapū, also known as Nā Wai ʻEhā, or the four waters.

Electrical service has been restored to all customers affected by the widespread outage on Maui, according to Maui Electric.

The Maui Fair will be offering free park and ride shuttle services to and from the fairgrounds. Shuttle services will operate at designated parking stations in Wailuku, Kahului, and the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center.

The second annual Maui Fiber Conference wrapped up in Kāʻanapali this weekend. The event, entitled Kauluhiwaolele, speaks to the esteemed groves from which fibers are gathered to fashion traditional crafts.

The center of Erick will pass by around 175 miles south of the Big Island tonight, with Tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 105 miles from the center, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.