Merrie Monarch results 2024: Oʻahu hālau wins overall; Maui hālau earn honors with many paying tribute to Lahaina

Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2024 presented by Mele continues the annual Lei Day tradition by the Brothers Cazimero with Keauhou, the 19-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning group, returning to headline the concert experience alongside special guests, including Maui’s own Kamalei Kawaʻa, Robert Cazimero and Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua.

The initial indication is the concerns reported were the result of stagnant water that was not properly cycling through the system due to low usage prior to students returning to the school. While waiting for test results, Pono Aina Management, the contractor who built the school, will provide bottled drinking water to students, faculty and staff.

Students across Hawai‘i are being offered rare access to learn about endangered Hawaiian forest birds. 

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management announces a White Goods, Metals and E-Waste Collection event for Lānaʻi residents at the Pūlama Lānaʻi Fleet Yard from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20.

Kāʻanapali Golf Courses’ Head PGA Teaching Professional, Chris Armanini, has been named the 2023 Aloha Section PGA Teacher and Coach of the Year.

A documentary filmmaker, tech journalist and renowned digital designer this week submitted a proposal to the Unicode Consortium to create a new emoji representing the iconic “shaka” hand gesture. The shaka — featuring the thumb and pinky extended while the middle three fingers are curled — is a globally recognizable symbol of the aloha spirit and Hawaiʻi’s diverse culture.

Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes of Oʻahu took the overall title at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi. The men of Mauiʻs Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi took home third place awards for kāne kahiko and ‘auana performances, as well as the festival’s third place overall award for men. In the women’s division, Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka earned a tie for fifth place in the wahine kahiko division.

Fifteen Maui companies and one from Moloka‘i exhibited their products at the renowned 49th International Food and Beverage Exhibition 2024. More than two dozen other companies from Hawai‘i also took part in the FoodEx event, held from March 5-8 at the Tokyo Big Sight in the Tokyo International Exhibition Center.

A 39-year-old Kīhei man was arrested by officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement for allegedly discharging a firearm at Mākena State Park.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) is opening a new exhibition that showcases work of one of the most significant artists to contribute to the movements of Dada and Surrealism in the development of modern art in the past century, Max Ernst.

Kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival featured hula in the ancient style with 29 groups performing Friday night in the annual competition in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. The festival continues tonight with ʻauana or modern hula, followed by results from the 61st event.

The Council in its meeting Friday authorized eminent domain proceedings to gain legal access to land planned for the expansion of the Central Maui Landfill. The land includes nearly 20-acre former quarry site and will be used for the permanent disposal of toxic ash and debris from the Lahaina wildfire.

Fifteen Maui companies and one from Moloka‘i exhibited their products at the renowned 49th International Food and Beverage Exhibition 2024. More than two dozen other companies from Hawai‘i also took part in the FoodEx event, held from March 5-8 at the Tokyo Big Sight in the Tokyo International Exhibition Center.

Small-business owners are invited to a Spring Mentor-Protégé Program Workshop from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at the Maui Economic Development Board’s Malcom Center in Kīhei.

Small food entrepreneurs seeking to enhance their business growth will gain invaluable insights during two informational webinars in August, focused on food safety and labeling. These webinars are presented by the Maui Food Technology Center (MFTC).

The County of Maui Office of Economic Development (OED) this week published the findings of its Maui Business Health Check survey. Conducted from January to February 2024, the survey garnered responses from 290 businesses, shedding light on the post-wildfire challenges faced by the Maui business community and offering insights for progress.

Surface high pressure far north of the state is weakening as it moves east. This will result in the gradual weakening of trade winds through Tuesday. Periodic...

East facing shores will continue to see elevated short period rough surf as the strong trade wind generated seas continue to impact the islands. As trade winds...

The Gulick-Rowell House in Waimea was built using coral limestone cut from offshore reefs. A nonprofit hopes to transform the nearly 200-year-old building into a community space.

O‘ahu hālau Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha’e took first overall for the second year in a row.

This is the first year that the county offered funding for AFEG with the intent to advance Kaua‘i’s agricultural industry through targeted investments in the expansion of farming across the island.

Surface high pressure far north of the state is weakening as it moves east. This will result in the gradual weakening of trade winds through Tuesday. Periodic...

East facing shores will continue to see elevated short period rough surf as the strong trade wind generated seas continue to impact the islands. As trade winds...

Alan Downer, the administrator with the state Historic Preservation Division, the agency responsible for investigating possible burial disturbances, said there was no need to continue with a formal investigation after speaking with onsite archaeological monitor Nancy McMahon.

The hālau's score was 1,201.

Inspections will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays, and will start in Pāpaʻikou, followed by Pepe‘ekeo, Honomū, Hakalau and Ninole.