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After a lull in 2017, firearms permits in Hawaiʻi were back on the rise last year according to the latest Firearms Registrations report released by the State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance.

State Sen. Kai Kahele announced that he is running for the 2nd Congressional seat in the 2020 election last Monday. Kahele is a combat pilot, a Major in the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard, a commercial pilot for Hawaiian Airlines, and a state senator representing Hilo. The senator announced his candidacy surrounded by his supporters, friends, and […]

Students from the Maui Huliau Foundation will give a public presentation on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Akakū Upstairs. The presentation, How Film Can be a Tool for Social Change, will feature the studentsʻ short films and discuss the different environmental programs the foundation offers. The Maui Huliau Foundation is […]

Pacific Media Group is presenting the Baby of the Year Contes for the upcoming 96th Maui Fair.

A FLOOD WARNING is now in effect for the island of Maui until 2:45 p.m. At 11:30 a.m., heavy rain continues over east Maui from Keʻanae to Kīpahulu.

Pre-sale tickets for the 96th annual Maui Fair are now being sold at reduced prices until Friday, Sept. 21. Adult pre-sale tickets are $7 ($10 at the gate), and child tickets (5-11 years old) are $3 ($5 at the gate). Keiki four years old and younger are admitted for free. Pre-sale tickets can be bought […]

The 96th Maui Fair is now accepting participant applications for the parade which will take place on Oct. 4, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

Vendor and exhibitor applications are now available for the Fair Commercial Products & Services tent at the 96th Maui Fair.

To better prevent fall-related injuries and fatalities in kupuna, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has launched its annual Senior Fall Prevention Awareness campaign.

The Maui Fair, this year appropriately themed, Celebrating the Good Ol’ Days will return for its 96th year during the first week in October from the 4th through the 7th.

The origami cranes that will be presented to the Peace Memorial Museum as part of a ‘prayer for peace’ will eventually be recycled for use in notebooks.

Kumulipo Sylva appeared via poly-com for his first court appearance after being charged with second degree murder for a fatal stabbing on Maui on Sunday.

The project aims to utilize over 500,000 pounds of truly wild protein that need to be removed in order for restoration to be successful.

A 62-year-old woman is safely ashore after the Coast Guard rescued her off Maui early Monday morning.

The legislation seeks to ensure that surviving Filipino WWII veterans are fully eligible for benefits. There are an estimated 17,000 now in their 80s and 90s.

The Piʻilani Hwy is now open at Mile 31 in Kaupō following maintenance work in the area.  The road was closed at around 10 a.m., and was reopened at 2:22 p.m.

Actress Karen Gillan will be the recipient of this year’s Rising Star Award at the 2017 #MauiFilmFest. She stars in both Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy.

A dedication and blessing ceremony was held today for the official renaming of the Honolulu International Airport to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

The state of Hawaii, Department of Health, Clean Water Branch issued a Brown Water Advisory for the Island of Maui today following heavy rains over the weekend.

Maui police arrested a man for allegedly using his van to intentionally run over a 47-year-old man who was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk in Kahului.