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After storm repairs, Ukumehame Firing Range is set to reopen on Friday
After repairs to storm-damaged berms and surrounding areas, the Ukumehame Firing Range will reopen on Friday, June 5, 2026, according to the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).
Senator McKelvey announces $250M for South and West Maui in Senate Draft of Supplemental State Budget
Senator Angus McKelvey (District 6, West Maui, Mā‘alaea, Waikapū, South Maui) announced that approximately $250 million in capital improvement project (CIP) funding has been secured in the Senate draft of the state budget bill, HB 1800 HD1 SD1. The funds will support critical infrastructure, recovery, and community investment projects across South and West Maui.
State Highways recovery efforts following the kona low pressure storm
On Maui and Moloka‘i crews are continuing to clear debris and mud from roads; clearing drains and culverts; filling potholes; inspecting roadways; inspecting bridges and culverts; inspecting rock embankments; checking outlet structures and embankments; identifying damaged guardrails; clearing debris from Ukumehame Stream Bridge; removing hazardous trees; troubleshooting traffic signals.
List: Maui lane closures through March 6, 2026
The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Nighttime closures on Honoapiʻilani Highway in Ukumehame
From 10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27 to 3:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, there will be intermittent holds of traffic of around 10 minutes on the highway in Ukumehame. The traffic holds will allow crews to replace and adjust the barriers on the makai shoulder of the highway.
MEMA completes wildfire risk reduction project in Ukumehame
The Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has completed its Ukumehame Mile Marker 13.5 Wildfire Risk Reduction Project to remove hazardous wildfire fuel on approximately 42 acres of County of Maui property off Honoapiʻilani Highway that experienced a dozen fires in the last two years, per an announcement Wednesday.
HECO to perform drone aerial inspections in ʻUkumehame, Dec. 1-5
Hawaiian Electric will be using unmanned aircraft, or drones, for aerial inspections of its infrastructure in the ʻUkumehame area of West Maui from Monday, Dec. 1 to Friday, Dec. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
Final public meetings set next week for Ukumehame–Olowalu coastal corridor design proposals
Maui residents are invited to review and provide feedback on landscape design proposals for the Ukumehame and Olowalu coastal corridor, as three upcoming meetings look to conclude nearly a year of community input on the project.
Lahaina fire debris relocation to Central Maui 50% done, but traffic increases with schools back in session and high surf
The final factor in the traffic equation appears to be the trucks hauling Lahaina wildfire debris from the temporary disposal site in Olowalu to the permanent site at the Central Maui Landfill — up to 50 of them, according to the mauirecovers.org dashboard. The trucks are identified by “Lahaina Wildfire Debris” decals and are “making multiple round trips daily.”
Wildfire risk reduction work continues in Ukumehame as crews clear hazardous material, brush, abandoned vehicles
The County of Maui’s wildfire risk reduction work continues at Mile Marker 13.5 in Ukumehame, a public safety initiative led by the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to protect lives, property, and the only highway connecting Central and West Maui.
Happening today: Wildfire Risk Reduction Project starts in Ukumehame
Work begins today on the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project to remove hazardous wildfire fuel along approximately 42 acres of County property off Honoapiʻilani Highway in Ukumehame.
Ukumehame site scheduled for clearing of hazardous wildfire fuel on July 31
Due to operational changes, Wildfire Risk Reduction Project will begin Monday, Aug. 4, in Ukumehame. Once started, the project is expected to last between 45 to 75 days.
Community invited to ‘Olowalu: The Road to Resilience’ design events
The Nature Conservancy and UH Community Design Center are hosting the second in a series of events to gather community input on a resilient future for the Olowalu and Ukumehame coastal corridor once Honoapiʻilani Highway is realigned.
Beach restoration, cleanup of abandoned cars among ideas for Olowalu’s coast when highway is realigned
More than 50 community members showed up for a planning meeting for the “Olowalu: The Road to Resilience” study being developed due to the upcoming realignment of Honoapi’ilani Highway from Ukumahame to Olowalu.
Olowalu, Ukumehame brace for change with state’s plan to move coastal highway inland to combat sea level rise
The $160 million project is part of a yearslong effort to move Honoapi’ilani Highway away from the shoreline and improve access to and from West Maui.
West Maui Greenway RAISEs the bar: Federal grant fuels vision for a resilient future
A vision decades in the making is now becoming a reality with the announcement of a $15.43 million RAISE Grant to fund the West Maui Greenway.
What happens when highway moves mauka? University of Hawaiʻi, nonprofit hope to restore 6-mile stretch of West Maui shoreline
Planners envision kalo fields, coconut farms and other natural buffers to help protect one of the state’s most important reefs.
Maui County receives $15.43M grant for West Maui Greenway project
The County of Maui was recently awarded a $15.43 million grant from the federal government to support the first phase of the West Maui Greenway, a project that will contribute to several key areas of Lahaina’s recovery from the 2023 Maui wildfires.
Improvement projects cause temporary closures on Maui in Keʻanae and Lahaina
Two upcoming improvement projects on Maui will cause temporary closures to state lands under the care of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Trash, invasive trees and abandoned vehicles to be removed from 5-acre County-owned parcel at Ukumehame
In coordination with Mālama Maui Nui and Kane’s Legacy Tree Services, the County of Maui will be conducting trash removal, invasive tree cleanup and abandoned vehicles disposal during a three-day period from Oct. 23-25 at a 5-acre parcel owned by the County directly mauka of mile marker 13.5 in Ukumehame, West Maui.
