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Volcano Watch: Remembering a destructive Maunaloa eruption 75 years ago

Maunaloa is now quiet, so it’s a good opportunity to remember the 1950 Southwest Rift Zone eruption — the volcano’s most recent eruption to cause significant damage.

Hui Noʻeau shares video of sacred ulana ʻie Hō‘ike by Maui youth cohort

The Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center invites the public to watch a recorded video of the Ka Ulana ʻIe Maui Junior Cohort Hō‘ike & Panel Discussion, held June 28, 2025, at the center’s Makawao campus.

Maui SmallBiz Think Tank invites entrepreneurs to brainstorm and collaborate

Maui Business Brainstormers will host its next Maui SmallBiz Think Tank on Thursday, July 24, from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pono Center in Wailuku Town.

UH awarded $1.5M+ to strengthen health through policy across Hawaiʻi, Pacific

The University of Hawaiʻi has received two privately funded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to tackle pressing health disparities across rural Hawaiʻi and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands.

St. Anthony School welcomes new principal Mary Jean Bega

St. Anthony School has appointed longtime educator Mary Jean Bega as its new principal, bringing more than 30 years of classroom and leadership experience to the Wailuku campus.

Talk story with Yuki Lei at Upcountry Farmers Market, July 19

Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will hold her Talk Story with Yuki Lei outreach program this Saturday, July 19, at the Upcountry Farmers Market from 7 to 11 a.m.

Gov. Green issues emergency proclamation for wildfire season

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., Commander in Chief of the Hawai‘i National Guard, today signed an emergency proclamation that authorizes the Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan, to activate the National Guard. Logan will use the authorization to commence Operation Hoʻopauahi (to extinguish fire) to keep an aircrew ready to provide aerial firefighting capabilities to augment county and state level first responder elements.

Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu Paddleboard Championships gets underway this weekend

Wing and SUP foil races will open the 2025 Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships, presented by the US Coast Guard, on Sunday, July 20, marking the first of two weekends of racing across the Kaiwi Channel. The prone and standup paddle board events will follow on Sunday, July 27.

Umani Farms Maui nets top prize in MEO Best Business Plan contest

Irish Mahoney’s Umani Farms Maui business plan was judged the top entry and winner of a $15,000 grant in the fourth Best Business Plan contest, staged by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center.

UH Maui training program leads state with 22% wage boost for graduates

A recent study by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization has highlighted the success of the Good Jobs Hawaiʻi program, with participants from the UH Maui College campus seeing the largest wage gains of any campus statewide. The UHERO report posted July 7 by Rachel Inafuku and Tim Halliday found that graduates from the […]

UH Earth scientists author children’s book, support Oʻahu keiki to mālama ʻāina

A researcher-keiki collaboration aims to foster a deep connection to the land and community through storytelling. The Coastal Research Collaborative (CRC) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa developed The Sand Dance, a storybook that was inspired by a play researchers co-created with students at Ka‘a‘awa Elementary. 

AAA Hawaiʻi: Kahului gas prices up slightly, but still down from last year

Kahului’s average gas price is holding steady near its lowest point of the year, despite a small recent increase. According to the latest AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Kahului is now $4.51. That’s 3 cents more than last week, but it remains 22 cents lower […]

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Ella Connor, Maui volleyball star, was in a mental health crisis. Herc the service dog came to her rescue
Last people leave homeless community along Amala Place as county clears out vehicles, belongings
The beauty of it all: New program at UH Maui College offers esthetician, nail tech programs at request of high school students
Monday Morning MIL: Football returns to traditional schedule for the first time since the fires

Maui Business Chevron Forward

Maui SmallBiz Think Tank invites entrepreneurs to brainstorm and collaborate

Umani Farms Maui nets top prize in MEO Best Business Plan contest

AAA Hawaiʻi: Kahului gas prices up slightly, but still down from last year

Maui Gold Pineapple and Amazon Air team up in ‘game-changing deal’ to boost Hawaiʻi’s economy

Maui County unemployment was 3.5% in June

Arts & Entertainment Chevron Forward

Hui Noʻeau shares video of sacred ulana ʻie Hō‘ike by Maui youth cohort

Maui Public Art Corps seeks nominations for public art sites

Fitness Court murals celebrate local history, culture

Oni Foundation launches silent auction to fundraise for facility upgrades, youth programs

Hālau Makana Aloha O Ka Lauaʻe announces its inaugural Hōʻike, Aug. 2

Maui Food and Dining Chevron Forward

Kalei’s Lahaina hosts mixer for hospitality and restaurant professionals, July 7
Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival to feature 100% Maui-grown citrus from Mahi Pono
Banyan Tree earns Wine Spectator award for excellence in wine service
Fairmont Kea Lani launches pop-up dinner experience during Kō renovation
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Maui Real Estate Chevron Forward

Day and night closures on Puʻunēnē Avenue for affordable housing project
RAM: Maui’s housing market shows stability in sales amid declining prices in June 2025
Maui Council set to begin deliberations on short-term rental phase-out bill
Maui Council to take up contentious Honuaʻula project for first reading this Friday

Maui Activities Chevron Forward

Coral Spawning Night set for July 26 
Pride of Maui offers tour and charter deals after being featured on Bravo
Habitat for Humanity Maui to hold Disaster Recovery Fundraiser at Old Lahaina Lūʻau
Grand Wailea announces Fourth of July weekend events, fireworks and food pop-ups

Kauai News Chevron Forward

Sparking major milestone: Neighbor islands, including Kaua‘i, welcome new zero-emission buses to fleets

Estimated nitrogen oxides emissions reduced for each bus replaced on the neighbor islands is 1.445 tons throughout the lifetime of the bus, equating to a total reduction of about 17.34 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Kaua‘i County launches new live auction system for surplus property

Island residents and businesses now have access to a more convenient, transparent and year-round platform that replaces the previous annual closed-bid process, with items available as they become eligible for auction.

Scheduled Kaua‘i lane closures on state roadways for July 19-25

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

Kauai Weather Forecast for July 19, 2025

Rain chances increase over the weekend in response to increasing moisture and instability across the island chain, with a focus over the western end of the...

Kauai Surf Forecast for July 19, 2025

A mixed southerly swell will provide average surf along south facing shores through early Saturday. A new small, long-period southwest swell will fill in...

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Mother wanted for questioning in custodial interference probe, 6-year-old daughter missing since July 6

48-year-old Sarah Coultas and her daughter Violet Coultas-Benson were last seen together at 4 p.m. July 6 at the top of Miloli‘i Road in South Kona. Do you have any information about their whereabouts? Police are asking for your help to find them.

‘Our goal is simple — stop wildfires before they become disasters’

Governor signs emergency proclamation, activates Hawai‘i National Guard to respond when needed to help, as wildfire threat expectd to increase heading into hottest months of summer, exacerbating already existing abnormally dry and drought conditions throughout much of the state, including most of the Big Island.

Scheduled Hawai‘i Island lane closures on state roadways for July 19-25

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

With still more than 4 months of 2025 to go, DUI arrests at 52% of 2024 annual total

Hawai‘i Island police so far this year have arrested 497 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways; a total of 964 DUI arrests were made during all of last year.

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 19, 2025

Rain chances increase over the weekend in response to increasing moisture and instability across the island chain, with a focus over the western end of the...