Council narrowly rejects resolutions to rezone condos as hotels for continued transient vacation rental use

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation invites the community to enjoy an evening of live Hawaiian music at the next Hawaiian Music Series concert on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6–7:30 p.m. The free concert will take place on the lawn of Waiola Church in Lahaina and will feature father-and-son duo Bodi and Ikaika Mendez.

County of Maui officials are encouraging residents and visitors to prepare for the potential of heavy rainfall, flooding and isolated thunderstorms as a narrow band of rain moves over the state Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Upcountry Farmers Market is welcoming 22 additional vendors for its Holiday Craft Fair, giving shoppers a chance to buy handmade gifts from their Upcountry neighbors. The extra vendors will set up Saturdays from Oct. 31 through Dec. 26 during regular market hours, 7 to 11 a.m.

Federal grant money will be used to support two inspectors and one chemist position with the State of Hawaiʻi.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health, Harm Reduction Services Branch has named Peter Tuiolosega Silva as the recipient of the 2026 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award. Silva is being honored for his outstanding contributions to HIV services in Hawai‘i.

The Maui County Veterans Council invites the Maui community to attend the 2026 Veterans Day Ceremony and Community Picnic on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku.

The Maui County Council voted 5-4 on Friday against sending hotel-zoning proposals for four oceanfront condominium complexes in West Maui and Māʻalaea to the Maui Planning Commission, rejecting the last four properties Council Chair Alice Lee had sought to add to the referral process.

With heavy rain forecast for Maui next week, coaches moved up the opening round of the 2026 Kāʻanapali Classic by OUTRIGGER to Sunday. Clemson made the most of it.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is launching a new Center for Ocean Policy, partnering its law school and oceanography department with support from The Healy Foundation to address pressing marine and climate challenges through interdisciplinary education, research, and policy advocacy.

Leilani’s On the Beach recognized Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee as its 2026 Pioneers of Surfing honoree during a private award presentation at the restaurant on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Reagan James Miles of Kīhei won the 2026 Klipper Amateur at Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi Oct. 22-24 on Oʻahu.

The seven-year Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Hawaiʻi Island Partnership Project will run through 2032, supporting students from seven target schools in Kohala, Honokaʻa, Keaʻau, Kaʻū and Pāhoa. The highly competitive federal program awarded only 19 partnership grants this year.