Stormy summer takes toll on Maui beaches already battling erosion

Researchers will measure exposure through maternal blood, examine fetal brain development through ultrasound and collect cord blood and placenta samples. Infants will be assessed at 2, 6 and 12 months for neurological function, motor development, language skills and cognition.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection, as part of a coalition of 44 attorneys general, has settled with the Laboratory Corporation of America resolving the multistate investigation into the 2019 data breach at Labcorp’s debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau doing business as American Medical Collection Agency.

The Maui Police Department requests the public’s assistance with any information on the whereabouts of Rhonda Holde, 66, who frequents the Kahului and Wailuku areas.

Kīhei Charter School is in the third year of a culinary arts program that teaches juniors and seniors food safety, cooking and baking, school officials said.

Imua Family Services is inviting Maui County’s youth to raise their voices together for 100 Voices, the island’s first community-based youth choir.

The Maui Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team welcomed 22 new members to its list of trained personnel during a graduation ceremony on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is encouraging Hawai‘i small businesses to take part in the Federal Reserve’s 2026 Small Business Credit Survey, now open through Nov. 13.

The Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission will hold public informational meetings across the state beginning Monday on Hawaiian Electric’s recent storm-related power outages, but none are scheduled yet for Maui, Molokaʻi or Lānaʻi.

With power now restored, approximately 60 Kalaupapa residents, patients and staff are one step closer to returning home after being temporarily relocated on Sept. 11 due to issues with the settlement’s drinking water system and subsequent impacts from Hurricane Nolo.

Central Maui residents are invited to participate in a community budget meeting next week to provide input on drafting Maui County’s budget for fiscal year 2028, which begins July 1, 2027

Homeowners and project partners gathered today to mark the groundbreaking for the rebuild of Lahaina Residential, a 60-home community at 1034 Front Street lost in the August 2023 wildfire.

Comic performer Tomáš Kubínek will present his one-man show “Miracle Man” at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului, the center announced. Tickets are available at mauiarts.org.