Wailuku Film Festival returns for second year in mid-June 2027

U.S. Rep. Jill N. Tokuda met with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa leadership, faculty, and students to discuss the Trump Administration’s proposed rescission package, which includes nearly $70 million in cuts to Title VI international and Pacific-Asian education programs at UH Mānoa.

Hale Kau Kau, St. Theresa Church’s meals ministry, provided 6,525 meals on Maui in September, the most in a single month in the organization’s 35-year history, according to Barry Rosenfeld, president of the Hale Kau Kau Advisory Board. The daily meals program delivered 103 meals on average every night to homebound kūpuna and people with […]

Daniel Alley was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Native Hawaiian programs and institutions face growing legal challenges, the chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees told state senators Wednesday during a briefing on the history behind programs meant to address generations of injustices, including the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.

Following a remarkable inaugural year that brought thousands of film lovers, filmmakers, and creative voices to Maui, the Wailuku Film Festival (WFF) announces its return in mid-June 2027, with an expanded vision, new film categories, and an ambition to establish historic Wailuku Town as one of the Pacific’s most compelling destinations for independent cinema.

More than 80,000 pounds of Maui-grown limes are now flying from Kahului to Seattle each week aboard Hawaiian Airlines aircraft, before continuing on to markets in Canada.

The County of Maui is expediting preparations for a temporary safe parking site in Central Maui, expected to open by the end of October, to safely accommodate individuals living in their vehicles and urgently address health and safety concerns associated with an encampment along Pūlehu Road. Meanwhile, work continues on a permanent safe parking facility.

The spirit of community continues to thrive in Lahaina as Paʻūpili Lahaina 3rd Saturdays returns on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lahaina United Methodist Church. The free, family-friendly gathering invites residents and visitors to spend the day enjoying Hawaiian culture, live music, hands-on activities, and opportunities to reconnect with friends, neighbors, and the greater Lahaina community.

HandsOn Maui, the County of Maui Volunteer Center, is inviting nonprofit leaders, volunteer managers and community organizers across Maui County to a free virtual workshop on Oct. 21, 2026, that will explore how organizations can help cultivate volunteer loyalty.

The Kīhei Community Association will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at ProArts Playhouse in Azeka Shopping Center, featuring candidates for three Maui County Council seats on the November general election ballot.

A new study examining how tropical cyclone activity near Hawai‘i could change in a warmer future finds a shift toward stronger storms, even though uncertainty remains about whether the total number of storms near the islands will increase.

Students near academic recovery as Hawaiʻi Department of Education focuses on accelerating gains toward 2029 goals.