Native Hawaiian programs face growing legal challenges, OHA chair tells senators

Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation is pressing the US Department of Justice to explain why the Honolulu Immigration Court has moved away from video appearances. The lawmakers say the change requires Maui residents facing deportation to fly to Oʻahu for hearings. US Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and US Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda, all […]

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center invites Maui families to celebrate Halloween at its annual Holoholo Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The five-year grant will support the research and development of new technologies that will help small coffee and cacao producers in Hawai‘i boost local production and will secure supply chains for US markets by partnering with small farms in six developing countries.

Funding will support programs and services for Maui County individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.

Hawai’i’s award-winning five-star, five-diamond Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea announces its fifth year as host of the Festivals of Aloha, Maui Nui’s premier Hawaiian cultural showcase, taking place from Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.

Maui residents and visitors should watch for grounded seabirds through December and call a hotline if they find one, according to the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project.

The Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter is proud to announce a special community screening of “The Cigarette Surfboard,” an acclaimed environmental documentary detailing the intersection of art, surf culture, and grassroots ocean activism.

West Maui residents can drop off bulky recyclable items, including appliances, tires and electronics, at no charge during a Go Green Recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 17 in Lahaina.

The University of Hawaiʻi’s Pacific Disaster Center, based in Kīhei, and the independent nation of Samoa on Wednesday began a yearlong assessment of the island nation’s disaster risk, down to the village level, as forecasters warn El Niño could reach historic strength.

Twenty-five years ago the area between Kamaʻole II and Kamaʻole III beach parks was restored from a neglected junkyard and transformed into Kamaʻole Point Park. When the 3-year community effort, spearheaded by Buck Joiner, was completed in 2001, the new park was turned over to the County of Maui for the benefit of residents and visitors. 

Maui Humane Society is thrilled to announce that its inaugural Run to Rescue fun run, taking place on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at 6 a.m., has officially sold out its in-person capacity of 100 runners.

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.