VIDEO: Brush fire in Kīhei near Liloa Drive

All Post Office locations, including those on Maui, will be closed Wednesday for Veterans Day, the US Postal Service announced. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume Nov. 12, according to the agency. While retail counters are closed, Maui residents can still handle some postal business online, USPS said. At usps.com, customers can order stamps […]

Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire reported at 5:51 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 near Liloa Drive and Hema Drive in Kīhei. Emergency officials report that smoke may impact this area.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is scheduled to publish proposed rules Monday that would allow industrial longline and purse seine fishing in about 408,000 square miles of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The proposal would open a 30-day public comment period, according to the Pacific Islands Heritage Coalition. The proposal covers waters 50 […]

Families in Hawaiʻi can face waits of two to three years for an autism evaluation. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is offering specialized training to help expand the number of local clinicians equipped to conduct these assessments.

Local tenants and landlords are invited to attend a Renterʻs Rights Training on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 5–7 p.m. This free, community-centered event will provide residents with vital information about housing rights, disaster recovery responsibilities, strategies for addressing housing issues, and resources for navigating landlord-tenant challenges.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will host a free Zoom webinar on Nov. 18 in which an FBI agent explains how the bureau’s Honolulu office handles digital forensics. The session, “FBI Honolulu Computer Analysis Response Team Overview,” runs from noon to 1 p.m. It is open to sole proprietors and registered businesses in Hawaiʻi, […]

A new study shows the ocean animals have special proteins and natural pigments that give them superior vision that people.

Organizers of the fifth annual Hawaiʻi AI and Cloud Innovation Summit said the event drew hundreds of business, government, nonprofit, education and technology leaders to the Hilton Waikiki Beach Resort to discuss how artificial intelligence could affect Hawaiʻi’s economy and jobs. TRUE Initiative convened the summit with the state Department of Business, Economic Development and […]

Purchased from Grove Farm Properties, Inc. for $3.7 million, the property is expected to accommodate approximately 400 to 500 new homes, based on preliminary assessments of the site’s buildable land.

Peter Ho, who retired this year as chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Hawaii, has been appointed to the boards of directors of Hawaiian Electric and its parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries, the utility announced Friday. On the HEI board, Ho will serve on the Audit and Risk Committee. Ho, a Honolulu resident, […]

Three Maui Memorial Medical Center employees received statewide awards in October, and the Wailuku hospital earned national heart and stroke care recognition for the 18th consecutive year, Maui Health announced.

Reggae-rock band Iration will perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater on Saturday, Dec. 5, and discounted general admission tickets are on sale through Tuesday. The $32 general admission price expires at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday Prices increase on the day of the show. Gates open at 5 p.m., and the concert begins […]