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48th Visitor Industry Charity Walk announces 4-chair Maui committee from Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association will have a first-ever four-person chairmanship for the Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk taking place on Saturday, May 15, 2027 at the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku.

DHHL Director Kali Watson will not seek reappointment after four-year term ends

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director and chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Kali Watson announces he will not seek reappointment following four-year term.

FAA issues nationwide ground stop until further notice

(Update: 1:05 p.m., Nov. 13, 2026): Hawaiian/Alaska Airlines have confirmed all west coast flights will resume. All inter island flights remain active. Travelers should continue to check with their air carrier for further updates.

Hawaiʻi DOH: vaccination gaps leave schools increasingly vulnerable to disease outbreaks

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s 2025–26 report shows an increase in religious exemptions for kindergarten and seventh-grade students, alongside rising rates of kindergarteners missing required vaccines and over half of seventh graders remaining not up to date.

Maui Council set to vote on top legal appointments: Mimi Desjardins and Andrew Martin

Maui County Council members are set to vote today on two resolutions to confirm Mayor Richard Bissen’s appointments for the county’s top two lawyers — Mimi Desjardins as corporation counsel and Andrew Martin as prosecuting attorney.

Applicants sought for District and District Family Court per diem judges statewide

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is currently accepting applications from qualified attorneys interested in serving as per diem judges in the District and District Family Courts statewide.

Hui No‘eau celebrates the holiday season with Hui Holidays 2026 at Kaluanui Estate

The holiday season is coming to Kaluanui Estate! Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center invites the Maui community to celebrate Hui Holidays 2026, a series of festive events featuring local artists and makers, holiday shopping, and family-friendly activities throughout November and December.

UH Maui College Annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale

University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s talented baking students, under the tutelage of Pastry Chef Instructor Hannah Stanchfield, are selling Thanksgiving pies again this year.

First Broadway-style musical drawn from a Hawaiian moʻolelo, ‘The Epic Tale of Hiʻiaka: The Hawaiian Goddess,’ opens Dec. 5 at Ko Olina

For the first time, a Hawaiian moʻolelo is coming to the stage as a full-scale, Broadway-style musical, with its home here in Hawaiʻi. The Epic Tale of Hiʻiaka: The Hawaiian Goddess is a new stage musical drawn from the moʻolelo of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, produced by Hawaiian Council and WitzEnd Productions at Ocean’s Edge at Ko Olina on Oʻahu.

Shops at Wailea to host Santa parade, free events and Kalani Peʻa concert Nov. 27

The Shops at Wailea will hold a free, daylong Santa’s Arrival celebration on Nov. 27, beginning with a classic car and motorcycle parade that escorts Santa from Kalama Park in Kīhei to the shopping center, according to a news release. The procession will include approximately 40 classic cars from Maui Classic Cruisers and 20 motorcycles […]

Board of Education gives Superintendent Hayashi high marks in annual performance evaluation

The Hawaiʻi State Board of Education unanimously approved its annual performance evaluation of Superintendent Keith Hayashi for fiscal year 2025-26, assigning him a cumulative score of 2.675 on a three-point scale, with 3.0 representing “exceeds expectations.”

Hyatt Regency Maui names Jessica St. Charles director of events

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has appointed Jessica St. Charles as its director of events, the resort said in a news release Tuesday.

Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative Chevron Forward

Hawai‘i’s immigrant communities have feared increasing enforcement. New laws aim to increase protections
Green Party’s Kiakona comes from behind to lead West Maui House race, but final tally hangs in balance
Bissen leads Sugimura in Maui County mayoral race as council flips progressive 
For 50 years, UH Maui College’s culinary program has trained some of the island’s best chefs

History & Culture Chevron Forward

Maui welcomes Hawaiian season of rest and renewal at Historic Mokuʻula
Hawaiʻi Congressional Delegation leads resolutions honoring Hawaiian History
Community turns out for UH Maui College’s Molokaʻi Farm Niu & Kalo Festival
Nolo nearly stationary south of Hawaiʻi Island, forecast to strengthen and remain well south of islands

Maui Business Chevron Forward

48th Visitor Industry Charity Walk announces 4-chair Maui committee from Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

Hyatt Regency Maui names Jessica St. Charles director of events

DCCA outlines steps to improve the Hawaiʻi’s business registration system, address processing delays

DBEDT strengthens partnership with leading Japanese retailer to expand opportunities for Hawai’i businesses

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua appoints Michael Baier as General Manager

Arts & Entertainment Chevron Forward

Hui No‘eau celebrates the holiday season with Hui Holidays 2026 at Kaluanui Estate

First Broadway-style musical drawn from a Hawaiian moʻolelo, ‘The Epic Tale of Hiʻiaka: The Hawaiian Goddess,’ opens Dec. 5 at Ko Olina

Shops at Wailea to host Santa parade, free events and Kalani Peʻa concert Nov. 27

Maui Public Art Corps invites community to help shape public art at County dune restoration event in Pāʻia

ʻUlu o Lele grand opening celebrates Lahaina businesses and community

Maui Food and Dining Chevron Forward

UH Maui College Annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale
Maui Country Club welcomes local culinary educator Peter Pak as executive chef
Kapalua Resort Restaurant Week, Oct. 26 – Nov. 6
Coconuts Fish Cafe launches new fundraiser program for local nonprofits and schools
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Housing & Real Estate Chevron Forward

UHERO report highlights opportunities to build on Honolulu’s Bill 7 housing program
HHFDC awarded $7.45M grant to support housing opportunities for individuals with disabilities
Līloa Hale opens applications for 117 affordable senior units in Kīhei, Maui
ASB teammates support local families and affordable housing with $271,000 in contributions to five nonprofits

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New limu exhibit opens at Maui Ocean Center
PacWhale Eco-Adventures earns No. 1 spot as best whale watch in Hawaiʻi
Christmas comes to Kā‘anapali with The Westin Maui’s new Holiday Suite and a full season of festivities
East Maui water issues focus of Oct. 24 event at Wailele Farm in Haʻikū

Big Island News Chevron Forward

Hawai‘i airports affected by FAA ground stop of all flights nationwide following ‘communication issue’

Hawaiian/Alaska Airlines has confirmed that all west coast flights will resume; and all inter island flights remain active, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Hawaiʻi healthcare workforce investments deliver results; job vacancies reduced 20%

Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi releases new workforce report as construction begins on health learning lab at Big Island's Waiākea High School.

Big Island father charged with manslaughter in death of his 3-month-old son

The 20-year-old dad told police he was playing a video game when he tried to get his son to stop crying, which led to him aggressively rocking the infant in a bouncer and causing fatal injuries, according to a court document.

10th Annual Mahalo First Responders Dinner in Waimea celebrates their service and sacrifice

The free event on Nov. 18 honors the people who protect, serve and heal North Hawaiʻi communities.

Hawaiʻi Tobacco Quitline launches free mobile app to help people stop smoking

The QuitLogix app offers free tobacco cessation services: nicotine patches, gum and lozenges, and custom support.

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$750K grant helps veterans build farming businesses through training from University of Hawaiʻi GoFarm Hawaiʻi, partners

The 3-year training project will provide agricultural and farm business education and support to 600 aspiring veteran farmers as well as help start, maintain or improve 25 veteran-operated farms.

FAA issues ground stop for flights nationwide, including Hawaiʻi, following ‘communication issue’

But around 1 p.m, Hawaiian/Alaska Airlines confirmed that all of its west coast flights would resume, and that all interisland flights were running as usual, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe, discovered with help from Big Island telescope

Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea and James Webb Space Telescope observed the pair of rapidly feeding supermassive black holes just 900 million years after the Big Bang in period known as cosmic dawn.

Volcano Watch: Beneath the boardwalk; the scientific legacy of Haʻakulamanu

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists since 1922 have tracked gas chemistry from wells at Haʻakulamanu (Sulphur Banks) in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, and although the original well heads have long since disintegrated, hot gases continue to seep from the place where observatory founder and volcanologist Thomas Jaggar conducted some of his first experiments at Kīlauea.

UPDATE: High surf advisory canceled for north, west shorelines of Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau

National Weather Service canceled the high surf advisory.