County’s temporary Safe Parking Program in Central Maui launches with 20 individuals

A trio of Hawai‘i based veterans, bring larger meaning to the concept of duty to their country and their community. On this Veterans Day, the American Red Cross Pacific Islands Region honors Jasmine Ricks, Mara Eck and Rodney Boucher.

Matias Banto and Ione LaTurner captured the Open Men’s and Open Women’s titles at the 37th annual Hi-Tech / Vissla / Lopez Surfbash at Hoʻokipa Beach Park over the weekend.

Hawaiian Electric continues to monitor the wildfire threat from high winds and dry conditions and may proactively shut off power in high-risk areas of Maui and Hawaiʻi Island as part of its Public Safety Power Shutoff program. On Maui, areas include Westside, Mā’alaea, Upcountry and parts of Puʻunēnē, Pūlehu, and Ōmaʻopio, and the South Kohala area on Hawaiʻi Island.

Four influential figures in Hawaiʻi’s water sports officially entered the Hawaiʻi Waterman Hall of Fame this week. This year’s inductees are Marshall Rosa of Molokaʻi, Laola Lake Aea of Kauaʻi, Olympic development coach Johnny Puakea, and the late swim coach Harvey Chilton, recognized for their lasting contributions to the water sports community.

Through its Farm Disaster Response Project, GoFarm covers the cost of eligible soil and agricultural water tests for farmers whose operations were affected by the March 2026 Kona low storms, hurricanes or tropical storms, flooding, or related heavy rainfall this year.

The Hawaiʻi National Guard has officially concluded all state active-duty response and recovery operations in support of Tropical Cyclone Lala, marking the completion of more than two months of emergency response and community recovery efforts across the state.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has reaffirmed its partnership with Japan’s Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores to continue expanding international sales and promotion opportunities for Hawaiʻi-made products at the annual Hankyu Hawaiʻi Fair in Osaka.

Maui Public Art Corps, in collaboration with the County of Maui Public Art Program, invites the Pāʻia community to participate in a hands-on public art activity this Friday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 6 p.m., as part of the Kapukaʻulua Dune Restoration Celebration at the Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center.

The outgoing Maui County Council will vote this week on Mayor Richard Bissen’s picks for corporation counsel and prosecuting attorney, two positions that begin under the new Council elected Nov. 3.

Maui’s Pāʻele Kiakona has made history as the fifth Green Party candidate in the nation to win a state house seat, securing West Maui’s House District 14 with 41.2% of the vote following the final count.

The County of Maui has completed a three-day coordinated cleanup of Pūlehu Road and launched its temporary Safe Parking Program, transitioning 20 vehicle-housed individuals to a designated Puʻunēnē site, moving three people into a shelter, and removing nearly 48 tons of trash and 45 vehicles.

There will be a State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense military jet flyover on Oʻahu by the Hawai‘i Air National Guard on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2026. HIDOD is informing the public about the flyover, for advance awareness that there will be noise from the aircraft flying overhead.