Air Force secretary’s space weapons confirmation raises concerns about planned Haleakalā telescopes

The County of Maui Department of Liquor Control Licensing and Permits Division is encouraging licensees to apply for new umbrella permits that cover live entertainment, dancing and portable bars.

Filmmakers can now submit work for the second annual Wailuku Film Festival, which organizers say will return to Wailuku town in mid-June 2027 with two new categories. Early bird submissions opened Thursday through FilmFreeway at a discounted rate through Jan. 1, according to a news release from the festival. Organizers did not announce specific festival dates or […]

With the exceptionally active hurricane season for Hawaiʻi, the Hilo Bay water quality buoy team has been working to ensure that “Dewy” the buoy remains operational through routine maintenance, biofouling cleanups and the occasional emergency retrieval.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink’s confirmation that the United States has deployed weapons in orbit has raised new concerns on Maui about the Air Force’s plan to build up to seven more telescopes atop Haleakalā, a summit many Native Hawaiians consider sacred. Speaking Sept. 14 at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & […]

October is “Stop the Ant Month” in Hawaiʻi. Residents are encouraged to collect and submit ants from their properties to help find and control the spread of invasive little fire ants (LFA) and to detect other harmful ant pests that could be new to the state, like the red imported fire ant (RIFA). A multiagency effort throughout the month will support residents’ efforts.

Four Maui Pops concerts are coming to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Castle Theater for the 2026-2027 season.

OHANA Pickleball Club at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is giving guests more ways to connect and unwind with the addition of two new bocce ball courts, cornhole and ping pong to complement the club’s 12 pickleball courts.

The Roots Reborn community on Maui hosts it annual Día de los Muertos community fundraising event from 3:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 at the J Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku.

Hawaiʻi public school students made modest gains in math and attended school more regularly in 2025-26, but language arts proficiency declined slightly, according to results released by the state Department of Education. Maui’s Lokelani Intermediate School was a standout school. The department reported that the Kīhei school improved in all key performance indicators by at […]

PacIOOS launched two autonomous Seagliders south-southeast of Hawaiʻi Island in July 2026 to track near real-time subsurface ocean conditions down to 900 meters. Amid an unusually active hurricane season fueled by rising sea temperatures, these gliders are proving essential for storm tracking.

Judge James Rouse of Maui’s 2nd Circuit District Family Court received the 2026 Jurist of the Year Award from Chief Justice Vladimir Devens on Friday during the Judiciary’s Statewide Employee Awards Ceremony in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court courtroom. Devens said Rouse treats litigants with fairness and respect and maintains high standards of conduct and civility […]

The Kamehameha Schools Maui Class of 2030 collected more than $19,800 in gross sales from a musubi fundraiser at the Maui Fair, with Minit Stop supplying the product at a discounted rate, according to a news release. The Kamehameha Schools Maui Parent Teacher Student ʻOhana organized the Oct. 1-4 fundraiser. Proceeds will support Papa Kō, […]