Maui Planning Commission recommends EC Pāʻia Town project rezoning as private water source raises questions

Lāhainā Think Space will go on the road to New York City for an event on Sept. 18, marking the first time the Think Space experience extends beyond Hawaiʻi to a national audience, according to an announcement. The event is being organized through a collaboration of Maui County, Maui Public Arts Corps and New York […]

Kaua‘i firefighters extinguished a fire at the Līhu’e Civic Center late Wednesday night, Sept. 9, 2026. Preliminary figures on damage estimates and cause of the fire are ongoing.

The Department of Justice filed complaints against Hawaiʻi, the District of Columbia, Arkansas, and Utah, challenging their state laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance for illegal immigrants.

A 61-year-old Wailuku woman suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a vehicle while walking across Kaʻahumanu Avenue, Wednesday night. The incident was reported at 9:43 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2026 on Kaʻahumanu Avenue, 0.2 miles east of South Papa Avenue in Kahului.

The Maui Police Department requests the public’s assistance with any information on the whereabouts of Colin Townsend, 31, of Kahului.

The campaign to elect Carol Lee Kamekona to the Kahului seat on the Maui County Council will host a “Voter Jam w/ Auntie Carol” event from 6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 17 at da Playground Maui. The event blends a “Rock the Vote” style civics education party with a lineup of local entertainment.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from approximately February 2015 through November 2018, Beverly Braumuller-Hawver and Scott Hawver, of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaiʻi, engaged in a fraudulent tax refund scheme by paying a promoter a series of fees in exchange for fraudulent tax paperwork.

Outrigger Kāʻanapali Beach Resort invites residents and visitors to experience the 34th annual Hula O Nā Keiki, a cherished Maui tradition celebrating the next generation of Hawaiian hula practitioners, taking place Oct. 9–10, 2026 at Kamehameha Schools Maui.

Community members are encouraged to attend a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, to share ideas for a proposed project to construct a new Pāʻia gym, the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center.

Festivals of Aloha continues its 2026 season with Aloha Friday at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center on Friday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. The free, family-friendly evening invites the community to kick off the weekend with live Hawaiian entertainment, cultural demonstrations and activities for the entire ʻohana.

The Maui Planning Commission voted 5-3 Tuesday to recommend approval of the EC Pāʻia Town Project’s rezoning, after developers said the 170-home, mixed-use development would rely on private wells and a private wastewater treatment plant rather than county systems in Central Maui that already operate at or near capacity. The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a related community plan amendment for the same 40-acre property.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which claimed 2,977 lives at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Thousands of others were injured — and many first responders and survivors continue to suffer from illnesses related to the attacks.