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State of Hawaiʻi to host recruitment event on Maui, July 10, showcasing 300 jobs
The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development will host a recruitment event on Thursday, July 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maui State Office Building in Wailuku. July 7, 2025 · 6:46 PM UTC
Maui Sports: Nick Rolovich returns to islands as camp draws over 500 top football players to King Kekaulike Stadium
The Under Armour Next Camp at King Kekaulike Stadium on Saturday was the final stop of 14 on the camp tour. The camp, which included several NFL players or retirees as coaches, was the brainchild of...Maui News DHHL secures $22.3M in federal funds under the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant
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July 8, 2025 · 1:00 AM
MISC: ʻŌhiʻa seeds from resilient trees may hold the key to stopping Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) was detected in three landscaped ʻōhiʻa trees in Central Maui in February. ROD is a fungal disease that can kill a healthy ʻōhiʻa tree. First identified in Puna in 2014, the disease has since devastated thousands of acres of forest on Hawaiʻi Island, wiping out over a million trees.
July 8, 2025 · 12:08 AM
2025 Fourth of July Makawao Stampede results
Eleven year old Luana Fitch won the Junior Barrel competition at the Makawao Stampede rodeo, held over the weekend at the Oskie Rice Event Center. Her combined times (18.85 sec and 18.83 sec) in the junior event would have beat the open women’s championship times for the same category. The full results from the 2025 Fourth of July Makawao Stampede are posted here.
July 7, 2025 · 9:21 PM
Maui Wind Advisory until 6 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the parts of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, and the Big Island of Hawaiʻi through 6 o’clock tonight.
July 7, 2025 · 9:01 PM
DHHL secures $22.3M in federal funds under the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands announced Friday it has secured a substantial $22.3 million grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant.
July 7, 2025 · 8:55 PM
Lahaina man reported missing by concerned acquaintance
The Maui Police Department requests the public’s assistance with any information on the whereabouts of Derek Miller, 62, of Lahaina.
July 7, 2025 · 8:39 PM
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a fatal structure fire in Upper Puna
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred on Huina Road in Mountain View late Sunday night, July 6, 2025.
July 7, 2025 · 8:28 PM
Hawaiʻi leadership forum to bring Leaders Lab to Maui
The Hawai‘i Leadership Forum (HLF) will host its first Leaders Lab on Maui in November, as the program expands across the islands. The immersive one-day lab is designed to help participants deepen their leadership practice in the values of kuleana, kūlana, ʻāina, and community. Applications are now open for the upcoming 2025 session.
July 7, 2025 · 8:09 PM
State land surveyors help to determine shoreline boundaries in Lahaina post-wildfire
The Hawaiʻi Department of Accounting and General Services Land Survey Division is helping the Lahaina community find normalcy, as residents and businesses rebuild after the 2023 wildfires.
July 7, 2025 · 6:46 PM
State of Hawaiʻi to host recruitment event on Maui, July 10, showcasing 300 jobs
The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development will host a recruitment event on Thursday, July 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maui State Office Building in Wailuku.
July 7, 2025 · 4:00 AM
Akakū Upstairs salon features filmmakers Brian Kohne and Stefan Schaefer, July 17
Maui filmmakers Brian Kohne and Stefan Schaefer will be featured at Akakū’s July Upstairs Salon, taking place Thursday, July 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the media center’s upstairs space in Kahului.
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Monday Morning Maui Sports: Nick Rolovich returns to islands as camp draws over 500 top football players to King Kekaulike Stadium
July 7, 2025 · 4:01 PM UTC
St. Anthony School banks on new sports academy, ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i program to boost plummeting enrollment
July 7, 2025 · 3:15 AM UTC
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July 6, 2025 · 4:00 AM
Royal Lahaina launches new oceanfront ‘Summer Sunday BBQ Series’ and live entertainment
July 5, 2025 · 7:22 PM
Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair 2025 boosts Ag awareness with record attendance
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Kalei’s Lahaina hosts mixer for hospitality and restaurant professionals, July 7
July 4, 2025 · 2:00 AM UTC
Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival to feature 100% Maui-grown citrus from Mahi Pono
July 1, 2025 · 3:15 PM UTC
Fairmont Kea Lani launches pop-up dinner experience during Kō renovation
June 24, 2025 · 10:00 PM UTC
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Maui Council set to begin deliberations on short-term rental phase-out bill
June 27, 2025 · 3:30 PM UTC
Maui Council to take up contentious Honuaʻula project for first reading this Friday
June 26, 2025 · 12:00 AM UTC
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Road closure scheduled in preparation for Kōloa Plantation Days
Maluhia Road will be closed at Kaumualiʻi Highway will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nearly 50 ‘green’ Hawai‘i businesses, events awarded for sustainability practices
Awardees — which include several from Kaua’i — were honored for their commitment to energy and water efficiency, waste reduction, cultural and natural resource preservation, plus more.
New UH study: Groundwater directly impacts water chemistry in coral reefs
Cascade of changes groundwater triggers in coastal ecosystem described by university researchers as a 'Goldilocks scenario,' when too much is not good but 'just right' is beneficial.
Say aloha to solar system’s third known interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, detected by University of Hawaiʻi telescope
Newly identified object, suspected to be a comet, should show increasing activity as it gets closer to the sun, but it will never get warm enough to be seen by the naked eye. And it poses no risk of hitting Earth.
Big Island News
Strong winds persist in driest areas of Big Island, continuing elevated wildfire danger
National Weather Service extended a wind advisory in effect for North Kohala and portions of South Kohala, North Kona, Hāmākua, Kaʻū and Puna, adding the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, as ridge of high pressure to north of state will keep same locations parched and primed for fires under the right conditions, despite National Weather Service not expected to issue any watches or warnings.
Update: Human remains found following house fire in East Hawai‘i
The victim was found in the hallway of the main house, officials stated.
Business Monday: Oʻahu-based brewery to open second taproom, restaurant in Volcano
Lanikai Brewing Co. is set to open its newest taproom near Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on July 11, offering exclusive small-batch brews and a locally curated menu that supports island farmers and sustainability.