Haleakalā telescope opponents show up in droves, but hold little hope the military is listening

Maui Ocean Center will present the 15th annual Maui 5K from 7 to 9 a.m. Sunday, March 1. Online registration, including new youth rates for ages 5 to 17, ends Feb. 26.

The County of Maui marked the completion of Lahaina wildfire debris transfer with a pule at the Permanent Disposal Site in Central Maui.

Council Member Tom Cook will host a South Maui community town hall on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Malcolm Center to gather input on the council’s budget priorities.

The Flash Flood Warning has been canceled for the island of Maui. Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.

Seabury Hall Performing Arts will present Kodachrome, a thoughtful and engaging play by Adam Szymkowicz, directed by Marsha Kelly, for one weekend only, March 6–8, at the ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center on the Seabury Hall campus in Makawao.

A new $4.6-million multi-institute collaborative project to help grow coral restoration capacity in American Samoa will begin in early 2026, leveraging more than two decades of coral heat tolerance studies to inform a restoration with resilience approach.

The Hawai‘i State Council on Developmental Disabilities, along with community partners, will celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with the annual Day at the Capitol event on March 4, 2026.

Visual observations have been a backbone in studies of volcanoes, from 2,000 years ago to now. They remain fundamental to understanding how volcanoes work, and technological advancements, such as livestreaming cameras, allow volcanic eruptions to be viewed from around the world. 

Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve is the only wilderness preserve in the islands and home to the headwaters of the Kawaikōī, Waikoali and Mōhihi streams; it is instrumental in safeguarding the Garden Isle’s water resources and native species, as well as providing for cultural practices.

Residents and business operators in the voluntary compliance area are asked not to transport coconut rhinoceros beetle host materials that include decomposing plant material, plant propagation material, other items comprised of decomposing organic plant material and several genera of live palm plants; order will remain in place through April 30.

Lahainaluna High School Foundation has initiated plans for an “All-Classes Reunion” at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 11, 2026. The reunion is to celebrate and rekindle friendship, memories, and resilience, according to LHS Foundation Executive Director Art Fillazar.

The US Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s global tariffs on Friday, prompting response from Hawaiʻi congressional leaders.