County of Maui to launch Safe Parking Program, begin coordinated Pūlehu Road cleanup Nov. 4-6

It’s Election Day. By the end of the day, Maui County residents will have decided the the Mayor, nine Council races (two uncontested), five state house seats representing parts of Maui County, two state constitutional amendments, and 20 county charter amendments.

The County of Maui is launching a new Safe Parking Program and a coordinated cleanup along Pūlehu Road from Nov. 4 through Nov. 6, 2026, which will require a temporary road closure while transitioning individuals living in their vehicles to a designated temporary site in Puʻunēnē.

Hawaiian Electric is selling limited-edition bags made with the ALOHA Collection brand to raise money for Maui United Way, Aloha United Way and Hawaiʻi Island United Way, the utility announced Monday. The bags are available only at hawaiianelectric.com/ALOHAcollection until 10 a.m. Nov. 16, according to the company. Sales are first-come, first-served and limited to available supplies. The […]

Ahead of Veterans Day, the County of Maui Office of Economic Development is holding a free Veterans and Military Families Resource Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, outside the County’s Kalana O Maui building at 200 S. High St., Wailuku.

ALTRES employees raised more than $25,000 for the nonprofit Kupu during October, and the company said it will match all employee contributions.

While impersonation scams have existed for decades, recent reports in Hawaiʻi indicate that scammers are using increasingly sophisticated methods that make it difficult for individuals to determine whether a call or message is legitimate.

Precursory low-level activity preceding episode 56 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began around 11:43 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, with a large flow lava from the north vent. The forecast for episode 56 of lava fountaining to start is between this afternoon to Nov. 7, revised from Nov. 4-7 based on the onset of voluminous precursory overflows.

Maui Health today announced it has selected Nordic PCL Construction as general contractor for the restoration and modernization of Kula Hospital, marking measurable progress toward reopening hospital services and returning care to the Kula campus. With a general contractor in place, Maui Health is now targeting a late-summer 2027 reopening.

Hale Mahaolu announced the opening of applications for Liloa Hale, a new affordable rental housing community for seniors age 55 and older in Kīhei. The current target move-in date for Liloa Hale is Feb. 1, 2027.

The Maui Police Department congratulates Officer Analise Farmer, a seven-year veteran, on being named the 2026 TOP COP Hawaiʻi Award recipient for Maui County. This recognition highlights her leadership, innovation, and dedication to strengthening officer training and preparing the next generation of law enforcement professionals.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands offered more than 800 residential project leases on the island of Kaua‘i Saturday as part of the department’s largest residential awards on the Garden Isle this year.

The 2026 honorees include: O.L. Moore Foundation; Lahainaluna Boarders Association led by Craig Murakami (’71) and Eddie Espiritu (’71); Tanya (Miyasaki) Arakawa (’68); Alan Yamamoto is a proud four-year boarder from Molokaʻi; and Daryl  Fujiwara (2001).