Maui-based film wins two Regional Emmys for documentary filmed before and after Lahaina wildfire

Residents and visitors are encouraged to support Hawaiʻi Island communities devastated by Hurricane Lala by participating in the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Island Donation Drive, taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6, 2026, in Kahului, the County of Maui Office of the Mayor announced.

Hawaiʻi’s five-star, five-diamond Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea proudly unveils The Queen’s Garden: Uluhaimalama, a new cultural experience within the Resort’s interior courtyard dedicated to Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch.

Maui-based filmmaker Stephan Boeker and Pacific Story Tellers recently won two Northern California Regional Emmy Awards for Journey Beyond the Grid: The Hawaiʻi Off-Grid Story, a documentary that began as a story about sustainable, self-sufficient design and ultimately became a much broader exploration of resilience and preparedness in Hawaiʻi.

More Hawaiʻi families will have access to free, high-quality early learning opportunities this school year as the Executive Office on Early Learning opens 18 new public prekindergarten classrooms across 15 public school campuses.

Starting Monday, Sept. 7, the award-winning restaurant overlooking Māʻalaea Harbor will serve breakfast daily from 10 a.m. to noon and lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hurricane Lowell has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 system and is expected to remain a major hurricane for the next several days, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Hawaiʻi to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the 6.0 earthquake reported on May 22, 2026 in the Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo of Hawaiʻi Island.

Rotary club members and members of the public are invited to the Central Maui Rotary “Friendraiser” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.  This free event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Heritage Hall, 401 Baldwin Avenue, Pāʻia.   Lunch is provided at no cost to attendees.

An 11-year-old boy sustained serious injuries when he fell from the bed of a pickup truck and was run over by a food wagon being towed by the vehicle. The incident was reported at around 7:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 near the intersection of Maile Way and Alanui Iiwi Road in Volcano on Hawaiʻi Island.

Registration is open for First Tee — Hawaiʻi’s fall programming opportunities of 2026. First Tee — Hawaiʻi is a youth development organization that helps kids and teens build their strength of character through golf.

Following an agreement between US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, the US Department of Education finalized an extension to fully fund the Native Hawaiian Education Program for another year and today awarded $29.7 million of that funding, which is set to go to Hawai‘i providers by Friday.

Maui County Council Vice-Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura is calling on the County Administration to respond immediately to serious public safety concerns along Pūlehu Road and Hansen Road, two heavily traveled County roads used daily by Central Maui and Upcountry residents.