ʻUlu o Lele grand opening celebrates Lahaina businesses and community

Hawaiian Council, in partnership with the County of Maui and with support from Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, invites the community to celebrate the grand opening of ʻUlu o Lele today, Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the former Outlets of Maui site.

Hawaiʻi Land Trust will honor retired state aquatic biologist Skippy Hau as its 2027 Champion of the Land at the nonprofit’s 25th annual Buy Back the Beach benefit lūʻau on Jan. 23 in Lahaina. The event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 23 at Old Lāhainā Lūʻau. Hawaiʻi Land Trust, known as HILT, describes […]

The report, Assessing Honolulu’s “Bill 7” Housing Program, examines the city’s Affordable Rental Housing Program, which began in 2019 to encourage apartment construction on small lots. The program offers incentives such as fee waivers, grants and tax breaks in exchange for keeping most units affordable to moderate-income households.

Hawaiʻi Pacific Health has awarded $100,000 to Family Promise of Hawaiʻi to help families with children experiencing homelessness or housing instability cover security deposits, according to an Oct. 29 announcement. The nonprofit will use the money to launch its Move-In Advance Program. Under the program, Family Promise of Hawaiʻi will pay a family’s security deposit […]

Subaru Hawaiʻi will donate $350 to a local nonprofit for every new Subaru purchased in the state through Dec. 31, the company announced. The 15th annual Share the Love campaign will benefit Make-A-Wish Hawaii, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi and humane societies on Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, according to a company news release. […]

Three residents were rescued from a sailboat offshore of the Keālia Pond area along North Kīhei Road on Sunday. Fire and Ocean Safety personnel responded to a distress call that the vessel’s mast and sail had malfunctioned, rendering it unable to make way.

A 10-year-old Maui boy was rescued Sunday, after entering fast moving water at ʻĪao in Wailuku. Fire officials say the boy had been swept about 200 yards downstream by swift water at around 12:21 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2026.

Maui Fire Department officials say there are preliminary indications that Saturday’s brush fire in Kīhei was intentionally set. While there is preliminary indications of possible intentional ignition, the cause of the fire is currently considered undetermined and remains under investigation.

In the upcoming high school football state championships, No. 5 Baldwin of Maui opens Division I play against Damien on Nov. 14, while DII top-seed Kamehameha Schools Maui awaits the winner of the PAC-5 vs. Kalaheo matchup in the Division II semifinals on Nov. 20.

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited schools and education programs on Oʻahu last week as part of her tour of all 50 states, according to a US Department of Education news release. Hawaiʻi was the 49th state on McMahon’s Returning Education to the States Tour. The department said she is meeting with teachers, parents, students […]

Maui Giving Machines returns to Whalers Village Kāʻanapali, with a launch event taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m.

The Maui Humane Society will host holiday photo sessions for dogs and puppies with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Nov. 21 at its Puʻunēnē shelter. The event, called Paw-liday Photos, will run from 9 to 11 a.m., according to the shelter. Sessions must be scheduled in advance, which the organization said is meant to keep […]