DOD’s largest telescope atop Haleakalā on Maui gets mirror recoat, preserves space domain awareness

On Oct. 1, the Project Reef Team plans to visit the shorelines of Maui’s most popular beaches and offer to ‘swap’ any chemical sunscreen being used with a product of their reef-safe, mineral only products. 

Free ocean leraning kits will be distributed to students on Maui on Oct. 1 at sites sponsored by the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

Initiated by the Mā‘alaea Village Association, the project seeks a management plan for coastal erosion at Mā‘alaea Bay Beach by exploring the feasibility of coastal resilience strategies, including erosion mitigation options and relocation of threatened structures. The project area includes an area from Mā‘alaea Harbor to Haycraft Park.

Team Members from Hilton Grand Vacations partnered with Habitat for Humanity Maui to volunteer and help build a new home for a local family.

Located on the summit of the 10,023-foot volcano Haleakalā, the telescope is part of a series of telescopes called the Maui Space Surveillance System, which the US Space Force uses for space domain awareness, or SDA, recognizing space as a priority domain for advancing national security.

Replacement of a broken 6-inch valve on Lower Main Street will result in a water service interruption for about 75 homes and 15 businesses from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Department of Water Supply announced.

A 47-year-old Pukalani man was found unresponsive during a search at Nākālele Point on Sunday morning.

The Faulkes North telescope atop Haleakalā on Maui, is among the observatories that University of Hawaiʻi astronomers will use to track the impact of a planned crash between a spacecraft and an asteroid.

Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel in West Maui was recognized in the General Contractors Association 19th annual Build Hawaiʻi Awards.

The War Memorial Football Stadium and Satoki Yamamoto Track and Field Facility will undergo repair projects that will close the facilities from Oct. 2, 2022, to May 4, 2023, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced.

The popular restaurant founded by renowned Chef Peter Merriman has two locations on the island – in Wailea and Kāʻanapali – as well as two Adopt-A-Highway segments: between mile markers 3.5 to 5.5 along Piʻilani Highway, and from mile markers 16 to 18 along Honoapiʻilani Highway.

Organizers of the project on Lānaʻi are currently inviting residents and former residents to contribute Lānaʻi photographs that will help to “ignite” further brainstorming by the artists and community about oral stories told by several residents.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for strategic visitor education and destination brand marketing and management services for the Japan market.

Ohana Fuels’ ‘Fuel Up. Do Good.’ Community Giving Program donated $6,026 to The Maui Farm that provides traditional housing and family programs.

Maui Economic Opportunity had its Better Business Bureau Charity Seal Licensing renewed through August 2023.

John Arnold, who helped Maui Economic Opportunity establish its business development and migrant farmworker programs, brought staff and board members from his Arizona-based nonprofit to Maui last week, where he met with local nonprofits, businesses and government agencies.

The County of Kaua‘i is reminding the public that the deadline to file upcoming 2023 Real Property Tax Exemptions is Sept. 30.

A Hanamā‘ulu man was arrested Monday after making a phone call to the Kōloa Elementary School administration, threatening that a bomb would go off at the end of the school day.

Kaua‘i kneeboarder Dave Hubbard made history when he become only the second bodyboarder to earn nine world titles, earning the prestigious designation Sept. 10 at the Sintra Portugal Pro competition.

“In these challenging times, we look to our community, near and far, to help KHS continue to maintain its no-kill status ... as well as a refuge to animals in need," Schafer said.

A part of a Kekaha roadway will be temporarily closed the first week of October.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the southwest rift zone of Kīlauea volcano this afternoon.

Authorities have initiated an attempted murder investigation following a shooting incident in Puna that left one person injured on Monday night.

Big Island police find a 47-year-old man who was reported missing in 2020; and they arrest him for an outstanding electronic traffic warrant.

Suppression efforts continue today after Hawai‘i Fire crews spotted a brush fire near Haena Beach in Kea‘au after returning from a reported water rescue Monday afternoon.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible missing diver last seen in waters near the cliffs at the end of Beach Road in Hawaiian Paradise Park in Kea‘au.