Maui News Highlights
Election, campaign line-up: Candidates invited to kupuna luncheon; Democratic Party Convention; Vicky Cayetano to file nomination papers; Maui meet & greet Celebrate dad with free drive thru event June 4 by Maui Family Support Services Maui Ocean Center hosts Summer Aquari-OM yoga classes for a cause
Maui News
List: Maui lane closures, May 28-June 3
The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.
Kahele joins House colleagues in call to take action on gun violence prevention legislation
US Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele joined 130 of his colleagues in the US House of Representatives to call on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip James Clyburn to take action now and deliver on gun safety legislation.
Film highlights how Japanese obtained justice for Illegal arrests
Film producer Lane Nishikawa is having a film premiere on Maui about the illegal incarceration of some 120,000 Japanese in the United States during World War II — two thirds of them American citizens — and their successful 10-year fight to seek Congressional reparations and an apology.
Celebrate dad with free drive thru event June 4 by Maui Family Support Services
Maui Family Support Service will host its 15th Annual Celebration of Fathers on June 4 with a free drive through event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Baldwin High School Parking lot, 1650 Ka’ahumanu Ave. in Wailuku.
Hundreds return to Maui’s Barrio Fiesta to celebrate Filipino culture
At one of Maui’s first public festivals since pandemic mandates lifted, the 53rd Barrio Fiesta drew hundreds of people from all ethnic groups to the Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center in Kahului during its opening night Friday.
Maui’s fifth medical cannabis retail dispensary set to open
The new dispensary is located at 115 N. Market Street in Wailuku. Sales are expected to begin on May 28.
83 public schools offer summer meals to children 18 years and younger
83 public schools will serve meals free of charge over the summer to children ages 18 years and younger, regardless of public school enrollment status, through its summer food service program.
What’s been accomplished in phase 1 of Moloka’i tourism action plan?
The year one progress report for the Moloka‘i Destination Management Action Plan was recently published by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.
MEO Head Start program in compliance with federal standards
A recent onsite federal review shows that Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program meets al standards for educational programming and teaching practices, health and safety and family strengthening.
Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign continues through June 5
In 2021, 63% (20 of the 32) vehicle occupants that died in Hawaiʻi, were not wearing seat belts. Preliminary data from Jan. 1 to May 25, 2022, shows 8 of the 22 motor vehicle occupants who died in a crash were reported as not wearing their seat belt.
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Maui Ocean Center hosts Summer Aquari-OM yoga classes for a cause
The Maui Ocean Center hosts twice weekly Aquari-OM yoga classes, with a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to support coral reservation and sea turtle rescue efforts on Maui.
Maui County visitor arrivals last month exceed pre-pandemic highs
For the first time since the pandemic struck Hawai’i, monthly visitor arrivals to Maui County exceeded historic highs set in 2019.
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Delia Tumbaga, Recreation Attendant at Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club in Kōloa, has been named a Way to Go! Diamond Honoree, the top honor in Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s global associate recognition program.
Farm to School Celebrates Legislative Wins
Last Saturday, May 20, the Hawai‘i Farm to School Hui convened a multigenerational group of community leaders, public health workers, educators, youth, and legislators at Hoa ‘Āina O Mākaha to celebrate recent key legislative wins for Hawai‘i’s farm to school movement.
Weekly Road Closures: May 28 to June 3
The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly road and lane closure list for May 28 to June 3. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Big Island News
Keiki Summer Tennis Camp Serves up June 1
Keiki ages 6 to 10 years old are invited to swing away this summer and learn tennis from a trio of coaching professionals at the Beginner's Keiki Tennis Program.
Farm to School Celebrates Legislative Wins
Last Saturday, May 20, the Hawai‘i Farm to School Hui convened a multigenerational group of community leaders, public health workers, educators, youth, and legislators at Hoa ‘Āina O Mākaha to celebrate recent key legislative wins for Hawai‘i’s farm to school movement.
Unoccupied Structure Destroyed in Kea‘au Fire
An unoccupied, likely unpermitted structure burned to the ground Friday evening in Kea‘au.
Water Shutoff in South Hilo Next Week
Water will be temporarily turned off along both sides of Kea‘ā Street and all connecting private roads, including Orchid Manor Condominium Assocation in South Hilo on Wednesday, June 8 and Thursday, June 9 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., the county announced.
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for May 28, 2022
Hilo Today: Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 82 near the shore to 64 to 69 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 62 to 67 […]
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