Loss of land in storm complicates recovery for ‘Īao Valley residents

AI chatbots used at all ten University of Hawaiʻi campuses continue to proactively identify student needs.

Hawaiian Electric crews will be removing retired streetlights along Puʻunēnē Avenue between Wākea Avenue to E. Kauaʻi Street in Kahului on Tuesday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. No service interruptions are planned for this work.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is notifying the public that there will be single lane closures at the roundabout on Piʻilani Highway (Route 31) from April 27-29, 2026.

Researchers with the help of a Mauna Kea observatory on the Big Island construct first complete spectrum of the two distinct rings orbiting around the seventh planet in the solar system, revealing composition and formation history.

Conditions in and around the closed area at the summit of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park can evolve quickly, and elevate the risk of rockfalls, ground cracking and other potentially life‑threatening hazards.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education marked the opening of its Lahaina educator workforce housing development, a $20 million project designed to support teacher retention and strengthen public education on Maui.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, led by Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele and Interim Administrator and CEO Summer Sylva, has successfully concluded a three-day strategic delegation mission to Washington, D.C., engaging senior Department of Defense civilian leadership and key members of Congress on the future of military-leased lands in Hawaiʻi.

For the first time since the Lahaina fires, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are returning to the Front Street area—bringing a sense of joy, culture and community back to West Maui. Lahaina Cannery is proud to partner with Sergio’s Cantina to host a vibrant, all-day Cinco de Mayo celebration on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Twenty-three residents were honored today as 2026 Volunteer Heroes for their contributions to community nonprofit organizations, as Mayor Richard Bissen proclaimed Volunteer Week from April 19-25, 2026, in Maui County.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation congratulates the 2026 Hawai‘i Bridge Builder Competition champions, Ian Payba and Jeter Hondo of Maui High School.

One month after the kona low storms, the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation announced the first round of more than 20 grants to nonprofit organizations statewide from the Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund, deploying more than $650,000 to nonprofits supporting communities facing over $2 billion in statewide damage. 

The next concert in the Hawaiian Music Series in Lahaina, features Maui musician and Kumu Hula Kaniala Masoe. The free community concert will take place on Thursday, April 30, from 6–7:30 p.m. on the lawn of Waiola Church in Lahaina.