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After more than 17 years of planning, the proposed Haʻikū Fire Station has hit a legal stumbling block significant enough for council members to seek legal advice in a closed executive session and delay further consideration for two weeks.

Maui County Council members unanimously adopted Tuesday two resolutions approving special events permits for the 2026 Maui County Fair and the Aloha Classic Windsurfing Tournament.

The Maui Economic Recovery Commission, Healing Journey Team welcomes the community back for Paʻūpili Lahaina 3rd Saturdays, a monthly gathering dedicated to healing, connection, and strengthening the resilience of Lahaina.

There is no tsunami expected following a 5.1 earthquake reported at the Loihi Seamount, south of the Big Island. The quake occurred at 5:49 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.

Women’s Round One has been called ON at the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA, Stop No. 7 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). After three days saw the completion of the men’s first two rounds, the world’s best women will get their shot at Teahupo’o at this year’s event.

Kamaʻole Beach Park II, including restrooms, reopened today, Aug. 11, 2026, along with the adjacent section of South Kīhei Road that closed after damages from a Kona Low storm in March, according to the County Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health, in collaboration with Aloha House, CARE Hawaiʻi, Inc., Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center, Pacific Counseling Group, LLC and Project Vision Hawaiʻi, has launched Project Hoʻoulu — The Hawaiʻi Resiliency Project, to support children, youth and adults affected by the recent Kona Low floods on Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Lānaʻi.

Hawaiian Electric customers continued to add rooftop solar systems at a solid pace through the first six months of 2026 despite the loss of the federal clean energy tax credit at the start of the year, the company announced.

Hui O Ka Wai Ola, a volunteer-based coastal water quality monitoring program, has resumed regular testing at Mākena Landing after community members made clear how much this stretch of coastline means to them. Hui O Ka Wai Ola previously monitored Mākena Landing from 2017 to 2020. In recent years, the site has drawn more requests for renewed monitoring than any other in the program’s history.

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C, located about 900 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawai’i. *The formation chance through 48 hours is high. at 90%.

With HCL’s current momentum and readiness, Gilbreath expects that within 10 years, HCL will be a $200-million loan fund serving 250 families with affordable mortgage financing each year. This will offset the outmigration of Hawai‘i-born local residents who are leaving the state because they can’t afford to stay here, according to the announcement.

Two Maui men were arrested on eight criminal counts for alleged involvement in labor trafficking and extortion, following the execution of search warrants at a Kīhei residence on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

“Although the Index is a national snapshot not broken down by state, I think it, along with the recently released state rankings from US News & World Report and from CNBC, give all the candidates who emerged from the Hawaiʻi Primary Election something to seriously consider when forming their small business policy points,” said Michael Iosua, state director for NFIB in Hawaiʻi.

Musicians Nāmaka Cosma and Sean Parks are among the headliners at the Kēōkea Hoʻolauleʻa, taking place Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 in Upcountry Maui. 

Melissa Dyckman Interiors has launched Lahaina Rebuild Design Guidance, a one-on-one advisory service created to support Lahaina homeowners rebuilding after the 2023 wildfires. The service helps clients make smarter decisions during planning and construction, before costly changes, delays and long-term design regrets happen.

Maui County Federal Credit Union is proud to announce it has awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 10 local students, continuing its long-standing commitment to empowering Maui County’s future leaders through higher education. This year’s recipients include six incoming college freshmen, three returning undergraduates, and one graduate student pursuing degrees in fields such as elementary education, […]

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s monthly community screening of E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula) will continue on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Maui Ocean Center’s The Sphere. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The incumbent mayor gained the biggest advantage over Sugimura in West Maui, where the recovery from the 2023 wildfire put his reelection bid to the test.

Hawaiian Council is encouraging eligible kūpuna, 62 years old and older, on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) waiting list to apply for the DHHL Kūpuna Rental Subsidy Program that can help cover their monthly rent.

Routine water quality testing identified trace levels of selenium in the County of Maui Department of Water Supply (DWS) Wailuku water system, which serves the Māʻalaea, Kīhei, Wailea and Mākena areas.