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Big Island residents and brothers Miles and Glen Okumura are calling for a ceasefire along the Gaza Strip to help bring their 71-year-old sister Ramona home to safety.

Sentry leaders surprised four Maui non-profits—Maui United Way, Maui Food Bank, University of Hawaiʻi-Maui, and Boys & Girls Club of Maui—with the donations during a visit to the island earlier this month to better understand the needs of the community.

Nexamp has proposed two Community Based Renewable Energy (CBRE) shared solar projects to be built in Upcountry Maui.  Pi’iholo Road Solar is proposed to be built near lower Pi’iholo Road in Makawao. Makawao Solar is proposed to be built off Haleakalā Highway above and adjacent to King Kekaulike High School in Makawao. 

Nareit Hawaii today awarded a $75,000 grant to the nonprofit Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation in support of its efforts to provide stable and affordable housing for young, single mothers with small children. 

These programs include helping Hawaiʻi’s youth excel with new technology, tutoring our keiki and kūpuna for digital literacy, and improving technical skills in women transitioning back into the workforce.

Assistance for immigrants with dependent children to apply for the Maui Relief TANF Program will be available from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.

The House of Representatives is currently welcoming applications for various session staff roles during the 2024 Legislative Session. These positions include legislative aide, committee clerk, program budget analyst, data-entry clerk, receptionist, service aide, support staff for remote hearings, legislative attorney and more.

The canoe was escorted by a flotilla of outrigger canoe paddlers who spread fresh flowers on the water as Hōkūleʻa sailed into the marina, and two fireboats saluted the crew with a festive water show. 

Kōkua Lahaina Rising is hosting a Keiki Health Fair for the Lahaina community on Oct. 28, offering medical resources and family fun at Whaler’s Village.

In partnership with Hawaiian Electric and Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens and the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals will host the 20th annual Arbor Day Garden Expo & Tree Giveaway on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Kahului.

The state Commission on Water Resource Management held a marathon meeting on Maui Tuesday, lasting nearly nine hours. Members received testimony and updated the public on the Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area including wells in the fire-impacted area, water resources at Kauaʻula and Interim Instream Flow Standards (IIFS) for area waterways.

A portrait of the late US Senator Daniel K. Inouye was unveiled today at the US Capitol, becoming the first portrait of a person of color in the US Senate’s leadership portrait series.

Due to an outpouring of community support and interest, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea is extending Love for Lahaina, the sold-out series of culinary pop-up events created to benefit and directly support the hospitality industry and farmers across the island into November 2023.

A curated pop-up series has been developed to support celebrated Maui artisans who have been impacted by the recent wildfires on Maui. The “Maui Artist in Residence,” series is dedicated to harnessing the healing power of art through fostering connection, contributions and community engagement.

“Kala is a film that we hope will speak directly to our community and others like it. It is a story about forgiveness and the healing of deep family bonds. It is also a celebration of our unique lifestyle and our reliance on nature and cultural practice as a source for both our sustenance as well as our well-being,” said co-director and writer Matt Yamashita.

Applications are now being accepted from Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi residents for the 2024-2026 Kealahoʻimai Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate cohort offered through the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Human Services Program.

For entertainment this week on Maui, there are the Aloha Festivals in Hāna and Wailea; fundraising concerts for Maui wildfire victims, Halloween costume contests around the island, and a performance in Kula by The Voice’s contestant Jason Arcilla. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

The Salvation Army has created three job positions aimed at assisting Maui residents in recovery and revitalization efforts following the August 2023 wildfires.

County of Maui Disaster Area Restrictions will be lifted for owners and residents with vehicle passes from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28, in Zones 4A, 4B and 4C.

About 30 intermediate and high school students learned the value of budgeting and saving for goals, like a graduation party, at the Maui Economic Opportunity Teen Financial Literacy Workshop, held Oct. 9 and 10 at MEO in Wailuku.