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The “Hui Makua o Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Kualapuʻu” has announced a grant award from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs totaling $40,000. The funding supports Hawaiian Language Immersion activities across Molokaʻi.

Christine Yano is a leading expert on Hello Kitty’s cultural impact.

The Maui Nui District Boy Scouts invite the Maui community to join them at their 6th Annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser, hosted at the scenic Camp Maluhia.

South Maui residents can participate in playground planning for Hale Piʻilani Park in the first of three community park planning feedback workshops beginning at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Kenolio Community Center in Kīhei.

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture has opened three requests for proposals to assist in the control and management of invasive pests, including the coconut rhinoceros beetle, little fire ants and two-lined spittle bug. Information on the requests is available on the State Procurement Office, Hawai‘i Awards and Notices Data System website, at hands.ehawaii.gov/hands/opportunities.

Rainfall totals for 2024 through the end of October were mostly near to above average across Maui County, the National Weather Service reports.

The Shops at Wailea presents a lineup of lively and meaningful events for November, bringing together the spirit of the season with local talent, music, and community support. Highlights are listed here.

The Maui County Clerk’s Office is notifying voters whose ballots have signature issues to fix them by 4:30 p.m. Nov. 13.

Maui County offices, including the Office of Recovery in West Maui and the Recovery Permit Center at the County of Maui Service Center in Kahului, will be closed Monday in observance of Veterans Day.

Second Circuit Judge Kirstin Hamman has granted a Maui Tomorrow Foundation motion for summary judgment in a civil case challenging Maui County’s new rules for special management area assessments and permitting procedures.

Kīhei Rotarians mark 25 years of providing dictionaries to students on Maui. Today, Rotary clubs in Hawaiʻi give out thousands of dictionaries to third graders each year.

Maui musician Kalani Peʻa has been nominated for yet another GRAMMY.

Honolulu Cookie Company has opened a store at Whalers Village in Kāʻanapali.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has selected veteran communicator Bill Brennan as its new Director of Communications. He began his new role on Nov. 1.

A 61-year-old shark attack victim has been released from Maui Memorial Medical Center, according to a Go Fund Me post.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lahainaluna High School cafeteria. This free, community event features PowerPoint updates on Lahaina preservation efforts, recent accomplishments and upcoming projects.

Hunters are invited to participate in the collection of crop samples from birds harvested on Hawaiʻi Island. The crop is part of the bird’s digestive system where food is stored before it is digested.

Maui County voters who received notification of an issue with their ballot return envelope for the this year’s General Election have until 4:30 p.m. Nov. 13 to fix the issue so that their ballot may be counted.

With strong support from a majority of members of the state House of Representatives, Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura assumed the role of speaker of the House effective Nov. 6, 2024, making history as the first woman to hold this position in the state of Hawaiʻi.

Gov. Josh Green is giving state employees 16 hours of paid administrative leave “in recognition of the upcoming holiday season,” according to an announcement from the Office of the Governor.