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After learning of a need for dictionary books at the new Kūlanihākoʻi High School, Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Kīhei Wailea and Lahaina Sunset donated 35 dictionaries to the school’s English Department.

Komar is offering a quarter of the 20-acre site that was outlined in the eminent domain proposal, saying it will accommodate 100% of the 400,000 cubic yards of debris from Lahaina and Olowalu.  As a condition of the donation, Komar says it wants the donated land to be used exclusively for Lahaina debris; and that the county extend equal rights to the remaining 15 acres for use by Komar.  

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will begin the removal of the Hōkū Keʻa Observatory on the summit of Maunakea the week of April 15, 2024. The decommissioning process that includes the restoration of the site is expected to be completed by August.

The next Hawaiian Music Series of 2024 will take place on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. at Hale Hoʻikeʻike at the Bailey House in Wailuku. The free event will feature well-known local musicians Wilson Kanakaʻole and Jarret Roback.

With a month remaining before the programs close, homeowners in need can still get help. Homeowners applying for the Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi County HAF programs must meet several requirements. Applicants must submit complete forms no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2024, to be considered for funding.

The Maui Emergency Management Agency has extended hours for reentry access into the Lahaina Wildfire Disaster zone to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The extension only applies to those entering the zone with a vehicle reentry pass. 

Due to the recent highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detections in livestock on the mainland, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has placed a restriction on the transport of cattle from premises where HPAI has infected cattle. Currently, HPAI has been detected in dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Idaho, Ohio and Michigan; however, the restriction will be placed on any future areas where HPAI-infected cattle are found. No infected cattle have been detected in Hawai‘i.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce is now accepting Product Vendor and Food Truck Vendor Applications for the 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival. The 11th Annual event will be held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Nov. 1 and 2, 2024.

To help celebrate World Health Day on April 7, nonprofit healthcare plan AlohaCare has pledged to donate $1 million this year through its Imua Loa giving program, which supports community organizations and future healthcare workers to help improve the health and well-being of our community. 

Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2024 presented by Mele continues the annual Lei Day tradition by the Brothers Cazimero with Keauhou, the 19-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning group, returning to headline the concert experience alongside special guests, including Maui’s own Kamalei Kawaʻa, Robert Cazimero and Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua.

A Ram Dass Maui Legacy Sunday Satsang Concert celebrating Lei Day will intertwine lineages and cultures, Aloha & Bhakti, and feature musicians with close connections to Indian and Hawaiian music-styles and cultures. The event will take place at the Napili Kai Beach Resort’s Aloha Pavilion on Sunday, April 28, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Seabury Hall is presenting “A Pop Celebration,” a Spring Music Ensembles Concert featuring music students of Seabury Hall on April 12.

The initial indication is the concerns reported were the result of stagnant water that was not properly cycling through the system due to low usage prior to students returning to the school. While waiting for test results, Pono Aina Management, the contractor who built the school, will provide bottled drinking water to students, faculty and staff.

Students across Hawai‘i are being offered rare access to learn about endangered Hawaiian forest birds. 

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management announces a White Goods, Metals and E-Waste Collection event for Lānaʻi residents at the Pūlama Lānaʻi Fleet Yard from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20.

Kāʻanapali Golf Courses’ Head PGA Teaching Professional, Chris Armanini, has been named the 2023 Aloha Section PGA Teacher and Coach of the Year.

A documentary filmmaker, tech journalist and renowned digital designer this week submitted a proposal to the Unicode Consortium to create a new emoji representing the iconic “shaka” hand gesture. The shaka — featuring the thumb and pinky extended while the middle three fingers are curled — is a globally recognizable symbol of the aloha spirit and Hawaiʻi’s diverse culture.

Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes of Oʻahu took the overall title at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi. The men of Mauiʻs Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi took home third place awards for kāne kahiko and ‘auana performances, as well as the festival’s third place overall award for men. In the women’s division, Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka earned a tie for fifth place in the wahine kahiko division.

ProArts Playhouse, Maui, has announced an event-packed two months, from musical performances and tributes to classic rock legends to aerial dances and comedy shows.

Fifteen Maui companies and one from Moloka‘i exhibited their products at the renowned 49th International Food and Beverage Exhibition 2024. More than two dozen other companies from Hawai‘i also took part in the FoodEx event, held from March 5-8 at the Tokyo Big Sight in the Tokyo International Exhibition Center.