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Maui County volleyball officials sought for upcoming high school volleyball season
Maui County Volleyball Officials, a non-profit organization, is recruiting officials for the upcoming high school volleyball seasons during the 2025-2026 school year. No experience is necessary. Training and equipment will be provided. The first officials training session is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Seabury Hall in Makawao. Games are scheduled for Tuesday […]
Call for entries: 23rd Richard Hoʻopiʻi and 4th Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey falsetto contests
Both contests honor the legacy and artistry of two of Maui’s most beloved musical treasures—Richard Hoʻopiʻi and Carmen Hulu Lindsey—while nurturing the next generation of falsetto performers.
Maui Prep seeks performing arts educators
Maui Preparatory Academy is seeking enthusiastic and creative educators to join its Lower School Performing Arts team. The school is currently hiring part-time Theater and Music teachers for grades K–5. They are looking for educators that are passionate about inspiring young learners through performance, music, movement and storytelling.
The Maui County Fair is back, returning in October after 6-year absence
To make the return of the fair happen, Maui County is providing $1.5 million in funding — about double the cost of the event the last it was held in 2019.
New MPD helicopter, ‘Hekili,’ blessed, ready as an emergency response asset
The Maui Police Department celebrated the arrival of its new multi-mission helicopter, Hekili — meaning “thunder” in Hawaiian, during a blessing ceremony Thursday at the Central Maui Regional Sports Complex. Chief John Pelletier said the August 2023 wildfires showed that the Police Department could no longer rely solely on the Maui Fire Department’s Air 1, which is […]
Congressman Case to hold virtual ‘Tele-Talk Story’ on July 29
Hawaiʻi US Rep. Ed Case will host a live virtual “Tele-Talk Story” event on Tuesday, according to an announcement. The event will be live-streamed on his Facebook page @repedcase and on his official website. “It is critical to my representation of a very diverse district in Congress that I communicate openly and frequently with my […]
Raising Cane’s ‘Stuff Da Bus’ school supply drive set for Saturday to help keiki in need
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is teaming up with Maui United Way in a “Stuff Da Bus” back-to-school supply drive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its Kahului location, 176 Ho’okele St. The event will benefit keiki in need. KISS FM 99.9 DJ Ed Kanoi is set to be there as well. “Maui’s keiki […]
Free CRB workshop for Molokaʻi community set July 29
To build Molokaʻi’s capacity to detect and prevent the spread of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), the County of Maui Department of Agriculture and CRB Response are holding a free workshop Tuesday, July 29, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at One Ali‘i Park Pavilion, Kaunakakai.
DOE seeks public input on Baldwin High School master plan improvements
Public input is being sought on a state Department of Education’s master plan improvements for Baldwin High School, including sports facilities and classrooms on 42 acres in Wailuku. Proposed master plan improvements include construction of athletic facilities, including locker rooms, a weight room, a training room, track and practice field, and four physical education classrooms. […]
Home sweet home: Krau leaves prestigious football academy to play senior year at Baldwin High with his brothers
Kaholi Krau, the first Mauian to attend the elite IMG Academy in Florida for more than one year, has returned home to play football and make up for lost time with his family.
HIDOE anticipates improved start to school bus service when school year begins
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is on track to resume all school bus routes that were in service at the end of last school year when students return starting Aug. 4.
Hawaiʻi ranks as 7th most dangerous US state for motorcycle riders
A research team from Big Auto Accident Attorneys analyzed 2023 motorcycle safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and found that Hawaiʻi ranks as the 7th most dangerous state in the country for motorcycle riders. “Hawaiʻi’s No. 7 ranking is particularly surprising given the state’s small size and island geography,” said Nic Edgson, […]
Bird flu survey finds most flock owners unaware of best practices
A survey by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health finds that while most local residents are aware that the bird flu had been detected in Hawai‘i, roughly two-thirds of flock owners had been unaware of related best practices. In March 2025, the Health Department surveyed Hawaiʻi residents who keep backyard flocks or are involved in bird […]
Central Maui Little League All-Stars win West Region championship
The Central East Maui Little League All-Stars won the West Region championship at the Little League Intermediate 50/70 level in Nogales, Ariz., on Thursday. The win advances the Maui team to the Little League Intermediate 50/70 World Series in Livermore, Calif., Sunday through Aug. 3. The CEMLL ran up a 7-0 record in the tournament […]
Fighting hunger: Food Drive Day launches Aug. 2
Hawaiʻi Foodbank will hold its largest fundraising event of the year, Food Drive Day, on Aug. 2. Members of the community are encouraged to make a donation to the campaign or hold their own food and fund drives to support local families amid shifting economic conditions and widespread funding cuts to food banks and safety […]
Coastal flooding advisory issued
The National Weather Service has issued a minor coastal flooding statement for low-lying coastal areas of Maui County and the Big Island. Peak afternoon high tides combined with high water are expected to continue about half a foot higher than predicted through Friday. Aside from Maui and Hawaii Island, affected areas include low-lying coasts of […]
‘Plastic Free’ speaking event highlights Maui’s fight against marine debris
Dr. Jenn Lynch, co-director of Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research, will speak during a free “Plastic Free” event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Maui Ocean Center in Mā‘alaea. The event is part of the “Cultures and Coastlines Speaker Series.” Lynch’s talk is titled “Tides of Impact: Culture, Science & […]
Gas prices fall 5 cents per gallon in Kahului, according to weekly AAA Hawaiʻi Gas Watch
The average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in Kahului declined 5 cents from a week ago, now at $4.46, continuing to hold steady with low prices form last year, according to the weekly AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch. The Kahului gas price is 27 cents lower than a year ago. The statewide average […]
Schatz introduces legislation to help app-based workers
Hawai‘i Sen. Brian Schatz and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, both Democrats, have introduced the “Empowering App-Based Workers Act,” new legislation to improve transparency on how app companies operate and help boost wages for rideshare drivers and delivery app workers. “Every day rideshare drivers and delivery app workers work long hours and travel many miles to […]
Midway Atoll receives translocated Laysan finches from Manawai after 80 years since rats erradicated them from Midway Atoll in the mid-1940s
After 80 years, Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) is once again home to the endangered ʻekupuʻu (Laysan finch). On July 21 and 22, a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and partners released 100 birds at Kuaihelani on Eastern Island, making this the first time in eight decades that ʻekupuʻu graces the fields and skies of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway Memorial.
