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Mayor Richard Bissen is bringing Holomua Kākou back to Lānaʻi on Monday, Sept. 15, and Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, as part of his continuing effort to take county government to the rural communities that are part of Maui County.

The Hawai‘i Ag & Culinary Alliance (HACA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011, has announced it awarded $143,805 in proceeds from its signature program, the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival®(HFWF), to support culinary, agricultural, and community organizations across the state. This year’s giving brings HACA’s total community investment to over $5 million since its inception.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health continues to respond to a rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases statewide. As of July 31, 2025, DOH has identified 203 cases of pertussis – more than double the 84 cases identified in all of 2024. 

In a major win for local fans across the state, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa announced today that six Rainbow Warrior football home games in the 2025 season and the game at Colorado State on Oct. 18 will be broadcast live, statewide, at no additional cost to viewers of Spectrum Sports.

After diverting nearly 2,000 pounds of textile waste from the landfill last year, The Sewing Hui, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to sewing for the Maui community, is expanding its efforts this year with new educational programs, deeper sustainability goals, and a growing island-wide impact.

The Hawaiian Council, formerly known as the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), today unveiled its new name, logo, and tagline as part of a broader rebranding initiative. The change reflects the organization’s continued growth, clarity of mission, and unwavering commitment to uplifting Hawaiians and strengthening Hawai‘i. 

Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Bora Bora on Sunday after a two-day sail from Tautira, Tahiti. Bora Bora is the final port of call in French Polynesia before continuing on to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

The ruling nullifies a National Marine Fisheries Service letter sent April 25 that gave commercial fishers a green light to fish in the national monument south and southwest of Hawai’i following an executive order by President Donald Trump.

A fire at the Kula Lodge & Restaurant on Maui reported early Monday morning is under investigation. On Aug. 11, 2025 at 3:19 a.m., a renter in one of the rooms at the Kula Lodge reported seeing flames coming from the Kula Lodge & Restaurant located at 15200 Haleakalā Highway, Kula.

American Job Centers in Hawai‘i are offering free resources to help residents gain the training and connections they need to land in-demand jobs.

The free event offers a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from a pioneer whose life’s work bridges ancient wisdom and modern adventure.

The Hāliʻimaile Neighborhood Night Market brings together local vendors and community members in a shared space that supports Maui’s food security and fosters deeper connections.

Hawai’i Children’s Action Network (HCAN), the only nonprofit organization in Hawai‘i solely dedicated to advocating for children, will honor the 2025 Champions for Children at The Pacific Club in downtown Honolulu on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.  

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation and One Love Skate are partnering to host a free Skate Jam event from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Keōpūolani Skatepark in Kahului.

Maui Gold Pineapple is on the hunt for the ultimate recipe featuring its famously sweet fruit.

New Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array observations together with data from NASA telescope atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island show water in Halley-type comet 12P/Pons-Brooks matches Earth’s oceans, strengthening theory that comets helped make our planet habitable.

Rising seas, higher temperatures and growing wildfire, flood and drought risks are among the challenges facing Hawai‘i because of global climate change.

The beloved Maui Film Festival ran from 2000 to 2024, but Barry and Stella Rivers, the married couple who ran the event, said it was a “great ride” but now they want to retire.

Four Seasons Resort Lānaʻi and Sensei Lānaʻi have been recognized for environmentally responsible business practices with an Earthcheck Silver certification. The Lānaʻi resorts are the only ones in the state of Hawaiʻi to hold the Silver certification. Earthcheck is the world’s leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for sustainable travel and tourism. Since 1987, […]

During the third and final 2025 Kuhinia Maui gathering marking the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, hundreds of community members came together at Lahaina Civic Center to pay tribute to lives lost through songs, speeches and multicultural and multigenerational presentations.