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Circular ocean currents, called “eddies,” play an important role in supplying nutrients for marine life and can stimulate blooms of phytoplankton, microscopic plant life that lives on the ocean surface, according to new research published by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers.

After eight months of closures, most of the roadway in Mānele Small Boat Harbor has reopened. Multiple water main breaks created issues with the section between the upper road and the lower, makai road. The middle section of the roadway will remain closed until further notice.

Mokuʻula, once the spiritual and political center of the Hawaiian Kingdom, is the subject of a groundbreaking 360-degree animated film that will have its first public showing on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 at 6 p.m. at The Sphere at the Maui Ocean Center. The Lahaina Restoration Foundation presents the public premiere of E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula — Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula, an evocative animated film that weaves together the powerful stories of the island’s royal past.

Faster internet accessibility is available on Hawaiian Telcom’s new 3 Gig Symmetrical internet service in all fiber-enabled areas throughout the state, according to an announcement.

A blessing was held at a recently installed Peace Pole fronting the Hale Pono Youth Shelter in Wailuku. The installation was made possible by the Rotary Club of Kīhei Wailea, symbolizing the web of peace that is being created around the world.

Led by three Sooners in the top 11, No. 2 Oklahoma (-31) holds a five-shot lead over No. 52 Kansas (-26) after the second round of the tenth annual Kā‘anapali Classic. North Florida and No. 67 Indiana (-25) are tied for third. No. 32 Colorado (-24), No. 5 LSU (-23) and No. 26 Georgia (-22) round out the top seven in a stacked leaderboard.

The Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project announced an upcoming “Pint Night for the Birds” benefit for the Maui nonprofit Nā Koa Manu Conservation. The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the Maui Brewing Company in the Kahana Gateway Shopping Center.

All voters are reminded that voting closes at 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Voters must be in line at a voter service center, or their voted ballots must be received by the deadline, not postmarked, to be counted. A list of voter service centers and ballot drop box locations and hours for Maui can be found here.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Compost Reimbursement Program for Fiscal Year 2025, which may reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation costs.

A search is underway for a 59-year-old man who was last seen snorkeling off Kauaʻi Sunday. Watchstanders with the US Coast Guard received the report at approximately 12:15 p.m. from Kauaʻi Fire Department dispatchers that the man had become separated from his group at about 11:45 a.m. ʻAnini Beach in Kalihiwai.

Plans for the Pāʻia Sugar Mill will be discussed during a Maui TechOhana meeting from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Malcolm Center, 1305 N. Holopono St., Suite 5, in Kīhei. Seating is limited. The event also may be seen via livestream.

The two championship games came down to key defensive stops.

Astronomy researchers have found new evidence that can help answer one of the biggest mysteries in space: where dark energy comes from. The evidence from their new experiment points to black holes.

A new exhibit brings attention to the urgent issue of marine debris impacting Hawaiʻi’s coastlines and ecosystems.

IT Manager Guy Aguirre has been named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month of August for always having a solution and a smile and working to improve system security and access for persons with disabilities.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences has received a $470,000 gift from Fujitsu Ltd./Japan-America Institute of Management Science. The donation, administered by the UH Foundation, will support the college’s “robust environment and continued engagement in the global community,” according to an announcement.

Joshua Gately has been appointed as vice president of development for the James Campbell Company LLC, a $5 billion private, Hawai‘i-based real estate investment company with origins that date back to 1860.

Hawai’i P-20 has scheduled additional college planning events to support local high school students and to guide them through the scholarship application process.

The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources has officially changed its name to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, in a step that its dean, Parwinder Grewal, says will better reflect the college’s mission and vision.

Borehole tiltmeters have been used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) since the early 1970s and have since become an essential part of HVO’s volcano monitoring program.