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Maui Style wrestlers came home with the prestigious honor of triple crown victories, placing gold in all three divisions of wrestling (Folk Style, Freestyle, and Greco) at the Hawaiʻi Federation USA Wrestling State Championship. This two-day event was held at Nānākuli High School on Oʻahu on June 7-8.

Mayor Richard Bissen signed into law an approximately $1.56 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget on Friday. The document address core priorities — housing for kamaʻāina, recovery and well-being, and the protection of our cultural and natural resources.

The commercial structure fire in Waiheu was declared extinguished at 5:42 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s June concert for its Hawaiian Music Series will feature a performance by the talented Wailau Ryder. The free, family-friendly event will take place on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Ocean Lawn at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kāʻanapali.

Dr. Justin Feinstein will present “Bringing Flotation Therapy to Maui” at the Rotary Club of Kīhei-Wailea meeting, happening Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Feinstein is a globally recognized Clinical Neuropsychologist and Founder of Maui Calm project.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation notifies the public that a portion of the North Shore Greenway bike and pedestrian path adjacent to Kahului Airport will be temporarily closed 24/7 from Monday, June 16 through Sunday, July 20, for soil removal work. The closure will be in the vicinity of the Kahului Airport Aircraft Rescue and […]

Valley Isle Community Federal Credit Union currently is holding its annual preschool supply drive for the children of Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start. The drive runs through July 7. Supplies may be dropped off at the credit union’s branches in Kahului (160 Paʻahana St.), Wailuku (69 N. Market St.) and Lahaina (40 Kupuohi St., Ste. 102).

Castle Resorts & Hotels has appointed Nolan Aguinaldo as general manager of Castle Kamaʻole Sands. In this role, he will oversee all aspects of hotel management for the Castle resort rental program.

The landmark legislation strengthens the state’s commitment to closing the digital divide and ensuring all Hawaiʻi residents have access to reliable internet and the digital skills needed to thrive.

Episode 25 precursory activity started within Halemaʻumaʻu at Kīlauea on the morning of June 10. Glow and scattered spattering at the north vent changed to more continuous spattering in the early morning hours, according to a status update from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

The Maui Police Department currently has five unclaimed bodies at the forensic facility. The individuals at the facility include: Hatsuno Borrowman, 92; Vinayak Vinayak, 75; Donald Breen, 74; John Darrow III, 70; and Rodney Saldin, 71.

Overflow crowds turned out Monday to support or attack the hotly debated vacation rental phase-out bill, but the action started early, on the sidewalk outside the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku. Wearing red Lahaina Strong and yellow ILWU shirts, supporters of Bill 9 formed a circle and prayed. Their signs read “Maui People First,” […]

Citing Maui’s severe post-wildfire housing crisis, the Bissen administration presented its formal case to a County Council committee to phase out approximately 6,000 short-term vacation rentals mostly in West and South Maui. “We simply can’t build fast enough to meet the scale of demand we’re facing,” Mayor Richard Bissen told members of the Housing and […]

County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, for the King Kamehameha I holiday.

At Bo Bridges Gallery in Pāʻia, a plain wall became a window into the world of Maui’s young artists. Z3NITH’s work went up first — photos of skies and tangled wires, of feelings hard to name — and something clicked into place.

Trailblazers can apply for the 10th Omidyar Fellows program, an immersive leadership experience that enables Fellows to lead with purpose, mobilize communities, and amplify positive change throughout Hawai‘i.

The SNAP-Ed program could end without federal funding on Sept. 30, ultimately impacting community well-being and food security.

The Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) announced the appointment of Terry George as its new Chief Executive Officer and President. Also announced is the elevation of Michelle Kaʻuhane to the role of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, effective immediately.

One person was displaced after a fire destroyed a single-story structure off Malaihi Road in Wailuku, Sunday night. This person was checked out at the scene for injuries by Emergency Medical Services personnel and was being assisted by the American Red Cross.

“In the Wake of Whales” follows UH scientists as they study and monitor the annual migration of humpback whales from Alaska to Hawaiʻi.