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Nearly 200 high school students from Hawai‘i public schools statewide who aspire to be the state’s future teachers will attend the fourth annual Dive Into Education event this Friday, Oct. 23, at University of Hawai‘i West Oʻahu.

US Sen. Mazie Hirono and a group of congressional Democrats are asking the US Department of Education to restore federal money they say was improperly shifted away from minority-serving institutions, a category of colleges that includes schools serving Native Hawaiian and Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are rolling out refreshed chef-designed menus and a new wine selection for international Suites, or Business Class, guests, including Hawaiʻi-inspired dishes from Honolulu chefs, the airlines announced Thursday.

Maui County’s unemployment rate rose to 3.1% in September from 2.9% in August, according to figures the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released Monday.

A global reassessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has found that 44% of reef-building coral species with sufficient data for assessment are threatened with extinction, up from about one-third in 2008.

Lahaina business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals are invited to a free community networking event, Lahaina Means Business from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Maui Kuʻia Estate Chocolate in Lahaina. The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset and the Maui County Office of Economic Development are sponsoring the event, which aims to build connections, encourage […]

Visitors donated $415,000 over the past 12 months at Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association visitor center stores in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa, supporting programs at Haleakalā National Park on Maui and other national park sites, the nonprofit said Thursday.

A juried exhibition of 98 works by 94 Hawaiʻi artists opens Oct. 20 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery in Kahului, where it will run through Dec. 23.

At Seabury Hall, 15 students have earned the AP Capstone Diploma and 10 students have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate during the 2025-26 school year. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are essential to academic success.

Incumbent Mayor Richard Bissen and County Council Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura both say they would prioritize housing, affordability and keeping locals from moving away, but they differ on how.

Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 a.m. on Saturday and ended abruptly at 9:03 a.m., according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

The Maui Community Orchestra hosts its 3rd Annual FREE Halloween Concert on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at ʻĪao United Church of Christ.

The office is an exclusively legislative branch office dating back to 1999 whose purpose is “to inspire Congressional and citizen diplomacy with global civic and political leaders.”

Hosted by the Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development (SPEED) Task Force, the day-long summit will explore one central question: How can Hawaiʻi change its permitting processes to make it easier to build the homes, infrastructure, and businesses our communities need?

The Lahaina Energy Partnership will hold a virtual community presentation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on microgrids and strategies to strengthen the electric grid in Lahaina. Residents can register online to participate. The presentation will cover two topics, according to the partnership. One is microgrids, which are localized energy systems that could support critical facilities, […]

A two-day workshop for Maui farmers, makers, small-business owners, cultural practitioners and nonprofits interested in working with the visitor industry will take place Oct. 30–31 at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku.

Nearly 150 volunteers turned out to help spruce up Lahaina, removing approximately one ton of rubbish, scrap metal and appliances, along with 10 tires, from West Maui areas. “We are so grateful to everyone who gave their time, brought their families and friends, and helped make a meaningful difference,” event organizers said. “Their support helps us […]

The state Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands will hold two public hearings on Maui this month and Molokaʻi next month on proposed amendments to the rules that govern land use and permitting in Hawaiʻi’s Conservation District.

The Maui Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating 17-year-old Dayjahiah Valdivia, now classified as a juvenile runaway. A concerned family member reported her missing Saturday. The Kula teen was last seen at her Kula residence at approximately 7 a.m. and had not returned as of Sunday night. It is believed she […]

The University of Hawaiʻi and Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) are expanding Direct2UH in its second year, giving Hawaiʻi public high school seniors a streamlined pathway to all 10 UH campuses and extending the initiative to students at participating public charter schools for the first time.