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Applications are now open for the “Go for the Green” scholarships. The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset is awarding two $2,500 academic scholarships to two graduating seniors who live in West Maui, Hāna or Molokaʻi and attend a Maui or Molokaʻi high school.

US Rep. Jill Tokuda has requested the USDA to urgently re-hire animal and plan inspection and quarantine workers, after about 200 were terminated last month.

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, announced a transformed menu concept at Botero Lounge. With a gourmet take on the American classics, the new offering presents a menu that celebrates locally sourced ingredients.

More than 250,000 pounds of fresh, locally grown produce has been harvested and redistributed across Maui through Common Ground Collective’s Foster Farm Program to date. By transforming surplus backyard produce into a critical food source, the program is quickly reshaping the island’s approach to food security, resource management and sustainability.

Maui Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr. presented his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 to members of the Maui County Council on Tuesday. The document addresses funding needed for housing, recovery and well-being, natural and cultural resources, water, infrastructure and public safety.

The Trust for Public Land has named Kula-native Alyse Takayesu Parker as its project manager for Maui.

Stephen Van Bueren has been appointed as the resources management coordinator for Ho‘ōla iā Mauiakama Long Term Recovery Group.

After a nearly eight hour search, Gerhardt Konig, 46, of Maui was located and arrested on Oʻahu. The Maui doctor is accused of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to push his wife off a hiking trail and struck her in the head with a rock, according to authorities.

The community is invited to comment on eight homeowner recommendations developed by Hawaiʻi Community Lending and Ho‘ōla iā Mauiakama Long Term Recovery Group. The recommendations aim to specifically benefit Lahaina homeowners with the goal of preventing the displacement of residents and supporting individuals and families who lack resources to rebuild. 

The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee has created an online survey to gather information on how Maui County residents want their tax dollars spent, Committee Chair Yuki Lei K. Sugimura announced.

County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, for the Prince Kūhiō Day holiday.

St. Anthony School (SAS) in Wailuku on Maui, today announced the launch of its $3 million Legacy Campaign to expand the school’s educational reach and enrich the lives of students across the community.

Sites in Upcountry Maui will close for the month of April to allow for trail repairs and fuel mitigation work. The DLNR Divisions of Forestry and Wildlife and State Parks will close the Kula State Forest Reserve, Waipoli Access Road, Kahikinui Forest Reserve – Papaʻanui Tract, and Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area from Tuesday, April 1, 2025 through Wednesday, April 30, 2025 to allow for work to be completed.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Program has awarded an $8,000 grant to the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE) Center for Entrepreneurship. The funding will support nine Native Hawaiian-owned small businesses in participating as vendors at the Kākoʻo Hawaiʻi Merrie Monarch Market, taking place April 24-26, 2025 […]

The director of Extended Learning and Workforce Development at UH Maui College will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting on April 1.

The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce invites community members to its April “Talk Story” Series event featuring Pastor Greg DelaCruz of Living Way Church. This engaging evening will take place on Wednesday, April 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hoʻoheno Room at the King Kamehameha Golf Club.

Applications for the 2025 Lānaʻi mouflon sheep hunting season will be available on March 31, 2025.

For families seeking a fun learning experience, Seabury Hall is offering its signature Summer at Seabury program for students entering grades 1-12 in Fall 2025. The program features a variety of academic, athletic, and artistic courses taught by experienced teachers from Seabury Hall, other private and public schools, visiting artists and community experts.

On March 25, Kīpahulu celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area rules going into effect for the Kīpahulu moku. Over the last year, the community established a Kīpahulu Makai Watch program, and new signage displaying the CBSFA rules has recently been erected at prominent spots in the area.

The Hawaiʻi State Senate confirmed Major General Stephen Logan as the Adjutant General for the State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense and Major Mike Lambert as the Director of the State of Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement.