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The Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center is partnering with the NOAA to strengthen efforts to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals on Maui.

Episode 36 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 4:16 p.m. HST on November 9 after just under 5 hours of continuous fountaining. Lava fountains reached a maximum of 1000-1100 ft during this episode.

The Warriors are taking the “college bowl” approach, spending the four weeks before the state tournament studying film, lifting weights and getting healthy before they play a semifinal game in the state tournament on Nov. 22.

The 12th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made In Maui County Festival concluded this weekend past with resounding success, according to event organizers, delivering two days of vibrant community gathering, spirited activities, and overwhelming enthusiasm for local products.

Tabitha Williams, 29, of Kahului was reported missing by a concerned family member on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, after not being able to contact her since the end of September. She was last seen about a week ago after a friend dropped her off at a grocery store located at the Maui Lani Shopping Center in Wailuku.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces the latest iteration in its program series, ACTIVATIONS: After Hours at the Gallery. The event takes place on Friday, Nov. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. and features an evening of acoustic and dance performances that come to life in and around Schaefer International Gallery.

Central Pacific Financial Corp., parent company of Central Pacific Bank, announced that Paul Yonamine has retired from both the CPF and CPB Board of Directors, effective Nov. 6, 2025. Yonamine has served as a director since 2017. He will continue to have the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus in recognition of his service to the bank as a former Chair of the Board.

This marks a return to Lānaʻi for Lanikai Lindsey, who helped open the Lodge at Koele nearly two decades ago as part of the original Four Seasons rebranding team.

The Kula Community Association invites Upcountry residents to its General Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 6-8 p.m. at the Kula Community Center. State Fire Marshal Dori Booth will share insights on fire suppression strategy and statewide preparedness.

Luis P. Salaveria has been selected to be the next University of Hawaiʻi vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has announced the launch of its Priority Multimodal Network, a statewide initiative identifying 113 projects designed to improve pedestrian, bicycle and transit access across the state highway system.

Residents can do the kind of prep work firefighters would to make their homes defensible, and they can do it long before the threat of fire arrives.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration Central Federal Lands Highway Division, will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, to discuss planned improvements to six historic bridges along Hāna Highway (Route 360) between Huelo and Hāna town in East Maui.

American Savings Bank has received national recognition from the American Bankers Association (ABA) Foundation for its Hui Kapili Accelerator, earning a 2025 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award in the Community and Economic Development category.

HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts will host the annual Ben Franklin Winter Craft Fair on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Macy’s parking structure at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Kahului.

The Haʻikū Community Association has announced it will host its last meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Haʻikū Community Center.

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means received an update from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity on efforts to bolster Hawaiʻi’s biosecurity network to protect local agriculture, people and natural resources from pests and invasive species.

The Maui Fire Department will conduct wildland live fire training on Nov. 10, 12, 18 and 19, as part of our 42nd Recruit Class. This training will be conducted in Waikapū, across from the Maui Tropical Plantation.

The Rotary Satellite Club of Kīhei-Wailea will host Nikki Russell, chief executive officer of the Maui Humane Society, as its featured speaker on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Island Health, 2439 S. Kīhei Road.

Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union announced that it will donate $50,000 to support local food banks and pantries as families across the state face growing food insecurity caused by the ongoing federal government shutdown and the reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.