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UH President Wendy Hensel visits UH Māui College Lānaʻi Education Center
The UH Maui College Lānaʻi Education Center currently serves 84 students, 64 of whom are Early College students from Lānaʻi High & Elementary School.
Maui police recover ordnance from shoreline in Olowalu
Maui police recovered a suspicious object emitting smoke on the shoreline in Olowalu, Monday afternoon. Patrol officers arrived at around 12:23 p.m. to a report of a fire-related type case near mile 16 of the Honoapiʻilani Highway.
Mokuʻula 360-degree film to show monthly in 2025; this month’s screening is Feb. 14
In response to public interest, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation will continue to screen E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula) monthly at The Sphere at Maui Ocean Center in Wailuku throughout 2025. The next monthly screening of the film will take place on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.
Utility work to impact traffic on Honoapiʻilani near Wahikuli Wayside Park, Feb. 10-14
Hawaiian Electric crews and contractors will be conducting work on a pole using bucket trucks on Honoapi‘ilani Highway between mile markers 23 and 24 near Wahikuli Wayside Park between Kikowaena St. and Hanakaʻōʻō Park driveway in the West Maui area from Monday, Feb. 10 to Friday, Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
South Maui community town hall on flood mitigation, Feb. 12
Council Member Tom Cook will host a South Maui community town hall on flood mitigation Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Malcolm Center in Kīhei.
House reverses course on pot legalization bill
The Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives has returned to committee a bill aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and older, a move likely to kill the measure this session in the House, disappointing advocates and sparking ongoing debate.
Monday Morning MIL: Lāna‘i High School girls basketball makes school history at states as pool of talent grows on island
The tiny school has won the last three MIL Division II championships and this year won a championship-round game at the state tournament for the first time
Hawaiian Electric surges to 36% renewable energy on grids
Boosted by new grid-scale and rooftop solar capacity, Hawaiian Electric achieved a 36% consolidated renewable portfolio standard in 2024, accelerating progress toward the 2030 RPS milestone of 40%.
Open house on Lahaina ash and fire debris transfer to Central Maui
The public is invited to learn more about the transfer of Lahaina’s ash and fire debris from the temporary storage site in Olowalu to the Permanent Disposal Site in Central Maui during an open house Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the County of Maui’s Lahaina Resource Center.
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issues speedy opinion on Maui Wildfires Case questions
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a speedy opinion in the Maui Wildfires Case, allowing the settlement to continue its course. Insurance companies had sought to intervene in an attempt to recoup payouts made in the wake of the 2023 Maui wildfires.
150 paid positions open at Kupu, conservation nonprofit
Kupu, a conservation and environmental education nonprofit, is seeking to fill more than 150 paid positions for multiple career-boosting programs, including the Conservation Leadership Development Program, which has more than 90 open positions; Kupu ʻĀina Corps, which has 15 open positions; and the Summer Program, which has 40 open positions.
Poll: most visitors want to pay an environmental stewardship fee to protect Hawaiʻi’s natural resources
The Care for ʻĀina Now Coalition, a diverse alliance of leaders and organizations advocating for a dedicated environmental stewardship fee to restore and protect Hawaiʻi’s natural resources, announced today that a January 2025 poll conducted by FM3 Research confirms broad visitor support for such funding.
Budgeting, spending, credit strategies offered at MEO class Feb. 19
A “Mastering Your Money” class aimed at helping residents take control of their finances through budgeting, spending, saving and credit strategies will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in-person at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.
Rep. Tokuda leads Democratic colleagues to uncover details about federal deferred resignation
Congresswoman Jill Tokuda of Hawaiʻi, joined fellow Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD-05) in leading 48 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter requesting a full breakdown of workers who have accepted the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer.
Maui Prep seeks director of preschool to lead Early Childhood Education program
Maui Preparatory Academy seeks a visionary and dedicated director of preschool to lead its Early Childhood Education program.
‘Curtain Up’ 2025 ProArts Fundraiser tickets now on sale
ProArts Playhouse will host a red carpet fundraiser in celebration of the performing arts on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Maui OnStage’s ‘Flowers of Hawaiʻi’ premieres Friday
Maui OnStage opens Lee Cataluna’s “Flowers of Hawaiʻi” on Friday, Feb. 14 and runs for three weekends at the Historic ʻĪao Theater.
Hawai‘i hunting stamp contest opens for 2025-2026
Artists are invited to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife for the 2025-26 Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp annual art contest.
Four people displaced by home fire at Maui Meadows
Four residents were displaced by a home fire on Malina Place in the Maui Meadows subdivision, Saturday. The incident was reported at 9:45 p.m.
New ‘Park with Aloha’ signage introduced for van accessible parking spaces
New parking signage, part of Hawai‘i’s “Park with Aloha” campaign, reminds drivers to provide extra space for side ramp or lift-equipped vehicles.
