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The Maui Police Department is accepting applications for its 9th Annual Teen Academy, taking place June 2-13, 2025, from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Design concepts for the Hāna Community Pathway will be presented at the next in-person community meeting in Hāna scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m. at Helene Hall, the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization announced Thursday.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court convened to determine whether or not insurers can interfere with the historic $4.037 billion global settlement for plaintiffs in the Maui Wildfires Cases.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement has appointed Kauʻilani Kahoʻonei Arce as its new chief operating officer. Arce will oversee daily operations, ensuring CNHA’s initiatives, programs and partnerships align with the organization’s mission of uplifting and empowering the Native Hawaiian community.

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management’s Wastewater Reclamation Division announced today it has amended the Sewer Service Status from “red,” which indicates a property that does not currently have active sewer service, to “green,” meaning the sewer service is active, for 61 properties in the Kelawea Mauka area.

An eviction moratorium put in place by Gov. Josh Green following the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires expired Tuesday, Feb. 4, and an event Saturday, Feb. 15, will offer “what now?” information, assistance to renters and landlords and details of new procedures to handle evictions and disputes.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. has leased over 1,000 acres of land in West Maui above Kapalua Airport to Ka Ike Ranch, a local family-owned and operated business, in continued efforts to reactivate its agricultural lands and strengthen local food sustainability.

Update: Kaimaile and Kawelu were located and found to be in good health.  The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

A 72-year-old man was airlifted to safety after he fell and injured his leg during a hike on the Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Thursday.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump Administration’s recent executive order.

The Hawaiʻi Senate Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs has recommended passage of Senate Bill 222, which would appropriate an as yet undetermined amount of state funding for an illegal fireworks task force.

A 74-year-old man from Haʻikū, Maui was arrested and formally charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. The charges stem from an incident reported at 7:34 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, in which Central Dispatch received a report of a woman who had sustained an injury, possibly from a fall, at a Haʻikū residence.

Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays due to lane closures at the intersection of Honoapiʻilani Highway and Kapunakea Street in Lahaina for sewer line installation and paving work for the Kaiāulu o Kūkuʻia Affordable Housing project.

Hawai‘i is joining other ocean states and now requires a license for recreational ocean fishing for non-Hawai‘i residents. Revenues from license sales will be used exclusively to support fishing in the state.

Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays as modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the state’s Ka Laʻi Ola housing site in Lahaina. Hauling will take place nightly on Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8, along with Feb. 12 through 14, all beginning at 9:30 p.m.

Beginning Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, and continuing through the weekend, the Maui Police Department – Traffic Division will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols at various locations to address impaired driving over the Big Game weekend.  

As Maui Economic Opportunity marks its 60-year anniversary this year, the nonprofit poverty-fighting Community Action Agency held an open house Tuesday, Feb. 4, attended by more than 70 government officials, including Mayor Richard Bissen; community leaders and partners; and MEO Board Members and staff.

Hawaiian Airlines is giving away 10 million HawaiianMiles – the company’s biggest sweepstakes ever – to celebrate the launch of Huakaʻi by Hawaiian, its new travel program offering exclusive benefits for Hawaiʻi residents.

A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a measure led by US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) that aims to establish a minimum age of 13 for using social media platforms and that prevents social media companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under 17.

The House of Representatives has passed on second reading a bill to combat the coconut rhinoceros beetle.