Maui Food & Dining

The grounds of Washington Place now have additional native vegetation, as part of a community Earth Day planting ceremony.

Pacific Whale Foundation is marking Earth Day 2025 with an expanded effort to remove marine debris from Maui’s nearshore reefs, including an ongoing campaign at Keoneʻōʻio (La Perouse Bay) and a new net removal mission off Molokaʻi.

The report, titled “A Community-Led Pathway Toward Maui’s Economic Recovery and Future,” presents six pathways and 34 project ideas, which evolved into 11 priority projects.

The budget measure, finalized in a conference committee after both chambers passed different versions, now moves to a final reading before heading to the Governor’s desk for approval.

The proposed project seeks to upgrade these properties to a gravity sewer system, eliminating environmental impacts from cesspools and leaking septic systems while providing a wastewater management system more resilient to disaster hazards from wildfires, flooding, and tsunami.

Calling it a “significant milestone,” the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Reclamation Division announced that Lahaina’s County sewer system is now 100% active. The progress comes as homes and businesses look to rebuild after the August 2023 wildfire.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation native plant nursery, founded last year to support coastal dune restoration and promote sustainable practices across Maui County, is currently cultivating more than 30 native plant species.

Twenty-one residents were recognized as 2025 Volunteer Heroes for their service to nonprofit organizations during a County of Maui volunteer center event Tuesday at the Kalana O Maui County building.

The County’s Maui Emergency Management Agency is inviting residents to provide feedback on the draft 2025 Maui County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The public comment period runs from April 23 to May 8, 2025.

Hawaiʻi’s award-winning Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has unveiled the debut of its premier three-bedroom luxury Maile Presidential Suite. 

Maui County has $43.5 million to spend in its Affordable Housing Fund for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The funds would help with planning and construction for new projects and repairs for aging ones.

There were just 27 tickets remaining on Tuesday for the Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s Benefit Lūʻau, happening on Saturday, May 10, at the iconic Old Lahaina Lūʻau grounds in West Maui.

The Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety and Fire Chief Brad Ventura announced 22 recent promotions.

The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help with any information on the whereabouts of Leinaala Funk, 23, of Pukalani. Funk was last seen on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Maui Marketplace in Kahului. She has no vehicle or cellular phone.

Seabury Hall’s Performing Arts Department will present its 37th annual Dance Showcase this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center.

The public is invited to workout for free at Planet Fitness locations across Hawaiʻi on May 3 and 4.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is advising drivers to expect slowdowns on Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) this Sunday, April 27, due to the Maui Marathon.

In a continued effort to protect the health, safety and well-being of residents and visitors, Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr. has officially proclaimed April 2025 as Alcohol Awareness Month in the County of Maui.

Hawai‘i Oral Health Coalition is hosting “Smiles for Miles,” a community health and wellness event this weekend to promote the importance of oral health as an essential part of overall wellness.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will host its Spring Open House & Night Market on Friday, May 2 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on the Kahului campus Great Lawn and Pā‘ina Building dining area.