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Friends of Twin Falls at Wailele Farm is inviting the community to participate in two upcoming programs focused on water, watershed health, and community stewardship: Kupu o Wai Hōʻolawa and Wai & We. A “talk story” morning presentation is set for 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 24 at Wailele Farm. It features presentations from local […]

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranked in nearly 20 academic subjects in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released in September 2026, including four subjects that placed among the top 16 in the country and another six placed in the nation’s top 27.

The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation (HAF) and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau (HFB) have awarded disaster relief grants of up to $10,000 to farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural food producers statewide impacted by the 2026 Kona Low storms. A total of $552,380 has been awarded.

A new internship partnership involving the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), maritime start-up Voltage Vessels and Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (Mama Corp) launched at Pāʻia Sugar Mill, giving Maui students an opportunity to gain real-world experience at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, engineering, environmental science and Hawai‘i’s growing technology industry. An inaugural group of twenty […]

The music, influence, and legacy of George “Fiji” Veikoso will be celebrated at the inaugural FijiFest Hawaiʻi, a new annual music festival bringing together established and emerging artists at the Aloha Stadium parking lot on Saturday, Nov. 21.

From across the island and on their days off, employees of Hawaiʻi Vacation Condos by Outrigger have traveled to West Maui to pick up trash from along the Lahaina Bypass. The volunteer work is part of their collective commitment to caring for place, according to a news release. And, that generosity has earned them the […]

AARP Hawai‘i is holding a free Maui Successful Aging Conference at the Kaunoa Senior Center in Pāʻia on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Parker Ranch received the prestigious Best Remuda Award for its exemplary American Quarter Horse breeding programs, celebrating the exceptional working horses vital to its operations.

Ten local scientists, students, and educators are currently sailing aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus for a 20-day expedition to explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea habitats around the Hawaiian Islands and within Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents both frightful and delightful nights with a series of shows that range from Tales of Indigenous Horror in the Castle Theater, which will appeal to teens and adults, and two FREE movie nights under the stars in the A&B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion.

The County of Maui Department of Liquor Control Licensing and Permits Division is encouraging licensees to apply for new umbrella permits that cover live entertainment, dancing and portable bars.

Filmmakers can now submit work for the second annual Wailuku Film Festival, which organizers say will return to Wailuku town in mid-June 2027 with two new categories. Early bird submissions opened Thursday through FilmFreeway at a discounted rate through Jan. 1, according to a news release from the festival. Organizers did not announce specific festival dates or […]

With the exceptionally active hurricane season for Hawaiʻi, the Hilo Bay water quality buoy team has been working to ensure that “Dewy” the buoy remains operational through routine maintenance, biofouling cleanups and the occasional emergency retrieval.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink’s confirmation that the United States has deployed weapons in orbit has raised new concerns on Maui about the Air Force’s plan to build up to seven more telescopes atop Haleakalā, a summit many Native Hawaiians consider sacred. Speaking Sept. 14 at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & […]

October is “Stop the Ant Month” in Hawaiʻi. Residents are encouraged to collect and submit ants from their properties to help find and control the spread of invasive little fire ants (LFA) and to detect other harmful ant pests that could be new to the state, like the red imported fire ant (RIFA). A multiagency effort throughout the month will support residents’ efforts.

Four Maui Pops concerts are coming to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Castle Theater for the 2026-2027 season.

OHANA Pickleball Club at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is giving guests more ways to connect and unwind with the addition of two new bocce ball courts, cornhole and ping pong to complement the club’s 12 pickleball courts.

The Roots Reborn community on Maui hosts it annual Día de los Muertos community fundraising event from 3:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 at the J Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku.

Hawaiʻi public school students made modest gains in math and attended school more regularly in 2025-26, but language arts proficiency declined slightly, according to results released by the state Department of Education. Maui’s Lokelani Intermediate School was a standout school. The department reported that the Kīhei school improved in all key performance indicators by at […]

PacIOOS launched two autonomous Seagliders south-southeast of Hawaiʻi Island in July 2026 to track near real-time subsurface ocean conditions down to 900 meters. Amid an unusually active hurricane season fueled by rising sea temperatures, these gliders are proving essential for storm tracking.