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Alaska Airlines, Inc. doubles cargo capacity with addition of four freighters
The freighters are expected to enter service in the first half of 2027 and will be dedicated to the states of Alaska and Hawai‘i, with the plan to paint Hawai‘i-based cargo aircraft in Hawaiian Air Cargo livery.
Welcome home: After 5 months, US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett reunited with families in Honolulu
The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned to its home port in Honolulu on Monday after a five-month deployment across the Western Pacific, the Coast Guard reported. The deployment included a search-and-rescue mission near the Federated States of Micronesia in which the crew located and rescued a family that had been missing […]
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Bayer files a WARN notice for employees affected by farm operation consolidations on Maui and Oʻahu
Bayer is consolidating some of its farm operations on Maui and Oʻahu, a shift the company says will affect approximately 76 employees across the state, according to a company announcement Wednesday. Bayer has filed a notice under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a requirement for employers planning significant layoffs or plant closures, […]
Honolulu Cookie Company’s new experiential store opens at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas
Honolulu Cookie Company hosts a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, July 25, for their largest US retail location at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas.
Kīlauea’s summit watched closely for possible lava fountaining as early as this weekend
Kīlauea’s summit eruption could produce another episode of lava fountaining as early as this weekend, while a new survey of Mauna Loa shows the neighboring volcano continues to slowly inflate, according to the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The observatory reported that Kīlauea has been erupting episodically within its summit caldera since Dec. 23, […]
Injured hiker, 30 years old, airlifted out of Makamakaʻole Gulch in West Maui Mountains
Maui firefighters and a Maui Police Department helicopter rescued a 30-year-old man Thursday morning after he injured his ankle while hiking in Makamakaʻole Gulch, according to the Department of Fire and Public Safety. The Maui Fire Department received the alarm at 9:41 a.m. Thursday for a report of a male hiker with an ankle injury […]
Holy Rosary Parish will host golf tournament fundraiser as part of its 100th anniversary celebration
Holy Rosary Parish in Pāʻia will hold its third annual golf tournament on Aug. 15 in celebration of the church’s 100th anniversary, with proceeds going toward parish ministries, community outreach and upkeep of the historic church. The tournament will take place at the Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course in Kahului. Check-in and breakfast begin […]
Hirono leads US senators in demanding a ‘full and accurate accounting’ of costs of Iran War
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Mazie Hirono led Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats in demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a full accounting of US military casualties from Operation Epic Fury, citing inconsistencies in the Pentagon’s public reporting on deaths and injuries in the Iran conflict. In a letter sent this week to Hegseth, Joint Chiefs […]
Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority names 12 Maui organizations to 2026 Community Tourism Collaboratives
Twelve Maui-based organizations have been selected to take part in the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s 2026 Community Tourism Collaboratives, two cohort programs aimed at building community-centered visitor experiences and stewardship efforts, the agency announced. The selected groups will join one of two tracks. The Community Stewardship program is designed for Maui nonprofits that care for a […]
Schatz introduces bill to expand US diplomatic footprint in Pacific Island nations
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, joined Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi this week to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding the United States’ diplomatic footprint across the Pacific Islands, a region Schatz has made a recurring focus of his work in Congress. The bill, called the Consular Operations and Regional Engagement in […]
New fine jewelry shop opens at Azeka Shopping Center Makai
A new destination for timeless jewelry arrives in South Maui with the grand opening of Nora on July 24 at Azeka Shopping Center Makai, Unit 118, right next to Bank of Hawaiʻi and Swell Soda Co. To celebrate, customers can enjoy 10% off all in-store purchases during the grand opening.
Kuhinia Maui set for Aug. 8, marking three years since wildfires
Maui residents will gather Aug. 8 for the annual Kuhinia Maui event, a daylong gathering offering support and connection as the community marks three years since the 2023 Maui wildfires. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the lawn of Lahaina United Methodist Church, 988 Front St. Organizers designed the gathering […]
West Maui nonprofit, resort group unveil plan to restore eroding Kāʻanapali Beach
A West Maui nonprofit and the management association for Kāʻanapali Beach Resort have filed a permit application for a project aimed at reversing decades of erosion at Kāʻanapali Beach, one of the island’s most heavily used shorelines. Pilikahakai Foundation and Kāʻanapali Operations Association Inc. submitted an application for a conservation district use permit from the […]
Ka Hale A Ke Ola’s medical respite program earns national certification
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, the Maui nonprofit that has provided emergency shelter and homeless services on the island for more than 40 years, is one of three Hawaiʻi organizations whose medical respite care programs have earned certification from the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, according to the organizations. It is the first time agencies in Hawaiʻi have received the designation.
Batangan wins endorsements from HGEA, UPW in Maui Council race
Maui County Council Member Kauanoe Batangan has picked up endorsements from the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers, the two largest public-sector labor unions representing Maui County government employees, according to a campaign announcement. Batangan, who holds the Kahului residency area seat on the Maui County Council, said the unions’ backing carries […]
Hawaiian stilt population improves from 200 to in 40s to 1,500 today, recovery documented in UH study
Once abundant across the Hawaiian Islands, the Ae‘o dwindled to roughly 200 birds in the 1940s after decades of overhunting, the loss of wetlands to agriculture and development, and the spread of invasive predators. Following its listing as endangered in 1973 and sustained conservation efforts, the population has since climbed to more than 1,500 birds today.
Schatz: US State Department illegally withholding global health funding
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Brian Schatz took to the Senate floor this week to accuse the US State Department of illegally withholding congressionally approved global health funding, saying the delays are costing lives around the world. Schatz, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, said the department has failed to release […]
Florida woman, 27, rescued after falling into ocean near Nakalele Point
A Florida woman was airlifted to safety Wednesday after falling into ocean waters near Nakalele Point in West Maui and losing consciousness, according to the Maui Fire Department. The Department of Fire and Public Safety said firefighters and Ocean Safety officers responded at 12:42 p.m. to a report of a 27-year-old woman who had fallen […]
Kīhei’s South Shore 4th Friday Town Party returns July 24 to Azeka Mauka
Kīhei’s monthly 4th Friday Town Party is set for 6 to 9 p.m. July 24 at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka with live music, food vendors, arts and crafts and family activities to the South Shore community.
Maui Arts & Cultural Center set to host Maui Calls benefit gala on Aug. 22
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will host its 28th annual Maui Calls benefit gala from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Yokouchi Pavilion, the center announced. This year’s event is themed “Celebrating Vintage Aloha Wear” and will feature vintage aloha fashion, music, hula and dancing, according to the MACC. Maui Calls is […]
