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Hui No‘eau’s Solo Artist Exhibition 2026: Jane Mount & Michelle Schwengel-Regala is on view now through May 15, 2026. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

As a result of storm impacts and safety concerns, several schools on Hawai‘i Island, O‘ahu and Molokaʻi will be closed on Monday, March 23, or for the week of March 23-27. The following schools are affected: On Molokaʻi: Kaunakakai Elementary School, Kilohana Elementary School, Maunaloa Elementary School, Molokaʻi Middle School, Molokaʻi High School, HIDOE Molokaʻi complex office; On Hawaiʻi Island: Konawaena Middle School, Konawaena High School, Ke Kula ʻO ʻEhunuikaimalino, Waialua Elementary School; On Oʻahu: Waialua High & Intermediate School, Haleʻiwa Elementary School, and Sunset Beach Elementary School.

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. announced updates to transportation and other operations countywide for Monday, March 23 – including shutdown of Molokaʻi operations – due to kona storm 2 impacts. 

Hawaiian Electric has restored power to approximately 1,200 additional customers in Waialua on the North Shore of Oʻahu whose electricity was proactively turned off Friday due to catastrophic flooding. On Maui, about 100 customers are without power. Two crews are working in Hāna to address storm-related pocket outages.

Bobcat of Maui earned a spot in the 2026 Construction Dealer Leadership Group, marking it as one of the 16 highest-performing dealerships across the United States and Canada.

Travel on Hāna Highway into East Maui is limited to emergency vehicles, essential workers and local traffic due to ongoing repair work and dangerous conditions. MPD has checkpoint enforcement from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily on Hāna Highway. Haleakalā National Park’s summit remains closed, according to the National Park Service. The public is urged not to attempt travel into these areas until further notice. Below is an ongoing list of traffic advisories:

Areas currently under Maui Emergency Management Agency evacuation WARNING are some neighborhoods in Molokaʻi, Lahaina, Kīhei and ʻĪao Valley, as well as Wailuku along ʻĪao River, and Wahikuli and Leali‘I neighborhoods below Ka La‘i Ola due to retention basin level monitoring.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is reminding people not to click on links in unsolicited text messages. Several scam text messages have been making the rounds claiming to be from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, or the “Department of Motor Vehicles” regarding unpaid traffic violations and subsequent holds on driver’s licensing.

Evacuation advisories were issued at 10:47 a.m. today, March 22, 2026, for Kelawea Mauka III neighborhoods above the bypass in Lahaina due to potential vehicle inaccessibility from new and worsening roadway sinkholes from kona storm 2, according to Maui Emergency Management Agency. Warnings and advisories are NOT mandatory evacuation orders.

With 10 days left to go, Kahului is already experiencing its wettest month ever, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS Honolulu office released a chart showing the top 10 wettest months all time. So far this month, through March 21, Kahului has already seen 19.92 inches of rain.

Access to the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve waters is highly restricted because of the continued presence of unexploded ordnance, as well as for the protection of marine resources within the Reserve. However, during two scheduled weekends each month, limited trolling is allowed in Reserve waters deeper than 30 fathoms for vessels permitted by the KIRC.

Hawaiian Electric crews continue to assess circuits that were proactively turned off Friday due to catastrophic flooding in the North Shore area of Oʻahu. On Maui, about 100 customers are without power. Two crews are working in Hāna to address storm-related pocket outages.

In response to the devastating impacts of recent kona low storms across the state, the Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau Federation have launched a coordinated relief effort to support farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers affected by severe weather, flooding and prolonged heavy rains.

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua’s Easter Sunday Brunch takes place on April 5, 2026. The resort invites  guests and the local community to the Ulana Terrace to celebrate with an inspired ocean-view brunch experience featuring elevated cuisine, chef stations, and festive activities for all ages.

Maui Emergency Management Agency at 7:06 and 7:12 a.m. today, March 22, 2026, issued evacuation WARNINGS for Central Molokaʻi areas of Kapaʻakea Hawaiian Homes along Kamehameha V Highway, along with Kalamaula area, west of Kaunakakai, due to flash flooding. Warnings and advisories are NOT mandatory evacuation orders.

Maui Emergency Management Agency, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation and the American Red Cross recently moved the Molokaʻi shelter across the street to Mitchell Pau’ole Community Center, 90 Ainoa St., Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi. Also, a Temporary Evacuation Point was opened at Kilohana Recreation Center, 334 E. Kamehameha V Highway.

A kona low, currently north of the islands, has drawn abundant moisture northward. Rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall are anticipated. The heaviest rain is expected to last through tonight.

The combination of a changing climate and development have made South Maui more susceptible to flooding over the years.

Op-Ed: Jonathan Helton, a policy analyst with the Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi, discusses proposed ADU rules that he says could help boost Maui County’s housing supply.

About 3,300 customers in the North Shore, O‘ahu flood zone are expected to remain without electricity until assessment and repairs can be completed. On Maui, crews are currently responding to an outage in the Waihe‘e area affecting about 1,000 customers.