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St. Anthony School (SAS) in Wailuku on Maui, today announced the launch of its $3 million Legacy Campaign to expand the school’s educational reach and enrich the lives of students across the community.

Sites in Upcountry Maui will close for the month of April to allow for trail repairs and fuel mitigation work. The DLNR Divisions of Forestry and Wildlife and State Parks will close the Kula State Forest Reserve, Waipoli Access Road, Kahikinui Forest Reserve – Papaʻanui Tract, and Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area from Tuesday, April 1, 2025 through Wednesday, April 30, 2025 to allow for work to be completed.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Program has awarded an $8,000 grant to the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE) Center for Entrepreneurship. The funding will support nine Native Hawaiian-owned small businesses in participating as vendors at the Kākoʻo Hawaiʻi Merrie Monarch Market, taking place April 24-26, 2025 […]

The director of Extended Learning and Workforce Development at UH Maui College will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting on April 1.

The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce invites community members to its April “Talk Story” Series event featuring Pastor Greg DelaCruz of Living Way Church. This engaging evening will take place on Wednesday, April 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hoʻoheno Room at the King Kamehameha Golf Club.

Applications for the 2025 Lānaʻi mouflon sheep hunting season will be available on March 31, 2025.

For families seeking a fun learning experience, Seabury Hall is offering its signature Summer at Seabury program for students entering grades 1-12 in Fall 2025. The program features a variety of academic, athletic, and artistic courses taught by experienced teachers from Seabury Hall, other private and public schools, visiting artists and community experts.

On March 25, Kīpahulu celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area rules going into effect for the Kīpahulu moku. Over the last year, the community established a Kīpahulu Makai Watch program, and new signage displaying the CBSFA rules has recently been erected at prominent spots in the area.

The Hawaiʻi State Senate confirmed Major General Stephen Logan as the Adjutant General for the State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense and Major Mike Lambert as the Director of the State of Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement. 

With wedding season and graduation parties fast approaching, Wailuku First Friday is partnering with Kollab by Kuuipo Weddings & Events to present a Wedding & Events Vendor Showcase on Friday, April 4, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands will lead a public rally on Tuesday, March 25, to honor Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, recognize legislative efforts aimed at decreasing DHHL’s waitlist, and promote support for proposed legislation.

Nanea Estrella, a 2020 Lahainaluna High School graduate, finished her senior season for the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team with a 30-3 record.

In 2022, Hawaiʻi Island residents experienced an eruption from Maunaloa for the first time in nearly 40 years and they continue to see new eruptions from the summit of Kilauea. This program, first authorized in 2019, will help scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to continue improving their volcano monitoring and warning capabilities through expanded infrastructure and modernized technology.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is recognizing World Tuberculosis Day by raising awareness about the ongoing public health threat posed by TB.

The County of Maui, Department of Environmental Management, Wastewater Reclamation Division proposes to construct two new 8-inch sewerlines along Kaiola Place and Ohukai Road and install 10 6-inch service laterals and eight sewer manholes to connect 10 properties to the County wastewater system in Kīhei.

Lahainaluna High School’s Papa Hula O Lahainaluna (formerly Hawaiiana Club) and the Boarders’ Chorus proudly present its 2025 annual “Lā Davida Malo” (David Malo Day) on Saturday, April 12, 2025.  

There seems to be enough evidence of some sort of collapse happening, which remains the only such event in the volcano’s documented history, simultaneously with a dramatic eruption that caused Hawai’i’s largest ever recorded earthquake, a magnitude-7.9 temblor that resulted in a tsunami and landslide in Ka’u that killed more than 100 people and lava flows that inundated 9 square miles.

Hisaka is among 11 individuals selected nationwide for the honor, which is the highest recognition for those involved in high school sports.

Michelin-starred chef Sujan Sarkar and Rombauer Vineyards will present an exclusive Indian dining experience at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua on April 12.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect women’s retirement security. The Women’s Retirement Protection Act of 2025 (WRPA) would address systemic challenges women face to a secure retirement by strengthening protections and providing enhanced tools to ensure women can better prepare for retirement. The legislation was reintroduced alongside Sens. Tammy Baldwin […]