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In a move that could be a step toward addressing Maui’s chronic overpopulation of dogs and cats, a bill making its way through the state Senate would prohibit landlords from using rental agreements to forbid pets in tenants’ homes, if they obtain liability insurance to cover pet damages.

The community is invited to participate in sand dune restoration efforts at Haycraft Beach Park, located at the end of Hauoli Street in Mā’alaea, from 7 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined colleagues in urging newly confirmed US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to immediately take action to resolve looming staffing shortages at the National Park Service.

Volunteers gather at sunset every Thursday to search for invasive coqui frogs in Waimānalo on Oʻahu. The frogs, known for their loud chirp, are a major forest and agricultural pest.

County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, for the Presidents’ Day holiday.

The Democratic Party of Hawai‘i congratulated State Party Chair Derek Turbin on his recent election to a national role within the Democratic Party.

The UH Maui College Lānaʻi Education Center currently serves 84 students, 64 of whom are Early College students from Lānaʻi High & Elementary School.

Maui police recovered a suspicious object emitting smoke on the shoreline in Olowalu, Monday afternoon. Patrol officers arrived at around 12:23 p.m. to a report of a fire-related type case near mile 16 of the Honoapiʻilani Highway.

In response to public interest, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation will continue to screen E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula) monthly at The Sphere at Maui Ocean Center in Wailuku throughout 2025. The next monthly screening of the film will take place on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

Hawaiian Electric crews and contractors will be conducting work on a pole using bucket trucks on Honoapi‘ilani Highway between mile markers 23 and 24 near Wahikuli Wayside Park between Kikowaena St. and Hanakaʻōʻō Park driveway in the West Maui area from Monday, Feb. 10 to Friday, Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Council Member Tom Cook will host a South Maui community town hall on flood mitigation Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Malcolm Center in Kīhei.

The Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives has returned to committee a bill aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and older, a move likely to kill the measure this session in the House, disappointing advocates and sparking ongoing debate.

The tiny school has won the last three MIL Division II championships and this year won a championship-round game at the state tournament for the first time

Boosted by new grid-scale and rooftop solar capacity, Hawaiian Electric achieved a 36% consolidated renewable portfolio standard in 2024, accelerating progress toward the 2030 RPS milestone of 40%.

The public is invited to learn more about the transfer of Lahaina’s ash and fire debris from the temporary storage site in Olowalu to the Permanent Disposal Site in Central Maui during an open house Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the County of Maui’s Lahaina Resource Center.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a speedy opinion in the Maui Wildfires Case, allowing the settlement to continue its course. Insurance companies had sought to intervene in an attempt to recoup payouts made in the wake of the 2023 Maui wildfires.

Kupu, a conservation and environmental education nonprofit, is seeking to fill more than 150 paid positions for multiple career-boosting programs, including the Conservation Leadership Development Program, which has more than 90 open positions; Kupu ʻĀina Corps, which has 15 open positions; and the Summer Program, which has 40 open positions.

The Care for ʻĀina Now Coalition, a diverse alliance of leaders and organizations advocating for a dedicated environmental stewardship fee to restore and protect Hawaiʻi’s natural resources, announced today that a January 2025 poll conducted by FM3 Research confirms broad visitor support for such funding.

A “Mastering Your Money” class aimed at helping residents take control of their finances through budgeting, spending, saving and credit strategies will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in-person at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.

Congresswoman Jill Tokuda of Hawaiʻi, joined fellow Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD-05) in leading 48 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter requesting a full breakdown of workers who have accepted the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer.