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The 4th Annual Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Falsetto Contest took place on Friday evening at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, honoring the art of leo ha‘iha‘i (Hawaiian falsetto) and celebrating Hawai‘i’s musical traditions. The event crowned its fourth Falsetto Champion, Kellysa-Michiko Namakaokalani Pau‘ole of Waikapū, Maui.

Bill 2961, the first of its kind in the state, incorporates wildland urban interface safety standards into county zoning and permitting for cherished plantation-camp districts, which now face an ever growing risk of wildfire.

Hale Kau Kau marked the 10th anniversary of its signature fundraiser, “Stomp Out Hunger,” on Saturday morning with runners and walkers pounding the pavement in a 5K run and one-mile stroll. The annual event helps support the 34-year-old meal ministry, which provides a daily nutritious meal to people facing food insecurity, including the houseless, elderly and homebound residents of South Maui.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a wetter-than-average wet season for Hawai‘i, with La Niña conditions expected to influence rainfall patterns through early spring 2026.

The Save Honolua Coalition wants to follow the success of places like Hā‘ena State Park on Kaua’i where visitor numbers were drastically reduced.

Maui County Council members voted 6-2 Friday, with Council Chair Alice Lee and Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura dissenting and Council Member Tasha Kama absent, on a bill to increase deed restriction requirements to maintain County-subsidized workforce affordable housing.

After more than a decade of planning, Aloha Rock Gym is preparing to open its doors — and is now offering founding memberships for Maui’s climbing community.

Maui Public Art Corps has opened its Fall 2025 Call to Artists, inviting creatives to transform authentic community stories into site-specific, participatory public artworks that reflect the history, culture and identity of Maui County. 

A new University of Hawaiʻi study reveals a striking 19-year difference in life expectancy among Hawaiʻi’s major ethnic groups.

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) Market Development Branch has awarded a total of more than $465,700 to seven projects under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for fiscal year 2025. 

Astronomers using data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi Island have identified a rare, ancient planetary system still being actively consumed by its central white dwarf star, LSPM J0207+3331.

The debut salon in Akakū’s new Maui Business Tuesdays series will spotlight three Maui Hawaiian fashion designers, featuring businesses Kūlua, Henohea Hawaii and Pulelehua Boutique.

The Food and Nutrition Service notified states Friday that all November SNAP benefit allotments are suspended until sufficient federal funding is appropriated or the agency issues updated direction. 

The Maui County Council voted unanimously Friday morning to approve bills on first reading to acquire a new building in Wailuku for the Department of Prosecuting Attorney and to re-appropriate funds for phase one expansion of the Kula Agricultural Park. Advancing to second-and-final reading are Bills 103 and 104 and Resolution 25-173. Those measures relate to the county’s proposed $10 million acquisition […]

Keiki, teens and young adults are invited to attend the Youth Climate Summit and Climate Future Forum on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, where they will have opportunities to engage policymakers and environmental organizations.

The open-ocean crossing is expected to take about two weeks, depending on weather conditions.

Maui County Council members recognized October as Filipino American History Month in a resolution on Friday morning and honored the Filipino community’s contributions in Maui County. The ceremonial resolution drew heartfelt testimony emphasizing cultural pride, the legacy of labor struggles, and a call for greater civic engagement, especially following the devastating Lahaina wildfires in August […]

Lilly Pulitzer at The Shops at Wailea invites guests to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a series of Shop to Support events from Friday, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Oct. 26. Each event will feature sips, sweets and a community-giving focus, with 10% of net sales benefiting a different local charity supporting cancer care and research.

The County of Maui Department of Water Supply is accepting proposals now through Nov. 30, 2025, for its Fiscal Year 2027 Watershed Protection Grants Program, aimed at conserving, protecting and restoring watersheds that provide critical drinking water sources for the island.

Applications are now being accepted for the college’s Extended, Online PharmD pathway, with the first cohort beginning January 2026—offering a new pathway for working Hawaiʻi residents inspired by their local pharmacists to join the profession.