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Hawaii State Federal Credit Union is alerting Hawai‘i residents to a new financial scam aimed at stealing sensitive personal and account information.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library is advancing its goal of becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning with the help of a $3.22 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.

Just three meetings into the new year, the Maui County Council’s five-member majority has shown its upper hand, with minority members chafing at being on the losing end of 5-4 votes in contested issues on the Council floor.

With heavy rains and strong winds expected this week, Hawaiian Electric is closely monitoring weather forecasts and urges customers to check their emergency preparations and prepare for the possibility of power outages.  According to the National Weather Service forecast, a potent winter low pressure system will develop west of the islands Wednesday night, pass by […]

American Savings Bank and aio have announced the start of the second cohort for the Hui Kapili Accelerator, following a successful first cohort.

If selling land is a last resort, the pledge recognizes that real estate professionals can serve as a safety net that connects homeowners with resources to help keep their families on their land.

Episode 7 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 10:47 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

Legislators identified five top priority issues impacting Hawaiʻi’s youth and families, including tax credits for household and dependent care services, funding for community schools, paid family leave, e-cigarette regulations, and universal free school breakfast and lunches. 

The Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center will host its signature fundraising event, Art Affair, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The evening promises gourmet cuisine, live music, dancing and both live and silent auctions—all centered around the iconic Hui reflection pool.

Here in Maui County, the not-seasonally adjusted rate for the county was 3.4% in December, compared to 3.7% in November and 5.6% in December of the previous year.

The House Committee on Labor will hear public testimony at 9 a.m. Tuesday on a bill aimed at recruiting and retaining police officers in Hawaiʻi.

Although a team from Maui High School did not advance to the Worlds, they won the Create Award from the high school division.

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., will travel to Washington, D.C., this week to provide input regarding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Maui Memorial Medical Center Wound Care and Hyperbaric Therapy will host its second annual Wound Healing Symposium on Friday, Jan. 31, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Maui Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, located at 221 Mahalani Street in Wailuku.

In a special meeting today, Maui County Council members passed on second-and-final reading a bill authorizing an intergovernmental agreement for the disposition of the historic Spring House and the Lahaina Public Library, both ravaged by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire.

The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council will host its first quarterly “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series” on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 featuring Dr. John Burns of the Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis Lab at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

An informational meeting to discuss Project Graduation, a drug- and alcohol-free celebration held after high school commencements, has been scheduled virtually via Google Meet at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31.

The girls—ages 14, 14 and 16—became trapped by rising water at around 2:54 p.m. in an area of the river mauka of Mokuhau Park. The girls sought refuge on a large rock in the middle of the stream until Rescue 10 personnel aboard the department’s Air 1 helicopter, lifted the teens to safety.

The House Committee on Human Services & Homelessness will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday on a proposal to establish a working group to study the issue of people unlawfully occupying private property.

The National Weather Service has extended the Flash Flood Watch for Maui County until noon today due to the continued possibility of excessive rainfall.