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Ending Hawaiʻi’s teacher shortage will be addressed by the Hawaiʻi Education Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the teaching profession and building a pipeline of teachers for the next generation, during its annual summit next month.

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.

Within just 34 days, Maui company Alpha Inc. has installed 107 temporary housing units at the Kilohana Temporary Housing Project in Lahaina, according to an announcement. Of these, the company reports that 68 homes have already been made available for fire survivors to move into, a vital step toward recovery.

People around the world greet the New Year with fireworks and other celebrations. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park visitors got to greet 2025 with displays of lava fountaining from the southwest part of Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano.

The Coast Guard and partners assisted an injured woman aboard a small passenger vessel off the coast of Maui, Thursday.

Maui’s eviction moratorium, established to support survivors of the devastating August 8, 2023, fires, is set to expire on February 4, 2025. Landlords and tenants will instead be able to participate in a new, state-funded mediation process by Maui Mediation Services as a first step before pursuing eviction through the courts.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education today released a report summarizing input and opinions from a series of community feedback opportunities on the rebuild plan for King Kamehameha III Elementary School. A total of 485 community members – including faculty/staff, current school family members, alumni, and interested community members – completed feedback surveys, delivered via three formats: at a staff/faculty meeting, two open community meetings, or online.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces the opening of Schaefer Portrait Challenge from Jan. 14 – March 22, 2025. A signature of the MACC’s Schaefer International Gallery, this marks the eighth edition of this statewide juried exhibition with a selection of 40 portraits from five islands, showcasing the unique diversity of Hawai‘i’s people.

Motorists on Maui are advised of potential traffic delays due to roving lane closures on Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500) on Friday, Jan. 10, for drilling of soil samples for the Puʻunēnē Avenue improvements project.

Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation—US Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda, and US Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz—joined colleagues on Friday in commencing the 119th Congress for 2023-2025.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Creative Industries Division has released a request for proposals toward the development of small, mid-sized and microbudget film and creative media projects.

Kīhei residents Ashley and Justin Ody welcomed baby girl Isla, known affectionately as “Baby Ody,” on New Year’s Day. She’s the couple’s first baby, and also the first baby of the New Year at Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement are on the scene of a shooting of a juvenile, possibly related to hunting activities in the Mākaha Valley of West O‘ahu, this morning.

Responders are working with staff from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to tow the whale remains offshore for disposition, as requested by Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners.

Tom Hoge leads the 60-player field with a 9-under-par 64 after the first round of The Sentry, while Maui’s youth get to see their heroes in person.

In 2024 PUMA GOLF created a limited-edition Lahaina Maui golf cap with proceeds going directly to Lahainaluna High School through the Maui United Way, to help with community efforts from the tragic fires that ravaged the island one year ago. Last year’s Lahaina Maui Cap, which prominently featured the Lahaina “L,” on the front panel, raised almost $40,000 for LHS after selling out in quick order, so the folks at PUMA GOLF decided to do it again with a new design. 

Verified GoFundMe pages are being shared to support those impacted by the deadly New Year’s fireworks explosion.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation has reopened Baldwin Beach Park and Tavares Bay in Kūʻau following the cleanup of debris from high surf last week.

After receiving praise as being fair and even-handed, veteran Council Member Alice Lee was unanimously re-elected as Maui County Council chair Thursday. Her return to the Council’s top post appeared to signal collaboration with the Council’s four-member minority, but then came the vote for vice chair.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce announced the date of the 4th Annual BizMixx Maui event on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at the Grand Wailea Resort Maui. This is the signature fundraiser to benefit the chamber’s work.