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Whalers Village will host a community job fair on Friday, Oct. 2, offering West Maui residents an opportunity to connect directly with local employers and explore a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal positions.

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced two weekends in October when limited trolling will be permitted in reserve waters around Kahoʻolawe.

Effort includes $467,075 coming to Hawai’i for expansion of community stewardship at restored wetland sites, increasing coordination among agencies, landowners and organizations working on wetland restoration and reducing regulatory barriers for wetland restoration practitioners.

With Hurricane Nolo forecast to pass south of the Hawaiian Islands, the latest forecast indicates the potential for significant impacts to Maui County has decreased, officials reported. However, Maui County remains under a tropical storm watch, flood watch and high surf advisory. Residents are being advised to remain vigilant because conditions can change. Maui County […]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a magnitude 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:13 a.m. Hawaiʻi time near the Loyalty Islands, located east of New Caledonia and Australia. The earthquake’s strength was revised downward from the initial report of a magnitude 7.0 temblor. The warning center confirmed there’s no tsunami threat to the state of Hawaiʻi. The public will […]

The Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa will debut Isolana, a new signature dinner restaurant combining Italian cuisine with locally sourced Maui ingredients, the resort announced Wednesday.

The Hawaii Employers Council has released a new Disaster Preparedness Toolkit to help Hawaiʻi employers protect their people and keep operations running before, during, and after severe weather.  The September 2026 toolkit is intended for Human Resources professionals and business leaders facing natural disasters and severe weather that affect employees and the workplace. It arrives […]

Participating students will learn critical life skills in five key areas.

Hawaiʻi drivers are continuing to feel the pain at the pump, with gas prices rising week over week amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty in the global oil market, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

Gov. Josh Green issued a video update this morning on the forecast track and impacts of Hurricane Nolo, as the strengthening Category 2 hurricane moved north-northwest at 5 mph toward Hawaiʻi Island, covering about 50 miles overnight. A tropical storm warning and watch is in effect for Maui County. Click here to see the governor’s […]

Due to the partial closure of Ka‘ahumanu Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, to accommodate the Maui County Fair Parade, Maui Bus service will be re-routed and specific bus stops will not be in service, the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced. The changes are as follows:

The Hawaiʻi Mesonet – Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of Hawaiʻi has launched a new website that provides easy access to up-to-date rainfall and wind observations from Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations across the state.

Hawai‘i’s economy has slowed this year under the weight of higher war-driven oil prices and an unusually active storm season, including two hurricanes within three weeks, according to the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization’s third-quarter forecast for 2026.

Maui County agriculture officials are urging ranchers, farmers and producers to complete storm preparations as Hurricane Nolo approaches, threatening heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding. The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Maui County Thursday morning, indicating tropical storm-force winds are possible within 48 hours, according to the county Department of […]

Due to Tropical Storm Nolo, Bank of Hawai‘i will temporarily close all branch operations on Hawai‘i Island and Maui County today, Friday, Sept. 25.

Public comments are due Oct. 23 on a draft environmental assessment on a project to replace deteriorated rockfall netting along the ʻAlelele slope on Hāna Highway in Kīpahulu.

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. will be closing its offices, including Wailuku, Hāna, Molokaʻi, and Lāna;i, on Friday, Sept. 25, due to anticipated impacts from Tropical Storm Nolo. MEO’s Head Start classrooms will also be closed.

Hawaiian Electric is urging customers to prepare for the possibility of extended power outages due to Tropical Storm Nolo, a powerful storm system that is nearing the state. “In the past 24 hours, we’ve increased our staffing and have teams standing by to restore power as quickly as possible,” said Jim Alberts, Hawaiian Electric’s senior vice president […]

The Maui County Department of Water Supply is asking all residents, visitors and businesses in the Upper Kula area, from Upper Kimo Drive to Kanaio, to conserve water while crews repair a water break on a line serving the Upper Kula system. The request to conserve water has been extended through Monday, Sept. 28. Water […]

As the state prepares for potential severe weather impacts from Nolo, the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has deployed $45,000 in funds through its Stronger Hawaiʻi Initiative. The funding will help five organizations on Maui and Hawai‘i Island conduct preparedness outreach, and procure and distribute emergency supplies, particularly to vulnerable communities.