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Q4 Hawaiʻi annual business reports due before the new year
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG) reminds businesses to file their annual business reports.
45 volunteers arrive on Maui for humanitarian service trip
Forty-five members from the Rotary District 5280, representing various clubs in the Los Angeles, Calif. area, arrived on Maui for a five-day humanitarian service trip from Oct. 2-6, 2024. The focus of the trip is to provide helping hands for Maui fire relief projects sponsored by the service organization.
Humane Society to host launch party for ‘Rescue Me’ Calendar at Maui Brewing Co.
The Maui Humane Society and Maui’s firefighters and lifeguards will join for a special celebration of the 2025 “Rescue Me” Calendar on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The event is open to the public.
Raw dog food products recalled because of possible salmonella, listeria contamination
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health Food and Drug Branch is following up with local pet stores to ensure the recalled products are no longer available for sale.
Pro golfer Patton Kizzire qualifies for The Sentry, Jan. 2-5 at Kapalua’s Plantation Course
With his victory at the Procore Championship, Patton Kizzire became the most recent player to qualify for The Sentry, and 21 of the 24 Presidents Cup team members are currently qualified for the PGA TOUR’s annual trip to Maui. The Sentry returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua Jan. 2-5, 2025.
Sailor from Maui graduates from Officer Training Command
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paden Hoopii, from Maui, graduated from the Limited Duty Officer/Warrant Officer/Chief Warrant Officer (LDO/WO/CWO) Academy on Sept. 27. Hoopii, a 2008 Baldwin High School graduate, joined the Navy 16 years ago.
Heavy lifts: German Bionic exoskeletons introduced in Hawaiʻi with Servco Pacific partnership
German Bionic, a leading global robotics company with offices in Boston, Berlin and Tokyo, is partnering with Servco Pacific Inc. to introduce Apogee and Apogee+ smart, robotic exoskeletons to customers in Hawaiʻi.
County announces amended sewer service status for West Maui lots
Sewer service status was recently amended for several properties in West Maui, making service active for several lots near Kopili St. and Puiki Place, as well as one lot near the Kuhua St. and Lahainaluna Road intersection.
Hōkūleʻa’s next stop is Mānele on Lānaʻi
Weather-permitting, Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Kaunakakai on Sunday and head to Lānaʻi where the voyaging canoe is expected to be welcomed at Hulapōeo that afternoon at approximately 4 p.m.
Two Maui medics deploy to help Hurricane Helene survivors
Two Maui-based American Medical Response paramedics have deployed for two weeks to the Carolinas on the US East Coast to help survivors of Hurricane Helene. The hurricane has killed at least 220 people on the US East Coast, including 98 deaths in North Carolina.
MACC presents new play ‘Nothing Micro About Micronesia’ on Oct. 26
A new theater piece from TeAda Productions and members of the Micronesian community is set to premiere at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in the McCoy Studio Theater on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.
Volcano Watch: First flight for HVO’s new airborne lidar system
Topographic mapping has been a key component of volcano monitoring for decades, helping scientists to study morphologic changes and predict the paths of lava flows during eruptions. Lidar systems are a preferred mapping tool and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory now has a lidar system of its own to generate mapping products more frequently than ever before.
The Shops at Wailea hosts ‘Keiki Halloween’ celebration on Sunday, Oct. 27
The Shops at Wailea is welcoming families for an afternoon of spooky fun at its “Keiki Halloween” event on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 7 p.m.
MEO Head Start sites participate in USDA meal program
Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start is a sponsor organization in the US Department of Agriculture Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and participates in the free and reduced-price meal program.
Study: Marine debris cleanup efforts benefit marine life at Papahānaumokuākea, reduce seal entanglements
Nearly 90 Hawaiian monk seals were entangled in ghost nets between 2006 and 2014 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Nonprofits encouraged to post volunteer opportunities online at Maui County Volunteer Center
HandsOn Maui, the County of Maui Volunteer Center, is encouraging nonprofit organizations and volunteer coordinators in Maui County to use its online platform to post volunteer opportunities.
Service organization in West Maui inducts new member
Lorrie Betsill Nielson is an active and committed member of the West Maui community and a passionate entrepreneur focused on revitalizing the local small business economy.
Transport of modular homes to Lahaina continues this week
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is notifying motorists of potential traffic delays as modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the Ka Laʻi Ola housing site in Lahaina, on Friday night, Oct. 4 and Saturday night, Oct. 5, with an extra day of hauling reserved for Monday night, Oct. 7, if needed. There will be no transport Sunday night.
OHA announces two executive team appointments
Elena Farden and Poni Askew have been appointed to the executive team of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the agency announced today.
Student enrollment in Lahaina has plummeted over 20% since the 2023 wildfire
Some Lahaina students who lost their homes have said goodbye to their friends and their dreams of attending Lahainaluna to finish their high school years at other campuses.
