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Mānoa: $4.2M broadens participation in clean energy, materials science in Hawai‘i
A team led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers aims to use a $4.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to tackle clean energy needs on multiple fronts from sustainable solutions and integrating Native Hawaiian knowledge to engaging with high school students.
Mānoa: $15.3M funding fuels microelectronics innovation
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is part of an innovation hub that will train the next generation of high tech workers in microelectronics, the design and creation of small electronic devices such as the microchips in computers and cell phones.
Nine extinct-in-the wild Guam kingfisher chicks arrive at Palmyra Atoll
Nine extinct-in-the wild sihek (also known as Guam kingfishers) arrived at their new home at The Nature Conservancy’s preserve and research station at Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, on Wednesday. The chicks—four females and five males—completed their historic 4,500 mile flight from Wichita, Kansas safely and are temporarily settled into aviaries within their new home.
Nā Moku ‘Aupuni ‘O Ko‘olau Hui secures lease for Camp YMCA; announcement made at Keʻanae Ko‘olaule‘a
The event was organized by Nā Moku ‘Aupuni ‘O Ko‘olau Hui and included an announcement that the group secured a 65-year lease for the former Camp YMCA, now known as Ke‘anae Uka.
Prices of burned-down properties in Lahaina spark conflict between land trust, sellers
The land trust says listings of burned properties in Lahaina with prices well above their assessed land values pre-fire will draw outside investors and put properties out of the reach of local buyers. But sellers say it’s a tough call to put their properties on the market and that they’re just trying to recoup their losses and move on with their lives.
Emergency housing made more affordable by donation of solar panels for families displaced by Maui wildfires
A collaboration between AES Hawaiʻi, Young Brothers and Goodfellow Bros. has resulted in the donation of 212 solar panels to the nonprofit Made in Hope Hui Homes program for emergency housing of families displaced by the Maui wildfires. AES Hawai‘i provided the solar panels, Young Brothers shipped them from Hawai‘i Island to Maui, and Goodfellow Bros. coordinated the […]
Slightly Stoopid with Steel Pulse & Makua Rothman at the MACC, Sept. 15
Slightly Stoopid is set to perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center with special guests Steel Pulse and Makua Rothman on Sunday, Sept. 15. Gates open at the outdoors Alexander & Baldwin Amphitheater at 5 p.m., and the show begins at 6 p.m.
Volunteers wanted for MOC Marine Institute and SHARKastics Reef Cleanup
The Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute and SHARKastics will host a collaborative reef cleanup along Sugar Beach on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 8 to 11 a.m.
Veterans of Foreign Wars post adjutant to speak at Rotary Club of Kīhei-Wailea, Sept. 4
The Rotary Club of Kīhei-Wailea will be hearing from Ralph Thomas, a representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW Post 385), to share about “Who we are – What we have done and what we are doing – How your organization can help spread the word.”
DOH Reports Hepatitis A Infection in Hana Koa Brewing Co. Employee
The Hawai‘i Department of Health has confirmed a case of hepatitis A infection in a food service employee at Hana Koa Brewing Company, located at 962 Kawaiaha‘o St., in Honolulu on O’ahu. Anyone who has consumed any food or drink products from this establishment from Aug. 3-16, 2024, may have been exposed to the disease, according to the DOH.
Hawaiʻi Urban and Community Forestry projects awarded funding
Seven forestry projects have been selected by Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry, a program of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), to receive funds to strengthen community connections with trees. Funding from Kaulunani will support these projects on Kauaʻi, Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island over the next three years.
Wailuku First Friday kick-off of Festivals of Aloha, Sept. 6
The Wailuku First Friday street party on Sept. 6, 2024 kick’s-off the two month Hawaiian Showcase “Festivals of Aloha.” The event, from 6 to 9 p.m., features entertainment by Maui Music Mission, Te Ohi Nui and Hālau Keola Aliʻi O Kekai. The Hammah House Band celebrates their release of the single “Like Mehk,” with music on the Market St. Stage.
MEO’s Patty Copperfield named PBN 40 Under 40 honoree
Maui Economic Opportunity Transportation Director Patty Copperfield was recognized Thursday night as one of Hawaiʻi’s best and brightest young leaders, earning a spot on Pacific Business News’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.
Portion of Kekaulike Ave. in Kula to close for approximately nine months
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is notifying highway users and residents that beginning Monday, Sept. 9, a portion of Kekaulike Ave. (Route 377) between Waiakoa Road and ʻAlae Road will be closed for 24 hours, seven days a week, for approximately nine months.
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court called upon as historic $4B Maui wildfire settlement faces hurdle from insurers
Second Circuit Court Judge Peter Cahill granted a motion on Friday to allow the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to determine whether or not insurers can interfere with the historic $4.037 billion global settlement for plaintiffs in the Maui Wildfires Cases. The findings by the higher court could either provide more clarity on the role of insurers seeking to recoup money from payouts; or, if it does not reach a resolution in nine months, the settlement could be terminated.
Kahale family’s vision leads to Molokaʻi’s historic MIL 11-player football debut tonight
The Farmers have gone from playing flag football and borrowing equipment to dominating the eight-player ranks and finally making it to the 11-player stage.
Wahikuli and Māla neighborhoods in Lahaina open on Sept. 3
With residential debris removal nearly 100% complete in these areas, opening of the Wahikuli and Māla neighborhoods in Lahaina is set for Tuesday, Sept. 3, at noon. The opening includes zones 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B and 4C, allowing clear access for residents, according to Maui Emergency Management Agency. As these zones reopen, security checkpoints will be reallocated to other areas in the Lahaina Impact Zone.
Aerial larvicide applications underway in fight against avian malaria and in an ongoing effort to save honeycreepers from extinction
Conservationists on Kauaʻi have started aerial applications of the larvicide Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis or BTi, in an effort to suppress populations of the species of mosquito that carries avian malaria. Similar applications are scheduled to begin on Maui after the first of the year. It’s part of the broader effort to save near-extinct populations of honeycreepers like ʻakikiki in native forests.
Gov. Green appoints Kusch to Big Island House seat vacated by late Rep. Nakashima
Gov. Josh Green appointed Matthias Kusch on Friday to fill the House District seat left vacant by the late Representative Mark Nakashima, who also was unopposed in the recent primary election.
Two hospitalized as a result of near fatal motor vehicle collision on Hana Highway
Two people are hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision on the Hāna Highway near Holomua Road in Pāʻia on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported just before 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2024,
