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A fire reported early Thursday morning that burned approximately 25 acres in Waiehu mauka of Kahekili Highway near Maka’ala Drive was declared 100% contained Friday morning, Maui Fire Department officials said.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation has advised motorists that Honoapi‘ilani Highway between Keawe Street and Hōkiokio Place will re-open at noon Aug. 1 for through traffic only.

This fall, the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is launching an Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Specialist Certificate.

As travelers look ahead to the upcoming fall season, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has launched a new way to experience the island through a variety of seasonal “Getaway” experiences.

“Last year after the fire, it was chaos. … So, this year is totally welcome because we are at our home stadium, we know school is going to be here. It’s just so good to be back out here,” Lahainaluna head coach Dean Rickard said.

ProArts Playhouse hosts four-time Grammy-winning Uncle George Kahumoku Jr. alongside Nā Hōkū Hanohano finalist Anthony Pfluke from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in Kīhei.

Advance tickets are now available online for a performance by local singer/songwriter Justin Kawika Young in the McCoy Studio Theater at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, the Maui Arts & Cultural Center announced today.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $6.5 million grant to the University of Hawaiʻi for a project aimed at enhancing cyberinfrastructure adoption, capacity and training in the Pacific.

Maui County residents are worried, stressed by the islands’ high cost of living and four in 10 are considering giving up and moving away, according to interviews of 2,646 residents, including 1,105 directly impacted by the August 2023 wildfires.

Slack-key guitar master George Kuo is expected to headline daylong entertainment at Saturday’s Kēōkea Ho‘olaule‘a in Upcountry, Maui.

Three West Maui Rotary Clubs came together earlier this month to host donation drives aimed at collecting school supplies for children in need. In just three days, 15 boxes of school supplies were gathered, and more than $1,300 raised.

Heavy equipment was deployed to help contain a brush fire that burned about 25 acres in Waiehu mauka of Kahekili Highway near Maka’ala Drive, fire officials said in an update Thursday afternoon.

With the largest supply of vacation rentals in the state, Maui County’s unit demand and occupancy rates are down in double-digits since last year and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to a report for June by the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.

This August, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) will hold strategic planning sessions across Hawai’i to gather diverse insights to help shape the agency’s initiatives and priorities.

A virtual community meeting will be held for area residents and interested parties to learn more about Kūihelani Solar Phase 2, a proposed utility-scale solar project in Central Maui. The virtual meeting will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m.

History buffs will have an opportunity to see portrayals of sugar barons from the 19th- and early 20th-century Hawai‘i in performances of “How Sweet It Is” at the July 27-28 debut of “Makawao Cemetery Theatre.”

The Rotary Club of Wailuku has announced the successful acquisition of a $50,000 grant from the Rotary D5000 Foundation Maui Fires Relief Fund. This grant will be used to support Piha Wellness and Healing over the upcoming fiscal year. These professionals will offer their services to individuals and families who have been impacted by the wildfires on Maui.

Mauiʻs Reagan James Miles of Kīhei won the Boys 15-18 division of the 2024 Oʻahu Junior Championship held this week on Oʻahu.

This funding will be used to support Hawaiʻi’s teacher workforce by creating the first statewide registered apprenticeship program for K-12 teachers. The program will enable approximately 142 aspiring educators to ‘earn and learn’ while obtaining their bachelor’s degrees at no cost, avoiding student loans.

After a 99-day jury trial, a federal jury found Michael J. Miske, Jr., 50, of Kailua, Oʻahu, guilty of racketeering conspiracy, murder, and 11 other felony charges on July 18, 2024. On Wednesday, the court determined that as a result of Miske’s conviction of the racketeering conspiracy, he should forfeit a variety of assets to the federal government. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 26, 2024.