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With less than 50 days until the 2025 PGA TOUR Regular Season begins at The Sentry at The Plantation Course at Kapalua, the event is partnering with Mauna Loa to provide kama‘āina tickets at special prices when the TOUR’s Opening Drive returns from Jan. 2-5.

The Wahikuli neighborhood watch program works with the Maui Emergency Management Agency to augment checkpoints in the area to prevent looters and disaster tourists.

Now “shaka,” the beloved hand gesture for aloha, is making its way into Hawai’i classrooms.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi has awarded grants totaling $275,000 to three local nonprofits to help fund their support of vulnerable youth and families throughout Hawaiʻi. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies received a $75,000 grant award, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi received $50,000, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, Inc. received $150,000.

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, comprising over 2,300 preferred suppliers in 100 countries.

Strong winds have downed a tree and traffic light on the intersection of Kula Highway and Old Haleakalā Highway near King Kekaulike High School, an area referred to as “five trees.”

Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center’s annual Hui Holidays shopping event returns from Nov. 22 through Dec. 24. 

Akakū Upstairs will bring in photographer Arifin Graham to share his black & white portraiture from his book “The Last Resort: Portraits from Lahaina & Maui” on Thursday, Nov. 21. Most of the book’s photographs were shot in 2022, a year before fires burned down Lahaina.

A motorcyclist is hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle on the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Kāʻanapali on Friday evening. The 35-year-old Lahaina man was operating an orange 2017 KTM motorcycle and was traveling south within the inner lane of the highway when he collided into a white 2024 Chevrolet Suburban that was making an illegal left turn onto the highway from the parking area of 2580 Kekaʻa Drive, according to a preliminary police investigation.

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association has announced that Selawe Tau, hotel manager of the Westin Maui Resort & Spa — Kāʻanapali, will chair the 2025 Maui County Charity Walk.

Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire reported at around 12:22 p.m. on Saturday makai of the Honoapi’ilani near the Kahili Golf Course in Waikapū. By 1:15 p.m., crews had gained 75% containment on the fire and forward progress was stopped at around 1:50 p.m. Department officials estimate the size to be around four to five acres.

Binhi at Ani will hold a free immigration workshop in cooperation with The Legal Clinic on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center, located at 780 Oneheʻe Ave. in Kahului.

Something new for foodies: The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua serving up a “Chef’s Table,” immersive new dining experience on Fridays with Chef Donovan Foster at its signature restaurant, Banyan Tree.

Terraformation, a native forest restoration company dedicated to addressing climate change, has received a $200,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The Upcountry Winter Fest presented by the Kekaulike High School Foundation is returning this year, bringing winter activities, live entertainment, and seasonal festivities to Upcountry, Maui. Taking place on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 from 3 to 8 p.m., this year’s festival will transform the King Kekaulike High School campus into a winter wonderland, offering a festive atmosphere, family-friendly activities, and opportunities to make memories with friends and loved ones.

It’s been more than week since 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi of Maui went missing during a layover at Los Angeles International Airport. She was on her way New York City to visit family, but missed her connecting flight at LAX that was scheduled to depart at 11 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2024.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has been awarded a $72 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, adding to a $17 million grant received earlier this year. This brings the total to $89 million to improve broadband access for thousands of underserved households on Hawaiian home lands.

The Maui County Office of Economic Development is launching the first “Season of Giving” campaign, aimed at supporting and promoting small businesses across Maui Nui during the upcoming holiday season.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation invites the community to provide input on draft strategies for the adaptation of Hoaloha Park for coastal hazards, including sea level rise. Hoaloha Park is located along the shoreline at Kahului Harbor.

The National Weather Service has extended a Red Flag Warning for leeward areas of all island through Saturday afternoon. The warning remains in effect until 4 p.m. due to a combination of dry fuels, low relative humidity and strong trade winds. This mix poses a threat for critical fire weather.