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The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with Hawaiʻi County, are conducting a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment following the May 22, 2026 Kona earthquake.

The inaugural Wailuku Film Festival celebrates its opening night with five days of unforgettable cinema, featuring more than 100 films from Hawaiʻi, across the Pacific and around the world.

The Maui County Council’s ongoing review of 14 proposed charter amendments continued Tuesday, with members balking at a proposal to set aside 20% of the County’s annual transient accommodations tax revenue to fund climate plan initiatives.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation notifies Maui drivers and riders that Kaʻahumanu Avenue (Route 32) will be closed in both directions between Lunalilo Street and Kahului Beach Road (Route 3400) from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 20, for the 2026 Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pā‘ū Parade.

The Credit Unions of Maui host their 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. All proceeds benefit the Maui Junior Golf Association, a nonprofit that has provided life-changing lessons through sport for over six decades.

US Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai‘i, vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, renewed calls to 15 museums and universities to promptly repatriate Native ancestral remains and cultural items to the communities they belong to and meet their obligations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hōʻolauleʻa Committee announced Kaibigan Ng Lahaina as the Grand Parade Marshal for the 2026 Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade, taking place on Saturday, June 20, 2026, along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului. The parade will begin at 9:45 a.m.

The Hoʻonani Village Mixed Use Development—one of the largest affordable-housing projects in Central Maui over the last 10 years—will be reviewed at Friday’s council meeting.

Native Hawaiian adults experience mobility limitations––including challenges with agility, gait, balance and fall risk—at significantly higher rates and at younger ages than other major racial and ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi, according to new research.

A Notice to Cease and Desist in pursuing construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea was served to the TMT International Observatory LLC on Tuesday. 

The Maui Police Department is pleased to announce the recent promotions of 15 officers to the rank of Sergeant, effective May 16, 2026.

The state water commission says the work done by residents to move rocks with excavators and redirect the Wailuku River was in line with emergency rules.

“For generations, others have told our stories for us. Kaula puts Native Hawaiians at the helm—as creators, performers, musicians, and cultural practitioners. It allows us to perpetuate our culture, create meaningful opportunities and jobs for local people, and ensure that our stories are shared with authenticity, dignity, and pride,” said Kūhiō Lewis, CEO of the Hawaiian Council.

Sara Baylor, 52 was reported missing by a concerned family member on Friday, April 25, 2025, after not hearing from her since November 2024.  Police say that although there is no indication that Baylor is in immediate danger, the reporting party remains concerned for her well-being and is seeking to confirm her safety.

A Maui County Council committee advanced a bill Monday to establish parking benefits for Hawaiʻi residents at the Wailuku Garage, correct a South Maui mapping error and create paid and permit parking zones in West Maui as Lahaina Harbor continues its post-fire recovery.

“This earthquake is part of the seismic swarm under the Pāhala area, which has been going on since 2019,” according to the HVO. “Earthquakes in this region have been observed at least as far back as the 1960s.”

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered the third known galaxy apparently lacking dark matter, part of a strange linear structure that may have formed during a violent collision between galaxies.

Maui Behavioral Health Resources, in collaboration with Ka La‘i Ola and Lau Kanaka, welcomed families and residents impacted by the Lahaina wildfires to an evening of connection, culture, and fun during the community’s recent Paniolo Night event.

Junior Achievement of Hawaiʻi has launched a search for its next president and chief executive officer following the announcement that David Earles, who has led the organization for four years, plans to leave to relocate out of state.

Hawaiian Electric employees on in Maui County and on Oʻahu together with the IBEW Local 1260 raised $273,053 for Aloha United Way during a 2025 workplace campaign.