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Maui Fire Department officials say there are preliminary indications that Saturday’s brush fire in Kīhei was intentionally set. While there is preliminary indications of possible intentional ignition, the cause of the fire is currently considered undetermined and remains under investigation.

In the upcoming high school football state championships, No. 5 Baldwin of Maui opens Division I play against Damien on Nov. 14, while DII top-seed Kamehameha Schools Maui awaits the winner of the PAC-5 vs. Kalaheo matchup in the Division II semifinals on Nov. 20.

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited schools and education programs on Oʻahu last week as part of her tour of all 50 states, according to a US Department of Education news release. Hawaiʻi was the 49th state on McMahon’s Returning Education to the States Tour. The department said she is meeting with teachers, parents, students […]

Maui Giving Machines returns to Whalers Village Kāʻanapali, with a launch event taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m.

The Maui Humane Society will host holiday photo sessions for dogs and puppies with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Nov. 21 at its Puʻunēnē shelter. The event, called Paw-liday Photos, will run from 9 to 11 a.m., according to the shelter. Sessions must be scheduled in advance, which the organization said is meant to keep […]

The event benefits the Bob Poulson Scholarship Fund, which supports Maui County high school students pursuing careers in the construction and design industry. This scholarship has helped 21 Maui students by awarding more than $390,000 to date.

Kōkeʻe and Waimea Canyon State Parks on Kauaʻi have reopened with reduced servicesfollowing damage from Hurricane Lowell. Several trails, campgrounds, and popular visitor amenities remain closed while recovery efforts and repairs continue.

Krank Cycles Maui invites families, friends, and community groups to help assemble new bicycles for Maui County keiki this Christmas. The first build starts Saturday, Nov. 21, at 9 a.m. in the Spirit Halloween space at Maui Marketplace, 270 Dairy Road, Kahului.

Activity related to Hawaiʻi’s only NCAA Division I athletics program supported more than 1,200 jobs in FY 2025.

West Maui residents may dispose of recyclable, bulky items at a Go Green Recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 21, 2026, near the Pioneer Mill Smokestack on Lahainaluna Road (enter off Mill Street).

The County of Maui Department of Liquor Control will temporarily suspend production of various Liquor Control cards from Tuesday, Nov. 10, through Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, due to system and equipment upgrades.

Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country during National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23.

The 13th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival wrapped up another successful year this weekend, welcoming just over 7,500 attendees to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Nov. 6 and 7, 2026. A

The Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has partnered with Findhelp, a social care technology company, to move from paper referrals onto a digital platform that helps staff connect people in DCR’s care with community services from pretrial through reentry.

County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, for Veterans Day.

“How tall is the fountain?”  This is the question that volcano watchers keep coming back to once the lava fountains start at Kīlauea. And there have been plenty of opportunities to ask this, as we’ve now had 56 lava fountains over the past two years at the summit of Kīlauea.

Mayor Richard Bissen will bring Holomua Kākou back to East Maui on Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov.13, 2026. The previously scheduled event was postponed due to severe weather forecasts.

All Post Office locations, including those on Maui, will be closed Wednesday for Veterans Day, the US Postal Service announced. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume Nov. 12, according to the agency. While retail counters are closed, Maui residents can still handle some postal business online, USPS said. At usps.com, customers can order stamps […]

Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire reported at 5:51 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 near Liloa Hema Drive and Alaku Place in Kīhei. Emergency officials report that smoke may impact this area. “Stay alert, monitor official updates and be prepared to evacuate if conditions worsen,” authorities advise in a Genasys Protect notice.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is scheduled to publish proposed rules Monday that would allow industrial longline and purse seine fishing in about 408,000 square miles of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The proposal would open a 30-day public comment period, according to the Pacific Islands Heritage Coalition. The proposal covers waters 50 […]