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The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges have earned a gold 2025 Paragon Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations—underscoring the quality and impact of the marketing work being done across the seven community colleges currently serving almost 24,000 students.

The petition emphasizes the urgent need for systemic reform to prevent the continued desecration and improper disturbance of burial sites across the islands, particularly in areas like the Central Maui “sandhills” and South Maui where development has historically threatened these sacred remains.

More information on applying for direct disaster grants and home repair grants available for Native Hawaiian households impacted by the recent Kona low storms will become available.

As The Salvation Army’s services at local distribution hubs shift from immediate emergency response to recovery—Southwest Airlines is flying in pallets of supplies and donating $10,000 towards the nonprofit’s flood relief work. Southwest offers support that will immediately infuse The Salvations Army’s on-the-ground effort to provide direct financial assistance and need-aligned essentials for local families.

MauiGrown Coffee announced the arrival of its 2025/2026 harvest, marking a significant milestone in the company’s return to production following the devastating 2023 Lahaina wildfire.

The Kākoʻo Molokaʻi donation drive successfully mobilized the Maui community, collecting and shipping two full containers of essential supplies to support families impacted by recent flooding on Molokaʻi.

Three people are dead and two are injured after a tour helicopter crash on Kauaʻi, Thursday afternoon.  Island police received a text-to-911 message at approximately 3:45 p.m., that a helicopter had crashed into the ocean near Kalalau Beach. The helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation and had a pilot and four passengers aboard.  

To maintain safe and reliable service, Hawaiian Electric crews and contractors will be performing urgent storm-related repair work on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to relocate 2 poles along ‘Īao Valley Road between South Alu Road and Ua Place. The poles need to be relocated due to the severe back-to-back storms that caused widespread erosion in the area. No service interruption is expected.

After closing due to flooding from the kona low storm, Target’s Maui store in Kahului is set to reopen Monday, March 30, as recovery efforts continue across the island.

Watch highlights of floral design presentations and workshops featuring Hawaiʻi grown flowers. Professional floral designers including Hitomi Gilliam AIFD and six others take a fresh look at the principles and mechanics of designing with Hawaiʻi’s flowers with a focus on structures and mechanics for floral installations.

The Baldwin High School Performing Arts Learning Center and Baldwin Theatre Guild present “The Addams Family Musical” for several select performances in April.

First Tee Hawaiʻi will host two Beginner/Intermediate Junior Golf Skills Clinics this April on Maui and Oʻahu, providing young golfers an opportunity to improve their technique, form, and understanding of golf fundamentals in an interactive, semi-private learning environment.

After a full discussion and hearing approximately 70 written and oral public comments at its recent meeting, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council took final action to restore commercial fishing in parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage, Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Hāna to Central Maui bus runs have resumed following cleanup and repairs of Hāna Highway from the kona storms.

Mālama Hāmākua Maui announced the launch of its 2026 Coqui Control Workday Series in partnership with the Maui Invasive Species Committee, beginning Tuesday, March, 31.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is urging residents impacted by recent flooding across the state to take precautions during cleanup and recovery efforts to protect their health and safety.

Maui Indivisible will host the “No Dictators 3” march and rally from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center. 

The Child Suicide Prevention Act would fund suicide prevention initiatives, ensure health care providers receive training to prevent intentional harm, and create a centralized hub to provide safety information to at-risk youth and their support networks.

Over the past several months, Whalers Village has welcomed a collection of new and returning tenants, including several cherished Lahaina businesses that lost their retail locations in the 2023 wildfires.

University of Hawaiʻi economist Carl Bonham warned Maui County Council members Wednesday that a stagnant job market and a precarious reliance on wealthy tourists leave the county vulnerable as it begins annual budget deliberations.