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Eastbound and westbound lanes of Kaʻahumanu Ave. (Route 32) between Kāne St. and Lono Ave. will be impacted by water line work for the Maui Palms Hampton Inn project from Monday, Sept. 30 to Friday, Oct. 4. The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises motorists of the ongoing work and asks people to drive with caution in the area.

The deadline to sign-up for the Oct. 10 Maui Nonprofit Directors Association annual meeting and awards presentation is only a couple days away on Sept. 30. The event is set for 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Maui Beach Hotel Ballroom. 

At Seabury Hall, 25 students have earned the AP Capstone Diploma. The diploma is granted to students who earn a score of 3 or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choice.

The American Red Cross has awarded a nearly $1.4 million grant to nonprofits Money Management International and its Hawaiʻi-based partners, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. to support those impacted by the devastating 2023 wildfires.

For nearly two decades, HNU Energy CEO Dan O’Connell has been quietly revolutionizing Maui’s solar scene, now claiming to have outdone the Tesla Powerwall with his HiVE Home Energy Storage Stackables.

Maui County Council members decided Friday to take a “deeper dive” into the county’s ongoing efforts to increase production and expansion of recycled wastewater to make more drinking water available for housing and other uses.

Baldwin Beach Park was reopened on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, after work to remove the park pavilion was completed. The pavilion was irreparably damaged over time by high surf and rising sea levels, according to the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation

Since hosting community feedback sessions over the summer, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education continues to explore options for a permanent location to rebuild the fire-damaged King Kamehameha III Elementary School. A decision to move forward has not been made at this time. The original three sites being considered each presented challenges, and community feedback on the site that appeared most promising showed it was least preferred by stakeholders.

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen proclaimed Thursday as Maui Fire Department Centennial Day, recognizing the departmentʻs century of service responding to fires, floods and other emergencies.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents the return of the Grammy Award winning band War, the first and most successful crossover band that fused rock, jazz, funk, Latin, and R&B. The band has sold more than 50 million records with hits such as “Low Rider,” “Spill the Wine,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Cisco Kid” and many others. The concert is in Castle Theater Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Four previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 30. The Hawai‘i State Department of Education reports this will result in the restoration of service to more than 70 student bus riders at three schools. 

LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Hawaiʻi is excited to announce its upcoming fall sessions on Maui, offering girls aged 6 to 17 the opportunity to learn and improve their golf skills in a fun and empowering environment at Maui Nui Golf Club.

Chaminade University of Honolulu secured high grades for academic excellence, value and student life by two organizations that provide annual rankings of universities.

Dozens of high school students and volunteers removed more than 30 abandoned cars from a parcel of Hawaiian homelands in Anahola, Kauaʻi Thursday as part of a community effort to reduce the risk of wildfires in the area.

Hangry Joe’s Maui Hot Chicken & Wings, a national franchise, has opened its first restaurant in Hawaiʻi at the Maui Marketplace (inside food court) at 270 Dairy Road.

Hawaiian Electric crews will be conducting overnight work for equipment upgrades using bucket trucks on Honoapi‘ilani Highway between mile markers 23 and 24 near Halelo Street across of the Kā‘anapali Parkway in the West Maui area on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. to Monday, Sept. 30 at 6 a.m. The work is being done to maintain reliable service and involves a pole replacement. Work will impact area traffic during this time. No service interruptions are planned for this work.

In a remarkable recovery following a structure fire that severely impacted its operations on Jan. 23, 2023, Krank Cycles Makawao has announced a new location directly across the street from its old site.

Maui High graduate Rachel Kondo and husband Justin Marks captured a record 18 Emmys for the series, which was hammered out through a pandemic, work stoppages and plenty of arguments in the writers’ room.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service are asking the public to be respectful of nēnē (Hawaiian goose) in the wild. Nēnē are the Hawaiʻi state bird and federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in partnership with the County of Maui and the Maui Filipino Community Council, will host the 12th annual Philippine flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at 10 a.m. in front of the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku.