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A total of 50 cats left the Maui Humane Society and the Lānaʻi Cat Sanctuary last week, headed to their new life in California with the Humane Society Silicon Valley. The transport was made in collaboration with Greater Good Charities.

The Kahului Airport Runway 2-20 has been reopened as of 8 a.m., May 6, 2024. Staff are coordinating departures to minimize delays.

Organizers of the annual David Malo Day event will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on May 21, 2024. Eva and Danny Palakiko will share information about the event, held last month at Lahainaluna High School.

The Expeditions Maui-Lānaʻi Ferry is expanding service with three round trips per day, seven days a week, starting the week of June 3, 2024. The expanded service is aimed at meeting passenger demand.

The “Max Ernst: Surreal Mindscapes & Characters” exhibit in the Schaefer International Gallery opened April 9 and runs through June 1, 2024. The gallery remains open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. In addition, the Gallery has announced a free exhibit event on May 30.

The full lists of participating breweries and food vendors have been announced for the Maui Brewers Festival, which returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Saturday, May 18.

Hawaiian Airlines published its annual Corporate Kuleana Report highlighting Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives to fly and grow more sustainably.

“Talk Story on Maui’s Energy Future” will be a forum for the public to share its ideas from 6 to 8 p.m. May 22 at the Cameron Center auditorium, located at 95 Mahalani St. in Wailuku.

Gently used clothing, shoes and accessories for women, men and children will be for sale at the event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 and 10 on the front lawn of Kalana O Maui County Building, 200 S. High St., Wailuku. Only cash will be accepted as payment at this event. Proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui.

Seabury Hall will host its popular Craft Fair on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This family-friendly event has become a cherished tradition to kick off Mother’s Day weekend. The Craft Fair transforms the school’s upcountry campus into a bustling marketplace filled with Maui’s best artists, jewelers, crafters, floral gifts, a silent auction, live music, food, and keiki activities.

Suspension of service disconnections for all Hawaiian Electric customers on Maui has been extended through at least July 2, 2024, in accordance with the extension of Gov. Josh Green’s emergency proclamation.

Kaunoa Senior Center is seeking volunteers and ti leaf donations to ensure there are enough lei to honor every veteran at Maui Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day. There are 4,106 lei needed this year. 

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association celebrated its 45th year of giving back to the community with the annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk on Saturday. Nearly 1,600 walkers attended the in-person event at the War Memorial Complex. Walkers finished 2.5 miles of exercise and received complimentary breakfast, treats, giveaway prizes, and local entertainment, including a performance by Tihati Productions. An impressive total of $1,235,482 was raised so far from Maui County. 

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation will be accepting applications use of parks facilities for the Fall 2024 Tri-Annual Permits period. 

A coffee labeling bill to protect local farmers and preserve the authenticity of Hawaiʻi-grown products has passed the 2024 Legislative Session and is expected to become law upon the governor’s signature.

Update: The Hawaiʻi Catholic Community Foundation and Maria Lanakila Church have announced the postponement of their ‘Spiritual and Wellness Health Fair,’ originally scheduled for Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Royal Lahaina Resort’s Aliʻi Ballroom.

Among the bills signed, House Bills 1598, 1599, and 1600 focus on bolstering Hawaiʻi’s open meetings law. They seek to facilitate greater public input by ensuring timely distribution of written testimony to board members (HB 1598), allowing audio and video participation in remote meetings (HB 1599), and setting clear time standards between board meetings (HB 1600), enabling adequate review and compliance with open meetings law requirements. 

Child & Family Service hosted a lunchtime gathering of more than 30 local nonprofit leaders and partners in Waikīkī earlier this week to share its pilot program results of “Transition To Success,” which took place on Maui and Kauaʻi and showed statistical improvement in positive changes in the lives of its 986 participants. 

Father Luís Proença, a professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, will speak on Madeiran and Azorean roots among Hawaiʻi’s Portuguese descendants on Tuesday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Hall in Pāʻia.

Hawai‘i interisland freight company Young Brothers blessed its new $1.5 million ShoreTension mooring system on Monday at the Port of Kaumalapau on Lāna‘i. The system keeps the barge steady against the dock during poor weather conditions.