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The iconic Lā ‘Ulu Festival returns to Central Maui on Sept. 7, celebrating the significance of breadfruit and Hawaiian culture through food, games, crafts and demonstrations. 

Work hours for the restriping are from 8 p.m., tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. During the work, the left lanes will be closed in both directions. There will be one lane open in each direction. A portion of the left turn pocket to turn into Leiali‘i Parkway will remain open for drivers wanting to make the turn from southbound Honoapi‘ilani Highway.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center welcomes Linx Hawaiʻi, a unique jewelry boutique founded by local entrepreneur Nicole Ibarra. Linx Hawaiʻi offers the ultimate permanent jewelry experience, specializing in custom-designed pieces that cater to individual style and preference.

The Central East Maui All-Stars won their opening round game in the Little League World Series on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory against Salem, NH, the New England regional team.  The Maui 12U boys advance to Game 10 at 9 a.m. HST (3 p.m. ET) on Friday, Aug. 16 against Great Lakes (Hinsdale Little League of Illinois).

The Maui County Council unanimously confirmed on Tuesday three new department heads, two to departments newly created by voters in Maui County Charter amendments in 2022.

Maui Food Bank is gearing up for its annual Food Drive Day on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. The public is invited to participate by hosting a food and fund drive or by donating nonperishable food to support families facing hunger, a need that has increased by over 65% since the Maui wildfires.

Controlled hunting in the Kamehamenui Forest Reserve on Maui, begins Aug. 15, 2024. Biologists estimate there are approximately 50 ungulates within the control unit,  mostly feral goats. Controlled hunting in the Kamehamenui Forest Reserve ends Oct. 31.

This week, US Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, is visiting Taiwan as part of a congressional delegation. 

A huge weekend is on the horizon for Hawaiʻi’s rodeo athletes. One event that shouldn’t fly under the radar is The American Rodeo Contender Tournament qualifier at Kaonoulu Ranch on Friday.

The meeting will feature a presentation by representatives of the Lahaina Community Land Trust, updates on water and wastewater progress and highlights from the recent Kuhinia Maui gatherings. Col. Eric Swenson, US Army Corps of Engineers Recovery Field Office Commander, will introduce Lt. Col. Collin Jones who will this week assume oversight of USACE operations in Lahaina’s recovery as Col. Swenson completes his sixth-month assignment to Maui.

Five thousand books will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis to Maui students during a “Reading Opens the World” event from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 24 at Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School in Lahaina.

Students at Leihōkū Elementary in Waiʻanae returned to school last week with an additional layer of protection against wildfires. A 1,000-foot firebreak was cleared along the school’s fenceline recently thanks to a community-driven initiative funded by Hawaiian Electric.

Maui police released a timeline of activity on Tuesday evening surrounding the recent IED investigation on Maui and the arrest on Saturday of a Kahului man.

TY Management Corporation welcomes the opening of Kapalua Village, the first privately funded temporary housing community for Kapalua golf course and other Kapalua-based employees who were impacted by the devastating Lahaina, Maui wildfires. The opening of Kapalua Village coincides with the one-year remembrance of the wildfires and the first group of families is scheduled to move in this month.

A new trailer and poster were unveiled for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana 2,” opening in theaters on Nov. 27, 2024. The reveal came at the recent D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.

Robert Francis Dumaran, age 47, of Kahului, Maui, made his initial appearance in United States District Court today. The complaint and affidavit allege that on July 23, 2024, Maui Police Department officers encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) near Lono Ave. in Kahului. The complaint alleges that Dumaran’s fingerprints were recovered from packing tape used to build the IED.

In response to Hawaiʻi’s ongoing health care worker shortage, a Kaiser Permanente radiologist and a group of talented students from Maui High School worked together to raise awareness and provide learning opportunities for youth interested in the health care field. This initiative, which has been five years in the making, introduces students to careers in health care through a website built entirely by the Maui students. 

Hale Mahaolu, a nonprofit affordable housing provider, today announced that Anders Lyons has been appointed executive director of the organization. Lyons previously served as the nonprofit’s board president. Hale Mahaolu, which has a portfolio of 13 properties with more than 1,000 units of affordable housing, also announced that its executive director, Grant Chun, will retire and that Trevor Tokishi has been named board president.

“That’s unreal and that’s the same thing that we told our kids, is that ‘understand how hard it is to get here,’ ” Central East Maui Little League team manager Daniel Bolduc said. “As many years as we’ve coached — and like you said, only two teams from Maui have made it this far — and we’ve had some unreal teams go through these tournaments.”

The Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole on Hawaiʻi Island is the recipient of $49.6 million in grant funding from the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. The funds will be used to rehabilitate Runway 17/35 to enhance safety at the facility.