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Hawaiʻi Gas, the state’s only regulated gas utility, will mark its 120th anniversary on Aug. 1, 2024, commemorating 12 decades of dedicated service to the people and businesses of Hawai‘i. 

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is reporting one additional case of the mpox virus in a nonresident diagnosed in Honolulu County. People with mpox, formerly known as the monkeypox virus, often get rashes or scabs.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the effect is growing stronger over time.

For possibly the first time in generations, Native Hawaiian students had a special opportunity to witness and speak to the oldest and largest known ʻōhiʻa lehua tree on Maui during this past Hālau ‘o Kapikohānaiāmālama (Summer and Extended Learning Program) at Kamehameha Schools Maui.

American Savings Bank (ASB) has announced the return of the Bank for Education KeikiCo Contest. The business plan competition is designed to inspire entrepreneurial spirit and enhance financial literacy among Hawaii’s young leaders.

Earlier this week, Hula Grill Kāʻanapali hosted the 100th birthday celebration for its longtime guest and friend, Pukalani resident Virgilio “Billy” Cabebe.

A fire reported early Thursday morning that burned approximately 25 acres in Waiehu mauka of Kahekili Highway near Maka’ala Drive was declared 100% contained Friday morning, Maui Fire Department officials said.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation has advised motorists that Honoapi‘ilani Highway between Keawe Street and Hōkiokio Place will re-open at noon Aug. 1 for through traffic only.

This fall, the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is launching an Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Specialist Certificate.

As travelers look ahead to the upcoming fall season, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has launched a new way to experience the island through a variety of seasonal “Getaway” experiences.

“Last year after the fire, it was chaos. … So, this year is totally welcome because we are at our home stadium, we know school is going to be here. It’s just so good to be back out here,” Lahainaluna head coach Dean Rickard said.

ProArts Playhouse hosts four-time Grammy-winning Uncle George Kahumoku Jr. alongside Nā Hōkū Hanohano finalist Anthony Pfluke from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in Kīhei.

Advance tickets are now available online for a performance by local singer/songwriter Justin Kawika Young in the McCoy Studio Theater at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, the Maui Arts & Cultural Center announced today.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $6.5 million grant to the University of Hawaiʻi for a project aimed at enhancing cyberinfrastructure adoption, capacity and training in the Pacific.

Maui County residents are worried, stressed by the islands’ high cost of living and four in 10 are considering giving up and moving away, according to interviews of 2,646 residents, including 1,105 directly impacted by the August 2023 wildfires.

Slack-key guitar master George Kuo is expected to headline daylong entertainment at Saturday’s Kēōkea Ho‘olaule‘a in Upcountry, Maui.

Three West Maui Rotary Clubs came together earlier this month to host donation drives aimed at collecting school supplies for children in need. In just three days, 15 boxes of school supplies were gathered, and more than $1,300 raised.

Heavy equipment was deployed to help contain a brush fire that burned about 25 acres in Waiehu mauka of Kahekili Highway near Maka’ala Drive, fire officials said in an update Thursday afternoon.

With the largest supply of vacation rentals in the state, Maui County’s unit demand and occupancy rates are down in double-digits since last year and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to a report for June by the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.

This August, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) will hold strategic planning sessions across Hawai’i to gather diverse insights to help shape the agency’s initiatives and priorities.