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Ongoing Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) monitoring efforts on Maui continue to highlight the importance of active green waste management and composting as part of broader strategies to reduce potential breeding habitat for the invasive pest.

Nā Keiki O Emalia invites the community to participate in Emalia’s Table, its signature annual fundraiser supporting grieving children and teens across Maui. The online auction is now open, with bidding available through June 19, 2026.

Hawai‘i’s nominal personal income had a substantial increase of $12.9 billion or 12.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter of 2024. The Bureau of Economic Analysis notes that this unusual increase was due to a settlement paid to households in the fourth quarter of 2025 to compensate for losses related to the 2023 Maui Wildfire.

Marroquin Garcia was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

The awards ceremony recognized 15 outstanding 2026 Hawaiʻi high school graduates for their achievements and all-around excellence in academics, athletics, community service, and healthy activities.

Scouting America, Aloha Council celebrated the accomplishments of 138 Scouts who earned the rank of Eagle Scout during the 2025-2026 academic year at the Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony & Mentoring Experience held Saturday, June 13, at the Aloha Council Service Center in Nuʻuanu.

KCS K-8 Sports Coordinator Ryan Tregilgas reports a current participation rate over 70%, with many students playing multiple sports. According to Tregilgas, the school has developed consistent coed programs in soccer, volleyball, basketball, track and field, cross country, golf, and flag football.

The incident occurred on Sept. 18, 2025, when the men were seen taking ‘opihi from the Ka‘ūpūlehu Marine Reserve.

A Maui County Council committee is considering legislation that would require the County to set aside a portion of its Affordable Housing Fund each fiscal year to provide housing for residents with no income—a population currently excluded from the fund’s eligibility criteria.

The inaugural Wailuku Film Festival opens June 17 with a five-day program featuring more than 100 films, establishing Wailuku town as a new gathering place for Pacific and global cinema.

Nara Organics has issued a recall for its powdered infant formula from Target stores in Hawaiʻi and nationwide, due to potential contamination by Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria linked to infant botulism.

ProArts Playhouse and Jazz Maui will present “Joy: A Celebration of Juneteenth” at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at the ProArts Playhouse in Kīhei.

An updated version of Bill 119 (2025) would for the first time in more than 35 years amend the Maui County Code on noise control by increasing fines.

The first published live observations of the rare goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural deep ocean habitat were reported by a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa-led team of oceanographers.

Binhi at Ani will host a Summer Enrichment Program consisting of free classes for youth in Art, Introductory Tae Kwon Do, Culinary and Philippine Culture Dance.

Runway 2-20 at Kahului Airport is in the planning phase of getting its first reconstruction project in the 84 years since it was built in 1942.

Two people were rescued after being swept off the rocky shoreline in South Maui by large surf. The incident was reported at 4:17 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in an area near the Hanamanioa lighthouse at the south end of LaPerouse Bay also known as Keoneʻōʻio in Mākena.

Six people were injured when a balcony collapsed from a second story unit at a Kīhei condominium on Sunday afternoon. Four men and two women, ranging in age from 34-53 were injured in the incident.

The SECURE Act would impose a federal ceiling on privacy protections. Department officials say this would limit the Hawaiʻi Legislature’s ability to address new technologies that impact consumer privacy and to enact stronger laws to protect Hawaiʻi consumers as privacy risks evolve.  

The system is critically stressed, and that physics-based models such as this one give them a clearer picture of the range of scenarios for which to be prepared.