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It’s been more than week since 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi of Maui went missing during a layover at Los Angeles International Airport. She was on her way New York City to visit family, but missed her connecting flight at LAX that was scheduled to depart at 11 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2024.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has been awarded a $72 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, adding to a $17 million grant received earlier this year. This brings the total to $89 million to improve broadband access for thousands of underserved households on Hawaiian home lands.

The Maui County Office of Economic Development is launching the first “Season of Giving” campaign, aimed at supporting and promoting small businesses across Maui Nui during the upcoming holiday season.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation invites the community to provide input on draft strategies for the adaptation of Hoaloha Park for coastal hazards, including sea level rise. Hoaloha Park is located along the shoreline at Kahului Harbor.

The National Weather Service has extended a Red Flag Warning for leeward areas of all island through Saturday afternoon. The warning remains in effect until 4 p.m. due to a combination of dry fuels, low relative humidity and strong trade winds. This mix poses a threat for critical fire weather.

The US Coast Guard plans to build a new, nearly 18,000-square-foot, three-story station on state-owned property with renovations to its existing station at Māʻalaea Small Boat Harbor, according to a draft environmental assessment.

The state Department of Agriculture received confirmation that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in a backyard flock of various birds in Central O‘ahu. The property involved is within the area served by the Wahiawā Wastewater Treatment Plant, where a recent detection was reported. This is the first confirmed detection of the virus in Hawai‘i.

A brush fire in Māʻalaea burned an estimated 95 acres since it was first reported at 12:37 p.m. on Thursday, near the intersection of Honoapiʻilani Highway and Kūihelani Highway, fire officials said.

The Maui Bicycling League is calling on young voices from across the islands to take part in a historic opportunity to reshape Hawaiʻi’s transportation future by joining the newly formed Hawaiʻi Youth Transportation Council. Applications to join the council close on Monday, Nov. 25.

After the devastating Lahaina fire swept through the town last year, one of Maui’s voyaging canoes was floating offshore—the 62 foot, 12 ton Moʻokiha o Piʻilani. She was in waters fronting 525 Front St., outside of Kamehameha Iki Park where she was built. Hui O Waʻa Kaulua is celebrating Moʻokiha O Piʻilani’s 10th birthday Nov 23, 2024 at the Seascape Restaurant in Māʻalaea.

Due to forecasted weather conditions, Hōkūleʻa departed Hawaiʻi Island’s Kawaihae a few days earlier than scheduled, according to the Polynesian Voyaging Society.

Mothers Agaist Drunk Driving Hawaii and co-sponsors Par Hawaii (Hele gas stations) and DTRIC Insurance have launched the annual “Tie One On for Safety” campaign.

Maui traffic delays can be expected from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. the next day on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17, according to the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation. Trucks will be hauling temporary modular homes for wildfire survivors from a baseyard on Hansen Road to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Kilohana temporary housing site in Lahaina.

Maui Cancer Resources will host a holiday get-together for cancer survivors from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 30 at Trinity Episcopal Church By-the-Sea in Kīhei.

This year, 23 businesses raised more than $8,800 and 1,761 pounds of food through the end of October, which combined will provide 50,710 meals to individuals and families across the Maui Food Bank’s network.  

The Sewing Hui, a nonprofit organization specializing in sewing initiatives for Maui, has expanded their efforts to contribute to the thriving arts and culture on Maui. The Hui is collaborating with Maui OnStage for their production of Murder on the Orient Express which runs until Nov. 24, 2024 at the Historical ‘Īao Theater in Wailuku. 

Hawaiian Electric is continuing to monitor weather conditions across the leeward areas of the islands in light of the National Weather Service’s Red Flag Warning for Friday, Nov. 15. If necessary, Hawaiian Electric may implement its Public Safety Power Shutoff program within the next 24 hours and proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk, company officials said on Thursday. Customers in these areas are urged to review their own emergency plans and prepare for the possibility of extended power outages.

The two candidates were separated by fewer than 100 votes in the closest Maui County Council contest of the election. With no recount triggered and the deadline for cured ballots passed, the only other option is a legal challenge.

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union is supporting the Alzheimer’s Association Hawaii Chapter through fundraising and educational initiatives, focusing on preparing caregivers for their unique financial challenges.  

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, serving as Acting Governor, signed an Emergency Proclamation at 6:18 p.m. Thursday in response to a Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service in Honolulu. The Red Flag Warning is in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, for wind and low relative humidity in leeward areas of all Hawaiian Islands.