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The National Marine Fisheries Service is scheduled to publish proposed rules Monday that would allow industrial longline and purse seine fishing in about 408,000 square miles of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The proposal would open a 30-day public comment period, according to the Pacific Islands Heritage Coalition. The proposal covers waters 50 […]

Families in Hawaiʻi can face waits of two to three years for an autism evaluation. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is offering specialized training to help expand the number of local clinicians equipped to conduct these assessments.

Local tenants and landlords are invited to attend a Renterʻs Rights Training on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 5–7 p.m. This free, community-centered event will provide residents with vital information about housing rights, disaster recovery responsibilities, strategies for addressing housing issues, and resources for navigating landlord-tenant challenges.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will host a free Zoom webinar on Nov. 18 in which an FBI agent explains how the bureau’s Honolulu office handles digital forensics. The session, “FBI Honolulu Computer Analysis Response Team Overview,” runs from noon to 1 p.m. It is open to sole proprietors and registered businesses in Hawaiʻi, […]

A new study shows the ocean animals have special proteins and natural pigments that give them superior vision that people.

Organizers of the fifth annual Hawaiʻi AI and Cloud Innovation Summit said the event drew hundreds of business, government, nonprofit, education and technology leaders to the Hilton Waikiki Beach Resort to discuss how artificial intelligence could affect Hawaiʻi’s economy and jobs. TRUE Initiative convened the summit with the state Department of Business, Economic Development and […]

Purchased from Grove Farm Properties, Inc. for $3.7 million, the property is expected to accommodate approximately 400 to 500 new homes, based on preliminary assessments of the site’s buildable land.

Peter Ho, who retired this year as chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Hawaii, has been appointed to the boards of directors of Hawaiian Electric and its parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries, the utility announced Friday. On the HEI board, Ho will serve on the Audit and Risk Committee. Ho, a Honolulu resident, […]

Three Maui Memorial Medical Center employees received statewide awards in October, and the Wailuku hospital earned national heart and stroke care recognition for the 18th consecutive year, Maui Health announced.

Reggae-rock band Iration will perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater on Saturday, Dec. 5, and discounted general admission tickets are on sale through Tuesday. The $32 general admission price expires at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday Prices increase on the day of the show. Gates open at 5 p.m., and the concert begins […]

This adventure for the whole family features 39 Maui Prep performers from grades 6 through 12.

Central Maui Rep. Tyson Miyake will remain a majority whip in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives under the leadership team House Speaker Nadine Nakamura announced Friday for the 34th Legislature. Miyake, a Democrat, is one of three majority whips named to the team. The others are Reps. Lisa Kitagawa and Tina Nakada Grandinetti, according to […]

The Kekaulike High School Foundation will host the Upcountry Winter Fest from 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 28 at the King Kekaulike High School campus in Pukalani, with free admission and parking, according to an announcement. The event will include a holiday craft fair, a farmers market, food trucks and booths run by school organizations. […]

The Maui Emergency Management Agency will begin a wildfire risk reduction project Monday on about 115 acres of county-owned land at Kapūʻali, also known as “Cut Mountain,” in Launiupoko. From February 2024 through this past September, firefighters have responded to a dozen blazes at the property, near the intersection of Honoapiʻilani Highway and the Lahaina […]

“The Navigator,” a new feature-length documentary presented by Patagonia Films, made its world premiere at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) to a sold-out audience.

The US Small Business Administration is reminding private nonprofit organizations in Maui County that the deadline to apply for federal physical damage disaster loans tied to Hurricane Lala is Dec. 7. Tthe loans are available to eligible private nonprofits and faith-based organizations affected by the hurricane, which struck Aug. 14-16. Besides Maui County, the SBA’s […]

Hawaiian Electric issued a public safety power shutoff watch today, keeping it in effect through Sunday for Maui County and Hawaiʻi Island as the company monitors high winds and dry conditions. A watch means the utility may proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk if weather conditions intensify over the […]

Mālama Maui Nui’s Talking ʻŌpala seminar series will host a free public talk on the coconut rhinoceros beetle from 5 to 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Four Seasons Resort Maui ballroom in Wailea.

Daniel Chen and Zachariah Smith made history by becoming the first pair from the same Hawaiʻi public school to be named U.S. Presidential Scholars in a single year.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation notifies road users to use caution as the Harbor to Harbor 15K and relay will be run from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8.