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Following the implementation of Australia’s social media ban for children, US Sen. Brian Schatz called on Congress to pass the Kids Off Social Media Act. The bipartisan bill would keep young children under the age of 13 off social media and protect teenagers from the harmful impacts of algorithmic targeting.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson will headline “Lōkahi: A Celebration of Maui” with Paul Simon, Stephen Wilson Jr., Lily Meola, the Maui Country Band, plus friends & family, for a benefit concert to support an initiative to address Maui’s shortage of healthcare professionals.

Book Trust, a national early literacy nonprofit, has been recognized for its “Read Together Hero Moment” project. The reading initiative stood out among 2,000 submissions from 42 countries in the 5th Annual Anthem Awards.

The route will be operated year-round on the carrier’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, marking the airline’s fifth intercontinental destination from Seattle.

The West Coast Health Alliance, alongside major health organizations, strongly recommends continuing routine hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns.

A local civil rights activist group plans to hold a protest rally from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday outside the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku, calling on county leaders to reject federal law enforcement partnerships and adopt what organizers describe as “protective legislation” for Maui. Organized by members of Maui Indivisible and allied community […]

Mahi Pono announced that Baldwin High School senior and summer intern Hailey Souza recently helped deliver more than 500 plants to Lahaina residents returning to newly rebuilt homes after the August 2023 wildfires.

Maui police are looking for a 31-year-old man wanted in connection with a near-fatal motor vehicle collision reported early Wednesday morning in Pukalani. Police say the man, identified as Kaleo Kubo, fled the scene on foot. Kubo, who is known to frequent Central Maui, is wanted in connection with this motor vehicle collision and is also wanted for an active no-bail warrant.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has released its 2025 Quarterly Statistical and Economic Report, raising its economic growth projections to 1.6 percent for 2025 and 1.5 percent for 2026.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. in partnership with Hāliʻimaile Third Friday by Fresh Help Maui, has announced its second annual community celebration, Hāliʻimaile Holidays, taking place on Friday, Dec. 19, 5-8 p.m. This free, family-friendly event invites you to gather and enjoy shopping with over 30 small businesses, food, live music, and a visit from Santa in charming Hāliʻimaile Town. 

The Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association, the state’s largest public-sector union, has endorsed Mayor Richard Bissen in his 2026 re-election bid.

Hawai‘i Nature Center invites keiki to explore and connect with nature during the holiday school break with its hands-on Winter Nature Adventure Camps on O‘ahu and Maui.

The Bring Our Heroes Home Act is legislation that would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing records needed for recovery of America’s prisoners of war and missing in action.

The Maui County Department of Water Supply is doubling its planned exploratory well project in West Maui from two wells to four and will prepare a new draft environmental assessment to reflect the change in scope.

On Maui, undocumented immigrants, people with legal status and U.S. citizens have been caught up in the federal mass deportation effort.

Longtime Maui resident Dave Russell began his audio engineering career volunteering at a Lahaina studio — a path that ultimately led him to record Steely Dan’s Grammy-winning “Two Against Nature.”

A draft environmental impact statement has been filed with the state Office of Planning and Sustainable Development for a now scaled-back Mākena Mauka master-planned community project in South Maui.

Maui’s housing market continued to soften in November, with year-over-year declines in both single-family home and condominium sales, according to the Realtors Association of Maui. Single-family home sales dropped by 22.2%, while condominium sales fell 5.7%. Median sales prices also declined, with single-family homes down 11.5% to $1,150,000, and condominiums down 19.0% to $595,000.

Kumulani Chapel will soon have a permanent home in Kapalua Resort through a new agreement with Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. The church will purchase more than six acres to establish a permanent campus for the longstanding West Maui congregation of 42 years.

Sentry is honoring the players who qualified for The Sentry 2026 by making charitable donations to Maui nonprofits in their names—supporting Maui United Way and player-selected organizations that strengthen the Maui community. This release highlights a total of $120,000 in contributions made on behalf of 60 qualifying players.