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Routine water quality testing recently identified trace levels of selenium in the County of Maui Department of Water Supply Kaunakakai water system, which serves the Kaunakakai area of Molokaʻi.

A construction project on the Maui High School campus was significantly vandalized, causing major damage to what will become a new restroom. Concrete walls, columns, pallets of concrete blocks and other areas inside the site were demolished. State officials described the extent as criminal property damage and say the incident occurred Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation announced today that Sharon Har has joined the organization as its Housing Development Director.

An ice-rock avalanche initiated a deadly flood that devastated communities and infrastructure along the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli River corridor in Nepal, causing an estimated $6 billion to $10 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary report from AccuWeather experts.

“With crude oil in the $80 per barrel range, continued uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and the conflict in the Middle East, drivers could continue to see upward pressure on gas prices headed into the Labor Day holiday travel weekend,” said AAA Hawaiʻi spokesperson Kandace Redd. “Drivers should compare prices, look for discounts, [and] plan ahead… ”

Remaining outages are increasingly concentrated in smaller pockets where damage is more complex and additional work may be required before equipment can be safely energized.

All proceeds from ticket sales, online donations, and corporate sponsorships will go directly toward restoring hope, long-term housing solutions, and community stability across Lahaina and Maui.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has developed plans to resume in-person learning for students at Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary School and Nāʻālehu Elementary School as recovery efforts continue following Hurricane Lala.

Kū Mai Ka Hula (“Hula Appears”) returns to the Castle Theater for its 20th annual event on Saturday the 12th at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center as Maui’s premier yearly competition – and Maui’s only adult hula competition. Tickets are on sale now at MauiArts.org.

Native Hawaiian actor, writer and storyteller Moses Goods (“Chief of War,” “RESCUE HI-Surf,” “NCIS Hawaiʻi,” “Inhumans,” etc.) brings to life one of the most beloved figures in Hawaiian history, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, in this acclaimed one-person show.

Comedy band and married duo Couplet makes their Hawaiʻi debut. They’re bringing their award-winning Fringe show Honey Honey Moon Moon to Maui, giving them another chance to get their honeymoon right, since their real one was spent performing this show in Edinburgh in a converted shipping container for a month.

The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors today departed Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport onboard a dedicated Hawaiian Airlines charter flight to San Jose, Calif., ahead of Saturday’s season opener against Stanford. 

Following repairs to a key transmission line serving the Kaʻū district, crews restored service to Pāhala Wednesday night and Kaʻū Hospital on Thursday.

The Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, in partnership with Hawaiian Electric  and the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, has secured $18.5 million in federal funding to support $25 million of investments aimed at enhancing grid resilience and hazard mitigation on Maui, Hawaiʻi Island, and Oʻahu.

Hawaiian Electric contractors are replacing a pole along Haleakalā Highway/Crater Road, between Kekaulike Avenue and Palena Place, that will impact traffic on Thursday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. No service interruption is expected.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking input on a draft management plan for the Puaʻahala Section of the Molokaʻi State Forest Reserve. The plan will guide management priorities for this area over the next 10 years.

“The July 2026 visitor counts represent an 83.4% recovery when compared to pre-wildfire July 2023 with 297,082 visitors,” said DBEDT Director James Kunane Tokioka. “For the first seven months of 2026, there were 1,618,051 visitors on Maui, a 7.7% growth compared to year-to-date 2025, but 9.8% lower than the same period before the wildfires.”

Hawaiian Electric reached a restoration milestone on Hawaiʻi Island with the successful return of a key transmission line from Pāhala to Kīlauea, allowing crews to return power to customers in Pāhala. Work continues around the clock to restore approximately 1,600 customers remaining without power.

The Lahainaluna High School Foundation announces its annual general meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.  The meeting, which is open to all Lahainaluna alumni, parents, and interested parties will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Samuel Kamakau Library on campus.  A quarterly Board of Directors meeting will follow.

The East Maui Water Authority has rescheduled its Fiscal Year 2027 grant workshop in Keʻanae to Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at Keʻanae Uka. The previously scheduled session was postponed due to Tropical Storm Lala.