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Registration for the upcoming Menehune Basketball League begins today and runs through Aug. 11, 2023.

A bipartisan group of US Senators announced their support for the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, a bill that aims to establish a minimum age of 13 for social media app usage, require parental consent for 13 to 17-year-olds, and prevent social media companies from using personalized algorithms for users under 18.

Maui’s Wailuku Elementary is one of 11 public preschool classroom sites across the state that are slated to open this school year, thanks to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Ready Keiki Initiative.

“Government needs to change its mentality from intentionally constraining the supply of housing to incentivizing it, and this new grant program will help us do that,” said US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) who authored the legislation.

Members of the Maui Police Department will be participating in an Emergency Preparedness Training on the Lānaʻi High and Elementary School campus on Friday, July 28, 2023, from approximately 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 24th edition of the Moloka‘i-2-O‘ahu Paddleboard World Championships or M2O, returns to the Ka‘iwi Channel with a sold-out international field on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

John Joseph Smith, 58, of Makawao, entered a not guilty plea in Second Circuit Court Wednesday. The charges stem from an ongoing police investigation into the discovery by hunters on July 5, 2023, of a body wrapped in plastic in a remote area of Kula.

The Central Maui Little League senior team advanced to the Senior League World Series tournament taking place in South Carolina.  

Outrigger Resorts & Hotels finalized its acquisition of the iconic Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel on Wednesday. The 11-acre, 432-room property is now rebranded as Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort.  Outrigger today announced that Maui Brewing Co. will be the primary restaurant at the Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort.

As of Saturday, July 29, 2023, at approximately 7:26 a.m., Lahaina Patrol officers made contact with Sarah Connelly, who had been reported missing by family members on July 25, 2023. Police say Connelly, 30, of Washington state, declined further assistance.  The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Two apartments that had been destroyed during an accidental fire in June 2022 at the Hale Makana O Waiale complex, have since been restored.

“Paper Chase,” a documentary film that delves into the history of Japanese-American news media, will be screened on Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center. Free showings are scheduled for 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m. at the center located at 665 Kahului Beach Road.

Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke Building Program received a grant award totaling $300,000 that will support the Native Hawaiian community through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Program representatives say the grant will help to reinforce and strengthen Native Hawaiians ‘ohana (family), moʻomeheu (culture), and ʻāina (land and water) while also providing support to increase Economic Stability. Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke will use the funds over the next two […]

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu will conduct mobile outreach on Maui for passport renewal, dual citizenship oath ceremonies, and other consular services Aug. 11 to 13 at the County of Maui’s Kaunoa Senior Services campus at 401 Alakapa Place in Pāʻia.

Internationally touring comedian Iliza Shlesinger, Hawaiian Island singer Anuhea and the annual Jimi Hendrix Rainbow Bridge celebration are among the Top 20 things to do on Maui this week. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Ongoing school bus driver shortage to impact student transportation services on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in upcoming school year. High school bus routes on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island have been modified due to the bus driver shortages, but school bus service will continue. School bus routes on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi are currently not affected. School bus routes on all islands are subject to change should further staffing shortages occur.

The County of Maui’s roadway along rural Alelele Point in East Maui was reopened Tuesday, after the completion of infrastructure reinstallation that followed emergency slope scaling and rock debris removal.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee will visit Maui on Wednesday into Thursday, July 26-27, and Molokaʻi on Thursday and Friday, July 27-28, 2023.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the state agency responsible for managing tourism and The Hawaiian Islands brand, is resuming its work in Europe as a visitor market for Hawai‘i.

A celebration of Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day takes place Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maui Nui Botanical Garden in Central Maui.