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Data incident reported at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College today is reporting a data incident that administrators became aware of in mid-February when an unauthorized third party may have gained access to the University’s computer network. Notification letters are being sent out to about 10,500 individuals who may have been impacted.
Informational meeting planned on Molokaʻi for 58 Nāʻiwa Homesteaders
Hawai‘i Community Lending will host an informational meeting for the 58 Nā‘iwa Homestead Project lessees who were selected back in 1986. The meeting will take place on Monday, April 17, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Moloka‘i Lanikeha Center.
Tax relief for families impacted by Red Hill water contamination
The State of Hawai‘i will not require those families and individuals adversely impacted by the Red Hill fuel crisis to pay state taxes on relief provided by the federal government to cover expenses, according to an announcement made by Governor Josh Green, M.D.
AAA Hawaiʻi: Hawaiʻi gas prices drop more than 40 cents from last year
Hawaiʻi drivers got some relief at the pump in the last week as gas prices dropped to more than 40 cents lower than this time last year in most areas, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.
Hawaiʻi stamp art contest winners highlight land snails and game birds
Conservation stamp winner, Alvin Galvez featured an endangered land snail found only on Oʻahu in his design. Game Bird stamp winner, Lauren Trangmar featured the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, a popular game bird native to Africa and Asia and brought to Hawaiʻi in the 1960s in her design.
ASB mortgage options to expand affordable home ownership access to Native Hawaiians
American Savings Bank is now approved by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide HUD 184A and FHA 247 loans to the Native Hawaiian community. The loan programs are designed to provide affordable financing options to Native Hawaiians for the purchase and refinance of homes on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands leased land.
Hubble Telescope and Hawaiʻi observatory spot possible runaway black hole
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi have spotted a strange streak of baby stars and shocked gas measuring 200,000 light-years long – possibly the trail left behind by a fleeing black hole.
If this candidate runaway black hole is confirmed, it’ll be the first evidence of a supermassive black hole kicked out of its home galaxy, proving a prediction made 50 years ago, according to astronomers.
Kīhei budget meeting set for Monday night
The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee will receive testimony on the fiscal year 2024 budget on Monday, April 10, at 6 p.m. at Kīhei Community Center’s Main Hall.
Lei Day celebration at Maui Mall Village features Hawaiian entertainment, May 6
Maui Mall Village invites kamaʻāina and visitors to celebrate Lei Day with Hawaiian entertainment and festivities on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers on Maui and Oʻahu create Lei of Aloha for Nashville, TN
A volunteer delegation from Maui and Oʻahu will travel to Nashville, Tennessee to deliver a ti leaf lei that is over one mile long to the community where tragedy struck just over a week ago.
Artist 2 Artist with Henry Kapono, featuring the Mākaha Sons, April 8
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents the continuation of the Artist 2 Artist series with host Henry Kapono performing with guests, The Mākaha Sons at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2023 in the McCoy Studio Theater.
Hawaiʻi telescopes lend to discovery of two Supermassive Black Holes on a collision course
Using a suite of space- and ground-based telescopes, including two Maunakea Observatories in Hawaiʻi – W. M. Keck Observatory and Gemini North – the researchers found the pair of black holes embedded within two galaxies that merged when the universe was just 3 billion years young.
Update: Pedestrian fatally struck in Kīhei, police looking for unidentified driver who fled the scene
Preliminary investigation reveals the 50-year-old male was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling eastbound on Piikea Avenue.
Playground Communication Board unveiled for nonverbal kids at Maui’s Keōpūolani Park
The County of Maui unveiled a Playground Communication Board, which can be used by nonverbal individuals to communicate with others, at Keōpūolani Park in Kahului on March 31.
Aloha House awarded Neighborhood Grant from The Starbucks Foundation
Aloha House was selected to receive a $2,000 grant from The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants program. This grant award was awarded, thanks to nominations from local Starbucks partners (employees) who recognized Aloha House’s work helping people with substance use and mental health issues on Maui.
Maui teen named 2023 Hawaiʻi Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Club
A Lahaina teen was recognized by the Boys & Girls Club of America at the Hawai‘i State Capitol yesterday as part of the Youth of the Year competition, which honors our nation’s most awe-inspiring young people on their path to great futures.
Update: Female pedestrian dies, struck by vehicle on Puʻunēnē Ave. in Kahului
Maui recorded another pedestrian fatality, this time as the result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Puʻunēnē Avenue in Kahului Tuesday night. The Kahului accident involved a 49-year-old woman who was walking in the middle of the road on Puʻunēnē Avenue, outside of a marked crosswalk, according to police.
Sweep of Uncle Billy’s Hotel in Hilo nets two arrests, 10 citations
A three-agency sweep of the condemned and dilapidated former Uncle Billy’s Hotel and Resort, on Banyan Drive in Hilo, resulted in the arrest of two people on outstanding warrants and 10 citations for simple trespass.
Duke’s Beach House Maui receives Nō Ka ʻOi Highway Hui Award
Duke’s Beach House at the Honua Kai Resort & Spa has been selected by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation, Highways Maui District as its first Nō Ka ʻOi Highway Hui Award recipient of 2023.
April proclaimed as Native Hawaiian Plant Month
Gov. Green has proclaimed April as Native Hawaiian Plant Month. On Maui, a sedge known as Cyperus prescottianus had not been seen for more than 100 years, but was rediscovered along a stream bank. Rebounding species include the coastal shrub naupaka papa on Molokaʻi, and uhiuhi on Lānaʻi.
