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The proposed budget totals $1.227 billion and represents an increase of $15.6 million or 1.3% compared to the Council’s adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2023 of $1.211 billion.

The Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center announced this week that it will reopen – welcoming the public on weekdays from 1 to 3 p.m. It plans to offer more hours as docents become available and staffing expands.

The Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start program served 165 children with 104 families meeting low income eligibility guidelines, according to the recently released MEO Head Start Annual Report for Program Year 2021-22.

High school graduation ceremonies for Maui County public schools have been scheduled for the Class of 2023 with date, time and location information listed below.

The Maui Fire Department confirmed today that these phone calls are unauthorized, and that donations are NOT being solicited.

The University of Hawai‘i will host the ninth annual Anuenue Spring Break Classic at Kā‘anapali. Fourteen women’s college golf teams from eight states will compete over three days on Maui from March 27-29, 2023 at the Royal Kā‘anapali on Maui.

In the first of the four-part speaker series, participants will gain insights into the impacts of coastal erosion and nature-based solutions, and how two Maui County communities have successfully worked together to combat beach erosion and enhance coastal resilience. 

The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement cited a Hilo woman on Thursday after she allegedly removed a nēnē gosling from Wailoa River State Recreation Area in Hilo. 

More than 100 upcountry residents gathered for a community update Wednesday night, organized by the Kula Community Association.

Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool in Wailuku will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 for physical swim testing for Maui Fire Department trainee recruitment.

Matt Glickstein (Lāna‘i City, Hawai‘i) and Sarah Bethany (Hilo, Hawai‘i) co-wrote the song “Speak Easy,” which will air on ABC Television Network this Sunday, March 26 and locally at 9 p.m. in Hawaiʻi on ABC affiliate KITV.

Hale Makua’s Nutrition Services Director, Rosie Kahiamoe, was honored by fellow staff for her 40 years of service. She began as a volunteer with Hale Makua at the age of 13.

The NPS will use an incompatible insect technique (IIT) which consists of repeatedly releasing incompatible male mosquitoes into the wild to reduce the reproductive potential of female mosquitoes in the project area. 

While gains were realized in month-over-month data, Maui’s vacation rental supply, unit demand and occupancy in February remained down double-digits from pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

Maui County’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.2%, down from 3.1% in January, and down from 3.5% at the same time last year.

The company is recalling 60 fl. oz. containers of “Kagome Worcester Sauce,” 10 fl. oz of “Kagome Chuno Sauce,” and 8 g. of “Kagome Take Out Tonkatsu Sauce,” because the package labels do not declare the presence of soy as an allergen.

A Maui physician has been charged with unlawful distribution of hydrocodone and other controlled substances, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit. 

Senate Bill 36, resolutely codifies conditions under which felony prosecutions can be initiated within the State of Hawai‘i. Another measure, Senate Bill 1 seeks to provide stronger, clearer protections for reproductive health care services, and increases access to those services.

The Shops at Wailea hosts their monthly concert series, Ke Kani Hone O Wailea, headlined by multi Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winner, Paula Fuga on Friday, March 31, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. At the concert, residents and visiting patrons will have the opportunity to interact with the Maui Humane Society, make a donation and even adopt a pet.  Acclaimed for […]

Two high-altitude balloons will be launched near Waimea starting Thursday until Saturday as part of a mission to demonstrate uncrewed stratospheric communication capabilities.