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The search for a missing snorkeler off of Kāʻanapali ended at nightfall on Monday after three days.  The missing man, John Weems, 75, of North Carolina was reported missing late Friday afternoon, when he failed to return from snorkeling off Kāʻanapali Beach.  

Grant funding opportunities to support student and youth travel programs for Hāna, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi are now available, according to the County of Maui Department of Economic Development. Applications open today, May 11, and must be submitted by 5 p.m. June 15, 2026.

Surrounded by community supporters, labor leaders and his grandsons, Mayor Richard Bissen officially filed nomination papers Monday morning to seek re-election as mayor of Maui County.

The project will address critical safety concerns by bringing the dam and spillway into compliance with all relevant safety requirements. Rehabilitation work includes improvements to the dam embankment and modifications to the spillway to increase discharge capacity.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is warning residents about the growing availability of the substance 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as “7-OH,” a potent opioid-like substance.

Dang Dang Noodles has opened at Nāpili Plaza, adding a new locally owned dining concept to the shopping center’s growing mix of food and beverage offerings in West Maui. The announcement was made by Alexander & Baldwin.

Native Hawaiian families impacted by the March 2026 Kona Low storms and flooding will soon have access to direct financial assistance through a new disaster relief program launched by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and administered by the Hawaiian Council.

The Hawaiʻi State Legislature has passed House Bill 1642 CD1, marking a significant step forward in protecting local residents from financial fraud schemes that are becoming increasingly tied to cryptocurrency kiosks and digital asset scams.

Fuzz Box Productions in association with the Wailuku Film Festival announces the Fuzz Flix Fringe Fest (4F for shorts).  An off-the-wall underground shorts film festival that will celebrate the bizarre, the bold and the beautifully unhinged. Neatly tucked into the inaugural Wailuku Film Festival, 4F, will be a late-night circus of pink gorillas and short films.

Preliminary results from this year’s Charity Walk show an impressive total of $1.62 million raised in Maui County to directly benefit more than 74 Maui County nonprofit organizations. This “day-of” total broke last year’s record, however, funding is still being accepted until May 31.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education announced that 74 public schools, including 10 on Maui, will offer free summer meals to children ages 18 and younger, starting June 9 through July 17. Meals are available Monday through Friday through the USDA’s Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program. Children do not need to be enrolled in public school to participate.

The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea debuts its Club Floor, an elevated and personal guest experience at the Five-Star, Five-Diamond resort.

A 55-year-old Haʻikū woman sustained critical, life-threatening injuries as a result of a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) near the intersection of North Kīhei Road, Sunday night.

PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator of the Haleakalā National Park water system (Public Water System HI0000222), which serves areas of Haleakalā National Park on Maui.

Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month returns this May for its ninth year, bringing together residents, farmers, government agencies and community organizations to tackle one of the state’s most persistent environmental and economic threats.

Hawaiian Electric will begin replacing wooden utility poles along Honoapi’ilani Highway in Lahaina later this month as part of its wildfire risk reduction efforts on Maui. Work is scheduled to run from May 18 through the end of June between Kai Hele Kū Street and Aholo Road. The project involves swapping out 19 wooden poles […]

Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, situated on award-winning Kā‘anapali Beach at iconic Pu‘u Keka‘a (Black Rock), welcomes Vickie Chen as its new Director of Group Sales.

A Kīhei-based home care agency is hosting a free community workshop this month focused on one of the most serious health risks facing older adults—falls. Ohana Care Maui will present the May installment of its ongoing speaker series on from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 19 at Kalama Heights, 101 Kanani Road, Kīhei. A question-and-answer […]

Ivy Chen, of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, outshined more than a half dozen local contestants to win the District-level competition of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest. Chen advances to the region quarterfinal round of the contest, vying for one of 28 spots in the semifinals.

For the third consecutive year, Par Hawaiʻi’s Hele convenience stores partnered with the Public Schools of Hawaiʻi Foundation on a month-long fundraising campaign—and this year’s effort produced a record amount of contributions.