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The County’s Information and Technology Service Division of the Department of Management identified an attempted attack on the County’s network.

Kaniakapūpū, the summer palace of King Kamehameha III, lies within a restricted watershed in a densely forested part of Nuʻuanu on the island of Oʻahu. The site is closed to people, with the exception of Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners or permitted caretakers. 

Award-winning American playwright Qui Nguyen’s play “She Kills Monsters” is scheduled to open at the ʻĪao Theatre this Saturday, April 16.

A new extinction study finds that some species of Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds could vanish in two years if they become victims of avian malaria.

Two 4+ magnitude earthquakes that occurred within seconds of each other overnight on Hawaiʻi Island, were likely part of the seismic swarm under the Pāhala area, which has been going on since 2019, scientists say.

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Wailuku on Thursday night. Police say information gathered during the preliminary investigation leads traffic investigators to suspect that alcohol was a contributing factor to the crash.

To date, Maui police have issued 647 citations for Distracted Driving compared to 359 citations issued this same time last year. The heightened enforcement runs from April 17-23.

“Less than 1% of undergraduates have published in a peer reviewed journal so this is quite an accomplishment,” said Dr. Sally Irwin PhD, a UHMC faculty member that contributed to the work.  She spoke to the significance of the team’s findings, which she said is important to the field of health and the human microbiome as related to some common food preservatives.

Mayor Michael Victorino announced the award of three County of Maui grants, for fiscal year 2022, totaling $90,000 to three nonprofits to support community events for the people of Maui County.

The United States Department of Agriculture has designated Maui County and Hawai‘i County as primary natural disaster areas as a result of drought, making farm operators in both counties eligible for emergency loans and other Farm Service Agency assistance. 

After opening its doors in August 2021 with handcrafted sourdough Neapolitan-style pizzas, Upcountry restaurant, Marlow adds entrées to its permanent menu.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from April 14-20, find our comprehensive listing here. #MauiNow

A man and woman from Massachusetts were airlifted to safety on Wednesday morning during a mountain rescue at Makamakaʻole Gulch on Maui.

A structure fire in Lahaina on Wednesday afternoon resulted in $400,000 in damage — including $250,000 in damage to the structure, and $150,000 in damage to its contents.

The animal was spotted March 30 on Maui’s Oneloa Beach in Kapalua. Photos from a zoom lens showed 3-4 feet of monofilament line trailing from the seal’s mouth.

A second Maui County project on South Kīhei Road is in two segments: from Līpoa Street to Auhana Road and from Keonekai Road to Kilohana Drive. Until July, two lanes of traffic will be allowed, with one in each direction. Later in July, road paving work will begin, and alternating single-lane traffic will be implemented.

US Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Jack Reed (D-RI), toured Red Hill as part of a week-long congressional delegation trip highlighting Hawaiʻi’s strategic importance to the US military.

The minimum wage bill would incrementally increase the wage starting with a step increase to $12 per hour on October 1 of this year, and culminate with an increase to $18 per hour in January of 2026.

More than $6M in CIP funding was released for Maui specific projects including: $250,000 to Hāna Health, $1,293,000 for guardrail and shoulder improvements on State Highways on Maui, $1,483,000 to Maui Community Correctional Center, and $3M for ticket lobby improvements at Kahului Airport.

The grant will support the work of Hui O Ka Wai Ola, a community-based ocean water quality monitoring program co-managed by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council, The Nature Conservancy, and West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative.