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Gov. Josh Green today announced the appointment of Michael Covenant “Cov” Ratcliffe to serve as the state Representative for House District 28, filling the vacancy created by the appointment of former Rep. Daniel Holt. House District 28 includes the communities of Sand Island, Iwilei and Chinatown.

Mayor Richard Bissen will hold a community meeting at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Mitchell Pauole Community Center in Kaunakakai for Molokaʻi residents to discuss impacts of the recent kona storms and severe weather in their area.

Due to recent inclement weather, aeration of the greens at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course has been delayed one week, according to the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation. The work will be done weather permitting. Golfing areas will be adjusted from April 20 to 23, 2026, while the greens are aerated.

With final totals still being reconciled, the results reflect a strong show of donor engagement across the state, according to a news release from the University of Hawai‘i.

The program is a partnership between the alliance in partnership with the state, Leeward Community College in Honolulu and Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center in Wahiawā; it is aimed at taking value-added products from concept to business plan and pitch in just 12 weeks.

The annual report filing period is related to the business entity’s registration date and can be filed at any time during the quarter in which the filing is due; second quarter reports must be filed by midnight June 30.

Performing arts company, Circa, returns to the Castle Theater on Sunday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Humans 2.0 is intimate, primal, and deeply engaged with the challenge of being human.

The threat for widespread flash flooding has decreased across the Hawaiian Islands, therefore, the Flood Watch has been cancelled. However, due to lingering moisture and saturated grounds, some minor flooding may still occur in areas affected by heavy showers.

Maui United Way aims to tee up community support at its upcoming Golf Tournament set for Saturday, May 2. All proceeds from the tournament will support Maui United Way’s programs including disaster recovery efforts, youth services, and community resilience programs.

Hana Hou by Hale Zen is hosting a one-day pop-up on Saturday, April 18 from 9-11 a.m., offering rare access to a curated selection of apparel and accessories at up to 70-80% off retail.

Some Hawaiʻi taxpayers in disaster areas taxpayers now have until July 8 to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Travel Industry Management is celebrating its 60th anniversary with plans to continue teaching future leaders in travel and hospitality.

Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services invites Molokaʻi sixth to 12th graders to the 4th Kamp Kaohi ‒ on its new dates of May 1 and 2 ‒ for an overnight of fun while learning and discovering the inner strength to handle the difficulties of teenage life on the island.

Local farmers told Maui County Council members Thursday that the government is falling short of providing island agriculture the help needed to sustain operations. Representatives of the Maui Humane Society also warned that the island’s only open-admission shelter is facing a “perfect storm” of rising costs and record demand.

The kāne of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keano Kaʻupu IV won the overall title at the 63rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi. In an interview at the end of the broadcast, Kaʻupu, who was at a loss of words, said he was in “shock,” but also “grateful and humbled.”

Nā Kia‘i O Maui will host a Clothing & Furniture Community Giveaway on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lahaina Resource & Recovery Center, located at 150 Hāna Highway in Kahului.

Grassroots mutual-aid organization, Maui Rapid Response, is recovering from a break-in reported Thursday night at its community space in Kahului.

A look further back in the geologic record reveals that several lava fountaining eruptions similar to the ongoing one in Halemaʻumaʻu occurred within Kīlauea caldera within the past 500 years.

A second dead coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) was found in a detection trap on Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2026, approximately 2 miles west of Molokaʻi Airport, by staff from the Molokaʻi/Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC). This is the second CRB detection on Molokaʻi. This follows the first Molokaʻi detection of a dead CRB on April 7.

The state of Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency urges all Hawaiʻi residents to remain vigilant after the National Weather Service extended the Flood Watch for the entire state through 6 p.m. Monday.