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Laura Lee Blears was the first woman to compete against men at a professional level and the first woman to win a check at a pro-surfing event. She was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Kimo’s Maui Pioneers of Surfing Award.

“This special event brings much needed joy during the holidays, while fostering positive relationships between the youth and the officers and other first responders,” said event organizers.

A lava pond has replaced the fountains of lava at Mauna Loa’s fissure 3 vent, as scientists report a reduced supply of lava and gas emissions Saturday morning.

The nonprofit Hawai‘i Land Trust will honor Maui’s Dana Naone Hall as its 2023 Champion of the Land. She will be recognized at the 21st-annual Buy Back the Beach benefit lū‘au for her longtime contributions to land conservation in Hawai‘i. 

Driven by relatively low inventory, Maui County condominiums last month hit an all-time high for median sales price at $856,250. The staggering median comes as sales continue to slow due to high mortgage rates and out-of-reach home prices, according to the latest report from Realtors Association of Maui.

A group of Island music stations joined apparel and lifestyle company, Hawaii’s Finest, in announcing winners of the Hawaii’s Finest Talent musical performance contest.

The search for a missing 60-year-old Washington State woman was called off at noon today, after teams from the Maui Fire Dept., Maui Ocean Safety, and the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement failed to find her. 

Motorists in the Wailuku area are advised of road closures near the Kalana O Maui (County of Maui) Building at 200 South High Street, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, to accommodate traffic from the Christmas Drive-Thru event.  

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has placed orders to supply participating healthcare providers with updated COVID-19 bivalent vaccines for children as young as six months of age.

The Senate Democratic Caucus voted to elevate US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) to Deputy Conference Secretary, a new position within the Senate Democratic leadership team.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents comedian Howie Mandel on stage in Castle Theater Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale online only at 10 a.m. to MACC members first Saturday, Dec. 10, and to the general public Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Ledcor Maui LP is planning nearly 1,000 single- and multi-family residential units on eight properties not far from the shores of Kīhei and Wailea.

A field team with the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife was at Pu‘u Maka‘ala on Hawaiʻi Island earlier this week to assess ecological impacts of the Mauna Loa eruption on native forest birds.

The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns is soliciting grant proposals for the new Safe Parking Pilot Program.

At the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, for every one adult admission two kids age 15 or under can get in free.

Maui County Mayor-elect, Richard Bissen is seeking individuals who wish to serve their community in the position of County Department Directors and Deputy Directors.

The search resumes today for a woman who went missing Thursday while snorkeling in waters off of South Maui. The US Coast Guard is describing the missing individual as a 60 year-old female.

Three men from Kazakhstan were cited on Wednesday after being observed by three different law enforcement agencies, in the closed area of the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve on Hawai‘i Island. It’s the latest in a series of incidents involving trespassers at the eruption site. In one case, a trespasser posted video of himself roasting marshmallows on the volcano. #MauiNow #MaunaLoa

Field crews report that while the eruption continues out of Mauna Loa’s active fissure 3, the supply of lava from the fissure to the flow front has been cut off, and is no longer advancing towards the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.

Intermittent closures of Hāna Highway (Route 360) at Waikani Stream Bridge that was originally scheduled for Dec. 9, has been postponed to Dec. 14, weather permitting.