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Community invited to Hawaiian Database Workshop, Nov. 9
A Hawaiian Database Workshop is being offered free of charge to those interested in genealogy, land research, and old Hawaiian newspapers.
List: Maui lane closures through Nov. 4, 2022
The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.
2022-2023 Game Bird Hunting Season opens Nov. 5
The 2022-2023 Game Bird Hunting Season in Hawai‘i opens Saturday, Nov. 5 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Hunting days, equipment, and bag limits vary by unit.
Axis deer management is topic of Monday’s council committee meeting
“Our main goal is to address overpopulation by finding ways to mitigate and control axis deer. We continue to see them moving into rural and residential areas, where they create safety hazards, destroy the food source of our livestock and cause environmental damage,” said committee chair Yuki Lei Sugimura.
Billy Kemper talks Sunset Beach ahead of WSL Sunset Pro pres. by HIC
Defending, three-time event winner, Billy Kemper of Maui, is gearing up for the Sunset Pro pres. by HIC. The event is on hold with the next official call, Sunday at 7 a.m. HST, with the event window going through Nov. 6.
Kā‘anapali Classic features five different athletic conferences in top five after first round
The Tigers’ 17-under 267 leads two-time tournament winner Oklahoma (2015, 2019) and East Tennessee St. by one and two shots, respectively. The North Florida Ospreys (-11) are in fourth place. The defending champion Kansas Jayhawks and Ole Miss Rebels (-9) are tied for fifth.
Public input sought for housing and transportation options in West Maui
Maui County is seeking the community’s ideas about ways to improve West Maui housing and transportation options along 3.6 miles of Honoapiʻilani Highway from Lahaina to Kā’anapali.
Maui Halloween events: keiki parade, costume contests, trunk or treat and more!
A children’s parade down Front Street in Lahaina and Halloween costume contests in Wailuku and Kahului are among the Halloween events scheduled on Maui this weekend.
Hawaiʻi Democrats condemn attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Hawai‘i Democrats are speaking out against this morning’s break in at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and the attack on on her husband, Paul.
Public meetings planned for proposed UH tuition increase for 2025, 2026
The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system is proposing a freeze on undergraduate tuition for two more academic years 2023–24 and 2024–25 followed by a 2% increase in resident tuition rates at the three UH universities in 2025–26 and a 2% increase in 2026–27.
Maui Police Department’s Halloween Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign begins today
The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division will be out enforcing our zero-tolerance response to impaired driving as part of a Halloween Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign that starts today, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, and continues throughout the holiday weekend.
Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center launches virtual exhibit celebrating plantation era centennial
Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center today launches a new virtual exhibit as part of its centennial celebration that commemorates the plantation life that began when the island was purchased by pineapple pioneer James Dole in 1922.
Volcano Watch: Aftershock forecasts let you know what to expect after a large earthquake
These forecasts are automatically issued after most magnitude 5 and larger earthquakes in the United States and its territories. The first forecast is issued 20 minutes after the mainshock and they are updated 74 more times during the first year.
First of its kind rules proposed for manta ray viewing in Hawaiʻi
Currently there are no laws or rules that regulate manta ray diving or viewing activities in the Hawaiian Islands. Officials with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources say this has led to overcrowding and associated safety concerns and user conflicts, and environmental impacts.
Community briefing to update public as experts monitor Mauna Loa for any sign of increased threat
Hawai‘i County emergency managers and experts on volcano geology will hold the latest in a series of briefings to update the public on the situation this evening in Pāhala.
4-year-old boy wins Grand Prize at Annual Keiki Halloween at The Shops at Wailea
The grand prize award went to 4-year-old Caden Nowell, who dressed as rock n’ roll legend Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen. As the grand prize winner, he was awarded two round-trip tickets to any Alaska Airlines destination in the US.
Breaking: After just 10 months on the job, Deputy Police Chief Hank retires; Maui’s Wade Maeda promoted
After just over 10 months on the job, Deputy Maui Police Chief Charles Hank III is retiring. Maui’s Wade Maeda has been tapped to fill the spot.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary hosts Webinar on whale season
Sanctuary staff will provide presentations about recent scientific findings and the upcoming 2022-2023 whale season.
Maui’s September 2022 visitor count surpasses pre-COVID count from Sept. 2019
Maui’s visitor count and spending were up last month from September 2019. Year-to-date, Maui’s visitor count is still down -5.2% and spending is up +10.6%
Holomua Marine 30×30 community planning process launches on Maui
Three, identical talk story sessions are being hosted in Wailuku (Oct. 28), Lahaina (Oct. 29), and Hāna (Oct. 30), to familiarize the community with the state’s Holomua Marine 30×30 planning process.
