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Renowned musicians Eric Gilliom and Vince Esquire will perform live at The Shops at Wailea’s Ke Kani Hone O Wailea concert on May 26, benefiting Assistance Dogs of Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony is now accepting registrations from young musicians for its prestigious Pacific Music Institute summer program.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation reported that 13 individuals have died on state roadways while operating a motorcycle, motor scooter or moped since the beginning of 2023. At this time last year, there were eight fatalities of this nature recorded.  

During Restaurant Week, participating restaurants have pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds from each special sold to Grow Some Good. The funds raised will directly support the organization’s Farm to School and Community Food Systems programs, with a goal of $10,000.

This past week, the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association awarded a total of $61,500 in scholarships to Maui high school and college students.  Twenty-four outstanding individuals were awarded through three scholarship programs: the UH Maui College Hospitality and Culinary Program, the Academy of Hospitality program and the MHLA Member Program. 

Maui County hotels led the counties in April 2023, achieving Revenue Per Available Room of $398, and an Average Daily Rate at $609, and occupancy of 65.4%, according to the latest Hawaiʻi Hotel Performance Report released today by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

The Wailuku Community Association will host a public meeting to provide residents with the latest updates on ongoing and upcoming projects in Wailuku. The meeting will be held on Monday, June 5 at 5:30 p.m. at The Empanada Lady Restaurant and Lounge.

The County of Maui Department of Finance will hold a real property tax sale on Tuesday in Kīhei to auction properties that have been delinquent for three or more years and have received their final notice of tax sale. As of May 18, there were seven properties scheduled to be sold.

Mahi Pono, a Maui farming company that owns and operates 41,000 acres in Central Maui, is now accepting applications for its Summer Internship Program. The six-week, paid internship runs from June 12 through July 21, 2023, and applications are open now until May 27, 2023. #MahiPono #SummerInternship #MauiNow

The Maui Flotilla of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a free boating safety class on May 27.

Voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Juneau for Yakutat this morning and begin the first leg of the Alaska Heritage Sail, a pre-voyage through the Southeast region of Alaska before the Global Launch of the Moananuiākea Voyage circumnavigation of the Pacific on June 15, 2023.

The public is invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by attending ʻUaʻu Night, a special annual event to raise awareness for the endangered ʻuaʻu, or the Hawaiian petrel, which nests high on Haleakalā.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Education will launch and expand initiatives over the next six years to advance public education and student and staff success under an implementation plan approved Thursday by the State of Hawai‘i Board of Education.

Nexamp will host two virtual community meetings to provide updates on two Upcountry shared solar projects–Piʻiholo Road Solar and Makawao Solar.

Given the abundance of illegal fireworks and explosives that infiltrate Hawaiʻi each year, Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz introduced legislation to address what he calls a “pervasive problem.”

As Hawaiʻi prepares for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and the start of the summer travel season, gas prices in the state have shown no significant changes, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s popular ArT=Mixx series, a fusion of performing and visual arts elaborating on ideas in the current exhibit in Schaefer International Gallery will take place after a three year absence on Saturday, June 3, 7 -11 p.m. in the MACC Yokouchi Pavilion and A&B Amphitheater.

The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement is beginning recruitment for entry-level Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officer positions to fill vacancies across the state.

Eleven new public preschool classrooms are slated to open across the state this August thanks to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Ready Keiki Initiative. The first 11 classrooms are expected to open this fall for the 2023-2024 school year, enrolling 20 students in each classroom at no cost to parents. 

The Maui Police Department outlined four core objectives in a newly released five-year strategic plan.  The plan covers the Fiscal years from 2023 to 2028, and aims to focus on: recruitment and retention, department operations, internal communication, and community relations.