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Mā‘alaea Village Coastal Resilience and Erosion Management Plan is focus of meeting
Initiated by the Mā‘alaea Village Association, the project seeks a management plan for coastal erosion at Mā‘alaea Bay Beach by exploring the feasibility of coastal resilience strategies, including erosion mitigation options and relocation of threatened structures. The project area includes an area from Mā‘alaea Harbor to Haycraft Park.
Hilton Grand Vacations holds volunteer workday with Habitat for Humanity
Team Members from Hilton Grand Vacations partnered with Habitat for Humanity Maui to volunteer and help build a new home for a local family.
DOD’s largest telescope atop Haleakalā on Maui gets mirror recoat, preserves space domain awareness
Located on the summit of the 10,023-foot volcano Haleakalā, the telescope is part of a series of telescopes called the Maui Space Surveillance System, which the US Space Force uses for space domain awareness, or SDA, recognizing space as a priority domain for advancing national security.
Water service interruption on part of Lower Main Street, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 27
Replacement of a broken 6-inch valve on Lower Main Street will result in a water service interruption for about 75 homes and 15 businesses from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Department of Water Supply announced.
Missing spear fisherman found unresponsive at Nākālele
A 47-year-old Pukalani man was found unresponsive during a search at Nākālele Point on Sunday morning.
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority issues RFP for visitor education, marketing for Japan market
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for strategic visitor education and destination brand marketing and management services for the Japan market.
UH: Telescope atop Haleakalā to help track impact of intentional spacecraft, asteroid collision
The Faulkes North telescope atop Haleakalā on Maui, is among the observatories that University of Hawaiʻi astronomers will use to track the impact of a planned crash between a spacecraft and an asteroid.
Man who helped set up MEO business and farmworker programs visits Maui nonprofit
John Arnold, who helped Maui Economic Opportunity establish its business development and migrant farmworker programs, brought staff and board members from his Arizona-based nonprofit to Maui last week, where he met with local nonprofits, businesses and government agencies.
Pandemic-postponed film screening “Proof of Loyalty” rescheduled to Nov. 13 at the MACC
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents a screening of the acclaimed documentary film “Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawai‘i” in the McCoy Studio Theater Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m.
Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel Renovation recognized at Build Hawaiʻi Awards
Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel in West Maui was recognized in the General Contractors Association 19th annual Build Hawaiʻi Awards.
Improvement projects to close War Memorial Stadium and Track for seven months
The War Memorial Football Stadium and Satoki Yamamoto Track and Field Facility will undergo repair projects that will close the facilities from Oct. 2, 2022, to May 4, 2023, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced.
Monkeypod Kitchen honored for volunteerism in South and West Maui
The popular restaurant founded by renowned Chef Peter Merriman has two locations on the island – in Wailea and Kāʻanapali – as well as two Adopt-A-Highway segments: between mile markers 3.5 to 5.5 along Piʻilani Highway, and from mile markers 16 to 18 along Honoapiʻilani Highway.
Lānaʻi photos sought for oral history project
Organizers of the project on Lānaʻi are currently inviting residents and former residents to contribute Lānaʻi photographs that will help to “ignite” further brainstorming by the artists and community about oral stories told by several residents.
St. Ann Waiheʻe Church youth learn about faith and Hawaiian cultural practices
St. Ann Waiheʻe parish enjoyed a laulau Hawaiian plate feast at their family faith formation kick-off on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. The purpose of the event was to celebrate a new way of learning about faith.
Kāneʻohe man cited for lay net, boating violations
More than 1,000-feet of lay net, and two small boats were confiscated on Friday by DOCARE officers.
Year of the Limu event shares information on proper harvesting and cultural importance
More than 20 species of seaweed were on display at a Year of the Limu community celebration Friday. Visitors got the opportunity to see up-close, touch, and even sample some of the varieties.
Maui Obituaries: Week Ending Sept. 25, 2022
Maui Obituaries for the week ending Sept. 25, 2022. May they rest in peace.
Hilo man named 20th Richard Hoʻopiʻi Leo Kiʻekiʻe Falsetto Champion
Heua‘olu Sai-Dudoit of Hilo, Hawaiʻi earned the championship title at the 20th annual Richard Ho‘opi‘i Leo Kiʻekiʻe Falsetto Contest, held at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua on Saturday night, Sept. 24.
Popular Maui beachwalk, trees fall into ocean, triggering calls for managed retreat
Popular Kāʻanapali Beach was a far cry from paradise on Friday. A concrete section of Kāʻanapali Beachwalk was crumbling into the ocean, tall coconut trees crashed in the high surf and a stretch of walkway pooled with minor flooding and debris. Intensifying erosion after big south swells is why local activists are pushing for change along Kāʻanapali, one of Maui’s most coveted coastlines.
Pedestrian suffers critical life-threatening injuries, struck by car on South Kīhei Road
A 41-year-old female pedestrian from North Vernon, Indiana, suffered critical life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle on South Kīhei Road on last night.
