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Update: Piʻihana fire burns two acres in field of abandoned vehicles and rubbish
Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire in the Piʻihana area of Wailuku. Crews were on scene at last report and heavy black smoke could be seen from nearby residents.
List: Maui lane closures, July 23-29
The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.
UH Maui College offers free personal trainer certification program
The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is offering a free non-credit study and training program for Maui County residents who would like to become Certified Personal Trainers. Costs are fully sponsored Hui No Ke Ola Pono’s Kealahoʻimai program, which promotes Native Hawaiian workforce development in the healthcare and wellness industries.
Free at-home COVID-19 test kit distribution for Maui residents, July 26
The pau hana drive-thru distribution will be 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 26 at the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku.
Nā Hoaloha ʻEkolu employees donate 1000+ Back to School kits
Nā Hoaloha ‘Ekolu employees from Old Lahaina Lūʻau, Star Noodle, Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop, and Hoaloha Bake Shop, showed their community spirit and generosity by collecting and donating more than 1,000 “Back to School” supply kits to Maui County students. .
4 people displaced by South Maui home fire; $183K in damages reported
Four people were displaced by a home fire reported at around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, on Mehani Circle in Kīhei.
Hikers suffering from hypothermia and dehydration rescued at Haleakalā on Maui
Crews made contact with three adults and two children who were reportedly suffering from various stages of hypothermia and dehydration, according to NPS officials.
Maui’s axis deer population grows to 60K, emergency relief period continues
Despite ongoing efforts, the axis deer population has grown to approximately 60,000 or more, which cannot be sustained by the environment on Maui.
Three additional monkeypox cases identified in Hawaiʻi, bringing total to 11
Of the new cases, two individuals are Oʻahu residents with at least one having a connection to a previously reported case on island. The third individual is a non-resident who was diagnosed on Kauaʻi and whose case is associated with travel outside of Hawaiʻi.
Maui County to receive more than $1.2M to repair Awalau Road following storm last year
US Senator Brian Schatz (D- Hawai‘i) today announced that Hawai‘i will receive $1,262,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair Awalau Road from damages caused by a March 2021 storm and landslides.
Kulāiwi, Kalani Peʻa and Paula Fuga win 2022 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards
Kulāiwi took home awards for Group of the Year, Album of the Year, and Hawaiian Music Album of the Year. Their Native Lands album also surfaced in the Hawaiian Engineering of the Year category, which went to Michael Grande & Shawn Pimental for their work on Ē Liliʻu Ē, and Haʻihaʻi Pua Lehua.
New boot brush stations deployed in the fight against Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
These custom-built boot brush stations are the first of their kind in Hawai‘i to include a separate dispenser for sterilizing spray and a bench so users can sit down and spray the bottoms and sides of their shoes comfortably.
UH extramural funding hits record $505M in FY2022
Extramural funding is external investments from the federal government, industry and nonprofit organizations that support research and academic activities conducted by university faculty and staff.
RIMPAC 2022 partners complete simulated mass rescue operation
A team of personnel from four partner nations responded to a simulated mass recovery operation at sea exercise as a part of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on July 15.
Guest violinist, former Valley Isle resident
Duane Padilla remembers when Maui Youth Orchestra founder Iolani Yamashiro enlisted him to make a trip every Monday for 10 years to teach violin to youth in her music program on the Valley Isle, including King Kekaulike High School student Kisa Uradomo.
ClimbHI launches new Hospitality for Me program for high school students
The nonprofit ClimbHI is launching a new program called Hospitality for Me, which provides a full suite of hospitality resources for high schools statewide, making hospitality education and job readiness a standard offering for students.
Maui County’s unemployment rate up to 4.9% in June
Maui County’s unemployment rate in June of 2022 was 4.9%, up from 4.2% in May, and down from 8.3% at the same time last year.
Hirono highlights urgent need to restrict access to military-style assault weapons
US Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) today emphasized the need to restrict widespread civilian access to military-style assault weapons amid the nation’s gun violence epidemic at a full Judiciary Committee hearing.
Maui County residents urged to use online form to report large surf damage
Maui County residents are urged to report significant property damage inflicted by large surf and swells that impacted the coastlines of Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi earlier this month.
Make-A-Wish Hawaiʻi celebrates 40 years of granting wishes
Make-A-Wish Hawaiʻi is celebrating 40 years of granting life-changing wishes for local children with critical illnesses. To celebrate this significant milestone, MAWH is hosting free anniversary events every Saturday in August starting on Kauaʻi then Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu.
