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The 2.5 acre fire along Hōkiokio Place was apparently sparked by agricultural equipment in a lot adjacent to the highway.

Mayor Victorino announced today the selection of Rogerene “Kali” Arce of Molokaʻi and Weston Yap as Director designee and Deputy Director respectively of the newly created Maui Department of Agriculture.

The total number of confirmed monkeypox infections in Hawaiʻi to date is six–all on the island of Oʻahu. The state Department of Health reports that it has established links between all of the diagnosed cases.

State health officials today say that while they are seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, they are seeing notable deaths, which is a lagging indicator from the latest omicron surge. The department is also monitoring the BA.4 and BA.5 variants and reviewing recommendations for the upcoming school year.

If the child is seven years of age or older but less than 10 years of age, the person operating the motor vehicle shall be exempt from restraining the child in a child passenger restraint system with harness or booster seat that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards at the time of manufacture if the child is correctly restrained by a lap and shoulder seat belt assembly; provided that the child is over four feet and nine inches in height.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from July 7 to 13, find our comprehensive listing here.

An additional 33 acres along the Hāna coast in East Maui is now permanently protected thanks to a decades-long, multi-partner effort.

Senior United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway today sentenced former Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English, to 40 months in federal prison. The 55 year old Maui resident was also ordered to pay a fine of $100,000.

The shelter has surpassed capacity and temporary habitats have been built to accommodate the unforeseen increase in rabbits and guinea pigs.

The Maui Fire Department responded to nine incidents over the Fourth of July holiday which appear to be fireworks related, department officials said.

Hawaiian Airlines this weekend resumed its three-times-weekly service between Auckland Airport and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, for the first time in two-plus years.

President Joe Biden today, awarded the Medal of Honor to two U.S. Army soldiers from Hawai‘i, Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro (posthumous) and Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii.

In June 2022, 46% of Maui Now survey respondents reported that residential rental prices spiking 41% on Maui strongly affected them, 25% said they were somewhat affected, and 29% said that they were not at all affected.

Family and friends of John Palicki are seeking answers to the question: “How did he end up naked and dead in a cane field alongside the Pāʻia bypass on Memorial Day?”

Tonight’s public fireworks display in Lahaina begins at approximately 8 p.m., with fireworks to be launched from an offshore barge along Front Street.

Humpback whales may one day avoid Hawaiian waters due to climate change and rising greenhouse gasses, according the findings of a new paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science by a team of researchers including three University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate students.

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The Maui Sunday Market is relocating from its current spot at the Kahului Shopping Center to just down the road at 150 Hāna Highway in Kahului, home of MFTC’s Maui Street Market, starting July 10.

The discretionary funding level is $44.8 billion, an increase of $6.8 billion over the FY 2022 enacted level.

The victim of a Maui Veterans Highway shooting Wednesday was not targeted, and police alluded to hunting and poaching in the area during a news conference today at the Wailuku station. Still, officials asked for the public’s assistance with any information on the shooting that happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday near Mile Marker 5 on Maui Veterans Highway.