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Ho, Carrere named to Asian Hall of Fame
Six-time Grammy winner Daniel Ho and two-time Grammy winner Tia Carrere will be inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame. They are part of the Masters of Hawaiian Music trio touring the US.
Kahului Walmart donates $10,000 during reopening celebration following remodel
The Kahului Walmart held a reopening celebration on Friday that honored 38 associates who have worked at the store since it opened 21 years ago, promoted four employees to team leads and featured a traditional Hawaiian Blessing and Maile Lei untying.
Lānaʻi resident cited for possession of illegal throw net
A Lānaʻi man was cited for possession of an illegal throw net, a petty misdemeanor offense.
Festivals of Aloha heads to East Maui town of Hāna
Festivals of Aloha heads to the East Maui town of Hāna this week, kicking off with a parade through Hāna Town on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.
Hale Kau Kau hosting 6th Annual Stomp Out Hunger 5K and 1-mile walk on Oct. 29
The 6th Annual Stomp Out Hunger 5k and 1-mile walk will he held on Oct 29 in Kīhei to support Hale Kau Kau, a nonprofit that delivers more than 70 daily meals to the homebound elderly and disabled.
$1.75M to address statewide nursing faculty shortage, includes 3 positions at UHMC
Gov. David Ige has released $1.75 million for 39 new instructor positions to help address Hawaiʻi’s severe nursing faculty shortage and to support University of Hawaiʻi nursing programs statewide. The funding release includes enough to fund three positions at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College in Kahului.
No tsunami threat after two “moderate” Mauna Loa earthquakes, 4.6 and 5.0 M
“The two earthquakes occurred within 24 seconds of each other creating shaking of longer duration and possibly greater intensity than either of the earthquakes would have created on their own,” according to an HVO information statement.
$1.28M secured for UH to train community health workers
The US Department of Health and Human Services awarded $1.28 million in federal funding to the University of Hawaiʻi Systems to train new community health workers.
New play structures installed at MEO Head Start preschools
Children attending eight Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start preschool sites are enjoying new play structures in a $506,000 renovation project completed last week.
The Shops at Wailea “Ke Kani Hone O Wailea” concert features Josh Tatofi, Oct. 28
The Shops at Wailea announces Grammy-nominated and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning singer Josh Tatofi as the concert headliner on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5:30-7 p.m.
Hawaiʻi Department of Education highlights Molokaʻi’s Kaunakakai Elementary for double-digit improvement
While revealing progress results for the State of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Education highlighted the progress made by Kaunakakai Elementary on Molokaʻi, which showed double-digit growth in student academic proficiencies across all subjects.
$1.9M awarded to UH Maui College and UH Mānoa to promote food and ag science
The UH Maui College program, Ike Kupuna: Integrating Traditional Knowledge into Natural Resource Sciences, combines modern and traditional methods in order to effectively manage Maui’s natural resources and increase participation amongst the Native Hawaiian community.
Maui Huliau invites youth to engage in career skills with conservation professionals
Maui Huliau Foundation and their program partners are again inviting Maui youth ages 13-21 to participate in two in-person events where students can learn hands-on career skills from professionals working to protect Maui’s natural resources and ecosystems from mauka to makai.
AAA: Gas prices remain stable across Hawaiʻi
In Kahului, the average price of $5.28 is six cents lower than last week, 20 cents lower than last month and $1.06 higher than a year ago.
Survey teams conduct mosquito field studies on Maui in an effort to control avian malaria
“Leading up to the eventual release of incompatible male mosquitoes in areas where they are spreading avian malaria and killing native forest birds, we need to monitor the success and movement of mosquitoes,” said Dr. Hanna Mounce, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project coordinator.
Hui Heleui: Nightmare on Mahalani Street!
Hui No Ke Ola Pono hosts a Halloween-themed family-friendly health fair “Hui Heleui: Nightmare on Mahalani Street!” on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the J Walter Cameron Center located at 95 Mahalani Street.
West Maui Taxpayers Association hosts General Candidates Night, Oct. 13
The West Maui Taxpayers Association hosts a General Candidates Night, tonight, Oct. 13, 2022. The event features a meet and greet at 3:30 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall, followed by the program which begins at 5 p.m., and a broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on Akakū.
Maui Halloween lineup: Lahaina keiki parade, costume contests
A children’s parade down Front Street in Lahaina and Halloween costume contests in Wailea, Wailuku, and Kahului are among the Halloween events scheduled on Maui in October.
At-risk teens from Hawaiʻi Girls Court explore Maui’s Haleakalā National Park
Some of the state’s most at-risk youth from Hawai‛i Girls Court spent three days and two nights in Haleakalā National Park as part of an immersive outdoor experience.
Update on West Maui Hospital to be presented in Council committee on Monday
The Maui County Council’s Human Concerns & Parks Committee will host a discussion Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 on the current status of the West Maui Hospital and Medical Center.
