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The “Maui Under the Stars” fundraising event of cocktails, dinner and dancing at Gannon’s in Wailea, celebrates Make-A-Wish Hawaiʻi’s 40th anniversary of granting wishes for children in the Hawaiian Islands.

Calling the announcement an error, Maui Police Department said this afternoon that the “Tints and Tires” campaign will not launch because the effort did not get Chief John Pelletier’s approval.

Highway closures and speed reductions on the Piʻilani Highway in Kīhei are planned in conjunction with roundabout construction.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa announced it will require attendees of the three commencement ceremonies this weekend to wear masks for the indoor graduation.

Maui fire crews extinguished multiple brush fires in the Central Maui area on Thursday, May 12. The Maui Fire Department confirmed that seven fire calls within a 90-minute time span in Central Maui were suspicious in nature and under investigation. Full report here.

Obon festival in Japan typically lasts for three days in the month of August. However, in Hawaiʻi, the Obon season starts in June and lasts until September, allowing a different temple to host an Obon festival each weekend.

Maui fire crews are battling multiple brush fires in the Central Maui area. The fires have resulted in the temporary closure of the Kahekili Highway in Wailuku, and the Maui Veterans Highway in Puʻunēnē. There’s also evacuations underway on Kamaile Street in Wailuku Country Estates.

A fire in Wailuku burned approximately three acres and was 90% contained by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The fire was reported in heavy brush mauka of Kahekili Highway.

The Maui Veterans Highway fronting the Puʻunēnē Armory is now closed in both directions due to a large brush fire, according to the Maui Police Department. The closure went into effect at around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Fire crews are mopped up a brush fire in the vicinity of the Kanahā Wildlife Sanctuary in Central Maui. This was the first of multiple fires reported across Central Maui on Thursday afternoon.

An estimated 40% of the people who showed up at the Lēʻahi “Diamond Head” State Monument early this morning did not have reservations, according to early findings reported by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Today, is the first of a new “adaptive management” plan to improve visitor experiences at popular site.

Proposed Real Property Tax Rates for the County of Maui will be discussed during a public hearing this Friday, May 13, at 11 a.m.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from May 12-18, find our comprehensive listing here.

A fire along Pūlehu Road in Puʻunēnē on Maui has burned about 60 acres of light brush, and is 90% contained.

Honu (Hawaiian green) and honuʻea (Hawaiian hawksbill) turtles nest on Hawaiʻi beaches from mid-April through September; however, nesting can extend into December.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 5,768 new cases, and six deaths over the past week, between May 5-11, 2022.

Officially within the 30-day mark of the Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair, event presenter Maui County Farm Bureau announces the 12 dishes by the 12 participating chefs for this year’s Grand Taste. The 2022 Grand Taste event takes place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and is sponsored by Ulupono Initiative. 

Three-time Grammy award winning artist Kalani Peʻa of Maui, has garnered multiple nominations in the 45th annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.

Led by Dillon Jonke’s silver medal performance, Maui Prep battled Kā‘anapali’s strong winds and fast greens to secure their first-ever HHSAA Boys Golf Championship.

The proposed 125-unit multi-family complex was floated in place of the proposed Wailuku Hotel concept that was met with community opposition in 2020.