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Mau Ah Hee won the open men and his 30-39 age group, while Tasha Jahrmarkt claimed her second straight open women’s title.

Chef Sha’anan Fader and his wife Ashley Stewart have opened their first storefront deli for Niu Life Kitchen, presenting their farm to kitchen operation and featuring plant-based foods, including deli lunches and dairy-free, low glycemic desserts, dips, and drinks.

The “Festivals Of Aloha” celebration is returning with events from September through October in Maui County and more than two dozen events on the islands of Maui, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.

Defense attorney Randall Hironaka called the prosecution’s case a “witch-hunt.” Meantime, Deputy Prosecutor Jerry W. Hupp argued that “odd” activity, statements, “mistakes,” and “diversions” by Brown, point towards guilt.

Underwater photographer and former National Geographic assignment photographer David Fleetham, says that for him, great white sharks spark fascination and sent him on a journey around the world to photograph them and dispel the fear that comes with sharks. 

Emergency crews are on the scene of a traffic accident in the “Pali” area of the Honoapiʻilani Highway. The incident was reported at around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from Aug. 18-24, find our comprehensive listing here.

A bill to create a pilot project so houseless residents may use their vehicles as overnight habitation in county parking lots was passed Tuesday, but some are voicing concerns over which properties may become a “safe sleeping zone.”

The Hawaiʻi State Senate voted today to confirm Annalisa M. Bernard Lee to a position in the District Court of the Second Circuit, which encompasses Maui County. Her term of office will be for six years.  

After 35 witnesses and eight days of testimony since Aug. 1, closing statements from the state and defense are expected on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.

Three nēnē geese were released into the Hawai‘i Island Nēnē Sanctuary earlier this month, on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea, after being rehabilitated.

Hawaiian Electric spokesperson Shayna Decker said a “high-voltage short circuit occurred at a substation in Mā‘alaea, which triggered generating units to trip offline.” She called it a “highly unusual event.”

A 4.0 earthquake reported at 7:11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, about six miles east of Pāhala on Hawaiʻi Island, is believed to be part of a seismic swarm which has been going on since 2019, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.

The Department of Water Supply is requesting that all Maui Island residents and visitors conserve water in an effort to reduce demand and extend existing supplies.

Police say a suspect allegedly shot several rounds in the victim’s direction, at which time the victim left the residence.   

Visitors to the University of Hawai’i Maui College Campus Health Center are now welcomed by a spectacular work created by Maui artist Noble Richardson. “Still in Your Light” is, literally, a voyage.

A brush fire that started Sunday evening in an area mauka of the Mahinahina Water Treatment Plant and Kapalua Airport burned an estimated 80 acres by morning.  

The funding will finance the design and construction of teacher housing in the Lahainaluna Complex Area.

A suspect was being held on $6,000 bail after allegedly striking another man repeatedly with a metal stake during an argument on Saturday.

Resident Justin Edwards tells Maui Now that he has been advocating for safe parking for two years now, since the start of the pandemic, and often sees cars lined along the Hāna Highway, “forcing people to unload their cars and cross the busy highway, often in low light conditions, or with the sun directly in their eyes.”