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Tropical Storm Frank is expected to become a hurricane in the next few hours, but “both storms are still well to the east and do not post any threat to Hawaiʻi in the next several days,” according to HI-EMA.

The award-winning documentary is being shown in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, and to honor its namesake–Maui’s own Patsy Takemoto Mink.

The Office of Elections on Maui has released a list of Voter Service Centers and Places of Deposit for election ballots as the Primary Election nears on Aug. 13, 2022.

Dedicated to the study, practice, celebration of hula and various ‘ōiwi arts, the center will be the first of its kind and the largest investment by a county or the state to establish a permanent place for hula and its associated arts.

In advance of Maui County’s ban on reef-damaging chemical sunscreens taking effect on Oct. 1 of this year, Councilmember Kelly Takaya King announced she and Councilmember Tamara Paltin have co-authored a scientific journal article documenting that sunscreen washed off at beach showers in Hawai‘i pollutes the environment at levels that pose a threat to shore and marine ecosystems.

Proposed federal earmarks for three Maui County projects, including $11 million for the Hālau of ʻŌiwi Art planned for Wailuku town, have successfully moved out of the US Senate Appropriations Committee.

As Maui County begins the school year soon, the Maui Police Department asks for the public’s assistance in ensuring students arrive safely on campus. 

The Maui Police Department is seeking information related to a multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash reported Tuesday evening at the intersection of Haleakalā Highway and Old Haleakalā Highway in Pukalani.

Learn what Hawai’i Unchartered Research Collective is discovering about Hawaiʻi’s whale sharks at a free Zoom presentation by Maria Harvey, Director and Chief Research of HURC on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 5:30 p.m.

The distribution was held in anticipation of a surge from the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5.

When Kūihelani Solar begins operations, the facility is expected to generate clean renewable energy to meet the demand of 27,000 homes, supplying 15% of Maui’s energy needs.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 4,075 new COVID-19 cases for the week of July 21-27, 2022, which is 254 less cases than the previous week. This is well below the recent peak of 8,924 new infections reported during the week of May 19-25, 2022. There were 23 COVID-19 deaths this week, 10 more than last week, and the most since the state switched to weekly reporting in March. 

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from July 28 to Aug. 3, find our comprehensive listing here.

Applications are available, and a lottery will be held for the Kaiāulu O Halele’a, Kihei Affordable Housing rental project in South Maui.

Maui Now’s featured jobs from July 20 to 26, 2022.

Jeff Peterson’s latest album of original slack-key songs, Mele Nahenahe, earned him two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards last week, bringing his total Nā Hōkū award count to 13, in addition to two Grammy Awards.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a second 4+ magnitude earthquake reported off of Hawaiʻi Island within an hour of a previous quake in the region.

Maui police apprehended a suspect during an early morning burglary of the Hi-Tech Surf Sports store in Kīhei over the weekend.

A construction company accidentally severed a Hawaiian Telcom fiber cable on Tuesday morning, impacting internet and voice services across Hawai‘i island and Hāna on Maui.

Maui fire crews continue mop-up operations at the site of a quarter acre brush fire in Māʻalaea adjacent to Haycraft Park.