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Mayor-elect Bissen inauguration set for Jan. 2, 2023 at the Castle Theater
Mayor-elect Richard Bissen’s public inauguration ceremony will be held Jan. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m. in the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.
Bissen names Andrew Martin as Prosecuting Attorney, Scott Teruya as Finance Director, Jordan Molina to Public Works
Mayor-Elect Richard Bissen announced more appointments to his cabinet including: Andrew Martin as Prosecuting Attorney; Scott Teruya as Director of Department of Finance; and Jordan Molina as Director of Department of Public Works.
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Big Island vigil held in honor of fallen Hawaiʻi Life Flight crew that went missing off Maui
The medical transport aircraft, a King Air twin-engine propeller plane, went down just over a week ago. Global Medical Response, owners of Hawaii Life Flight, confirmed last week the crew was en route to pick up a patient in Waimea when it disappeared from radar.
An ʻAkiapōlāʻau named Christmas highlights recovery of endangered Hawaiian bird species
Christmas, or Mele, is nine-years-old and believed to be the oldest living ʻakiapōlāʻau in the wild.
One person displaced from Makawao house fire
A morning house fire in Makawao displaced one resident and destroyed most of the home on Maohu Street, officials said.
College student from Maui awarded scholarship for Native Hawaiians studying STEM
Maui’s Bryan Pontanilla was recognized as one of eight Paubox Kahikina STEM Scholarship recipients at a luncheon Wednesday in Honolulu. Pontanilla is a graduate of Maui High School and is now attending Portland State University majoring in architecture.
Residents make waves to extend beach access at one of Maui’s busiest surf spots
An earlier opening for Ho’okipa gates may seem small for some, but it’s a big deal for beach access, Surfrider Foundation said.
Gov. Green releases $10.3M in CIP funds for Maui County
Funds include: $5.83M for Baldwin High School athletic facility improvements; $3.026M to improve aging athletic facilities at Molokaʻi High School; $1M for campus fencing and gates at Haʻikū Elementary; and $500,000 to finance design to determine gym improvements for Lānaʻi High and Elementary School.
Update: West Maui fire near Kapalua Airport burns 50 acres in fallow fields
A fire near the Kapalua Airport in West Maui burned a total of 50 acres before being brought under control.
$15.3M in congressionally directed spending for Maui, includes $11M for Hālau of ‘Oiwi Art
The County of Maui will receive $15.3 million in congressionally directed spending, including $11 million for Halau of ‘Oiwi Art, and $3.2 million for the Department of Transportation.
Traffic still slow at Kīhei roundabout amid construction; completion set for January
After roadwork this week, there are now two lanes open in the southbound (Mākena bound) direction and one lane open in the northbound (Kahului bound) direction. Traffic was slow midday today when approaching the roundabout in the single northbound lane.
Maui’s Lily Meola to perform at songwriter’s festival in Wailea in January
Singer-songwriter Lily Meola will perform on her home island at the Maui Songwriters Festival at the Grand Wailea-Maui on Jan. 15 to 17.
Update/Missing Person: Washington woman last seen Wednesday morning in Kīhei, Maui
The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help with any information on the whereabouts of Kristy Lee Olson, 34, of Washington.
Mālama Speech Therapy Services wins $25,000 in MEO’s Best Business Plan contest
A panel of local business leaders selected Steenberg’s Mālama Speech Therapy Services, LLC, plan for the top grant out of 37 submissions in the contest run by MEO’s Business Development Center.
Hawai‘i Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopters support state with emergency medical flights
Governor Josh Green, M.D. authorized the emergency use of the National Guard MEDEVAC helicopters and the select crews to temporarily support the Hawaiʻi Life Flight/Global Medical Response safety stand down after a medical transport flight went missing in waters off of East Maui last week.
Animal fostering sought for shelter pets during the Holidays
Fostering for the Holidays at Maui Humane Society started Dec. 15 and runs through Jan. 2, 2023. It allows any member of the public to take an animal home for the holidays for free, with all supplies provided. They can call or walk through the front doors of the Maui Humane Society, and let staff know they are interested in the free, life-saving opportunity to Foster for the Holidays.
Hazardous conditions prompt closure of Waihou Spring Forest Reserve on Maui
Due to hazardous conditions caused by impacts from this week’s kona low storm, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife has closed the Waihou Spring Forest Reserve on Maui.
Kahele seeks to lower the blood quantum to 1/32nd for Hawaiian Home successor beneficiaries
Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele (HI-02) introduced legislation to amend the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 to reduce the blood quantum requirement for successorship to 1/32nd for current lessees and thousands of applicants & their successors on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Applicant Wait List.
Ron Artis II to perform live at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua on Maui, Jan. 7
To kick off the new year, The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua will host singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Ron Artis II for a special concert. Artis will perform in the resort’s newly reimagined Alaloa Lounge on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke building program receives $220,000 OHA grant
East Maui’s Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke Building Program is the recipient of a $220,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs that will support the Native Hawaiian community.
