Fully funded Olowalu fire station on hold over ‘iwi kupuna discovered 2 years ago in subdivision
The West Maui Improvement Foundation started advocating for a fire station in Olowalu after the 2018 Lahaina fire destroyed 21 houses in the area.
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Rescued roots of burned ‘ulu trees are producing dozens more shoots to plant in Lahaina
A University of Hawai'i team at a greenhouse in Hilo is nurturing the next generation of breadfruit trees for Lahaina.
Spring football begins with high numbers after most competitive MIL season in a decade
Kamehameha Maui, Maui High and King Kekaulike all have more than 50 athletes out for spring football practice, numbers rarely seen in the Maui Interscholastic League for the voluntary workouts.
Monday Morning Maui Sports: Sakamoto Invitational draws 232 swimmers; Lahaina Swim Club’s Cruz Storer stands out
The Coach Soichi Sakamoto Invitational swim meet has been a staple on the Hawai'i sports calendar for most of the past 49 years. This year it drew 232 swimmers from around the state and two teams from the Mainland.
Homeless community is back 4 years after clearing of Amala Place. What will Maui County do this time?
County is already removing some trash but says it is all consensual, and nobody is being forcibly removed.
In yearlong wait for vote on short-term rental ban, Maui condo sales, prices have dropped significantly
The median price for Maui condos has dropped almost 25%, from a whopping $962,500 in April 2024 before the proposed short-term rental ban to $727,000 in April of this year.
State canoe regatta returning to Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park, providing a morale boost to still struggling Lahaina
On Aug. 2, and for the first time in eight years, Maui will host the state championship regatta at Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park, with organizers hoping it will provide a morale boost to West Maui that is still struggling from the 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
Monday Morning MIL: Kamehameha Maui’s Gardanier leaps to unlikely state title in high jump
Kamehameha Schools Maui Cody Gardanier went from never having competed in track and field before his senior year to state champion in the boys high jump on May 9.
After back-to-back summer fires, Kula community tries to ‘wipe out’ invasive wattle and restore landscape
Removing black wattle is important to fire mitigation in Kula because the invasive species burns fast and it chokes out more fire-resistant native species.
Concerns over Trump’s federal funding cuts push Maui County Council to bigger budget than mayor’s
The $1.56 billion budget, which is $55 million more than Mayor Richard Bissen's, is up for first reading today.
Do you call it as you see it? Maui County needs sports officials for every sport, at all levels
Many referees, umpires and other sports officials in Maui County are retiring as they become too old to keep up with the action or are quitting after a few years for reasons that include being tired of the verbal abuse from coaches, players and fans.
Monday Morning MIL: Kamehameha Maui’s Casco breaks 28-year-old state pole vault record; Warriors beat Bears for third at state baseball tourney
The state pole vault record of 15 feet, 3 inches had stood since 1997, when it was set by St. Anthony's Bubba McLean, and later tied by Waiākea’s Eric Cabais-Fernandez in 2019.
Lahaina burn zone slowly transforming from ‘ghost town’ to big construction zone
While residents who have been living in the Lahaina burn zone are happy to see the rebuilding starting to pick up, it is "bittersweet" knowing that it will never be the same as it was.
Kamehameha Maui, Baldwin both fall in state baseball semifinals; meet for third place today at 4 p.m.
One day after a pair of dramatic victories to reach the Division 1 baseball semifinals, Kamehameha Maui and Baldwin both were eliminated from playing in tonight's championship game at Maehara Stadium in Wailuku.
Dramatic wins propel Kamehameha Maui and Baldwin baseball teams to state semifinals tonight
One year after Maui High and Baldwin were in the state baseball championship game, two Maui Interscholastic League teams — Baldwin and Kamehameha Maui — are in the state semifinals at Maehara Stadium in Wailuku.
‘Where’s the money?’ Applicants wait for funds from Maui County program to help build ‘ohana housing
In 2023, the Maui County Council put aside $2.75 million to help families build ʻohana units, but problems with the program have stalled the awarding of grants.
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