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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.
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.
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.
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.
Seniors Bailey Nagasako and Briana Maio-Silva will lead Baldwin High at the state softball tournament before going on to play for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
A total of 77 surfers — 36 girls, 41 boys from 11 Maui Interscholastic League schools — competed at Lahaina Harbor on Saturday in the first official event inside the burn zone created by the deadly wildfire on Aug. 8, 2023.
The Spartans senior is headed to UCLA after winning a third straight MIL boys individual title. Baldwin senior Anessa Riglos won her third straight MIL girls championship.
The Warriors had a chance to clinch the league title on Saturday, but gave up a three-run lead and lost to the Bears, 6-4. Tuesday, Kamehameha Maui beat Baldwin 8-0 to claim its second league baseball championship. The Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA state tournament is set for May 7-10 at Maehara Stadium.
The network has grown to 6,200 trees across 25 grow hubs, with volunteers like the Williams family, who lost their home in the Lahaina fire and are now growing trees to give back to the community.
The Spartans are headed to the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Division II state tournament May 8-10 on O'ahu.
Maui County has $43.5 million to spend in its Affordable Housing Fund for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The funds would help with planning and construction for new projects and repairs for aging ones.
In water polo, the Bears have outscored Maui Interscholastic League opponents 107-27 so far this season. Baldwin can wrap up a third straight league title in the MIL tournament this week.
Plan on track to be submitted this week, with applications taken for programs in the summer.
Maui County is hoping increased rates as high as 25%, along with stricter measures that include limits on when people can water their lawns during a shortage, will curb water usage.
Maui County is hoping to bring another well online by this summer, but it would be limited to temporary housing projects and homes rebuilt after the 2023 wildfire.
As spring season winds down, Warriors baseball team and Sabers boys volleyball team know they will be in their state tournaments. MIL track also shining through.
