‘Ohana Strong’s mission to save clothes and toys helped save its volunteers, too
For a decade, the organization has helped more than 1,000 families and saved 1,000 pounds of belongings each month from entering the landfill.
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Monday Morning MIL: Sabers, Lunas to meet in unbeaten showdown in girls basketball
The Lady Lunas won an MIL all-sports record 164 league games in a row and secured 19 consecutive titles from 2005 to 2024. But last season, Maui High won the title, and with both teams undefeated so far, their first showdown of the season comes with high stakes.
Maui lawyer creates web series in Ilocano to help the Filipino language flourish
“The more minority languages are able to be used as the medium of communication in popular mass audience media, the more likely a language will persevere and survive,” said Lance Collins, writer and producer of "All The Things I Leave You."
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl on Christmas Eve features Maui connections for both Hawaiʻi and Cal teams
Karsyn Pupunu, a 2020 Kamehameha Schools Maui graduate, will start for UH in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl today against California in what very well could be his final football game.
Monday Morning Maui Sports: Oregon State’s Maui Classic is about more than basketball
Oregon State University started the tournament, involving four teams, in 2016 and it has been played every year since with the exception of 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a year of federal cuts and fading fire recovery funds, Maui nonprofits hold fast
Government shutdown and pause in SNAP benefits at the end of the year spurred even more need in the community.
Conservationists want to restore cloud bridge that once brought rain to leeward Haleakalā, Kaho‘olawe
To bring back the cloud bridge requires restoring the forests that disappeared due to wild animals, ranching and the U.S. military's bombing of Kaho'olawe.
High school seniors coordinate architecture, design, construction competition on Maui
David Sellers of Hawaii Off Grid Architecture & Engineering helped judge, saying: "The reason you see local professionals involved is because we need to cultivate local talent.
Maui Land & Pineapple fined $140K for streamflow violations, but can offset penalty with improvements
The state Commission on Water Resource Management gave the company a chance to offset the fine by making improvements to its water system in Honokōhau Valley.
Monday Morning MIL: Maui’s Mata‘afa Grove sisters make a statement in first high school wrestling tournament together
After Taimane Mata’afa Grove, a freshman at Maui High School, made quick work of Kalea Markulis of Lahainaluna with a pin in 93 seconds in the 125 girls championship match, Te’ata Mata’afa Grove was able to shift her focus to her title match at 135 that would take place minutes later.
Kurt Suzuki remembers his Maui roots as he prepares for high-profile job as manager of Los Angeles Angels
As the first full-time Major League Baseball manager ever from the state of Hawai’i, Suzuki was humbled as he prepared to go to the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 6.
On-demand ride service could replace least-popular Maui Bus routes
The Waihe'e Villager and Kula Islander each see fewer than five riders per hour. Maui County hopes switching these routes to microtransit, which is like a hybrid between Uber and a public bus, will increase efficiency and cut wait times.
After strong start, Maui’s tourism recovery flattens as 2025 comes to a close
Economists say Maui's tourism industry is "outperforming" other islands as visitors continue to return after the 2023 wildfires, a trend that could help cushion the island from an overall weakening economy.
Spiking immigration arrests in Hawaiʻi over past year of Trump’s crackdown causing fear, backlogged cases, challenges for attorneys
On Maui, undocumented immigrants, people with legal status and U.S. citizens have been caught up in the federal mass deportation effort.
Monday Morning MIL: Lahaina Swim Club’s Cruz Storer leads nation’s 15-year-olds in 50 and 100 free times; nationals in Texas up next
Storer, a 15-year-old sophomore at Kamehameha Schools Maui and member of the Lahaina Swim Club, set new records in the 50-yard freestyle (20.41 seconds), 100 free (44.66), 50 backstroke (22.52) and 100 back (48.96), winning all four races at the meet.
More Maui schools adopt e-bike bans or regulations following state Department of Education guidelines
E-bikes have grown in popularity across the country, and the risks have gone up to as more people adopt them. Maui Waena barred them on campus last year, and other schools have since followed suit.
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