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The advisory council reviewed over 600 projects worth $2 billion before selecting the final 75 for recommendation, including several measures to improve hazard prevention and awareness after the 2023 Lahaina wildfires.
Both the Maui Prep boys and girls team won their 4x100-yard freestyle relays to come from one point behind to capture their respective Maui Interscholastic League swimming championship.
“It's pretty wild. I always tell people I have a friend that's a pro snowboarder who grew up in Maui," said professional surfer Cody Young.
Farmers and ranchers say prices have gone up after a year of Trump's tariffs, making their operations even more costly on an island where everything has to be shipped or flown in.
A project to restore the dunes is moving forward for a 1.5-mile stretch of coastline where decades of sand mining, sea level rise and the relentless wind and waves of the north shore have taken their toll.
Bal grew up as the granddaughter of a longtime Maui High coach and the daughter of a standout Maui High player, and now she and the 12-0 Sabers are on the verge of their second-straight MIL title.
A network of volunteers is ready at a moment's notice to verify reported ICE sightings and rush to community members' aid.
With the title, the Aloha Volleyball Association's Under-14 boys team qualifies for a spot in the AAU national tournament in July in Florida.
With high school surfing becoming an official state sport in Hawaiʻi this spring, coaches are required to take safety clinics that include a long swim, CPR and first aid.
A lagging economy will mean a tighter budget and tougher choices for lawmakers as the Legislature opens today.
Now, Na Ali’i are headed back to the Hele/HHSAA boys Division I state tournament as MIL champions for first time since their state title run four years ago.
Maui County hopes to launch a program to buy properties makai of Front Street and create a connected waterfront to protect against flooding and create more open space and shoreline access.
Watching the majestic humpback whales has become a tradition woven into the tourism economy of Maui Nui ever since they started coming back from near extinction in the 1970s due to successful conservation efforts.
Bobby Pahia hopes to fill the seat that will be vacated by Yuki Lei Sugimura as she launches a bid for mayor.
The Naylor Theatre is the Maui Academy of Performing Arts facility in the old Dollar General Store space at 2027 Main Street is named for Susan Naylor’s family after her $1 million donation was the catalyst to get the $15 million building open.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its temporary housing and financial assistance to Feb. 28 for the approximately 1,500 people still receiving it.
