Maui’s go kart track no longer a ‘ghost town’ with first event in six years on Nov. 15
The Maui Go Karters Association will hold its first race day since 2019, a “time attack” event on Nov. 15 at the Superkarts USA-sanctioned track in Pu'unene.
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Hawaiʻi urges national transportation secretary to spare state from mandated flights cuts due to federal shutdown
Maui's Kahului Airport has managed to deal with the federal government shutdown with minimal impacts, but that is about to change with the FAA mandating flights to be cut at major airports and with transportation employees about to lose a second paycheck.
Maui Nui community steps up to help federal workers, SNAP recipients affected by government shutdown
Food boxes, donated meals and loan payment pauses have been geared toward helping folks afford over a month's worth of lost paychecks and food stamps.
Monday Morning MIL: Seabury Hall girls volleyball team falls to Kapa‘a in Division II state championship match
Saturday night’s second-place finish felt different than 2007, 2012 or 2014 when Seabury Hall was also the Division II state runner-up; the Spartans fought back from two sets down to force a fifth set that came down to the wire before bowing to Kapa’a of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation.
Maui County plans more wells, system upgrades to meet Upcountry’s water issues, growing demand
More than 94% of Maui County is under some kind of drought as Hawai'i comes off the third-driest season in the last 30 years.
Small businesses shine each year at Hawaiian Airlines’ Made In Maui County Festival
More than 140 vendors will have a chance Friday to show their wares to about 2,000 wholesalers and shoppers from 1:30 to 6 p.m. in the “Buyers Preview and Exclusive Shopping Day” when tickets to enter are $36 per person and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the “Big Shopping Day” that is open to everyone, is expected to draw between 8,000 and 10,000 people with tickets priced at $9 per person.
After 50 years of promoting golf on Maui, TV analyst Mark Rolfing’s next big shot is trying to save The Sentry
Mark Rolfing has survived stage 4 cancer and is now putting his energy into helping to save the PGA Tour tournament he was instrumental in bringing to Maui 28 years ago.
From losing her home to chairing Maui housing committee: Tasha Kama leaned on faith and family
The late council member's personal struggles to find housing and the fact that some of her kids had to move off island drove her passion for affordable housing, her family says.
Monday Morning MIL: Baldwin football beats Lahainaluna 14-7 to clinch Bears’ first state tournament berth since 2019
Lahainaluna saw its remarkable Maui Interscholastic League record of 17 straight trips to state football tournaments come to an end with Saturday's result.
Group that saved Honolua Bay from development now wants it to become a cultural sanctuary with fewer tourists
The Save Honolua Coalition wants to follow the success of places like Hā‘ena State Park on Kaua'i where visitor numbers were drastically reduced.
SNAP benefits to be suspended next month due to federal government shutdown, affecting 18,000 in Maui County
The Food and Nutrition Service notified states Friday that all November SNAP benefit allotments are suspended until sufficient federal funding is appropriated or the agency issues updated direction.
Maui Gold Pineapple wants to ramp up to full production, but deer and drought stand in the way
The company says its fields are getting "eaten alive by axis deer and feral pigs," and many Maui farms are facing similar challenges.
BREAKING NEWS: Los Angeles Angels hiring Maui’s Baldwin High grad Kurt Suzuki as next manager
Kurt Suzuki, a 2001 graduate from Mauiʻs Baldwin High School, will become the first MLB manager from Hawai’i when he takes command of the Los Angeles Angels.
Monday Morning MIL: Defending champion Kamehameha Maui rolls into Division II state football tournament as ‘best team on Maui’
The Warriors rolled to a 27-7 win over Lahainaluna on Friday night at Kana‘iaupuni Stadium to clinch another trip to state with a 3-0 record in the second round of Maui Interscholastic League play — they were already the first-round champions in Division II with a 4-0 record.
Lahaina’s affordable Front Street Apartments will be rebuilt with more units, but not soon enough for some former residents
Plans to rebuild the housing complex destroyed by the 2023 wildfire now call for an increase of 98 units, but with a four-year timeline, residents whose FEMA housing will end in February are left in limbo.
Hunting, camping, watershed protection in plan for Maui’s new Kamehamenui State Forest Reserve in Upper Kula
The State of Hawaiʻi continues to work on a 10-year management plan for a 3,434-acre parcel of watershed conservation land in Upper Kula that was acquired five years ago from a private trust.
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