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Two events will be held today to mark the 50th anniversary of a watershed moment that eventually led the U.S. military to stop bombing Kaho'olawe and put the island at the center of the Hawaiian rights movement.
In 39 days, those types of gatherings will not be possible for the 1,475 individuals still in FEMA-funded housing on Maui if the deadline is not extended. In November, the state requested a 12-month extension to the current deadline.
The draft guidelines are the latest effort by the county to move forward with rebuilding in the town's business district, which overlaps a sensitive historic area that has seen little activity since the August 2023 wildfires.
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.
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.
“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."
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.
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.
Government shutdown and pause in SNAP benefits at the end of the year spurred even more need in the community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
