Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente health care workers on Maui go on strike, forcing temporary closure of Kīhei clinic
Kaiser Hawai'i employees say they're being treated like "second class" as their counterparts in other states make much higher salaries.
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Monday Morning MIL: Kamehameha Maui clinches another state tournament berth in girls volleyball, league semifinals set for tonight
Archer Fabrao will participate in her fourth state tournament that runs Oct. 27 and Oct. 30-Nov. 1 after the Warriors clinched their 21st consecutive state tournament appearance with a 25-12. 25-20, 26-24 win over King Kekaulike on Tuesday.
Hundreds more ‘paper leases’ for Hawaiian home lands are being awarded on Maui. Now the state must deliver
Driven by a historic $600 million allocation and the 2023 wildfires, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is making a push to award over 2,600 leases statewide by the end of the year, including over 1,200 on Maui.
State, Maui County trying to boost sports tourism, targeting events for competitors on way to 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Imagine Olympic windsurfing or kite surfing competitors stopping at Ho’okipa and Kanaha beach parks on Maui to practice on their way to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games in less than 3 years — it's an idea that state and county officials hope can spur the economy.
33 years after first playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’ Eric Gilliom is ready for his last run
The 62-year-old will play the lead role in the cult classic for the eighth and final time during a run from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2 at the historic ʻIao Theater on Maui.
‘We just have to start’: Nonprofit faces $40 million task of restoring 8 historic sites in Lahaina
The earliest building, the Baldwin Home, could potentially be finished around 2028, while the last buildings, the Seamen's Hospital and Plantation House, would take until roughly 2032.
Monday Morning MIL: Baldwin alum Donan Cruz joins University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball coaching staff
The 41-year-old Donan Cruz was named an assistant coach for the University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball program that he has battled for the last four years as head coach at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.
Lahaina businesses took a ‘backseat’ in fire recovery. Now the focus is turning to rebuilding Front Street
Maui County recently released design options for the once-bustling business district of Front Street that include plans to keep it as a two-lane road open to pedestrians and cars.
Kids too young to remember the last Maui County Fair create new memories as opening night draws crowd of 30,000
Maui County provided $1.5 million to bring back the beloved fair that was held for 97 years, but not since 2019 due to reasons that included the COVID-19 pandemic and rising transportation costs for amusement rides.
King Kamehameha III Elementary School will be rebuilt close to original site on Front Street
The elementary school that burned in the Lahaina wildfire of 2023 will be rebuilt on the 14-acre Ku’ia site that is near the original location but inland and out of the tsunami inundation zone.
New Pā‘ia siren expected in late 2026, as recent emergencies show they’re no longer a ‘last resort’
Sirens used in last week's fire and the tsunami warning earlier this summer show how the approach to sounding the sirens has changed since the deadly 2023 Lahaina blaze.
Monday Morning MIL: Kamehameha Maui runs away from Baldwin to open second round of football season
The Warriors took another impressive step towards showing everyone who’s boss in Maui high school football with a 49-28 win over Baldwin on Friday night at Kanai’aupuni Stadium.
Petition calls for Holomua Road closure after 380-acre fire; houseless community says it’s not to blame
Maui County is moving closer to installing gates on the road, but residents and emergency officials aren't sure it will deter people from starting fires.
Maui High School Hall of Honor dinner to honor graduates Rachel Kondo, Faith Ito, Katsugo Miho, Glenn Otani
Rachel Kondo and Faith Ito are the two alive members of the four-person class entering their alma mater’s Hall of Honor at the Maui High School Hall of Honor Banquet at the school’s gymnasium on Tuesday.
State-run Ka Laʻi Ola temporary housing for Lahaina fire survivors is finished; 450 units soon-to-be full
Wednesday’s celebration announced that the 450-unit, $185 million West Maui complex is complete and ready to be filled to its capacity with about 1,500 people who were displaced by the 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
Gov. Green lauds Maui Interscholastic League, Kim Ball for making high school surfing a statewide reality
The first state high school surfing tournament will take place next year at Ho’okipa Beach Park, a nod to the three-decade effort of Maui's Kim Ball to finally make the official state sport of Hawai'i also a state high school sport.
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