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The 88-unit temporary housing complex for fire survivors has taken 1 1/2 years longer to build that expected, and risen in cost from $14 to $20 million, but the need for it has not diminished.
Seabury Hall 2021 graduate Ella Connor, who became a beach volleyball All-American at Cal Poly, struggled with panic attacks and attempted to take her life twice but is now doing "amazing" with help from her four-legged companion.
Maui County said that of the 46 people living there, 21 went into shelter and two entered recovery programs. On Thursday, 10 truckloads of trash were removed and two truckloads of personal items were put into storage, where residents have 30 days to claim them.
Reese Yap is instructing the first Beauty Operator Program at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, with 13 students aged 19 to 61 learning hands-on beauty courses to become licensed as an esthetician and/or nails technician.
The league will use the eight-game, two-round system to determine Division I and Division II state tournament berths after two seasons of unbalanced schedules were needed due to the Aug. 8, 2023, fires and the expansion to a six-team league that included Moloka’i in 2024.
Maui's Sumiko Inaba will battle undefeated Dakota Ditcheva (14-0-0) on Sunday in a Professional Fighters League bout for flyweight women (125 pounds).
All belongings left on site by Thursday morning will be impounded, and residents will have up to 30 days to pick up their items, the county said.
Some farmers lost thousands of dollars in products when their generators couldn't keep their operations going. But even the hardest-hit businesses and their neighbors say shutting off the power is a good measure to prevent another tragedy like the 2023 wildfires in Lahaina and Upcountry.
The Hawaiian Style Volleyball Club's boys under-15 team won the national title on Saturday in Minneapolis, a feat a longtime Maui volleyball coach says has never been done before.
The Under Armour Next Camp at King Kekaulike Stadium on Saturday was the final stop of 14 on the camp tour. The camp, which included several NFL players or retirees as coaches, was the brainchild of Baldwin High School graduate JoJo Dickson.
The blueprint to attract students to St. Anthony, the alma mater of Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen and Major League Baseball two-time champion Shane Victorino, has been developed over the past year and is being implemented for K-12 for the 2025-26 school year.
While life has been difficult for Mike Victorino after losing his reelection bid for Maui County mayor in 2022 and taking on new health challenges, he has the love and support of his family and a strong will to see his great grandchildren grow up.
There are two temporary housing projects in Lahaina for wildfire survivors: Kilohana, for FEMA eligible families; and Ka La'i Ola, a state-run project for non-FEMA eligible families.
Property owner says a business hotel could serve the workers who come to the park, which was created in the late 1980s to help ease Maui's economic reliance on tourism and big ag.
Micah Diaz, 13, has been boxing for less than three years, but veteran coach Nante Manangan knew he “very special” the first time he stopped by to try boxing practice in the facility that Manangan has in his backyard and garage in North Kīhei. Manangan said that Micah Diaz is the first two-time national champion boxer ever from Maui.
Seabury Hall graduate Dustin Tester got help with her surfing school over the years from two former classmates.
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