Maui Sports

Registration is now open for First Tee Hawaiʻi’s Summer Camps programming at The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course. First Tee Hawaiʻi is a youth development organization that helps kids and teens build their strength of character through golf.

The 18th annual Waʻa Kiakahi will return to Maui’s Kā‘anapali Beach, May 17-19, welcoming 10 six-member crews from all islands to share with the public the history and proficiency of traditional Hawaiian sailing canoes. Created by the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association (HCSA), the three-day event features traditional ceremonies, sailing canoe rides and educational talks about […]

MTS-Nakamura Wrestling of Wailuku took first overall at this past weekend’s 2024 Hawaiʻi State Wrestling Championship, held annually at the Lahaina Civic Center. The event drew 19 wrestling clubs statewide and nearly 500 wrestlers.

Vertical Sports Maui hosts a faith-based sports camp, June 10-14, 2024. The camp has space for 700 kids between the ages of 6-14.

The 20th Annual Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem, a free two day surf contest for Maui’s youth ages 15 years old and younger, is taking place at Hoʻokipa Beach Park all-day Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday morning, a special pod of “Mantas” was sighted in the waters of Molokini, three miles off Maui’s southern coast. Dubbed the “Molokini Mantas,” the group of nine Hawaiʻi swimmers were en route back to Maui, and upon reaching the Maui shore, they had set a new record for the fastest channel swim from Maluaka to and around Molokini and back.

Registration is now open for First Tee Hawaiʻi’s programming at Kā’anapali Golf Courses. First Tee Hawaiʻi is a youth development organization that helps kids and teens build their strength of character through golf.

The 54th annual Maui Marathon’s “Lahaina Town Memorial Run” got off to a smooth start this morning as hundreds of runners set off on a shorter half-marathon from the Puʻunēnē Sugar Mill, and 10K and 5K run/walks from the Maui Tropical Plantation. All races started before 6 a.m., and were set to conclude at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū. Live results are posted online.

Drivers should expect traffic delays and road closures on Sunday, April 21 until approximately 1:30 p.m. for the 54th annual Maui Marathon. Significant traffic delays and stops will occur, specifically on Highway 30 between Māʻalaea and Wailuku, from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is advising highway users to use caution and expect delays on Sunday, April 21, as the 54th Maui Marathon’s “Lahaina Town Memorial Run” runs through Kahului, Māʻalaea and Waikapū. Race participants should be expected on Honoapi‘ilani Highway (Route 30) in Māʻalaea and Waikapū, along with Kūihelani Highway (Route 380) in […]

This Earth Month, to celebrate their favorite sustainable mode of transportation, the Maui Bicycling League has organized a 17-mile “Haʻikū Ride Around” on Saturday, April 27.

Drivers should expect traffic delays and road closures on Sunday, April 21 until approximately 1:30 p.m. for the 54th annual Maui Marathon. Significant traffic delays and stops will occur, specifically on Highway 30 between Māʻalaea and Wailuku, from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Kāʻanapali Golf Courses’ Head PGA Teaching Professional, Chris Armanini, has been named the 2023 Aloha Section PGA Teacher and Coach of the Year.

The Valley Isle Community Federal Credit Union has announced a partnership with Ben Zeigler-Namoa, standout first baseman and outfielder for the University of Hawaiʻi baseball team.

Mana O Maui is now accepting scholarship applications from girls between the ages of 13-17 to attend an upcoming Teen Surf Camp, hosted by Maui Surfer Girls, June 5-15, 2024. Mana O Maui is a nonprofit organization that was launched in 2023 to provide empowerment programs through Hawaiian cultural education, adventure education, surf therapy and the healing arts.  

Today, the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District announced that it has selected two priority-listed offerors that will be considered to develop and operate the new Aloha Stadium and surrounding entertainment district as one integrated public-private-partnership project. The selection and notification of the priority-listed offerors has occurred earlier than scheduled, marking the end of the qualifications phase and commencement of the proposals phase, and keeping the new Aloha Stadium on track to open for the 2028 University of Hawaiʻi football season.

Eli Kamakani Caires an 8th grader from Upcountry Maui won the Kicking World Camp youth division kicking competition in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend.

Twelve students on the island of Maui will receive scholarships—totaling $25,000 altogether—in 2024 through the Sentry Insurance Foundation’s Sentry Scholars program. To date, Sentry has provided $93,000 to Maui students attending the University of Hawaiʻi system and affiliated community colleges.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa public health researchers are collecting data from outrigger canoe paddlers to determine canoe paddling’s metabolic equivalents. These show how many calories or energy expenditure a person burns when engaged in a physical activity. 

About 1,300 Maui residents and visitors ran and walked in last weekend’s 13th annual Maui 5K, raising nearly $70,000 for Maui Nui schools.