Maui News

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents singer-songwriter Joshua Radin in concert in the McCoy Studio Theater, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Opening the show will be indie songstress Darling Tarling. Tickets go on sale online only at 10 a.m. at MauiArts.org to MACC members on Wednesday, April 16, and to the general public on Friday, April 18.

Maui’s iconic luxury beachfront resort, Grand Wailea, opened its doors Monday to the island’s first Nobu restaurant.

Budget cuts are being considered by Maui County Council for Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed $1.512 billion spending plan for the County’s fiscal 2026 budget, but it’s not immediately clear whether they’ll be with an axe or pruning shears. Council Chair Alice Lee said “deep cuts” might be in order, at least in her opinion, because, […]

Hawai‘i’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a project to control mosquitos to protect endangered birds on Maui can continue. The court sided with Hawai‘i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources and the American Bird Conservancy, represented by the Center for Biological Diversity of Hawaiʻi, and found that the proposed mosquito control project would have no significant harm.

A Stage 1 water shortage is now in effect for customers in the Upcountry, Maui, service area, the County of Maui Department of Water Supply announced.

In a united effort to support local families experiencing food insecurity, Steve’s Plumbing & A/C partnered with Maui Food Bank to host its first-ever food drive on Maui. To date, the company has donated over 12,000 meals and plans to expand its impact through targeted, island-specific drives.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health continues to respond to a confirmed measles case in an Oʻahu child and a presumptive case in an adult member of the child’s household. Both individuals were exposed during international travel. The child has fully recovered. No new suspected measles cases have been reported as of April 14.

The Maui County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee has gotten a written response from the Department of Housing about nearly $12 million in unspent and unencumbered funds in the County’s Affordable Housing Fund. The questions came up during a March 18 Budget Committee meeting, chaired by Council Member Yuki Lei Sugimura, who asked […]

Five months after release into the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve in East Maui, a cohort of five ʻalalā (Hawaiian crows) is healthy and continues to discover and practice the instinctual behaviors unique to the species.

Celebrate Lei Day in style as the Wonderful World of Aloha Cultural Activity Center marks its first anniversary from 5 to 7 p.m. May 3 at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center. The family friendly event hosted by the Oni Foundation will feature an evening of music, dance and lei-making for guests of all ages.

The median price for a single family home on Maui was $1,295,000 in March of 2025, down 0.3% from the same time a year ago. The median price for a condo was $822,500 in March, down 36.8% from the same time in 2024.

With hurricane and wildfire season coming up, Hawaiian Electric is hosting two emergency preparedness open house events to help prepare residents and their communities. One will be held Saturday, April 26 at the King Kekaulike High School Cafeteria. The other will be held Saturday, May 3, at the Lahaina Intermediate School Cafeteria.

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory at Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island have found compelling evidence of a dark matter-deficient dwarf galaxy, FCC 224. The discovery challenges the traditional cosmological paradigm, which assumes dark matter is a fundamental component in galaxy formation.

Two student-athletes from Seabury Hall’s Class of 2025—Pōkaikilani Colorado and Elizabeth Miranda—committed to college teams during National Letter of Intent signing day.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program, which offers comprehensive early childhood education at no cost to income-qualifying families, continues to accept children for the 2025-2026 school year, which begins in August.

The MOA Museum of Art returns to Queen Kaʻahumanu Center on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., for its Annual Children’s Painting Exhibition. The following week, on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Queen Kaʻahumanu Center will host the Smiles for Miles Family Health & Wellness Event.

Now that the street art design has been finalized for the intersection of Kenolio Road and Alulike Street in Kihei, the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking volunteers to participate in the community-driven Painting Day scheduled for Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4.

Hauling will take place at 9 p.m., Wednesday, April 16.

Attorney General Anne Lopez joined 50 attorneys general of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force to warn nine voice service providers that they may be violating state and federal laws by routing allegedly unlawful robocalls across their networks. The task force issued warning letters with information about its investigation and analysis of each provider’s illegal […]

After a five-year hiatus, the Queen’s Challenge competition—honoring Queen Emma and celebrating the skills and pride of Maui’s kalo (taro) farmers—will return at the 2025 East Maui Taro Festival on April 26 at Hāna Ballpark.