Maui News

In an effort to support Hawai‘i-grown agriculture and serve the next generation with local, healthy ingredients, Diamond Bakery has partnered with the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative to launch a new ʻulu-based animal cracker designed especially for schools.

A Maui native is being recognized for his exceptional service in the US Air Force.

With the tsunami warning issued Tuesday, ALTRES reminds local businesses that now’s a good time to prepare for natural disasters, including hurricanes and tropical storms. “A tsunami or other natural disaster such as a hurricane can not only jeopardize the safety of employees, but also potentially close businesses for weeks, if not permanently,” the state’s […]

County of Maui Holomua Kākou events that were scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, 2025, on Lānaʻi have been postponed following a statewide tsunami watch, warning and advisory that have since been canceled.

While emergency sirens warned of an impeding tsunami Tuesday, Hurricane Iona slipped by the south of the Hawaiian Islands, continuing on a 20-mph westward track away from the islands. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Keli was almost directly south of Hawaiʻi Island as of 5 a.m. this morning, also moving west but at 21 mph. Iona’s maximum […]

The tsunami advisory has ended for the state of Hawaiʻi effective at 8:58 a.m. HST. Tsunami wave heights across the state are now below advisory levels and are continuing to diminish.

Members of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, led by Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele and CEO Stacy Ferreira, are representing Hawaiʻi at the annual Raromataʻi Festival in Raʻiātea, French Polynesia.

NASA has selected University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists to lead one of three teams developing instruments for Moon travel through the Artemis campaign.

More than 450 Maui seniors gathered Saturday for the 53rd Kupuna Aloha Luncheon to meet old friends, partake of a hotel-style lunch buffet, take home some prize drawings and honor Kupuna Advocates of the Year Kathy Collins and Hedy Udarbe.

A small portion of Aki Street in Lahaina town will be closed Monday, Aug. 4, through Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, while the County of Maui Department of Public Works Highways Division creates a new roadway connection.

A Tsunami Advisory remains in effect for Hawaiʻi. This comes following a large 8.8 earthquake off the east coast of Kamachatka Russia at 1:25 p.m. HST on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The state was downgraded from a warning to an advisory late last night at around 10:30 p.m.

The plan provides strategies for the transportation sector to achieve the state climate targets set in law – a 50% reduction in emissions from 2005 levels by 2030, net negative transportation emissions by 2045, and ultimately zero transportation emissions.

The Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association is advising attendees of the 2025 State Championship Regatta to plan ahead for parking and traffic in West Maui on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Around 11 a.m. today, approximately 3,800 customers in parts of Waikapu and Wailuku experienced an outage when tree trimmers accidentally dropped a branch on the lines. Around this time, there also was a pocket outage in Wailuku that impacted some County facilities and businesses on High Street, Wells Street, and Main Street. This outage was a suspected underground cable fault.

Wildlife biologists are asking residents to keep a lookout for ʻōpeʻapeʻa, the Hawaiian hoary bat, an endangered species and Hawaiʻi’s official state land mammal, the only land mammal native to the islands. Scientists want to know where it hangs out. Residents can help provide information about ʻōpeʻapeʻa habitat by reporting bat sightings online through iNaturalist, an online platform for […]

The Southwest Maui Invitational, the nation’s preeminent in-season college basketball tournament, today released the official bracket for the 2025 Tournament.

The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park is hosting the annual Cycle to the Sun event on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Victoria Moore, author of “Big Hearts on a Little Island: The Maui community’s heroic response to the 2023 wildfires,” will speak at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Via! by Sale Pepe, a fresh new concept to Maui’s culinary scene has arrived at Whalers Village in Kāʻanapali. Husband-and-wife restaurateurs Michele and Qiana Di Bari bring a fast casual twist to the Italian flavors that made their Lahaina favorite, Sale Pepe Pizzeria e Cucina, a beloved dining destination.

As part of their ongoing efforts to help residents recover from the 2023 Kula Fire, Mālama Kula, will hold a Community Work Day on the morning of Aug. 8, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.