Maui News

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., will travel to Colorado today (July 23) for the National Governors Association (NGA) 2025 Summer Meeting. He will participate in panel discussions with education experts, economists and business leaders.

Mayor Richard Bissen is bringing Holomua Kākou back to Lānaʻi on Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, 2025, as part of his continuing effort to take County government to the rural communities that are part of Maui County.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) spoke on the Senate floor on Tuesday about the national housing shortage in the United States. He said there’s an urgent need to cut “onerous regulations” that he said “stand in the way of building more housing.”

The July edition of the Kīhei 4th Friday Town Party takes place July 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka. Guests are invited to enjoy live music, food booths and trucks, and local shopping.

The Pacific Whale Foundation hosts “Race for Whales” on Sept. 1, a virtual endurance challenge supporting the organization’s vital programs in research, education, conservation and outreach. Whether you walk, run, bike, paddle, swim, or hike, every mile helps protect whales, dolphins and marine ecosystems.

The Sentry announced today that volunteer registration is now open for the 2026 event. Volunteering offers a variety of opportunities to get involved with the PGA TOUR’s Opening Drive event when it returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua from Jan. 8-11, 2026. 

Aug. 1 is the deadline to submit applications to a two-day, self-worth-building surfing event created by Hawai’i-native Carissa Moore – five-time World Surfing Champion and the first-ever Olympic Gold Medalist in surfing. The inaugural “Riding Your Waves of Joy: Building Self-Worth” will be held Aug. 30-31 at the Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort. The resort and […]

SUN Bucks is a new and permanent program that provides $177 per eligible child in food benefits to help families during the summer months when access to school meals is limited.

Aurum Maui, a new “refined yet approachable” new American dining restaurant led by Chef Taylor Ponte and General Manager Natasha Ponte, has opened at The Shops at Wailea. The Pontes are partners in this new restaurant venture, according to Destination Hospitality Group.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke spoke about Hawaiʻi’s unique agricultural landscape as the most isolated population center in the world and the importance of investing in local food production, specialty crops, and robust biosecurity measures to reduce reliance on imported food.

To maintain safe and reliable service, Hawaiian Electric will be working overnight to install new equipment as part of its ongoing Wildfire Safety Strategy on Hāna Highway in the Pā‘ia area, between the Pā‘ia Mini-Bypass Rd. to Hoku Pl., on Thursday, July 24, from 9 p.m. to Friday, July 25 at 4 a.m. No electrical service interruptions are expected during this work.

Used for County of Maui public meetings and other business, video conferencing platform Webex will be replaced with Microsoft Teams starting July 31, 2025, for all County departments, panels, commissions, divisions and agencies — except for Maui Police Department, which will transition from Webex at a later date, according to the County Department of Management Information Technology Services Division (ITSD).

Bingo Blast will be featured at the Kaunoa Clubhouse in the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

As rebuilding efforts continue nearly two years after the devastating Lahaina wildfires, the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) is hosting two free webinars to introduce a new resource: “Building for Wildfire Resilience in Hawaiʻi: Materials, Costs and Safer Choices.”

Kaibigan ng Lahaina, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the recovery and resilience of Filipino and immigrant communities impacted by the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires, launched their Padigo Project with their first food distribution event held on June 13, 2025. 

The 60-megawatt Kūihelani Solar-Plus-Storage battery storage project is among seven projects to complete the first stage of grid-scale energy systems brought online on Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, according to Hawaiian Electric. Collectively, these seven projects added 260 megawatts of renewable energy and 1,038 megawatt-hours of energy storage, the utility said. “Even as national energy […]

The Aircraft Rescue Fire-Fighting (ARFF) station at Kahului Airport has a new Fire Chief with a familiar name. Matthew Pires, 37, becomes the youngest Fire Chief in history at the Kahului Airport Rescue Fire-Fighting station, according to family members. He follows in the footsteps of his dad, Scott “Pomai” Pires who was Maui Airport Fire Chief for almost 10 years, retiring in May 2022. 

BIA Hawaiʻi’s Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) is coming to Maui. This full-time program offers hands-on training in carpentry, plumbing, electrical and more. No experience is needed.

Despite clearly posted park closure and hazardous conditions signs, people are continuing to ignore the risks and enter Sacred Falls State Park, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources reports.

A newsletter with information on a proposal to phase out transient vacation rental use in apartment districts is being delivered to homes across Maui County this week, Council Presiding Officer Pro Tempore Tasha Kama announced today.