Maui News

Hawaiian Electric is offering interest-free monthly installment plans for customers who are facing financial difficulties due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Available options include payment arrangements and extensions on monthly bills. Customers may request assistance by submitting an online form or by calling Hawaiian Electric’s Customer Service numbers: The company can also connect customers […]

The Maui Men’s March Against Violence Planning Committee, in collaboration with UH Maui College PAU Violence, UH Mānoa Women’s Center, Maui Family Support Services – Kāne Connections, MADE IN HOPE and other community partners, invites the public to join the 6th Annual Maui Men’s March Against Violence on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at the Maui County Building front lawn.

Council Member Gabe Johnson announced the Agriculture, Diversification, Environment and Public Transportation Committee will receive three presentations on climate-change impacts in a meeting Thursday, Oct. 9 at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber and online.

Central Pacific Bank and The Kyoto Shinkin Bank have formally entered into a strategic partnership, marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding to create a stronger economic bridge between Hawaiʻi and Japan.

Aloha United Way has appointed two accomplished leaders to its executive team, strengthening its commitment to community-centered solutions and strategic growth. Lopa Shah has been named vice president of Operations, and Kaʻili Trask O’Connell joins as vice president of Resource Development and Donor Relations.

For the first time since before the pandemic, more than 200 health and human service providers, first responders and early childhood educators gathered in person for Hoʻoikaika Partnership’s 12th Annual Conference, “We Are All in This Together / E Alu Like Kākou: Stories of Strength and Resilience,” on Sept. 25, 2025.

Oʻahu will host The Wall That Heals, a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu in Kapolei in mid-January 2026.

Twenty-one firefighter recruits graduated as part of the Maui Fire Department’s 41st Recruit Class on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

Nā Koa Aliʻi Aloha All-State Marching Band was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants as one of the 10 marching bands to participate in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Hawaiʻi’s award-winning five-star, five-diamond  Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea announces its fourth year hosting events as part of the Festivals of Aloha, Maui Nui’s premier Hawaiian cultural showcase, from Friday, Oct. 24 to Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. 

Maui Resort Rentals, the leading vacation rental management company on Maui, has formally announced its acquisition of Newport Beach-based Beachview Rentals and the creation of a new parent company, Dream Resorts. 

The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union is offering an emergency financial assistance program to help members directly impacted by the federal shutdown and its disruption of public services. “At Hawaii State FCU, we are committed to doing what’s right for our members, especially during times of uncertainty,” Andrew Rosen, president and chief executive offiver of Hawaii State […]

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has confirmed a case of mumps on Hawaiʻi Island. The case is community-acquired and not travel-related, suggesting that mumps may currently be circulating on the island.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Hāna Branch office has relocated to 5060 Uakea Road, next to the Kamehameha Schools Preschool.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort has partnered with Koholā Brewery to launch “Raise a Glass for Maui,” a year-long fundraising initiative supporting Maui wildfire recovery efforts. Through Aug. 15, 2026, the resort will donate $1 from every glass of Rainbow Pale Ale purchased at Tropics Bar & Grill, Tapa Bar, and Hau Tree Bar to Maui United Way.

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate’s new research has revealed that plastic pollution may pose an underappreciated threat to the survival of endangered coral reefs. The study, led by Keiko Wilkins, a recent PhD graduate from UH Mānoa’s Marine Biology Graduate Program, found that chemicals released from plastics disrupt two critical processes essential for […]

A new central Maui school is planned for construction within the Waikapū Country Town development, with officials from the School Facilities Authority and project partners presenting preliminary details during open house events at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Pilina Center on Sept. 18 and 21.

The Oʻahu Canoe Racing Association announces the 73rd crossing of the Kaiwi Channel, where more than 110 crews battle in the Molokaʻi Hoe World Championship canoe races, presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

Notably, Dr. Scharnhorst spearheaded the development of UHMC’s Bachelor of Nursing program which will officially begin with a Fall 2026 cohort.

Foster Poultry Farms, LLC, a Livingston, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,843,040 pounds of chicken corn dog products that may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically pieces of wood embedded in the batter.