Maui News
Update/located: Wailuku girl reported missing
Update: (6:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025) Katie-May Cockett has been located and returned home. The Maui Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.
UH finds that 3D-printed shelters increase baby coral survival rates
To dramatically increase coral survival rates, scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology have developed innovative 3D-printed ceramic structures that provide crucial protection for baby corals.
Information on Naturalization process available Saturday, Oct. 11
A workshop to provide information on the Naturalization process will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at the J. Walter Cameron Center Conference Room 1 and 2 in Wailuku.
The Hawaiʻi International Film Festival returns to the MACC, Oct 19-20
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents the Maui Showcase for the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) with nine documentary films, including a collection of four short films, as well as one drama short film. All screenings will take place in the MACC’s McCoy Studio Theater starting Saturday, Nov. 8, and concluding Sunday, Nov. 9. Tickets for HIFF 2024 Maui Showcase are on sale now at MauiArts.org.
UH Mānoa jumps 62 spots in WSJ college rankings
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa climbed 62 spots to No. 240 overall in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) /College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the US rankings, released Sept. 29.
Hawaiʻi WIC clinics remain open and food benefits are fully available
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health Women, Infants and Children program announces that WIC clinics across the state will remain open and fully operational, providing essential nutrition services and food benefits to qualifying families. All scheduled appointments, nutrition education and benefit issuance services are proceeding as normal.
State annual business reports due Dec. 31
The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Business Registration Division reminds businesses to file their annual business reports. To avoid a late filing fee, reports for businesses registered October through December are due Dec. 31 online at https://hbe.ehawaii.gov/annuals. Fees for filing Hawaiʻi annual business reports online are: LLCs, profit corporations and LLPs: $12.50; […]
Historic return of Maui County Fair draws 30,000 fair entrants on opening night
An estimate 30,000 people attended the 98th Maui County Fair on Thursday’s opening day, according to fair organizers. The historic return of the Maui County Fair kicked off festivities with the traditional parade up Kaʻahumanu Avenue.
Maui Chocolate Tour adds new cacao farm experience with treehouse lunch
Maui Ku‘ia Estates has launched a new Cacao Farm Tour and Treehouse Lunch, offering guests a farm-to-bar chocolate experience with sweeping views of the West Maui Mountains.
Mayor Richard Bissen temporarily out of state Oct. 3-9, 2025
Mayor Richard Bissen will travel out of the state from the late morning of Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, until the evening of Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
Hawaiʻi student immunization rates show mixed results
Vaccination rates among kindergartners in Hawaiʻi improved for the 2024-2025 school year compared to the 2023-2024 school year. However, religious exemptions continue to increase across grades K-12.
Pilikahakai Foundation hosts free community events for Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Maui
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Pilikahakai Foundation and partners invite the community to take part in a weekend of events dedicated to protecting Maui’s coral reefs and ʻāina.
Hawaiʻi Island crime: Puna man charged after alleged naked burglary attempt in Nānāwale Estates
57-year-old Krzysztof Snarski made his initial court appearance Oct. 2 in Hilo District Court, during which his bail was maintained at $113,000, and the court ordered an examination to determine his fitness and penal responsibility.
October is stop the ant month
October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaiʻi and a multi-agency effort throughout the month will encourage residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control the spread of invasive little fire ants (LFA) and other harmful pest ants that may be new to the state.
Maui’s safety net on edge: Federal funding cuts bring financial and psychological stress to local nonprofits
Maui County’s essential health and human services are bracing for financial hits and a surge of psychological strain due to potential federal funding cuts, according to recent University of Hawaiʻi reports.
98th Maui County Fair off to a celebratory start; Day 2 entertainment line up, traffic info.
An estimated 3,000 people participated in the 98th Maui County Fair Parade as thousands more watched the parade unfold along Kaʻahumanu Avenue. The parade kicked off the four-day event at War Memorial Stadium Complex, which returns to the Valley Isle after a six year hiatus.
Upcountry water source development is focus of community meetings, Oct. 9 and 28
Council Vice-Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura announced today that two community meetings focused on Upcountry water source development will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, and Tuesday, Oct. 28, both beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.
DOH issues alert on Tru Fru freeze dried fruit products due to metal hazard
The Hawai‘i Department of Health, Food and Drug Branch is alerting residents of a recall issued by Georgia Nut Company, a third-party manufacturer for Tru Fru, LLC for its Tru Fru brand freeze dried products, because of the potential presence of metal in the product.
Understudied ecosystem prompts caution from UH researchers on deep-sea mining
A study by oceanographers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa provided the first in-depth look at this habitat, revealing a dynamic community that may be more sensitive to seasonal changes than previously understood.
UH Cancer Center identifies treatable form of mesothelioma
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers have identified a new, less aggressive form of mesothelioma that offers patients greater hope for survival and treatment success.
