Maui News

The 13th annual Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair, Maui’s signature event to raise awareness about Maui agriculture while invigorating Maui agriculture will take place Saturday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at War Memorial Complex, the special events field and two of the baseball fields.

The county is soliciting grant application/proposals for the use of $239,500 from the Recycling Grant Program for FY21.

Hawaiʻi Island police have opened a Missing Persons investigation in connection with two overdue fishermen who were believed to have been swept into the ocean in Ka‘ū on Hawai‘i Island.

Waiola Church in West Maui hosts the Celebration of Mo‘i Wahine Keōpūolani, The Sacred Queen of Hawai‘i on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. The 197 year old historic church in Lahaina will be honoring Keōpūolani, whose final resting place is The Royal Tomb located in Waiola’s Waine‘e graveyard.

The Lahaina Skate Park in West Maui is temporarily closed for cleanup of vandalism, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced today.

A federal jury today found a Wailuku man guilty of attempted enticement of a minor. The charges stem from an Oct. 11, 2017 incident in which the man was accused of exchanging messages with an individual “whom he believed was a 14 year-old girl.”

The 2020 production will be Keali‘i Reichel’s final Kūkahi production. The shows feature hula, mele and chant in three shows: Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Castle Theater.

The avocado lace bug (Pseudacysta perseae), was first detected in Pearl City, Oʻahu, in December 2019 and was subsequently identified on Hawaiʻi Island and from plants in retail outlets on Maui that were destroyed or treated. PC: Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture.

Since he went missing, Aidan Dungan has missed birthdays, holidays and family gatherings.  He turned 24 on Jan. 22, and missed his grandmother’s 92nd birthday on Feb. 7.  Family members say he also has an older 30-year-old brother who he has also not been in contact with, despite being very close.

Sierra Club Maui hosts its Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center. During the event, leaders will honor a lift of Environmental Champions.

Fire fighting units at Kahului Airport will be conducting fire training exercises today, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Smoke may be visible in the airport area. It is only a drill.

Nalu Scientific’s chip can detect and digitize very small signals timed to the picosecond (one-trillionth of a second) and is currently used in a six-story-high particle collider in Japan as well as a space-based project with NASA.

A wind advisory is in effect at the Summit of Haleakalā until 6 o’clock this evening. The National Weather Service is forecasting SE winds of 35 to 50 mph with higher gusts at the location. Winds this strong can make driving difficult. Motorists should use extra caution.

68-year-old woman was not able to walk after falling on the trail.

Hawaiian Caucus week at the State Legislature will culminate with an open exhibition of groups promoting the language, history, and education of our host culture on the fourth floor of the State Capitol from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.

The former Hawaii News Now general manager made his announcement in front of more than 100 supporters at Old Stadium Park in Mōʻiliʻili on Wednesday.

Surf of 7 to 10 feet is expected along the East facing shores of Maui and Molokaʻi, resulting in a high surf advisory, in effect until 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.

Utility work starts this weekend on Main Street in Wailuku near the Church Street intersection, the Department of Management announced today. 

Today, West Maui’s Councilmember Tamara Paltin, filed nomination papers to run for her second two year term on the Maui County Council. She is among a list of council candidates that have either pulled papers or filed for candidacy since the filing period opened on Feb. 3. 

The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park reopened to the public at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after two days of closure due to unsafe road conditions and power outages.