Maui News

The public is invited to a golfing event to support the Kīhei Charter Schoolʻs athletic teams and Clubs.

A $4,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will help the Maui Family Support Services hold its 14th Ho`olaule`a o nā Mākuakāne-Celebration of Fathers.

Pohoiki is the site of a former boat ramp, rendered obsolete after being surrounded by lava on Hawaiʻi Island. It is now the home of at least seven anchialine pools, becoming the home of ʻōpaeʻula and other native shrimp that are starting to inhabit the waters.

The workshop takes place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 at the Hāna Community Center Main Hall (5091 Uakea Rd in Hāna). This is a free event and open to the public.

Infrastructure work had originally been planned to start in September, but has been delayed due to State Historic Preservation Division review and approval.

Maui Humane Enforcement Officers rescued a total of 47 dogs from the property, including 24 that were impounded in just the past month, according to the organization.

The students, who were accompanied by their Hawaiian History Kumu Kapulani Antonio, focused on ways to empower young Native Hawaiians to engage and thrive in the political process with the hope of shifting attitudes and decisions regarding Hawaiians and residents throughout the state.

Tonight, the Sabado Art Gallery & Boutique celebrates its grand opening with a blessing at 5:30 p.m. and the unveiling of Maui artist Philip Sabado’s “Goddess Lea” painting at around 6 to 6:30 p.m.

The luncheon, made up of turkey and all the traditional holiday fixings, will be served Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the King Kamehameha III Elementary School cafeteria

Maui County Councilmember Tasha Kama hosts a community meeting on the proposed real property tax changes discussed at last week’s council meeting.

Preparatory work for the nearly $4.8 million project has been ongoing for three months, but road repairs that will require total road closures on weekends will begin Saturday, Nov. 23, and continue for approximately five months.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health recently confirmed two additional cases of lung injury related to the use of e-cigarette or vaping products. This brings the current number of confirmed cases in the state to four, with one individual confirmed in each county.

A search is underway off Hawaiʻi Island for a 40-year-old man who was picking opihi with a friend, but was swept offshore by a wave. His friend was able to make it back to shore and was rescued from the bottom of a 60-foot cliff by fire department personnel.

Kamehameha Schools is offering scholarships to high school students interested in earning college credits at a University of Hawaiʻi campus or community college.

Maui’s LEAD program began in May and its participants are already showing positive results, according to program coordinators. Kauaʻi LEAD just recently launched as well.

A Maui man was arrested and charged in connection with an assault reported in near the Pāʻia Youth Center last week.

A Kahului man was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into a vehicle arson fire reported the day before in Central Maui. Through an investigation police identified the offender as Robert Jordan, 41, of Kahului.

A bill that would help to restore Hawai‘i’s coral reefs, was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee.  A new report found widespread coral reef bleaching across the state, including more than 75 percent of corals off West Maui.

Hawaiʻi has two of the top ten destinations for travelers this holiday, according to data collected from AAA Travel bookings.

State officials have confirmed a fourth detection of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death on the island of O‘ahu. The discovery was made during an aerial survey of some 20,000 acres of forest in the Moanalua Section of the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve above Tripler Army Medical Center.