Maui News

Ted Faigle, District Governor of the 52 Rotary Clubs in District 5000 (state of Hawaiʻi) will make a visit to the 10 Maui Rotary Clubs between Nov. 5-14, 2024.

The US Postal Service has announced its recommended mailing and shipping dates for holiday mail and packages.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises highway users that single lanes will be closed at the intersection of Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500), Kūihelani Highway (Route 380), Maui Veterans Highway (Route 311) and Mayor Elmer F. Cravalho Way (Route 3800), on Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Thursday, Oct. 24, from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m.

The Lahaina Energy Partnership invites all Lahaina community members to join the upcoming Co-Design Workshop this Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Lahainaluna cafeteria. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the event occurs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dinner will be provided.

Seabury Hall has announced its upcoming fall concert, “Resonance: A Fall Music Concert,” featuring performances by its middle and high school bands, percussion and choral ensembles.

This month’s free Hawaiian Music Series will be held the Thursday before Halloween on Oct. 24, at 6pm at Lahaina Civic Center Amphitheater featuring local group Launaʻole. 

More than 50 participants, along with their therapists from Ka Lima O Maui, La’akea Village, Easterseals Hawaii, Arc of Maui and similar organizations that help people with cognitive and developmental disabilities, paddled out from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the County’s Adaptive Kayaking event Oct. 11. 

While scenarios such as a new pit crater forming in the Chain of Craters or large seaward movement of the volcano’s south flank are less likely, current conditions provide an excellent opportunity to better understand what can happen in the long run.

A new deal between the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Meet Hawai‘i and JTB seeks to recover the pipeline of Japan business meetings in Hawai‘i.

As of Oct. 15, 2024, there are nearly 370 vacant corrections officer positions.

The nonprofit Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association donated $10,000 to Molokaʻi High School and Molokaʻi Middle School.

Islands are home to nearly one-third of the world’s plant species, despite covering just 5.3% of the Earth’s land surface, per a new study.

Learning mathematical concepts while helping to clean one of Hawaiʻi’s most polluted waterways was the focus of a creative University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa lesson.

A preliminary police investigation reveals that the bicyclist was traveling down the highway with a riding group when he crossed over the yellow double-solid lane markings into the oncoming lane and collided into a vehicle traveling up Haleakalā Highway.

The 44th annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) presented by Halekulani celebrates returns to the MACC Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20 with six Made in Hawaii Feature Films and four Made in Hawaii Short Films under the theme “Creating New Traditions” highlighting the best in new cinema from Hawai‘i, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the world while blending the rich cultural heritage of the islands with innovative storytelling techniques and diverse perspectives. 

The University of Hawaiʻi faculty have finalized their contract for the next two years, with overwhelming support, the UH Professional Assembly announced on Friday.

Maui County’s wet season has had a slow start, but climate models predict above-average rainfall this winter.

On Sunday, Oct. 27, Maui Arts & Cultural Center again celebrates the musical tradition of Hawai’i’s famous four-string instrument at the 17th annual Maui ‘Ukulele Festival, a free Maui community music event in the A&B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion.

The mayor will host a community budget meeting on Tuesday in Kīhei to gather input for the County’s FY26 budget.

This marks the first return of the popular Kīhei event since the COVID-19 pandemic.