Maui News

After a nationwide evaluation of over 3,100 SONIC drive-ins, the Kahului SONIC ranked in the Top 12, earning an invitation to the Dr. Pepper SONIC Games held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Maui Economic Opportunity is requesting bids for one 14-passenger disability accessible electric bus with delivery by March 30, 2027.

Seabury Hall invites the Maui community to welcome the fall season with “Echoes of Autumn,” a lively concert featuring the school’s talented music students in grades 5–12. The performances will highlight Seabury Hall’s jazz band, concert band, percussion, ʻukulele ensembles and choirs.

Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare Advantage health plan in Hawaiʻi is among the highest-rated Medicare health plans, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2026 Star Ratings. Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi received 4.5 out of 5 stars from CMS, making it the highest-rated in Hawaiʻi.

For its fifth year in a row, Imua Family Services is once again hosting its annual Keiki Halloween Festival. The family-friendly fun runs from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. This free community celebration is designed especially for children ages eight and under and promises to be an evening packed with Halloween magic.

Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center of Hawaiʻi has partnered with Kamaka Air to provide safe and reliable interisland air transport, enabling pets and their families to access lifesaving veterinary care on Oʻahu quickly and efficiently. 

Hawaiian Electric is monitoring weather conditions that may lead to an increased risk of wildfires. If needed to protect public safety, Hawaiian Electric may implement its Public Safety Power Shutoff program to proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk.

The PROMISE award recognizes US Rep. Jill Tokuda for her commitment to early childhood education and her leadership in championing the needs of Head Start children and families across the nation.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, Culinary Arts program announced a lineup of six non credit cooking and baking classes to help students improve skills and offer ideas for holiday gatherings and gift-giving. The classes run from Saturday, Nov. 1 through Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. All classes take place in the Pāʻina Building on the UHMC Kahului campus.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning from noon today through Saturday afternoon for mainly leeward areas due to windy conditions and low humidity.

Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course will reopen for play on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. The golf course has been closed since Sept. 2, 2025 to allow Kapalua Golf’s agronomy team to restore turf health following prolonged irrigation restrictions. 

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced temporary closures at two pools in Central Maui.

The Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee recessed a discussion Wednesday after a brief deliberation on the path forward for Bill 9, which aims to phase out thousands of short-term rentals in apartment-zoned districts to free up housing for residents.

Update: On Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at approximately 4 p.m., the bicyclist succumbed to his injuries and died while at Maui Memorial Medical Center. The bicyclist is identified as Richard Holland, 79, of Kīhei.

Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa has promoted longtime team member Chef Mitchell Cooper to executive chef, overseeing the West Maui resort’s culinary operations across its restaurants, bars, banquets and events.

The award honors organizations whose innovative work ensures that everyone—regardless of background—can harness the power of the internet to succeed in today’s digital age.

A groundbreaking new instrument that lets astronomers see deeper into space than ever before using a single telescope was brought to life with help from a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty member.

The study projects an abrupt shift within the next 30 to 40 years from irregular El Niño-La Niña cycles to highly regular oscillations, characterized by more dramatic fluctuations in sea surface temperature. 

Qualified Hawaiian Electric customers in wildfire risk areas who are subject to preemptive power shutoffs would be eligible to receive a rebate for the purchase of backup power equipment, under a new company proposal.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is monitoring a positive wastewater sample for measles virus, the first wastewater detection of the virus for Kauaʻi County. The sample was collected Sept. 24, 2025, at a site in East Kauaʻi County and DOH was notified of the result on Oct. 20, 2025. No suspected measles cases have been identified on Kauaʻi.