Maui News

The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Statement, in effect from late Thursday night through Sunday morning. Isolated minor coastal flooding is expected around daily peak tides in vulnerable low-lying coastal areas.

The runway at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole has reopened as of 2:25 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Passengers should contact their airline to check on the status of their flight.

The long-awaited Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner & Auction, “Pathways To Our Future” takes place on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Organizers say participation and generosity helps to advance STEM education and workforce development, playing a vital role in the well-being and future prosperity of the islands.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center welcomes Maui Adult Day Care Center for the 2024 Family Caregiver Walk on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, from 7 to 11 a.m. This annual event invites the Maui community to celebrate caregivers and support the vital services the organization provides to our kūpuna and their families.

The Maui County Department of Environmental Management and US Army Corps of Engineers have released a third quarterly report on ongoing activities at the Olowalu temporary wildfire debris disposal site.

A new Maui Economic Opportunity 14-passenger bus that will be running through the streets of East Maui was blessed Tuesday in Hāna with community members, Maui County officials and MEO staff attending. 

Maui firefighters responded to two brush fires overnight—one in Haʻikū, and the other along the Kūihelani Highway in Central Maui.

Three new Maui Strong Fund opportunities are available as grants for programs that address solutions for interim- and long-term housing and mental health assistance, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation announced.

A newly released book, “Historical Investigations in West Maui” uncovers forgotten histories of Lahaina in the 19th and early 20th centuries, according to an announcement of the book’s release.

In an effort to protect their community from the threat of wildfires, homesteaders with residential lots at the Villages of Leialiʻi in Lahaina have completed a community hazard assessment with the Hawaiʻ Wildlife Management Organization.

The representative of the owner of Queen Kaʻahumanu Center is lauding the Maui County Council’s approval of rezoning for the Kahului complex that has struggled in recent years with the decline of brick-and-mortar shopping malls.

David Kingdon, a paramedic with American Medical Response Maui County, has been named one of 33 Global Medical Response Stars of Life.

To maintain reliable service, Hawaiian Electric crews will be conducting work for equipment upgrades using bucket trucks on Honoapi‘ilani Highway between mile markers 23 and 24 near Halelo St. across of the Kā‘anapali Parkway in the West Maui area on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The work involves installation of advanced meter equipment and will impact area traffic during this time. No service interruptions are planned for this work.

The first meeting takes place today at Helene Hall for Hāna Sector from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Due to today’s Red Flag Warning issued this morning by the National Weather Service and potential power safety shutoffs announced by Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO), the County announced tonight’s Lahaina Disaster Recovery weekly meeting has been canceled.

The University of Hawaiʻi is joining the Mountain West Conference as a full member effective July 1, 2026.

The Maui Police Department has been made aware of a recurring scam involving spoofed phone calls targeting members of the community.

On Wednesday in Brazil, Maui’s own Jackson Bunch became the last surfer to make the cut for the World Surf League’s 2025 Championship Tour, as Marco Mignot eliminated Levi Slawson in the quarterfinals at the Corona Saquarema Pro presented by Banco do Brasil.

Ad 2 Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit organization composed of advertising professionals under the age of 32, today announced the opening of applications for its 2024-2025 Public Service Campaign. This initiative offers 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations across Hawaiʻi the opportunity to receive professional marketing services completely free of charge. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m. HST. 

With the National Weather Service’s cancellation of the red flag warning for all Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Electric has deactivated its Public Safety Power Shutoff watch. As a result, Hawaiian Electric did not shut off power to customers during the watch because of its PSPS program. Any power outages on Wednesday were unrelated to the PSPS program.