Maui News

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education has already served nearly 145,000 free summer meals to children across the state, providing access to nutritious breakfasts and lunches while school is out for the summer.

State House District 14 candidate Sne Patel today announced the endorsements of the University of Hawaiʻi Professional Assembly, the REALTORS Political Action Committee and Plumbers & Fitters UA Local 675.

If the proposals are successful, water systems in West Maui, including both drinking and irrigation, will transition from 25% to 65% publicly owned. More importantly, public stewardship of drinking water systems in West Maui will increase from 45% to 93%, representing a major step toward ensuring this essential resource is managed in the public trust, according to county officials.

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary announces that beginning today, individuals serving as jurors in Hawaiʻi state courts will receive $50 per day for their service, an increase from the previous rate of $30 per day. The increase marks the first adjustment to juror compensation since 1989, when the daily rate increased from $20 to $30.

A multiagency child recovery operation conducted last week Thursday and Friday, known as “Operation Shine the Light VII,” resulted in the safe location and recovery of 14 children on Oʻahu.

A 50-year-old Kahului woman who became lost while hiking was airlifted from the Makawao Forest Reserve on Tuesday afternoon.

Maui County Council candidate and well-known taro farmer Bobby Pahia has secured a couple of key labor endorsements in his bid for the Upcountry residency seat being vacated by Council Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura.

The inaugural 2026 ʻAha Niu: Maui Nui Coconut Celebration Festival showcased the passion the Maui Nui community has for safeguarding and perpetuating niu (coconut) for future generations. In early June, five adult coconut rhinoceros beetles were found in traps in Waikapū. On the heels of that news, the ʻAha Niu festival was held June 13 at Maui Nui […]

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi announced it will partner with Maui Health to open a new Lahaina Clinic to serve as a lasting home for care in West Maui and support the community’s continued recovery and future health care needs.

US Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing transparency around artificial intelligence-generated content, requiring clear labels when people are viewing AI-made material or interacting with an AI chatbot.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

The Maui Economic Development Board will hold its next Maui Tech ʻOhana gathering from 5 to 6:30 p.m. July 8, featuring Dana and Josh Ellis, co-founders of Abra Hospitality, an artificial intelligence platform that hotels use to manage guest communications.

The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the Friends of the Library of Hawaii in support of its 77th Annual Book Sale, which was held June 13- 21 at the Ward Centre.

Nearly all Maui County offices, facilities and services will be closed Friday in observance of the July 4 holiday. However, county pools will remain open on Friday, but close on Saturday.

Visitor spending on Maui rose 26.4% in May compared with a year earlier, outpacing every other island in Hawaiʻi, according to preliminary statistics released Tuesday by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

The United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO, has endorsed Green Party candidate Pāʻele Kiakona for Hawaiʻi State House District 14, becoming the third major labor union to endorse his campaign.

An investigation found that three of the largest egg producers worked together to artificially increase the prices of eggs nationwide for years.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset welcomes Big Brothers Big Sisters Regional Director, Megan Ness as its guest speaker at an upcoming meeting on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.  She will be joined in her presentation by Maria Santiago, Enrollment and Matching Specialist for the organization.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Hawaiʻi held its annual Law Enforcement Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 25 to honor the dedicated individuals who have gone above and beyond in the fight against impaired driving.

Act 238 (2025), takes effect on July 1, 2026 requiring retail establishments selling raw processed ahi products to have country-of-origin labeling.  “Local tuna fisheries and associated seafood markets are an important sector of the State’s economy and food production, and identification of foreign imported tuna is critical to inform and safeguard consumers,” according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.