Maui News
West Maui Rotary clubs join forces for school supply drive next weekend
Lahaina Rotary clubs will collect school supplies and funds for children in need on July 26 and 27. The collection effort will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the entrance to the Lahaina Cannery Mall next to Longs Drugs.
CNHA spotlights young entrepreneurs at Mākeke during Queen Lili‘uokalani Keiki Hula Competition
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is shining a spotlight on Hawai‘i’s next generation of entrepreneurs at its upcoming Mākeke, held during the Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition weekend from Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall.
Tokuda and Case vote against cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
On Friday, both of Hawaiʻi’s US House representatives voted against a $9 billion spending cut package that rolls back previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
Transportation barriers impacting Hawaiʻi rural health care, policy solutions proposed
Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses are among the key findings of a new report released by the University of Hawaiʻi Rural Health Research and Policy Center.
Neighbor island students participate in medical training program at JABSOM
The University of Hawaiʻi’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) welcomed nine high school students last week for a program aimed at training future physicians from Hawaiʻi’s neighbor islands.
Kūpuna across Hawai‘i invited to compete in annual spelling bee promoting brain health
Kūpuna from across Hawai‘i are invited to put their spelling skills to the test at the 4th Annual Kiwanis Kūpuna Spelling Bee, a statewide competition that champions brain health and lifelong learning.
Original song inspired by Lahaina fisherman now available online
The new original song “Pule, Catch Fish and Share,” created during a May 2025 songwriting workshop in Kīhei, is now available to stream online. The song centers on the life and values of Lahaina lawaiʻa (fisherman) Louis Garcia III.
MACC Biennial 2025 Award winners announced
Maui Arts & Cultural Center has announced the winners of three top awards for the MACC Biennial 2025, a statewide juried exhibition currently on view at Schaefer International Gallery through Aug. 30.
Brittany Thompson appointed leisure sales manager at Four Seasons Resorts Lānaʻi
Brittany Thompson has been appointed West Coast leisure sales manager for Four Seasons Resort Lānaʻi and Sensei Lānaʻi, A Four Seasons Resort.
Rep. Case votes against FY26 appropriation bills over cuts to housing and clean energy
US Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaiʻi) voted against two major spending bills in the House Appropriations Committee this week, citing cuts to federal housing, transportation and clean energy programs despite securing key funding for Hawai‘i.
Volcano Watch: Remembering a destructive Maunaloa eruption 75 years ago
Maunaloa is now quiet, so it’s a good opportunity to remember the 1950 Southwest Rift Zone eruption — the volcano’s most recent eruption to cause significant damage.
Hui Noʻeau shares video of sacred ulana ʻie Hō‘ike by Maui youth cohort
The Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center invites the public to watch a recorded video of the Ka Ulana ʻIe Maui Junior Cohort Hō‘ike & Panel Discussion, held June 28, 2025, at the center’s Makawao campus.
Maui SmallBiz Think Tank invites entrepreneurs to brainstorm and collaborate
Maui Business Brainstormers will host its next Maui SmallBiz Think Tank on Thursday, July 24, from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pono Center in Wailuku Town.
UH awarded $1.5M+ to strengthen health through policy across Hawaiʻi, Pacific
The University of Hawaiʻi has received two privately funded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to tackle pressing health disparities across rural Hawaiʻi and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands.
St. Anthony School welcomes new principal Mary Jean Bega
St. Anthony School has appointed longtime educator Mary Jean Bega as its new principal, bringing more than 30 years of classroom and leadership experience to the Wailuku campus.
Talk story with Yuki Lei at Upcountry Farmers Market, July 19
Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will hold her Talk Story with Yuki Lei outreach program this Saturday, July 19, at the Upcountry Farmers Market from 7 to 11 a.m.
Gov. Green issues emergency proclamation for wildfire season
Gov. Josh Green, M.D., Commander in Chief of the Hawai‘i National Guard, today signed an emergency proclamation that authorizes the Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan, to activate the National Guard. Logan will use the authorization to commence Operation Hoʻopauahi (to extinguish fire) to keep an aircrew ready to provide aerial firefighting capabilities to augment county and state level first responder elements.
Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu Paddleboard Championships gets underway this weekend
Wing and SUP foil races will open the 2025 Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships, presented by the US Coast Guard, on Sunday, July 20, marking the first of two weekends of racing across the Kaiwi Channel. The prone and standup paddle board events will follow on Sunday, July 27.
Umani Farms Maui nets top prize in MEO Best Business Plan contest
Irish Mahoney’s Umani Farms Maui business plan was judged the top entry and winner of a $15,000 grant in the fourth Best Business Plan contest, staged by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center.
UH Maui training program leads state with 22% wage boost for graduates
A recent study by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization has highlighted the success of the Good Jobs Hawaiʻi program, with participants from the UH Maui College campus seeing the largest wage gains of any campus statewide. The UHERO report posted July 7 by Rachel Inafuku and Tim Halliday found that graduates from the […]
