Maui News

With growing numbers of Maui County employees, on paper, at least, is there enough space for them to park at the Kalana O Maui campus in Wailuku?

The bill aims to bolster the security of AI weather models by requiring the development of a US weather dataset.

The Upcountry Energy Resilience Project will host a virtual event titled “PUC 101: Public Utilities Commission + the Energy Equity Docket” on Friday, April 11 at 9 a.m.

A pre-construction blessing was held Wednesday for the Hālau of ʻŌiwi Art, marking a significant milestone as the project moves one step closer to serving the community as a gathering place for the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture and arts.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation invites the community to offer feedback on proposed playground improvements for three parks – South Maui’s Hale Pi‘ilani Park, Upcountry’s Eddie Tam Memorial Center and Central Maui’s Kahului Park.

UH Maui College Molokaʻi Education Center serves about 150 credit students, 100 non-credit students and about 60 Early College students, high school students who take UH classes and earn college and high school credits.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation notifies highway users of lane shifts on the Lahaina Bypass due to road striping and pavement marker installation work between Kai Hele Kū Street and Hōkiokio Place.

As the Eiffel Tower is symbolically illuminated in blue, the two ocean advocates presented French President Macron with the SOS Ocean Manifesto at the lead-up event to UNOC-3

So far, more than 5,500 keiki across Hawaiʻi have received screenings through the program.

The eighth grade advanced band from Kamehameha Schools Maui earned top ratings of I and II, or “Outstanding” and “Excellence” in several musical categories at a recent band festival on the Big Island.

The first meeting takes place in Pukalani on Tuesday, April 8, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The outdoor community classroom is now open seven days a week, offering free youth programs focused on ocean safety, environmental stewardship and cultural literacy.

Maui County Council members heard about progress and plans for future needs Tuesday from the Maui Emergency Management Agency, now less than two years after the August 2023 wildfires disaster.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset will host a food tasting fundraiser on Tuesday, May 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., aiming to raise $15,000 for scholarships, environmental projects and youth services in West Maui.

In celebration of Earth Day, the Mayor’s Sustainability Speaker Series will welcome educator, curriculum developer and voyager Mary Anna (Enriquez) Grimes for a special presentation on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at noon in the Mayor’s Conference Room, ninth floor, 200 S. High St., Wailuku.

A new bipartisan group in Congress aims to promote coffee as a vital part of the US economy and global trade.

New research from Hawai‘i Pacific University shows that entanglement in monofilament fishing gear is now the primary cause of injury for stranded Hawaiian green sea turtles.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health State Laboratories Division confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated child under 5 years of age on Oʻahu. The DOH is investigating the case to identify those who might have been exposed and is working with them to prevent the spread of disease.

Rainfall across most of Maui County was below average in March, according to the National Weather Service’s Monthly Precipitation Summary.

Despite being a scenario widely pondered by astronomers and Hollywood writers for decades, further observations have since determined YR4 will not impact the Earth in 2032 as originally predicted. However, there is a ~2% chance it could hit the Moon instead, according to the study.