Maui News

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, with the assistance of the County of Hawaiʻi Public Works Department, began another round of treatment of palm trees at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on Tuesday, May 6, in an effort to stop the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) from becoming established on Hawaiʻi Island. This was a follow-up to treatment conducted last month at the airport.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset recently hosted an inaugural “Bite of Lahaina” fundraising event at the rooftop venue of the Maui Kuʻia Estate Chocolate factory. Seven chefs and food establishments provided samples while guests enjoyed music by Wilmont Kahaialiʻi and Dayan Kai. Attendees voted for their favorite bite, with Smash Maui Food truck winning the top prize. DeeJay Duque, […]

Micah Brighton and Bromo Dorn, both members of Seabury Hall’s class of 2025, were celebrated by classmates, faculty, coaches, friends, and family as they signed letters of intent to compete in NCAA athletics.

Jennia Henos has been located and is okay. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Areas of War Memorial Complex in Wailuku will temporarily close to accommodate public events for four days in May, according to the County of Maui Department of Park and Recreation.

It is illegal to longline fish in state waters within the state Territorial Sea, which extends from the high-water mark to 12 nautical miles from shore.

Facing strong public opposition to modern home designs for rebuilding in Lahaina, the Urban Design Review Board on Tuesday began scrutinizing a lengthy draft guide outlining post-wildfire building standards for the historic town devastated by a deadly wildfire in August 2023. Off the cuff, board members expressed reservations about its 187-page length and a lack […]

Beginning Monday, May 12 through Friday, May 16, the modular homes will be hauled nightly from the staging site near the Kahului small boat ramp to Lahaina.

Mana Up, the Hawai‘i-based accelerator dedicated to growing local product businesses, is expanding to Maui with “The Mana Up Market” at Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows. Set to open in May 2025, this new retail space will showcase products from entrepreneurs who have participated in Mana Up’s statewide accelerator program — bringing their locally made goods to both residents and visitors to Maui.

The UHERO second quarter forecast for 2025 reports: “sharp increases in US import tariffs, sweeping federal layoffs, and volatile fiscal and immigration policies are undermining consumer confidence, raising inflation expectations, and worsening the business outlook—both nationally and in Hawaiʻi’s visitor-dependent economy.”

A Maui teacher, who along with other educators was detained by federal law enforcement officers during an early morning raid at a Kahului home Tuesday morning, said agents were looking for a convicted felon.

Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who the College of Cardinals elected Thursday as the new Holy Father to succeed Pope Francis.

Of the 41 local athletes to receive scholarship support from the foundation this year, seven were from Maui including: Kalia Kaneta and Kaysa Ong of Maui High School; Avery Kirkham of Maui Preparatory Academy; Kamakanōweo Kekauoha-Schultz and Bella Kuailani of King Kekaulike High School; and Kaili McMillin and Sage Ryden of Seabury Hall Academy.

ToolBank Disaster Services has officially launched operations on the island of Maui to support long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents singer/songwriter Justin Kawika Young in a MACC “Local Voices” concert in the McCoy Studio Theater Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale online only to MACC members on May 8, and to the general public May 9.

This contribution represents a quarter of all funds awarded to Hawaiʻi organizations and will support a range of initiatives focused on affordable housing, financial education and community revitalization, including Lahaina homeowner recovery efforts.

In celebration of World Bee Day, the Four Seasons Resort Maui is offering a new Bee Wonders Tour where guests can take part in a hive inspection, hands-on activities, and a honey and pastry tasting in the Chef’s Garden.

Maui Ocean Center will host Camp Kainani, a new summer day camp for children ages 7 to 14, during four sessions in June and July.

Hawaiian Electric is improving its outage reporting system on Hawaiʻi Island and in Maui County. As part of the new system, the current phone numbers to report outages will be replaced with new toll-free numbers, effective May 8, 2025.

Aloha House staff, board members and supporters conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, May 6 to celebrate the start of construction for a new Residential Substance Use Treatment Program dormitory.