Maui News
Mayor Richard Bissen temporarily out of state until Saturday, March 22, 2025
Bissen will attend the 80th National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design from March 19-21, 2025, in California. He will present on the Kahului Community Center Park project.
Solar power installations trending up, Hawaiian Electric reports
The number of private rooftop solar systems on Hawaiian Electric’s grids continued to grow in 2024. Now, there are nearly 114,000 rooftop solar systems installed across the five islands, according to the utility. The addition of 7,976 solar systems in 2024, mostly residential, brought the total number of grid-connected solar systems to 113,999, a 7.5% increase over […]
Sewer testing at Honoapiʻilani Highway and Kapunakea Street intersection, March 27
Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays on Thursday, March 27 on Honoapiʻilani Highway. The temporary closure of one northbound lane at the intersection of Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) and Kapunakea Street is needed for sewer line testing for the Kaiāulu o Kūkuʻia Affordable Housing project. The testing will be from 9 a.m. to noon. One […]
Akakū Upstairs salon features artist Dale Zarrella on Thursday
Akakū Maui Community Mediaʻs March salon will feature renowned sculptor and painter Dale Zarrella on Thursday, March 20.
Maui United Way completes distribution launch of gas cards to wildfire survivors
Maui United Way announced the successful launch of its initiative to support wildfire survivors facing ongoing transportation challenges. Recognizing this critical community need, and with support from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, Maui United Way has funded the distribution of $240,000 in gas cards to wildfire displaced families. These monthly $100 gas cards were provided […]
Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool in Wailuku to close for half-day Thursday, March 20
Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool in Wailuku will close for a half-day from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 20, 2025, for pool guard recruitment testing, according to the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation. The facility at 700 Halia Nakoa St. will reopen from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday for lap and […]
Update/located: Maui police seek information on whereabouts of 2 people believed to be in danger
Update: 11:26 a.m., March 18, 2025 At approximately 11:15 a.m., Lilinoe and Ocean were located in good health on the Big Island. The Maui Police Department thanks it’s media partners, the community and the Hawaiʻi Police Department for their assistance. Previous post: MPD is seeking any information on the whereabouts of 17-year-old Lilinoe Kaili and 1-year-old […]
Lahaina Community Webinar set for 5:30 p.m. March 19
Residents are encouraged to attend the County of Maui Office of Recovery’s monthly Lahaina Community Webinar on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Officials will discuss topics covering Lahaina rebuild efforts. Presentations include rebuilding and tips regarding contracting from the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; sewer system updates from the […]
Sen. Fukunaga and area legislators host community forum on federal funding cuts
Sen. Carol Fukunaga (Senate District 11 – Mānoa, Makiki/Punchbowl, Tantalus, and Papakōlea) is sponsoring a community forum tonight to discuss the potential impact of federal funding cuts on local services and resources, along with critical topics such as condo insurance, little fire ants, fireworks, schools and public safety. The forum is held alongside fellow area […]
Gov. Green considers judicial nominations
Governor Josh Green, M.D., is reviewing applications for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) and for the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, for the island of Oʻahu. Public comment on the nominations is welcomed. The ICA vacancy was left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi […]
Hoʻonani Village proposed on 166 acre parcel makai of Hansen Road in Kahului
Approximately 1,600 residential apartment units are planned for the proposed Hoʻolani Village in Kahului. The project, by Hoʻonani Development LLC, proposes the construction of a high density, master-planned, mixed-use community on 166 acres makai of Hansen Road. An environmental impact statement preparation notice states that about 50% of the apartments would be workforce housing units, […]
Legislation would redefine what’s a ‘historic’ building in Hawaiʻi
A bill that would change rules for assessing “historic” buildings in Hawaiʻi has crossed over from the Senate and is being considered by the state House of Representatives. Senate Bill 15 Senate Draft 1 would amend the definition of “historic property” by requiring that a property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawai‘i Register […]
Maui Waena’s Jacquelyn McCandless named 2025 Middle School Distinguished Principal of the Year
Maui Waena Intermediate School Principal Jacquelyn McCandless and Kaimukī High School Principal Lorelei Aiwohi have been named the state’s 2025 National Distinguished Principals of the Year by the Hawai‘i Association of Secondary School Administrators (HASSA). McCandless is the middle school honoree and Aiwohi is the high school honoree. “Shocked,” and “Extremely honored,” were the words McCandless used […]
Update/located: Kīhei man reported missing by concerned family members
Update: Rogers was located. The Maui Police Department thanks the public for their assistance. Previous post: The Maui Police Department requests the public’s assistance with any information on the whereabouts of Knox Rogers, 80, of Kīhei. Rogers was reported missing on Monday, March 17, 2025, by family members after a welfare check conducted by officers […]
Chief Justice seeks public comment on judicial nominees for the First Circuit
Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for one vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oʻahu) and two vacancies in the District Family Court of the First Circuit. The names submitted for these vacancies by the Judicial Selection Commission, in alphabetical […]
DOH urges Hawaiʻi residents to stay vigilant as cases of measles continue to rise in US
The health and safety of Hawai‘i residents are a top priority as measles cases continue to rise in the United States and internationally. Despite the success of vaccines in preventing diseases, the highly contagious viral illness is returning after being declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. In 2023, four outbreaks and 59 cases […]
Gov. Green secures federal support for UH and restoration of 442nd webpage
Gov. Josh Green, M.D., has successfully secured key federal actions through direct engagement with the White House, advocating for Hawai‘i on critical issues affecting the community. In two resolutions, Green ensured continued federal funding for the University of Hawai‘i amid a Title VI investigation and championed the restoration of the US Army’s webpage honoring the […]
KBR awarded $176M contract to Air Force Maui Supercomputing Site at Haleakalā
KBR announced today it has been awarded a $176M cost plus fixed-fee, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to provide operations and equipment maintenance support to the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS), on Maui. The single award Advanced Space Technology Research and Optimization (ASTRO) contract has a […]
UHERO: Persistent income, employment, housing challenges 1.5 years after the Maui wildfires
Nearly a year and a half after the devastating August 2023 wildfires, new survey results from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) highlight persistent housing unaffordability, elevated poverty and unemployment rates, and ongoing economic hardship among fire-impacted households on Maui. Launched in August 2024, in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, the Maui Recovery Survey: Housing and Jobs is designed to […]
