Maui News

Hawaiian Electric employees continue a long-standing tradition of supporting communities with the publication of their latest fundraiser cookbook, “Generations of Grinds: Years of Tasty Traditions,” featuring a collection of over 130 all-new, time-tested recipes from their family archives that celebrate Hawaiʻi’s multi-cultural flavors and traditions.

In an effort to raise funds toward fire fuels reduction, hazard mitigation, green waste services, trucking of burned debris, and ongoing cleanup from the Kula Fire, Mālama Kula will be hosting their first annual “Aloha In Action” fundraising gala on Nov. 7, at Ocean Vodka.

The Maui Department of Water Supply advises the public of an Upcountry water service outage from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27. This outage will impact 25 homes and eight standpipes.  #water #Upcountry #OlindaRoad

Maui County Council members referred to the Disaster Recovery, International Affairs and Planning Committee on Friday a bill to impose interim restrictions on construction of new private swimming pools in West Maui.

Maui County Council Member Tasha Kama died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday, surrounded by her loved ones, according to a family statement posted on the Kahului council member’s Facebook page. She was 73.

The Pacific Cancer Foundation will host its annual Aloha Kalikimaka Gala on Nov. 22 at the Four Seasons Resort Wailea to raise funds for its no-cost services for Maui County cancer patients. The cocktail reception begins at 5 p.m. Attire is “formal holiday sparkle.” The event, themed “Let the Stars Guide Us – 20 Years of Navigation & Care,” marks […]

Hawaiʻi is now at the center of a global “biobanking” network that will collect and store biological samples of endangered species for wildlife conservation purposes.

A new salon series produced by Akakū Maui Community Media will highlight small businesses in Maui Nui.

In celebration of Filipino American History Month, the Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce, together with the Maui Filipino Community Council and UH Maui College Kabatak Club, will host The Filipino Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the UH Maui College Pilina Building Events Center.

The 4th Annual Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Falsetto Contest took place on Friday evening at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, honoring the art of leo ha‘iha‘i (Hawaiian falsetto) and celebrating Hawai‘i’s musical traditions. The event crowned its fourth Falsetto Champion, Kellysa-Michiko Namakaokalani Pau‘ole of Waikapū, Maui.

Bill 2961, the first of its kind in the state, incorporates wildland urban interface safety standards into county zoning and permitting for cherished plantation-camp districts, which now face an ever growing risk of wildfire.

Hale Kau Kau marked the 10th anniversary of its signature fundraiser, “Stomp Out Hunger,” on Saturday morning with runners and walkers pounding the pavement in a 5K run and one-mile stroll. The annual event helps support the 34-year-old meal ministry, which provides a daily nutritious meal to people facing food insecurity, including the houseless, elderly and homebound residents of South Maui.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a wetter-than-average wet season for Hawai‘i, with La Niña conditions expected to influence rainfall patterns through early spring 2026.

Maui County Council members voted 6-2 Friday, with Council Chair Alice Lee and Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura dissenting and Council Member Tasha Kama absent, on a bill to increase deed restriction requirements to maintain County-subsidized workforce affordable housing.

After more than a decade of planning, Aloha Rock Gym is preparing to open its doors — and is now offering founding memberships for Maui’s climbing community.

Maui Public Art Corps has opened its Fall 2025 Call to Artists, inviting creatives to transform authentic community stories into site-specific, participatory public artworks that reflect the history, culture and identity of Maui County. 

A new University of Hawaiʻi study reveals a striking 19-year difference in life expectancy among Hawaiʻi’s major ethnic groups.

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) Market Development Branch has awarded a total of more than $465,700 to seven projects under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for fiscal year 2025. 

Astronomers using data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi Island have identified a rare, ancient planetary system still being actively consumed by its central white dwarf star, LSPM J0207+3331.

The debut salon in Akakū’s new Maui Business Tuesdays series will spotlight three Maui Hawaiian fashion designers, featuring businesses Kūlua, Henohea Hawaii and Pulelehua Boutique.