Maui News

ProArts Playhouse on Maui presents Amy Hānaiali‘i’s “A Hawaiian Christmas” on Dec. 11, 2024 at 7 p.m. The ProArts Playhouse also presents “Every Christmas Story Ever Told,” opening Dec. 6 and running through Dec. 15, 2024.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reminds travelers to give themselves extra time at the airport this Thanksgiving holiday season in anticipation of increased passengers and limited parking at Hawai‘i’s five busiest airports. The Kahului Airport may also see an increase in travelers due to the Maui Invitational, which runs Nov. 25 through 27 at the Lahaina Civic Center.

The 32nd annual Turkey & Rice Giveaway took place this past weekend in Lānaʻi City. Hosted by the Coon ‘Ohana of Trilogy Excursions, this tradition celebrates the season of gratitude, giving, and community connection.

The final month of the FedExCup Fall saw Rafael Campos and Maverick McNealy earn their first PGA TOUR victories to become the most recent players to qualify for The Sentry, while Austin Eckroat picked up his second win of the 2024 season. The Plantation Course at Kapalua once again plays host to The Sentry for the PGA TOUR’s Opening Drive, Jan. 2-5, 2025.

County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

The 2024 hurricane season featured two tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center area of responsibility. Four to five tropical cyclones occur during an average year. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. The central Pacific basin extends from 140°W to the International Date Line.

Human interactions with a recently entangled monk seal pup on Hawaiʻi Island has prompted outreach to fishers and boaters. The five-month-old female Hawaiian monk seal, named Keaka (tag number T64/T65), has been a frequent visitor to Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor in recent days.

The sixth annual Hannah Brown Memorial Impaired Driving Awareness Rally holiday campaign gets underway this Wednesday, Nov. 27. The event begins with a youth sign-waving gathering at 4:30 p.m. at the County Building in Wailuku. That will be followed by an impaired driving checkpoint, made possible with participation from members of the Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and family and friends of Hannah Brown.

The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance the Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act, legislation jointly introduced by US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and US Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI). The bicameral legislation will direct the National Park Service, in coordination with Maui County and other state and local partners, to study the suitability and feasibility of a National Heritage Area designation for Lahaina. The bill now goes to the Senate Floor for consideration.

Day 2 of the Lahaina Festival takes place today (Nov. 25) with a pop-up mākeke featuring dozens of vendors from 3 to 9 p.m.; and entertainment tonight with Kulāiwi at 6 p.m., and Kalani Pe‘a featuring Hālau Ke‘alakahinano o Puna at 7 p.m.  The event is presented by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, in partnership with the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation at the Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows.  The celebration of music, culture, and community supports Maui’s resilient spirit and coincides with the Maui Invitational college basketball tournament.

Permanently Affordable Living Hawai’i announced a $626,000 donation from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, which will be used to place five homes at Kauhale O Kīlauea into PAL’s Ho’omaluhia Community Land Trust.

Dozens of students at King Kekaulike High School on Maui planted hundreds of native shrubs, grasses and ferns in November. It is part of a massive restoration effort by the University of Hawaiʻi’s East Maui Watershed Partnership—between federal, state and private landowners—to preserve the native forest.

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea invites guests and locals to embrace the holiday season with an array of island-style festive programming.

During the months of November and December, the Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, becomes home to a range of specialty pop-ups, collaboration and activations designed to bring the holiday spirit alive to its guests from both near and far.

Hawaiian Electric will be installing equipment upgrades overnight that may impact traffic between Mā‘alaea Bay Place and McGregor Point heading toward West Maui from Nov. 25-27 and again from Dec. 2-7.

Monk Sen of Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia will lead Japanese calligraphy workshops in two sessions Dec. 1 at the Kahului Jodo Mission. The first will be from 10 a.m. to noon; the second from 1 to 3 p.m.

A pre-fabricated, fire-resistant building material known as mass timber can be shipped to Maui from the Pacific Northwest and reduce on-site construction by at least half, compared with traditional stick-built homes, according to Haʻikū architect David Sellers.

This holiday season, La Fête du Rosé wines will be available throughout the food and beverage venues at the Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, thanks to a partnership with the prestigious wine brand.

Catholic Charities Hawai‘i has named Denise Iseri-Matsubara as executive director of Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp.

The Sierra Club Maui Group will host an evening of community support and environmental stewardship at The Flatbread Company in Pāʻia on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 5 to 9 p.m.