Maui News
Maui Hub encourages support of local farmers at Rotary event, Sept. 11
The Rotary Club of Kīhei-Wailea will hear from Maui Hub’s general manager Brandi Sagon, and Autumn Ness, director of the Hawaiʻi Organic Land Management Program of Beyond Pesticides. The two will share information about Maui Hub and the importance of supporting local farmers, the economy and community.
Mayor Richard Bissen travels out of state for wildfire summit
Mayor Bissen, along with County of Maui Managing Director Josiah Nishita and other County staff, will travel to California to attend the After the Fire USA 2024 Wildfire Leadership Summit.
Maui Health Career Fair offers individualized career guidance
Maui Health will host a Maui Healthcare Career Fair on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lobby of Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku.
Maui College Fairs to have over 80 colleges represented on Oct. 1
A college fair with representation from over 80 colleges and universities will be staged at Kūlanihākoʻi High School and Kamehameha Schools Maui on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
EPA’s Maui Wildfire Emergency Response Team awarded government service equivalent of an ‘Oscar’
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today announced its 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal winners, which includes recognition of the 2023 Maui Wildfires Emergency Response Team.
Imua Family Services presents 3rd annual Butterfly Festival for families and kids on World Peace Day
Imua Family Services has announced its 3rd annual Butterfly Festival set to take place at Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Volcano Watch: Webcam upgrades keep a sharp eye on Hawaiian volcanoes
The images taken over a century ago helped document the activity people were viewing in that era. Today, technology allows us to monitor beyond the capabilities of the human eye.
State to receive $525K from USDA to support specialty crop programs
Hawai‘i has been awarded $524,773 by the US Department of Agriculture under its 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Through this grant program, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture will fund nine projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crop products and create new market opportunities for the state’s specialty crop producers.
Mānoa: Discovering yeast in Hawaiʻi could answer larger questions
It is estimated that scientists have discovered only 1% of the yeast species thought to exist on Earth. A professor in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), hopes to change this by shedding light on what is known as a “dark area” of the fungal tree of life using a $1 million award over the next four years, funded by the National Science Foundation.
Abilities Resource Fair at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center, Sept. 14
The Maui County Office on Aging invites the community to attend the Abilities Resource Fair on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Kahului.
Updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations recommended for Hawai‘i residents
The Hawai‘i Department of Health recommends the recently updated 2024-2025 flu and COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months of age and older as well as the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV, immunization for newborns and infants, pregnant persons, adults over 75 and those 60-74 with certain chronic medical conditions.
St. Anthony School to host open house on Sept. 28
The Saint Anthony School — the only private, parochial Catholic school on Maui offering a seamless preschool through grade 12 experience — will host its fall open house at the school campus Flex Center from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
Killing Fields survivor struggles to ‘just hang on’ more than a year after Maui wildfires
Whaler’s Fine Jewelry owner Tien Doan is no stranger to adversity. A survivor of Pol Pot’s “Killing Fields” in Cambodia, Doan lost his Front Street family home to last year’s wildfire, along with two vacation rental properties — reduced to ashes.
AES Hawaiʻi launches Kūihelani Solar-Plus-Storage in Central Maui—Hawaiʻi’s largest solar power facility
AES Hawaiʻi held a blessing ceremony on Friday to launch Kūihelani solar-plus-storage, Hawai‘i’s largest solar facility, which is producing electricity for Maui at 8-cents per kilowatt hour, the lowest renewable energy cost in the state. The facility produces 60 MW of renewable energy, enough to power 27,000 Maui homes.
Maui Memorial Medical Center welcomes new pulmonologist
Pacific Permanente Group announced on Wednesday the addition of June Kim, M.D., MBA to its pulmonology department at Maui Memorial Medical Center and the Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic. Kim will provide specialized care for residents with chronic lung diseases and other related conditions.
Rotary Satellite Club of Kīhei-Wailea announces e-cycle fundraiser
The Rotary Satellite Club of Kīhei-Wailea will host an e-cycle fundraiser, offering residents and businesses an easy and eco-friendly way to dispose of unwanted electronic items, announced the club in a press release.
Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $23M to remove marine debris across 10 coastal states
The Department of Commerce and NOAA recommended more than $23 million in funding to support marine debris removal and interception efforts for 13 multi-year projects across 10 coastal US states, three territories and the District of Columbia. This funding is provided by NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts initiative under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Arc of Maui County celebrates 70th anniversary
Arc of Maui County, a local nonprofit organization providing services to the intellectually and developmentally disabled community, celebrated its 70th anniversary in August.
Sacred Hearts School names Dr. Patty Wurst vice principal and curriculum director
Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina has announced the appointment of Dr. Patty Wurst as the new vice principal and curriculum director. Wurst has been a member of the Sacred Hearts ‘ohana since 2000.
Entire Kalalau Trail now closed due to norovirus; DOH recommends closure until at least Sept. 19
DOH has received reports of illness from at least 37 people who were hiking the Kalalau Trail and camping at a state campsite at Kalalau beach, though the actual number of affected people is estimated to be higher
