Maui News
Aug. 12-13: Rescheduled utility work to impact traffic on Dairy Road
To ensure reliable service, maintenance utility pole work that will impact area traffic along Dairy Road fronting the Maui Marketplace in Kahului has been rescheduled to Monday, Aug. 12 and Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No service interruptions are planned for this work. The work was originally scheduled for Aug. 5 and 6.
HCF’s Maui Strong Fund One-Year Impact Report released; $109.4M in grants deployed following Maui wildfires
The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation today released its Maui Strong Fund One-Year Impact Report sharing the impact of grants deployed to support the immediate and long-term recovery of the people and places affected by the devastating wildfires on Maui in August 2023.
MFD announces promotions of three members to rank of Captain; six to Fire Fighter III
Lieutenant Oliver Vaas, Fire Fighter III’s Troy Tendo, and Kahiwa McVey have been promoted to the rank of Fire Captain. Fire Fighters Keola Nakoa, Kai Evermore, Brent Barbero, Tyler Orikasa, Reyford Stone, and Thomas Heen have been promoted to Fire Fighter III.
Homestead nonprofit expands to Maui with addition of eight affordable housing rental units
The nonprofit Homestead Community Development Corporation (HCDC) added eight housing units on Maui to its housing portfolio over the last six months. The rental units (located in Wailuku, Lahaina and Kīhei) are first dedicated to wildfire impacted families over the next three years; and then to permanently affordable rental units for Maui citizens.
Hawaiʻi becomes 12th state to make girls flag football a high school sport
The state Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi High School State Athletic Association have announced, for the first time in nearly 20 years, there will be a new sport for high school girls to compete in. Beginning in Spring 2025, girls flag football will be in public and private high schools across the state.
Hana Hou Hospitality: Rebuilding and striving to thrive one year after Lahaina fires
Hana Hou Hospitality restaurants will be closed on Aug. 8, 2024, the one-year anniversary of the Lahaina wildfire disaster that killed 102, destroyed thousands of structures and left thousands more homeless.
DWS begins water pipe inventory of customers to comply with lead, copper safety standards
County of Maui Department of Water Supply and its contractors recently began on-site inventory of Maui and Molokaʻi customers’ water service lines at homes, schools and businesses to determine whether the pipe material complies with the latest US Environmental Protection Agency rule regarding lead and copper.
Free Walmart Wellness Day event Saturday at Kahului Walmart
Just in time for back-to-school, Walmart invites Maui residents and families to check in on their health at Walmart Wellness Day this Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
County reminds motorists that Honoapiʻilani Highway is a secondary route for through-traffic only
The state Department of Transportation reopened access to Honoapi’ilani Highway (Route 30) between Keawe Street and Hōkiokio Place at noon today. County of Maui officials are reminding motorists that this portion of the highway is meant to be an alternative to Lahaina Bypass used by through-traffic only.
Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi suggests six ways to speed up home building in Lahaina
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi released today a second policy brief regarding how to speed up homebuilding on Maui in the wake of the deadly August 2023 wildfires that killed 102 people in Lahaina and left thousands of people homeless. It outlines four actions to assist with the rebuilding of destroyed housing or the construction of new temporary housing in the Lahaina burn zone, and two reforms that it says would increase Maui County’s housing stock in general.
Nonprofit Directors’ Leadership Awards nominees accepted; winners honored at annual meeting
The Maui County Nonprofit Directors Association is soliciting nominations for Community Business, Humanitarian and Outstanding Nonprofit Executive Director Awards with winners announced at the group’s annual meeting on Oct. 10 at the Maui Beach Hotel. At the meeting, there will be an opportunity for candidates for office to give a 2 minute presentation on their […]
Two charged with felony animal cruelty in Maui pig theft case
Two men have been charged with felony animal cruelty and other offenses arising from the killing and theft of “Eddie,” a beloved pet pig, from Kitty Charm Farm, a Haʻikū animal sanctuary on May 11.
Call for entries for the 22nd Richard Hoʻopiʻi Leo Kiʻekiʻe Falsetto Contest
The 22nd Richard Ho‘opi‘i Leo Kiʻekiʻe Falsetto Contest is seeking contestants. The contest will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 at 6 p.m. Applicants may apply online by Sept. 6, 2024.
Enthusiastic, fit volunteers sought to help battle invasive species in Haleakalā Crater
The Friends of Haleakalā National Park is seeking enthusiastic and fit volunteers for a strenuous two-night backpacking service trip into Haleakalā National Park’s Wilderness Areas, Aug. 14-16.
Maui County Council’s Aug. 13 meeting will be online while chamber closed to public
The Maui County Council will hold its next meeting, online, beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 while elections officials use the Council Chambers for primary elections work, Chair Alice Lee announced.
Maui Vacation Rental Association releases public opinion survey on short-term rentals
A vacation rental advocacy group has released a statewide poll it says shows that Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed ban on short-term rentals is “unpopular” with most Hawai‘i registered voters.
Maui Girls 12U Soccer Team wins gold championship in Oregon
The Maui Girls 12U Soccer Team took home a win at the Adidas Beaverton Cup in Beaverton, Oregon, last weekend, securing the championship in the 12U Girls Gold Division.
Schatz measures advance to improve fire weather forecasts and promote use of AI to predict extreme weather
The Lahaina wildfire highlighted the dangers that remote communities face from fire, and the need for forecasts and warning services to reach them in a timely and actionable way. Schatz’s provision would mandate fire weather forecasts and warnings be disseminated to remote, isolated, or rural communities as effectively as anywhere else in the country.
Mālama Kula to hold 30 consecutive work days in August to commemorate one year since the Kula wildfire
To commemorate the one year mark since the Kula wildfire—and showcase how much still needs to be done to clean up from last year’s disaster—Mālama Kula, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that was formed in the wake of the Kula Fire, will be doing what they’ve been doing for 12 straight months—holding 30 consecutive volunteer cleanup days for the entire month of August.
‘It feels like validation’: 13 Lahainaluna graduates receive $325K Maui Strong funding to pursue college
After everything she has been through, Lahaina-native Cheira Cappal can rest assured her first year of college is penned in black ink, with only opportunity lying ahead.
