Maui News

Three people are dead and two are injured after a tour helicopter crash on Kauaʻi, Thursday afternoon.  Island police received a text-to-911 message at approximately 3:45 p.m., that a helicopter had crashed into the ocean near Kalalau Beach. The helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation and had a pilot and four passengers aboard.  

To maintain safe and reliable service, Hawaiian Electric crews and contractors will be performing urgent storm-related repair work on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to relocate 2 poles along ‘Īao Valley Road between South Alu Road and Ua Place. The poles need to be relocated due to the severe back-to-back storms that caused widespread erosion in the area. No service interruption is expected.

After closing due to flooding from the kona low storm, Target’s Maui store in Kahului is set to reopen Monday, March 30, as recovery efforts continue across the island.

Watch highlights of floral design presentations and workshops featuring Hawaiʻi grown flowers. Professional floral designers including Hitomi Gilliam AIFD and six others take a fresh look at the principles and mechanics of designing with Hawaiʻi’s flowers with a focus on structures and mechanics for floral installations.

The Baldwin High School Performing Arts Learning Center and Baldwin Theatre Guild present “The Addams Family Musical” for several select performances in April.

First Tee Hawaiʻi will host two Beginner/Intermediate Junior Golf Skills Clinics this April on Maui and Oʻahu, providing young golfers an opportunity to improve their technique, form, and understanding of golf fundamentals in an interactive, semi-private learning environment.

After a full discussion and hearing approximately 70 written and oral public comments at its recent meeting, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council took final action to restore commercial fishing in parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage, Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Hāna to Central Maui bus runs have resumed following cleanup and repairs of Hāna Highway from the kona storms.

Mālama Hāmākua Maui announced the launch of its 2026 Coqui Control Workday Series in partnership with the Maui Invasive Species Committee, beginning Tuesday, March, 31.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is urging residents impacted by recent flooding across the state to take precautions during cleanup and recovery efforts to protect their health and safety.

Maui Indivisible will host the “No Dictators 3” march and rally from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center. 

The Child Suicide Prevention Act would fund suicide prevention initiatives, ensure health care providers receive training to prevent intentional harm, and create a centralized hub to provide safety information to at-risk youth and their support networks.

Over the past several months, Whalers Village has welcomed a collection of new and returning tenants, including several cherished Lahaina businesses that lost their retail locations in the 2023 wildfires.

University of Hawaiʻi economist Carl Bonham warned Maui County Council members Wednesday that a stagnant job market and a precarious reliance on wealthy tourists leave the county vulnerable as it begins annual budget deliberations.

In the aftermath of the recent kona storms, the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management, Department of Public Works, Maui Emergency Management Agency and Office of Recovery are mobilizing resources to assist residents with residential property cleanup, including picking up debris for kūpuna or others physically unable to self-haul debris.

The Maui Bicycling League is expanding its Keiki Bike Education Program with the launch of the “Learn to Ride Better Keiki Clinic” at Kanahā Beach Park, offering keiki ages 7–12 the opportunity to build confidence, improve bike handling skills, and learn how to ride safely and responsibly.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) was among lawmakers who introduced the Working Women’s Bill of Rights today. The resolution recognizes the duty of Congress to meet the needs of working women.

The awardee will be responsible for administering the $70,000 Maui County-funded program to supply food vouchers for Lānaʻi residents. Food vouchers must be issued at the County Lānaʻi Farmer’s Market and used on the date they are issued for the purchase of locally grown or sourced fresh produce and fruit, edible algae, poi, meat, fish, eggs and honey.

A partnership including the Hawaiʻi Department of Health and nonprofit providers will bring coordinated mobile medical care and social services to the North Shore of Oʻahu, where residents are recovering from damage caused by massive flooding from kona low storms over the past two weekends.

Mayor Richard Bissen presented a $1.616 billion proposed fiscal 2027 budget to the Maui County Council on Wednesday morning, prioritizing affordable housing, Lahaina wildfire recovery and water system improvements.