Maui News
AAA Hawaiʻi: Gas prices move down slightly before start of holiday travel
Hawaiʻi gas prices moved down slightly in most areas as Independence Day travelers get ready for their holiday getaways, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for regular unleaded is $4.71, which is one cent lower than last week. The national average gas price is $3.50, which is five cents higher than last week.
Hawaii State FCU financial education webinars available through September
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union has released its financial education webinar series schedule from July to September 2024.
Memorial Japanese tea ceremony to honor Maui wildfire victims on July 13
The Wailuku Hongwanji Mission is hosting a special memorial Japanese tea ceremony to honor wildfire victims.
UH summer program gives Native Hawaiian youth a feel for college
This week, dozens of Native Hawaiian students from around the country are getting a taste of college life at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa through a free residential summer program.
Meet Hawai‘i unveils enhanced website for meeting planners and business groups
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Meet Hawai‘i has launched a refreshed website experience to support its efforts in attracting meetings, conventions, and business groups to the Hawaiian Islands.
DCCA to host weekend mortgage assistance event for homeowners, businesses impacted by wildfires
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Financial Institutions is hosting a mortgage assistance event to provide support for homeowners and business owners who have been impacted by the Maui wildfires.
Bill calls for temporary transfer of Maui veterans home project to Oʻahu health care agency
A future 60-bed Maui veterans home for the long-term health care of island veterans and their spouses is in the planning stages, with possible locations in Central Maui.
OHA awards $2.7M in new grants, includes Hawaiian language programs on Maui
At their June meeting, OHA trustees approved more than $2.7 million in grant awards to 16 community nonprofits that serve Native Hawaiians.
Statewide survey: ‘Housing costs and US mainland competition’ are main concerns in developing a digital economy
To gain a deeper understanding of how local companies utilize digital and broadband technology for their business operations, the Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Hawai‘i Broadband and Digital Equity Office recently published its Hawai‘i digital economy survey involving more than 1,000 businesses.
MEO Lāna‘i Shopping Shuttle to make stop at FHB Kahului Branch
Maui Economic Opportunity will be assisting Lāna‘i residents who are customers of First Hawaiian Bank by adding a stop at the bank’s Kahului Branch to the weekly Lāna‘i Shopping Shuttle to Maui. The bank will be closing its Lāna‘i Branch at 644 Lāna‘i Ave. on Friday, June 28, and the shopping shuttle is one of the options offered for banking customers on the island.
Individual paddler registration opens for 15th annual Paddle for Life
The Pacific Cancer Foundation has opened registration for individual paddlers in the upcoming 15th annual Paddle for Life, taking place Oct. 12 through Oct. 13, 2024.
Organizations invited to apply to administer County Agricultural Micro Grants Program
Qualified nonprofit and for-profit organizations in Maui County are invited to apply to administer the County of Maui Agricultural Micro Grants Program for the Fiscal Year from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The deadline to apply to administer the program is July 26, 2024.
‘Empty the Shelters’ event runs from July 8-31
BISSELL Pet Foundation is prompting a national call for adoption by hosting it’s Summer National Empty the Shelters event from July 8-31, 2024, at more than 390 organizations in four states. Area shelters participating in the event include: the Maui Humane Society, Kauaʻi Humane Society, Hawaiʻi Island Humane Society and Hawaiian Humane Society.
$6.6M in federal funding from new Schatz-created grant program is headed to Hawai‘i to build more housing
The new Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program rewards state and local governments that reform land-use policies and other local barriers that constrain the supply of affordable housing.
Maui student awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Seabury Hall student Bobby Goldyn of Makawao, was the only student from Maui to win a gold medal in this year’s Congressional Gold Medal Awards. The medal is awarded to high school students who achieve certain benchmarks in volunteerism, character development and fitness.
MEO board volunteers celebrated for giving back to the community
MEO assisted 20,365 individuals/families touching nearly 43,000 lives in the last fiscal year, MEO CEO Debbie Cabebe said. MEO buses on Maui, (including East Maui), Moloka‘i, and Lāna‘i, provided 270,555 rides for 5,774 unduplicated passengers.
Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group holds inaugural meeting
The Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group comprised of experts in native Hawaiian law, indigenous intellectual property, and cultural practitioners held its first meeting at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol on Monday.
2nd annual Trucker Dukes Memorial Dive collects invasive fish species and raises funds for cancer families
The Trucker Dukes Memorial Dive, organized by UVSC (Us Versus Cancer), combined a keiki spearfishing tournament and invasive species roundup with community fundraising to support UVSC’s mission to support families facing cancer-related challenges.
Hawaiʻi Broadcasters say governor’s intent to veto HB 2581 maintains ‘government overreach’
The Hawaiʻi Association of Broadcasters is opposing Gov. Josh Green’s intent to veto HB 2581, saying the bill addresses an “outdated” state statute that allows a mayor or the Governor to “unlawfully” suspend the transmission of electronic media during a state of emergency.
Report: Half of Maui vacation rental units were vacant in May 2024
In May 2024, Maui County continued to have the largest supply of available vacation rental (TVR) units in the state, but occupancy rates for them were below half, at 49.5%, according to a report by the state Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism’s Hawaiʻi (DBEDT).
