Maui News

With September’s Digital Aloha Month coming to a close, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke visited students across the state — from Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island to Waimea on Kauaʻi — to share the message of respect, responsibility and kindness online.

A new study co-authored by a UH professor found that invasive animal species impact island seed dispersal even more than the loss of native animals.

ʻUlupalakua Ranch will host its second annual Christmas in the Country community celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, bringing together Maui residents and visitors for a full day of holiday spirit, community gathering and country fun. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, two of the longest-serving US airlines, have established a new foundation to support nonprofit organizations in their respective namesake states. The Alaska Airlines | Hawaiian Airlines Foundation will provide grants to programs focused on celebrating and preserving the unique way of life in Alaska and Hawai‘i. Rooted in a shared […]

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation completed emergency road repairs on Kamehameha V Highway (Route 450) on Moloka‘i and is reopening the eastbound lane at mile post 18.7 near Waialua Stream on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Na Kia‘i O Maui will host a clothing and furniture community giveaway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Lahaina Resource & Recovery Center, located at 150 Hāna Highway in Kahului.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has scheduled a public hearing next week to solicit feedback on a comprehensive plan to manage the 3,434-acre Kamehamenui Forest Reserve in Kula.

The US Postal Service is gearing up for the busy holiday season by seeking to fill nearly 80 temporary “holiday clerk and carrier assistants” positions throughout Hawaiʻi, including 14 openings at the Kahului and Lahaina post offices. The temporary assignments are scheduled to run from Nov. 15 to Dec. 26. Holiday clerk assistant duties primarily […]

The community legacy project that will preserve messages, photos and reflections to be opened on Aug. 8, 2043 — 20 years after Lahaina’s path to recovery began following the 2023 wildfire.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is alerting residents to a recall issued by Demers Food Group for select lots of Scott & Jon’s Shrimp Scampi with Linguini product, due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. 

Ujjawal Khatkar has been named food and beverage director of Four Seasons Resort Lānaʻi, overseeing all food and beverage operations for the Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond resort, including the newly designed Osteria Mozza Lānaʻi, opening Nov. 1, 2025.

Out of more than 4,600 Walmart locations nationwide, Hawai‘i had six of the top 10 stores that raised the most money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Beginning Oct. 14, Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education will hold free in-person workshops on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi as part of the first of the Statewide Native Hawaiian Scholarship ʻAha Series events. The aim of the workshops is to help Hawaiʻi students and their families with the planning process to further their education after high […]

The Maui Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of Joy Medeiros to the rank of Assistant Chief, scheduled to take effect on Oct. 10, 2025.  She will take command of the Uniformed Services Bureau effective Oct. 16, 2025.

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has secured a three-year, $549,960 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how fecal contamination travels through Hawai‘i’s coastal beaches and what that means for public health and marine environments. As proposed, the project plans to study water at beaches on O‘ahu. However, researchers told Maui Now that […]

Governor Josh Green has declared October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Hawai‘i, underscoring the state’s commitment to identifying cyber threats and encouraging both residents and businesses to adopt safe online practices. “In this increasingly interconnected world, it’s important for people and businesses to take concrete steps to strengthen their cybersecurity efforts,” Green said. The Office […]

The Construction Industry of Maui has announced that its annual golf tournament raised nearly $65,000 to support construction trade programs in Maui County high schools.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono sent a letter to US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urging him to reconsider the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate funding for the US Geological Survey’s Ecosystems Mission Area.

The Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) crew returned to their Honolulu home port Friday after a 79-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the counterdrug mission “Operation Pacific Viper.”

HDOT is seeking to retrofit the ʻAlae Bridge, Pōhakuokalā Bridge and Waiʻale Bridge in Kula to increase their resistance to seismic activity.