Maui News

Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, in partnership with US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono hosts the 8th Annual Hawaiʻi on the Hill from June 15 to 18. This four-day initiative in Washington D.C allows Hawaiʻi businesses and members of the community to travel to the nation’s capital to meet with federal officials, tour D.C. and showcase our industries and products with members of congress over a series of nine events.

Following their surprise notifications in April, 2023 Hawaii Milken Educator Award recipients Rory Inouye and Jade Pham received their unrestricted $25,000 cash prizes in Los Angeles during a national forum. Inouye is a math teacher at Waiākea High on the Big Island and Pham is a vice principal and Student Services coordinator at Prince David Kawānanakoa Middle School in Honolulu.

Update: (8:24 a.m., June 17, 2024) Mark Jacinto was located and found to be in good health.  The Maui Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

Over the past few years, eruptions of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i have happened in remote regions and lava flows have not directly threatened communities. However, the approaching anniversary of a lava flow crisis a decade ago reminds us that eruptions on Kīlauea have the potential to cause damage and island-wide disruption. 

Maui County Council Member Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins is hosting the next Pā’ia Town Hall scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

Haʻikū Community Association hosts a public meeting on Wednesday, June 19. The meeting will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Haʻikū Community Center, located on Hāna Highway at the bottom of Pa’uwela Road.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) secured several key priorities for Hawaiʻi and the US military during the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises highway users of the upcoming two-week schedule for overnight, single lane closures along the state-owned portion of Keawe Street adjacent to the Lahaina Bypass (Route 3000).

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awarded 52 turnkey homes Saturday as part of phase one of the Puʻuhona Homestead lot awards. Puʻuhona is the department’s first project initiated through the $600 million allocation by state lawmakers in 2022 to support a multifaceted approach to reduce the DHHL Waiting List. Of the 52 homes offered in phase one, three- to five-bedroom homes were made available. Homes range in price from $509,800 to $699,000.

Awards for the 2024 Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hoʻolauleʻa were announced during the event on Saturday, June 15. The annual celebration was moved to Central Maui this year due to the fires in Lahaina. Taking home the eventʻs perpetual trophy was the unit representing the island of Kahoʻolawe.

Ten inmates from the Waiawa Correctional Facility received Kapi‘olani Community College Culinary Arts certificates Thursday June 13, 2024. If any of the students opt to further their education, 14 credits earned from the program will appear in their University of Hawai‘i transcripts.

Maui golfers Lakota Lee and Christopher Chung Salem are advancing to the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championship after winning in their respective age divisions at the qualifying event on Wednesday. They are joined by Lahaina golfer Renner Chumley, the third qualifier from Maui.

The US House Committee on Appropriation on Wednesday approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget for State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, one of 12 bills that collectively fund the federal government. The proposed discretionary funding level is $147.5 billion, a decrease of almost $6.4 billion over the FY24 enacted level.

Hawaiian Electric Company will provide a presentation about its current operations and future plans for Maui’s electric grid at an in-person and virtual informational meeting hosted by the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, July 2.

The Credit Unions of Maui are excited to announce their 9th annual charity golf tournament, which will take place on August 10, 2024, at The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course, and will host up to 144 golfers. This year’s tournament aims to raise funds for Hospice Maui, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing compassionate care for individuals and families facing end-of-life challenges.

The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns is advising the public of a scam that says it can assist with Section 8 housing vouchers.

NOAA Fisheries and partners have relocated the female Hawaiian monk seal pup Paʻaki from busy Kaimana Beach, Waikīkī, to a more remote Oʻahu shoreline, the agency announced on Thursday.

A study funded by a group representing “travel technology innovators,” including short-term rental platforms, is forecasting vast amounts of tax income losses for Maui County if Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed bill to phase out 7,000 vacation rentals in apartment districts were enacted out to make way for resident housing.

Following the 2023 wildfires that devastated Lahaina, two inspired Maui mothers united to preserve Lahaina’s heritage in a heartfelt and uplifting keepsake children’s book.

In the 10th month following Maui’s historic wildfires, Mayor Richard Bissen will travel to Washington, D.C., on the evening of Friday, June 14, to Sunday, June 23, 2024, to provide federal partners with updates on recovery and encourage continued support for disaster relief efforts.