Maui News

Increased earthquake activity and rates of ground deformation at Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone began at approximately 11 a.m. where about 40 earthquakes were detected, the largest of which was a magnitude-3.1.

The Kēōkea Homestead Association presents the Kēōkea Ho’olaule’a on Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kēōkea Marketplace at the corner of Kula Highway and Kaʻamana Street just past Grandma’s Coffee House. The event is an annual benefit with all proceeds going to the nonprofit Kēōkea Homestead Farm Lots Association. Guests […]

Paddleboard foil athletes completed a 40-mile course this past weekend from ʻĪlio Point on Molokaʻi to Kaimana Beach in Waikiki in the first day of two weekend days of competition in the Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships.

Update: (12:47 p.m., July 22, 2024) Mandatory evacuations are now lifted for Piʻihana Road, Neki Place, and Kapanui Place in Wailuku. Maui Fire Department crews are still in the area where they are conducting mop up operations. For the safety of first responder personnel, the public is asked to use caution while driving in the area.

The Wailea Community Association (WCA) started supporting the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Nursing Program during the pandemic. Since then, it has donated almost $300,000, with almost $100,000 of that just this year.

The Central Maui Hawaiʻi State Champions jumped to a quick 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back en route to a 13-3 victory over Tucson, Arizona. The Maui boys now move on to the single elimination play-off to determine the West Region Champion and berth to the World Series.

Kupu, Hawai‘i’s leading conservation and youth education organization, today announced that applications are now open for the 2024-2025 Kupu ʻĀina Corps (KAC) program, which is actively seeking host sites and participants for paid opportunities in sustainability-focused sectors like renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and climate adaptation on Hawai’i Island, Kaua’i, Maui, Moloka’i, O’ahu.

Party officials say Biden’s decision to step down further displays his commitment and selflessness as a public servant to the country that he loves.

“If we can understand them, understand their behavior and what they’re doing, then it can tell us a lot about some of the changes that are taking place in the ocean. The whales are amazing themselves, but they’re even more valuable when we think about them as these, basically, indicators of ocean health.” — Marc Lammers, research ecologist with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

Three-time Grammy Award-winner Kalani Peʻa has released a new album, “Kuini,” according to an announcement by Peʻa Records & Entertainment. The album includes 11 tracks Peʻa wrote or co-wrote and features guest artists Jake Shimabukuro, Tiana Nonosina Liufau, Kamehameha Schools Maui Hawaiian Ensemble, Wailau Ryder, Michael Casil, Ron “Ruff” Boyce and more.

Measurement of volcanic gases is critical for both public safety and understanding volcanic activity—and everything we measure relies on the wind.

The Maui County Hawaiian Canoe Association released results of the Mayor’s ʻUmeke Championship Regatta, held on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

Inmate Shyrae Naihe greeted her 14-year-old daughter with a long embrace as soon as the teenager and other children and youth entered the courtyard of the Maunawili Cottage at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) to spend quality time with their mothers. 

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green, M.D. responded to the news saying: “On behalf of the state of Hawaiʻi, especially the residents of Maui, I express our forever-gratitude to President Biden for granting wildfire disaster relief within an unprecedented six hours of our making the request in a time of our people’s deepest need.”

The 11-person yacht crew, who reported a locked rudder and flooding in the bilge, is being assisted by the Oliver Henry’s crew with dewatering and damage control as they head for Palau. Their estimated time of arrival is 33 hours.

Elly’s Formal Wear on Maui hosts an exclusive Stella York Bridal Trunk Show, July 27-28 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the store located at the Sugar Beach Resort (145 North Kīhei Road) in Kīhei. This special event is designed as a bridal experience for brides-to-be in Maui.

Maui police have launched a second degree murder investigation into the death of a 53-year-old Lahaina man on Saturday in Kāʻanapali.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents singer/songwriter Justin Kawika Young in a MACC “Local Voices” concert in the McCoy Studio Theater Friday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale online only at 10 a.m. to MACC members Tuesday, July 23 and to the general public Friday, July 26.

The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Maui Island was 4.5% in June 2024, compared to 3.6% the previous month, and 3.0% at the same time in 2023. The data was included in a new report released from the Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. 

Hawaiian Electric has released an updated version of its Electrification of Transportation (EoT) Strategic Roadmap that includes specific actions the company plans to undertake through 2030 to support the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market.