Maui News

The Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery will host two concurrent exhibitions, “Chenta Laury: Adaptive Frameworks” and “Holly Wong: Mending Body / Mending Mind,”featuring diverse fiber, sculpture and immersive installations that explore themes of identity and resilience.

At the 20th annual Build Hawaiʻi Awards, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company received the grand award for their outstanding work on Kō‘ula at Ward Village, a 41-story mixed-use development.

This month, the Kīhei 4th Friday town party takes place Sept. 22 with free entertainment by Maui’s own N8Vz and the Ono Grimes Band.

Gov. Josh Green spoke to a UN summit Sunday about the effects of climate change in Hawai’i and the state’s goals toward the organization’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Maui wildfire survivors must act quickly to apply for financial assistance through the American Red Cross, with the registration deadline of Monday, Sept. 18. There is no late registration option.

The Maui Police Department released the names of two more victims from the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire on Sunday: Janet St. Clair, 75, and Douglas Matsuda-Boucher, 65, both of Lahaina.

Join the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives in Honolulu for a free Family Day Open House on Sept. 30, featuring family-friendly activities, printing press demonstrations and live musical performances with donations supporting the Lahaina Restoration Foundation.

The Cameron Center has launched the Laptop Relief Program, an initiative designed to close the digital gap and provide laptops to individuals and families affected by recent hardships.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is renewing its efforts to attract tourists from Europe with the awarding of a two-year contract for visitor education and marketing services for this market to Emotive Travel Marketing.

The lack of available rental units has hindered the Maui Fires Relief Transitional Housing Program, which pays for six months of rent and the security deposit.

Lahaina Restoration Foundation is bringing back its Hawaiian Music Series on Sept. 28 at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Great Lawn, featuring local talent Logan Kalawaia.

Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) announced that her office is accepting applications from students in Hawaiʻi’s Second Congressional District for Military Service Academy Nominations.  Qualified applicants must submit their applications no later than Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

The Filipino Community Center, in partnership with Filipino organizations on Oʻahu, is coordinating a benefit concert with all the proceeds going to Binhi at Ani Foundation-Tulong for Lahaina Fund.

Fairmont Kea Lani, in collaboration with the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society, presents “Gathering of the Voyagers,” a three-day celebration of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, featuring voyagers, navigators, canoe builders and cultural practitioners.

The County of Maui Department of Agriculture is hosting an outreach event for agricultural producers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 19 at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.

An Upcountry Resource Fair is being held on Sept. 18 at the Kula Community Center to provide fire disaster relief information from different agencies.

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded $42.6 million in grants to nine entities in Hawaiʻi to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat and improve access to green space in communities statewide.

Community members affected by the Maui fires now can retrieve food, supplies and other necessities at the Westside Distribution Center at Kahana Gateway.

The two latest victims to be officially identified are 68-year-old Michael Gordon and 60-year-old Carole Hartley, both of Lahaina. A total of 67 victims have now been named.

The first 60 students of a free Maui workforce development program began classes on Friday to learn skills that will help them land fire recovery jobs.