Maui News

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises highway users that crews will be making improvements and conducting a cleanup of the makai shoulder of Kahului Beach Road (Route 3400) in the vicinity of Wahinepiʻo Ave. and Kanaloa Ave.

This summer, the Maui Economic Development Board’s (MEDB) STEMworks program welcomed its largest cohort of interns to date. A total of 89 high school and college students from across the state participated—64 in the STEMworks Innovation Internship program, and 25 in the Maui County Agriculture Business and Technology program. 

The 2023 edition of the “State of Hawai‘i Data Book,” released Thursday by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) serves as Hawaiʻi’s most comprehensive statistical resource.

US Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) joined Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), and 76 other House members on Thursday in sending a letter to Senate leadership urging them to promptly bring the bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 (H.R. 5863) to the floor for a vote. 

Kū Mai Ka Hula (“Hula Appears”), Maui’s only adult hula competition, returns to the Castle Theater for its 17th annual event Saturday, Sept. 14.

The Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES) is celebrating its 30th anniversary of growing the next generation of aloha ʻāina leaders in Hawai‘i and the Pacific through transformative place-based internships, mentorship, innovative programming, and strategic partnerships.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Altered Earth in Schaefer International Gallery, an invitational exhibition featuring ten contemporary artists whose work explores the medium of clay and earth-derived materials through a diverse breadth of processes. The invited artists are Clayton Amemiya, Jake Boggs, Jisoo Boggs, Rachelle Dang, Roberta Griffith, Codie M. King, David Kuraoka, Jenna Macy, Sarah Metz, and Brad Evan Taylor. The exhibition runs from Aug. 27 through Oct. 19. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

As New Zealand-based disaster relief group Taskforce Kiwi closes out its second year of operations, an initial rotation of skilled volunteers have departed for Hawaiʻi to support with wildfire recovery on the island of Maui.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation crews will close two southbound lanes and the makai shoulder of Honoapi‘ilani Highway (Route 30) between Papalāua Street and Lahainaluna Road from 7 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19 to 6 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20.

While the vast majority of Maui County residents remain employed, the county’s unemployment rate has gone up 58% in July, compared with the same month last year before the Maui wildfires, according a monthly report from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Maui Powerhouse Gym has announced the official launch of its Basic Training Program, beginning Aug. 20. The bootcamp is designed for those ready to embark on a health and wellness journey but unsure where to begin.

Hawai‘i Pacific University (HPU) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

Pono Pacific Land Management, LLC (Pono Pacific), Hawai‘i’s largest private natural resource conservation company, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Pūlama Lāna‘i, recently hosted a volunteer ua‘u (Hawaiian petrel) habitat restoration event on Lāna‘i to celebrate World Conservation Day.

As part of the company’s annual ArtsWave campaign, Hawaiian Telcom and its employees statewide have donated $52,000 to three local non-profit organizations dedicated to the arts in Hawai‘i.

Kyle Kawakami, chef and owner of the food truck Maui Fresh Streatery, is featured in a new Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau destination campaign titled “The People. The Place. The Hawaiian Islands.”

A new sculpture in Lahaina is providing a space for peaceful remembrance.

None, however, are expected at this time to directly move into or over the Hawaiian Islands. But there is some uncertainty in the forecast early next week because of the possibility of a tropical disturbance forming and passing just south of the state that could bring heavier showers depending on how close it gets.

After a one-day delay due to weather, legendary voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is now expected to depart Sand Island, Oʻahu today and sail to Hanalei, Kauaʻi, the first stop on the Pae ‘Āina Statewide Sail. 

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., alongside federal, state and county leaders today released statements about a unified effort in response to increased lethal gun violence on the Leeward Coast of Oʻahu.

The Rotary Satellite Club of Kīhei-Wailea will be hearing from Joel Navarro with Maui Pono Foundation on Aug. 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Tantes in Māʻalaea. Navarro will share about Restoring Lahaina: Maui Pono Foundation’s Journey of Hope and Recovery.