Maui News

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua will host its Mix & Mingle Marketplace on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 9 p.m.

Hawaiian Airlines marked Giving Tuesday by awarding 500,000 Atmos Rewards points to each of 14 “Atmos Giving by Hawaiian” nonprofits. According to the airline, the gift shows “an unwavering commitment to local nonprofits that rely on air travel to deliver essential services across the Hawaiian Islands and beyond.”  Atmos Giving by Hawaiian matches up to […]

The Akamai Internship Program, a STEM workforce program led by the Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators at University of California Observatories, in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi, is now accepting applications for its 2026 cohort.

The nonprofit “What Makes You Feel Beautiful” welcomed more than 100 Maui families to its Mele Kalikimaka ʻOhana Care Celebration on Dec. 8. Held at Unity on Maui, the gathering offered holiday joy, community connection and essential care items for local ʻohana during a season of continued rebuilding and healing. Keiki decorated holiday cookies, created […]

The County of Maui Department of Planning invites community members, property owners and other stakeholders to an online meeting Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to discuss draft commercial design guidelines for rebuilding commercial properties in Lahaina. Also, meetings next month will hold opportunities for written and oral testimony on the topic.

Maui Police Department Lt. Jeremy Pallone-De La Torre graduated Thursday from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy.

Hawai’i Community Lending (HCL), a nonprofit mortgage lender, announced the date for its second annual Hui Waiwai, to be held at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets and sponsorships are now available for this inspirational event celebrating HCL’s accomplishments from the past year and looking ahead to next year, as HCL furthers its goal to solve Hawai‘i’s housing crisis.

Plant-based chef and cookbook author Lillian Cumic will host a free public presentation in Wailuku this Saturday, Dec. 13, sharing her personal journey through food, culture and health, along with practical tips for incorporating plant-based cooking into everyday life.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center is celebrating the holidays with a lineup of community-friendly events planned throughout December, including weekly themed events, keiki zones and more.

County Department of Parks and Recreation Aquatics Section said that all pools on Maui island –Upcountry Pool, Kīhei Aquatic Center, Lahaina Aquatic Center, Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool, Wailuku Pool, Kōkua Pool and Coach Spencer Shiraishi Memorial Pool – will close Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, for staff training.

The popular Snow Zone and keiki cookie decorating along with Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be returning to Lahaina again this year. This free event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lahaina and will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. on the grounds of Waiola Church, 535 Waineʻe Street. […]

Lahaina Cannery is thrilled to announce the opening of Sergio’s brand-new bar truck, offering a unique selection of cold beer, specialty cocktails, and live entertainment to complement the Cannery’s vibrant food and shopping scene.

Hawaiʻi’s first detection of H5N1 occurred in November 2024 in a backyard flock on Oʻahu, followed by a hybrid duck found on Oʻahu’s North Shore. This year, two additional cases have been confirmed in migratory Koloa Māpu ducks—one on Oʻahu and one on Maui. This Kauaʻi detection is the first potential case in a native bird, likely introduced through infected migratory waterfowl.

Azeka Shopping Center will host the 24th Annual Toy Run Parade in support of Toys for Tots from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Azeka Makai in Kīhei. The annual event collects new, unwrapped toys for keiki across Maui County and features a festive lineup of holiday fun, including local motorcycle clubs, an Xmas-decorated canoe, […]

The US House has passed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act without granting the military any authority to condemn public or private land in Hawaiʻi — an outcome US Rep. Jill Tokuda maintains is critical to protecting the state’s open spaces and community trust.

A wastewater overflow this morning at Kalama Park in Kīhei did not enter storm drains or the ocean, and has been cleaned up, with the area sanitized and cordoned off, according to the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management.

Students at Kamaliʻi Elementary School spent the past week learning the foundations of computer programming, often without touching a keyboard or a screen. As part of the global Computer Science Education Week, the Kīhei school implemented a series of activities for students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The curriculum introduced concepts of coding and artificial […]

Hawaiian Electric Co. continues to strengthen the statewide power grid and reduce wildfire risk across all islands through pole replacements, vegetation management and new equipment installations, according to a HECO announcement. On Maui, crews in the Olinda area have expanded hazard tree removals in coordination with landowners to clear invasive trees and debris. Installation of insulated […]

State economists report that Maui County’s unemployment fell 1.5 percentage points from 4% to 2.5% in September. For Maui island, the jobless rate went down from 4% to 2.3%. Moloka‘i increased from 4.1% to 5.9%; and Lānaʻi slid from 2.6% to 2.2%. The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism announced Wednesday that […]

Staff from the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation have posted signs marking the nesting area.