Maui News

State House District 14 candidate Sne Patel announced that he has earned the endorsement of four labor organizations: the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA) Local 630, Teamsters Local 996, SMART Local 293 (Sheet Metal Workers) and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 50.

April marked the 100-year anniversary of Mauna Loa’s 1926 Southwest Rift Zone eruption. This eruption is most remembered for the destruction of Ho‘ōpūloa village, a few miles north of Miloliʻi Bay. It also marks the first known instance of aerial photography of an advancing Hawaiian lava flow, and well-organized police-led eruption crowd management.

Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary will co-host the Schofield Barracks Hiring Event, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Nehelani Community Activity Center. The event is free to veterans, their spouses, active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve. 

Cargo to Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi experienced back-to-back disruptions over the last several days.  First, dangerous ocean swells made it unsafe to moor and discharge cargo at both Kaunakakai and Kaumalapau ports on June 3, and then an unexpected mechanical repair to the towing tug delayed the recovery sailing originally planned for June 6.

Binhi at Ani will award a total of $30,000 in scholarships to 20 members of the Class of 2026.  The four top-rated students will receive $2,500, while 16 students will receive $1,250.  

Mother seal RK96 (Kaiwi) is expected to wean her pup in the coming days. As the pup nears weaning age, crews are preparing to relocate young seal to a more remote O‘ahu shoreline.

Disney’s live-action “Moana” is set to make waves in theaters July 10, and Hawaiian Airlines is marking the voyager’s next great adventure with three commemorative liveries that capture the daring spirit of exploration and wayfinding.

US Rep. Ed Case opposed two federal spending bills approved last week by the House Appropriations Committee, saying the measures cut too deeply into affordable housing and environmental programs—even as he successfully secured millions for Hawaiʻi-specific priorities embedded in both measures.

The pandemic-era vacation home boom has collapsed in Hawaiʻi, according to a new analysis by SellMyTimeshareNow.

Maui OnStage continues its 2026 Season with a breathlessly irreverent, pun-filled comic romp: William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged). Running from July 10 through July 26 at the Historic ʻĪao Theater in Wailuku, this hilarious production turns the Bard’s masterworks completely upside down.

Soccer fans are invited to the Lahaina Cannery and Sergio’s Cantina to watch live World Cup 2026 action with watch parties, food and drinks throughout the tournament on a massive 220” TV.

In collaboration with Home Depot Loss Prevention personnel and the Wailuku Patrol District Community Policing Unit, a comprehensive enforcement initiative was developed and conducted under the operation code name “Barcode Bandits.”

The University of Hawaiʻi has been selected as one of five core members of a new national seafood research consortium backed by $13.5 million in federal funding — with Hawaiʻi-based researchers and the state’s unique ocean resources playing a central role.

A Haʻikū man suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident on Piʻiholo Road Wednesday night.

In partnership with the County of Maui Department of ʻŌiwi Resources, the County Office of the Mayor through its Office of Economic Development announced that the Fiscal Year 2027 Makahiki Grant Program application period is now open, through 5 p.m. July 10, 2026.

Five prominent Hawaiʻi donors and organizations are making a transformative $5-million commitment to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics Department via the UH Foundation to support name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for student-athletes and help ensure the long-term success and national relevance of UH Mānoa Athletics.

Lahaina Homecoming, a three-day gathering of community, culture and connection, will take place July 17-19, 2026, along Front Street in Lahaina, the County of Maui Office of Recovery announced.

Regan will travel to attend his son’s college graduation, while Lopez will travel to attend her mother’s funeral. Department of Budget and Finance Director Seth Colby, Ph.D., will serve as acting governor from June 11-15, in accordance with the state’s constitutional line of succession and continuity of government procedures.

Maui Gold Pineapple Company will officially debut its new brand, Maui Pineapple Farm, as the centerpiece of a weeklong celebration for International Pineapple Day at Hāli‘imaile Farms in Upcountry Maui, June 22-28.

Water cloudiness caused by sediment exceeds state health standards at every monitored site across leeward Maui, with the most dramatic increases in North Kīhei, where turbidity has climbed sharply since 2021 to levels that threaten roughly 1,500 acres of coral reef.