Maui News
Honolulu Cookie Company’s new experiential store opens at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas
Honolulu Cookie Company hosts a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, July 25, for their largest US retail location at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas.
Kīlauea’s summit watched closely for possible lava fountaining as early as this weekend
Kīlauea’s summit eruption could produce another episode of lava fountaining as early as this weekend, while a new survey of Mauna Loa shows the neighboring volcano continues to slowly inflate, according to the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The observatory reported that Kīlauea has been erupting episodically within its summit caldera since Dec. 23, […]
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Injured hiker, 30 years old, airlifted out of Makamakaʻole Gulch in West Maui Mountains
Maui firefighters and a Maui Police Department helicopter rescued a 30-year-old man Thursday morning after he injured his ankle while hiking in Makamakaʻole Gulch, according to the Department of Fire and Public Safety. The Maui Fire Department received the alarm at 9:41 a.m. Thursday for a report of a male hiker with an ankle injury […]
Holy Rosary Parish will host golf tournament fundraiser as part of its 100th anniversary celebration
Holy Rosary Parish in Pāʻia will hold its third annual golf tournament on Aug. 15 in celebration of the church’s 100th anniversary, with proceeds going toward parish ministries, community outreach and upkeep of the historic church. The tournament will take place at the Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course in Kahului. Check-in and breakfast begin […]
Hirono leads US senators in demanding a ‘full and accurate accounting’ of costs of Iran War
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Mazie Hirono led Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats in demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a full accounting of US military casualties from Operation Epic Fury, citing inconsistencies in the Pentagon’s public reporting on deaths and injuries in the Iran conflict. In a letter sent this week to Hegseth, Joint Chiefs […]
Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority names 12 Maui organizations to 2026 Community Tourism Collaboratives
Twelve Maui-based organizations have been selected to take part in the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s 2026 Community Tourism Collaboratives, two cohort programs aimed at building community-centered visitor experiences and stewardship efforts, the agency announced. The selected groups will join one of two tracks. The Community Stewardship program is designed for Maui nonprofits that care for a […]
Schatz introduces bill to expand US diplomatic footprint in Pacific Island nations
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, joined Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi this week to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding the United States’ diplomatic footprint across the Pacific Islands, a region Schatz has made a recurring focus of his work in Congress. The bill, called the Consular Operations and Regional Engagement in […]
New fine jewelry shop opens at Azeka Shopping Center Makai
A new destination for timeless jewelry arrives in South Maui with the grand opening of Nora on July 24 at Azeka Shopping Center Makai, Unit 118, right next to Bank of Hawaiʻi and Swell Soda Co. To celebrate, customers can enjoy 10% off all in-store purchases during the grand opening.
Kuhinia Maui set for Aug. 8, marking three years since wildfires
Maui residents will gather Aug. 8 for the annual Kuhinia Maui event, a daylong gathering offering support and connection as the community marks three years since the 2023 Maui wildfires. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the lawn of Lahaina United Methodist Church, 988 Front St. Organizers designed the gathering […]
West Maui nonprofit, resort group unveil plan to restore eroding Kāʻanapali Beach
A West Maui nonprofit and the management association for Kāʻanapali Beach Resort have filed a permit application for a project aimed at reversing decades of erosion at Kāʻanapali Beach, one of the island’s most heavily used shorelines. Pilikahakai Foundation and Kāʻanapali Operations Association Inc. submitted an application for a conservation district use permit from the […]
Ka Hale A Ke Ola’s medical respite program earns national certification
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, the Maui nonprofit that has provided emergency shelter and homeless services on the island for more than 40 years, is one of three Hawaiʻi organizations whose medical respite care programs have earned certification from the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, according to the organizations. It is the first time agencies in Hawaiʻi have received the designation.
Batangan wins endorsements from HGEA, UPW in Maui Council race
Maui County Council Member Kauanoe Batangan has picked up endorsements from the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers, the two largest public-sector labor unions representing Maui County government employees, according to a campaign announcement. Batangan, who holds the Kahului residency area seat on the Maui County Council, said the unions’ backing carries […]
Hawaiian stilt population improves from 200 to in 40s to 1,500 today, recovery documented in UH study
Once abundant across the Hawaiian Islands, the Ae‘o dwindled to roughly 200 birds in the 1940s after decades of overhunting, the loss of wetlands to agriculture and development, and the spread of invasive predators. Following its listing as endangered in 1973 and sustained conservation efforts, the population has since climbed to more than 1,500 birds today.
Schatz: US State Department illegally withholding global health funding
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Brian Schatz took to the Senate floor this week to accuse the US State Department of illegally withholding congressionally approved global health funding, saying the delays are costing lives around the world. Schatz, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, said the department has failed to release […]
Florida woman, 27, rescued after falling into ocean near Nakalele Point
A Florida woman was airlifted to safety Wednesday after falling into ocean waters near Nakalele Point in West Maui and losing consciousness, according to the Maui Fire Department. The Department of Fire and Public Safety said firefighters and Ocean Safety officers responded at 12:42 p.m. to a report of a 27-year-old woman who had fallen […]
Kīhei’s South Shore 4th Friday Town Party returns July 24 to Azeka Mauka
Kīhei’s monthly 4th Friday Town Party is set for 6 to 9 p.m. July 24 at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka with live music, food vendors, arts and crafts and family activities to the South Shore community.
Maui Arts & Cultural Center set to host Maui Calls benefit gala on Aug. 22
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will host its 28th annual Maui Calls benefit gala from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Yokouchi Pavilion, the center announced. This year’s event is themed “Celebrating Vintage Aloha Wear” and will feature vintage aloha fashion, music, hula and dancing, according to the MACC. Maui Calls is […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui to host Back-to-School Health Fair at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui will hold its annual Back-to-School Health Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Friday at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Kahului, offering local families school supplies and other resources ahead of the new academic year. The free event, open to keiki ages 5 to 17, will include backpack and school […]
Hawaiʻi health officials warn of recall on baby food pouches sold at Target
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s Food and Drug Branch is alerting residents to a recall of select Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4 oz. pouches due to a possible choking hazard. PT Organics Limited issued the recall after finding that a soft, food-grade plastic strand may be present in the finished product […]
Hawaiʻi attorney general, conservation groups challenge EPA rejection of state’s regional haze plan
Attorney General Anne Lopez and a coalition of conservation and public health organizations have each filed separate legal challenges to a US Environmental Protection Agency decision that partially rejected Hawaiʻi’s plan to curb pollution from power plants blamed for haze over Haleakalā National Park, including Hawaiian Electric Co.’s Kahului and Māʻalaea generating stations on Maui. […]
