Maui News

The rising reggae rock and pop band Through The Roots stops at da Playground Maui, leading off the Top 20 things to do on Maui this week. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Update: As of Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, Kyler “Kawai” Nishioka Lani, 24, of Lahaina was located.  He was reported missing on Monday by his family. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

A man on Hawaiʻi Island has died from injuries suffered in a dog attack reported Tuesday morning in the Kaʻū District, police said.

Update: 10:18 a.m., Aug. 2, 2023. Makawao Ave. is now open in both directions. It was completely closed on Tuesday afternoon due to a motor vehicle accident between Apana Road and Laie Drive.

Update: 7:40 a.m., Aug. 2, 2023. Hawaiian Electric crews have restored power to the remaining 35 customers in Makawao after a large eucalyptus tree fell and brought down power lines along Makawao Avenue yesterday afternoon.

Due to several cases of COVID-19 within the Legislative Branch, Council Chair Alice L. Lee determined that Friday’s council meeting will be held remotely via Bluejeans.

A second test was conducted Tuesday of the statewide outdoor warning siren system due to a faulty first test. The first regularly scheduled monthly test was conducted at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, followed by the second test done at 11:52 a.m. at the request of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awarded a new type of lot called subsistence-agricultural lots on Saturday, July 29, 2023. A total of 15 lots were awarded. Subsistence agricultural lots are also slated for development in Honokōwai, Maui, Anahola, Kauaʻi and Honomū on Hawaiʻi Island.

The County of Maui purchased the David K. Trask Jr. building—next to the county’s Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku—for $3.8 million as part of ongoing efforts to cut millions of dollars the county pays each year for rent.

The countdown has begun as Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel Nautilus sets sail Aug. 2, 2023, on an expedition to explore deep-sea environments of ancient seamounts around Johnston Atoll.

NOAA is investing $17 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to improve the climate resilience of the Kīhei, Maui visitor and community center. The facility’s beachfront location makes it vulnerable to climate change impacts, including upland flooding, powerful storms and sand inundation.

Cooke Memorial Pool on Molokaʻi will be closed Aug 1-7, 2023, for the installation of a new salt chlorine system.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is seeking public comment on a proposed Clean Water Act permit for the County of Maui’s Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility. This is the first time a permit is being proposed for a wastewater treatment facility that discharges to the ocean via groundwater.

The Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System and the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System will be tested on Aug. 1 at 11:45 a.m.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Henry Kapono & the Songs of C&K, featuring Henry Kapono and fellow musicians in a 50th anniversary salute to the music of Cecilio & Kapono. The performance is in Castle Theater Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale online only at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 to MACC members and on Friday, Oct. 27 to the general public.

An estimated 60,000 juror questionnaires will soon be mailed to individuals in Maui County who have a Hawaiʻi state driver’s license and/or are registered to vote in Hawaiʻi. 

The public is invited to attend the conference portion, “Regenerative Tourism: Innovations and Pathways for a Sustainable Future,” on Aug. 8 and 9.

Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, of Wailuku, Maui, won the Overall Kaikamahine (girls) division in the first Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula competition held since the onset of COVID.

Maui women earned two of the top spots in the Solo SUP Foil division. Twenty-two-year-old Annie Reickert, finished the race in 3 hours, 2 minutes for second place; and 43-year-old Andrea Moller of Maui finished about 20 minutes later for third.   The men’s solo wing foil race was won by 19-year-old Finn Spencer from Maui who crossed the Ka’iwi Channel in 1 hour and 31 minutes.  Fellow Maui athlete, 14-year-old Bobo Gallagher rounded out the podium position in third place, completing the crossing in 1 hour and 43 minutes.

The Central Maui Little League senior team defeated the Central Region representatives out of Burbank, Illinois, 12-0 during an early morning game (6 a.m. HST Monday, July 31, 2023) at  J.B. Red Owens Sports Complex in Easley, S.C.