Maui News
Mahi Pono accepting applications for summer internship program
Mahi Pono, a Maui farming company that owns and operates 41,000 acres in Central Maui, is now accepting applications for its Summer Internship Program. The six-week, paid internship runs from June 12 through July 21, 2023, and applications are open now until May 27, 2023.
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USCG Auxiliary offers free boating safety class May 27 in Kīhei
The Maui Flotilla of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a free boating safety class on May 27.
Hōkūleʻa begins Alaska Heritage Sail, ahead of Moananuiākea circumnavigation of Pacific
Voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Juneau for Yakutat this morning and begin the first leg of the Alaska Heritage Sail, a pre-voyage through the Southeast region of Alaska before the Global Launch of the Moananuiākea Voyage circumnavigation of the Pacific on June 15, 2023.
Save the Seabirds celebrates ʻUaʻu Night tonight at Haleakalā
The public is invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by attending ʻUaʻu Night, a special annual event to raise awareness for the endangered ʻuaʻu, or the Hawaiian petrel, which nests high on Haleakalā.
HIDOE’s six-year plan to implement new approaches to accelerate student learning
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education will launch and expand initiatives over the next six years to advance public education and student and staff success under an implementation plan approved Thursday by the State of Hawai‘i Board of Education.
Nexamp to provide update on two Upcountry shared solar projects
Nexamp will host two virtual community meetings to provide updates on two Upcountry shared solar projects–Piʻiholo Road Solar and Makawao Solar.
Hawaiʻi legislature passes bill establishing Illegal Fireworks Task Force
Given the abundance of illegal fireworks and explosives that infiltrate Hawaiʻi each year, Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz introduced legislation to address what he calls a “pervasive problem.”
Hawaiʻi gas prices remain steady as Memorial Day approaches
As Hawaiʻi prepares for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and the start of the summer travel season, gas prices in the state have shown no significant changes, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.
ArT=Mixx: INSTINCT brings interactive art to life at the MACC, June 3
Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s popular ArT=Mixx series, a fusion of performing and visual arts elaborating on ideas in the current exhibit in Schaefer International Gallery will take place after a three year absence on Saturday, June 3, 7 -11 p.m. in the MACC Yokouchi Pavilion and A&B Amphitheater.
Recruitment to open for state conservation enforcement officers
The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement is beginning recruitment for entry-level Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officer positions to fill vacancies across the state.
11 new public Pre-K classrooms underway, including two on Maui
Eleven new public preschool classrooms are slated to open across the state this August thanks to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Ready Keiki Initiative. The first 11 classrooms are expected to open this fall for the 2023-2024 school year, enrolling 20 students in each classroom at no cost to parents.
Maui Police Department outlines four core objectives in newly released strategic plan
The Maui Police Department outlined four core objectives in a newly released five-year strategic plan. The plan covers the Fiscal years from 2023 to 2028, and aims to focus on: recruitment and retention, department operations, internal communication, and community relations.
Update: 500+ customers lose power after truck snags utility lines in Kahului
Update: All the remaining Kahului customers were restored around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, after crews completed repairs to downed utility lines and a broken utility pole. The damages were the result of a traffic accident in which a semi-truck carrying a garbage truck, snagged and pulled down cable and power lines and broke a utility pole on Lono Ave. near W. Kauaʻi St.
Memorial Day/Graduation weekend Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign starts May 18
Starting this Thursday, May 18, 2023, and continuing through the Memorial Day holiday, the Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. The public can expect an increase in police presence utilizing unmarked vehicles.
War Memorial to briefly close to the general public due to graduation events
War Memorial Complex’s stadium parking lot, Little League fields, tennis courts and pool will close ahead of Baldwin and Maui high school graduation ceremonies set for Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, at War Memorial’s stadium and track and field, the county Department of Parks and Recreation announced.
Mālama Maui Nui welcomes new board members
Mālama Maui Nui announced new board members: Kuhea Asiu, Dr. Lorrin Pang and Rhiannon Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Iao.
Update/Located: Maui police seek help in locating man wanted on outstanding warrants
Update: Maui police report that Bucky James Torres-Balbirona was taken into custody without incident on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Hawaiian Music Series Concert features Mikey Mina in May
This months popular Hawaiian Music Series will be held on Thursday, May 25 at 6 p.m. on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn and will feature local musician and singer Mikey Mina.
Finding Sandalwood Mountain featured at “Movies at the Old Prison” on May 27
Finding Sandalwood Mountain, a documentary dedicated to the story of the Chinese migration to Hawaiʻi, will be screened at this month’s “Movies at the Old Prison” that will be held on Saturday, May 27 at 7 p.m.
DOH to review updated Red Hill defueling plan
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health received an updated defueling plan this week for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The plan, submitted by Joint Task Force-Red Hill, moves up defueling to begin in October 2023.
