The Maui Job Corps is welcoming a new admissions counselor, Dan O’Neill. O’Neill, who holds a Master’s of Education degree, has more than 30 years of experience in consulting multiple industries in assisting organizations improve operations and related financial results. He has worked in a wide variety of operations, with skilled people performing and supervising […]

Kiʻinaniokalani Kahoʻohanohano, who served her Maui community as a traditional midwife for 20 years before rstate laws forced her to stop, can now return to her practice without fear of prison time. The State of Hawaiʻi has agreed to end a legal challenge, which midwife advocates are hailing as a significant victory that protects Native Hawaiian […]

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation is offering the community a final opportunity to be part of Lahaina’s history through the installation of commemorative bricks at the iconic Lahaina Smokestack on Lahainaluna Road.

Two Maui-based organizations and a Honolulu foundation are set to receive a boost in their efforts to combat food insecurity, after being named as grantees of the newly launched Indigenous Tomorrows Fund. The fund, a collaborative effort among Native Americans in Philanthropy, Newman’s Own Foundation and Novo Nordisk, is awarding $720,000 to tackle food insecurity in tribal […]

Junior tennis players from across the Hawaiian Islands came together this past weekend for the Royal Lahaina Fall Junior Open at the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch. The two-day tournament featured exciting matches, strong competition, and great displays of sportsmanship, tournament officials reported. The event was hosted by USTA’s Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch with volunteer support from Wailuku Junior Tennis Club […]

Maui’s newest hotel, the Hilton Hampton Inn Maui, is opening its doors to the community for its inaugural locally hosted event, the Kū Wāhine Mākeke, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. More than just a marketplace, the event is designed to be a platform for wāhine-owned businesses, providing them with a space to showcase their […]

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (now called Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Earth scientist and fellow Ryukyuan music practitioners.

As part of the Moananuiākea Voyage, the Polynesian Voyaging Society reports that voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will soon depart Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Mālama Maui Nui’s Talking ʻŌpala Environmental Speaker Series returns this month with a focus on “Recycling Efforts on Maui.”

Based on community feedback and in coordination with the Commission on Water Resource Management, an improved system was designed, featuring new automated gates and remote communication technology that will enable operators to control water diversions in real-time based on rain data and stream flows.

The University of Hawai‘i Maui College and its Institute of Hawaiian Music will celebrate everything music next week from Monday, Oct. 20 through Friday, Oct. 24.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is alerting residents of a recall issued by Meadow Gold Dairy for half-pint sized chocolate milk marked with an Oct. 16, 2025, expiration date. The chocolate milk, made and packaged out of state, is being voluntarily recalled due to potential quality control issues.

Pāʻia Elementary School reopens its campus to students and staff on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

A Maui County Council investigative group has recommended creating two new hotel zoning districts to allow some existing short-term vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts to continue operating, a proposal that drew sharp public debate over balancing economic concerns with residents’ urgent need for housing. The Bill 9 Temporary Investigative Group, established to study policies related […]

Randall Miller, 70, of Wailuku was located.  The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Maui Family Support Services, through the federally funded Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five, will host Maui County’s first-ever Parent Leadership Conference on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at MEO Classroom 1, 99 Mahalani Street, Wailuku.

Night repair work is planned in Kīhei, resulting in a water service outage from 10 p.m. on Oct. 21 to 3 a.m. on Oct. 22, 2025.

Three state agencies are on alert after laboratory testing identified a presumptive case of avian influenza on Friday in an ailing duck that was found earlier in the week at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

This is not just a cover song; it’s her declaration. Through vulnerability and artistry, Kamalani transforms ‘What Was I Made For’ into her own anthem of hope, purpose, and second chances.

Maui’s contemporary Hawaiian-island reggae band ʻĀinaty is set to release their newest single, “Lover’s Rock,” on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. This fun and playful song takes listeners on a nostalgic journey through the early stages of love, blending romance with heartfelt emotion.