Maui News

Beginning Oct. 15, 2025, the Green Fee Advisory Council will be accepting ideas from the public for projects that could receive Green Fee funding to implement.

Maui Ocean Center will host “Fins & Frights Night” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, featuring a marine-themed costume contest, trick-or-treating and showings of the “Humpbacks of Hawaiʻi” 3D experience.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Culinary Arts Program’s Back Door Bake Shop hosts a pop-up bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.

The public is invited to attend two events focused on Community Wildfire and Urban Interface Awareness. The events will be hosted by the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety, presented in collaboration with the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Wildfire Conservancy.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of neuroangiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease, in an adult on the island of Kaua‘i. Rat lungworm disease is known to be endemic in all islands of the state of Hawai‘i. This individual had no history of travel to other neighbor islands, or outside the state or country.

As part of their quarterly “Manaʻo on The Mountain” Community Potluck series, Kula-based nonprofit, Mālama Kula, will be hosting Department of Water Supply Chief Engineer James Jensen, for an Oct. 22 discussion on Upcountryʻs water system, and where Kula gets its water from.

“Defining Courage,” an immersive live show honoring Hawai‘i’s Nisei soldiers of World War II, comes to Maui for the first time with a performance at Baldwin High School on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available online.

Maui Preparatory Academy is bringing back its annual Paniolo Night community event from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15. The event, which the school is promoting as featuring “Games, Grinds, and Good Times” for all ages, will be held on the Maui Prep campus at 4910 Honoapiʻilani Highway in Nāpili. Paniolo Night offers a variety of family activities, including carnival games […]

The Hawaiʻi Place-Based Hospitality Professional Development Training Program, a 7-week cohort program set to begin in Spring 2026, will enroll employees from Kahala Hotel & Resort for a pilot run that integrates leadership, Hawaiian values, cultural traditions, and global sustainability practices.

The Kapalua Resort Association has announced the revival of Kapalua Restaurant Week, a dining promotion to increase awareness of Kapalua’s world-class dining establishments to guests and residents throughout the island of Maui.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, Dr. Justin Feinstein will be the speaker at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting. 

The Maui County Council filed a bill Friday that would have authorized the mayor to enter into an interdepartmental agreement allowing the Maui Police Department to respond to alarms at Hawai‘i Army National Guard facilities.

Hawai‘i Community Lending is offering temporary relief to federal workers in Hawai‘i to ensure they do not lose their homes amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Lahaina Cannery is bringing back its annual Halloween Spooktacular with frightfully fun festivities on Friday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Azeka Shopping Center announces the return of the South Shore Haunted House, open Oct. 24, 25, 29, 30 and Halloween night (Oct. 31) starting at 6 p.m. at Azeka Makai near Nalu’s South Shore Grill.

Theda “Teddi” Waller has joined the Maui Economic Opportunity Board of Directors, representing the resident sector.

US Rep. Jill Tokuda will hold a statewide telephone town hall from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. She will take live questions from participants and address concerns about the federal government shutdown (if still ongoing), the impacts of federal funding cuts, and other pressing issues impacting Hawai‘i residents. Individuals who are interested in joining are encouraged to RSVP […]

Maui County Council members killed a bill aimed at maintaining affordable workforce housing when they failed to muster a fifth vote needed for passage, even after the measure passed unanimously out of committee 8-0 last month. After a tense debate, however, they abruptly resurrected the bill by invoking a rarely used “vote for reconsideration.” In […]

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranks in the top 2% out of all colleges and universities worldwide, according to the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on Oct. 9. The recognition highlights UH Mānoa’s strength in academic quality, research productivity and other key measures of excellence.

DTRIC has announced its intent to transition to a run-off insurance carrier in Hawai‘i; meaning that it will no longer issue new policies or renew existing ones. However, DTRIC will continue to administer all active policies, manage claims and meet its contractual and statutory obligations, over the next several years.