Maui News

Awarded annually, the Pueo Scholarship is a full-tuition four-year scholarship awarded to a new incoming Maui Prep freshman.

Seabury Hall will host its Spring Open House on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at its campus in Makawao. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a program to follow at 9 a.m.

The University of Hawaiʻi‘s autonomous race car team finished in third place at the Autonomous Challenge at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) on Jan. 7 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The evolving relationship between man and shark is the focus of a new animated short film, Manō, which will be presented and discussed during Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s next Know Your Ocean Speaker Series webinar.

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting.

Real-time views of an eruption site are a vital source of information for emergency managers, so webcams are one of the most important tools in an eruption crisis. HVO maintains a network of continuously operating webcams across Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, which have provided views of recent eruptions at these volcanoes. 

Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery presents ‘Ike Kanaka, an invitational exhibition featuring new work by ten Kanaka ʻŌiwi artists from Hawai‘i nei pae ʻāina and the continental US.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce will host its annual luncheon with Hawaiian Airlines on Jan. 12, 2023. The event will feature a keynote address from Hawaiian Airlines President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Ingram, who will share a business update and what’s to come for the airline in 2023.

The Lānaʻi runway at Lānaʻi Airport (LNY) is closed due to a resurfacing supply issue, according to a notice issued by the state Department of Transportation on Saturday morning, Jan. 7, 2023.

The Friends of ʻIolani Palace has received a $500,000 gift from Veronica Kawānanakoa, wife and partner of 25 years of the late Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa. 

Due to islandwide flash flooding, organizers are postponing the West Maui regenerative-farm tours that were scheduled to take place on Saturday. Jan. 28, 2023. The tours will take place on Feb. 4 and 5 instead.

A Maui pioneer of paddle-in surfing at Peʻahi and longtime Hawaiian Canoe Club paddler Marcio Freire died Thursday while riding big waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, officials confirmed.

Authorities say Jackson was wanted by the US Marshals on a federal arrest warrant for violating his terms of pretrial release. Jackson was originally arrested on Dec. 24, 2022, for federal charges related to alleged securities, mail and wire fraud. He was then released pending his trial date.

Hāna-Maui Resort has been named one of the 22 Most Relaxing Hotels & Resorts in the US by Trips to Discover, a digital travel magazine with a monthly readership of more than 1.6 million people. 

“As we have seen in Hawai‘i, Native speaker-led language programs have proven that culturally based instruction is key to revitalizing and maintaining indigenous knowledge and traditions,” Sen. Brian Schatz said.

A group of Molokaʻi residents has been recognized for its environmental volunteerism for the Adopt-A-Highway program in Maui Nui.

Legendary Hawaiʻi musician and entertainer, Danny Kaleikini has passed. He was 85.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green plans to speak Monday on “Climate Action Day” in Hawaiʻi at a conference at the University of Hawaiʻi East-West Center.

A University of Hawaiʻi team that had its beginnings at the Maui College campus is entering the field of international driverless vehicles in a race car competition designed to reach speeds of 190 miles an hour.

Lawyers representing both sides hailed the opportunity for oral arguments in a case that questions the outcome of the Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū residency area seat race between incumbent Alice Lee and challenger Noelani Ahia.