Maui News
Hawaiian Airlines Made In Maui County Festival, Nov. 4 and 5, 2022
Maui County’s largest products show, the annual Made In Maui County Festival, features more than 140 vendors offering a wide variety of locally made products, including food, produce, art, crafts, jewelry, fashions, furniture, gifts, collectibles and more.
Community budget meetings on Lānaʻi and in Lahaina
The last community budget meetings for Fiscal Year 2024, hosted by Mayor Michael Victorino and his administration, are set for Lānaʻi at the Hale Kupuna O’Lānaʻi, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, starting at 3:30 p.m., and at the Lahaina West Maui Kaunoa Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 3, starting at 5:30 p.m.
North Florida Ospreys’ Gabrelcik goes low in 2nd round of Kā‘anapali Classic; Oklahoma seeks 3rd title headed into final round
Today’s final round is an 8 a.m. HDT shotgun start. The leaders will tee off on hole one. Fans can attend for free, with walking spectators encouraged.
1,600 people attend Maui County Senior Fair
The first in-person Maui County Senior Fair since 2019 on Saturday, Oct. 29, drew about 1,600 people to the War Memorial Gym, where they ate local food, met candidates for office, listened to George Kahumoku Jr. and got their flu and COVID-19 boosters.
First Maui Holomua Marine Initiative talk story draws 140+ recreational fishers
A major emphasis of the talk story sessions is for marine managers and aquatic biologists to just listen to people and gather their thoughts and advice on possible management measures to achieve the 30% goal via a network of MMAs. Additional meetings are planned in Lahaina today, and a third on Sunday in Hāna.
Community invited to Hawaiian Database Workshop, Nov. 9
A Hawaiian Database Workshop is being offered free of charge to those interested in genealogy, land research, and old Hawaiian newspapers.
List: Maui lane closures through Nov. 4, 2022
The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.
2022-2023 Game Bird Hunting Season opens Nov. 5
The 2022-2023 Game Bird Hunting Season in Hawai‘i opens Saturday, Nov. 5 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Hunting days, equipment, and bag limits vary by unit.
Axis deer management is topic of Monday’s council committee meeting
“Our main goal is to address overpopulation by finding ways to mitigate and control axis deer. We continue to see them moving into rural and residential areas, where they create safety hazards, destroy the food source of our livestock and cause environmental damage,” said committee chair Yuki Lei Sugimura.
Billy Kemper talks Sunset Beach ahead of WSL Sunset Pro pres. by HIC
Defending, three-time event winner, Billy Kemper of Maui, is gearing up for the Sunset Pro pres. by HIC. The event is on hold with the next official call, Sunday at 7 a.m. HST, with the event window going through Nov. 6.
Kā‘anapali Classic features five different athletic conferences in top five after first round
The Tigers’ 17-under 267 leads two-time tournament winner Oklahoma (2015, 2019) and East Tennessee St. by one and two shots, respectively. The North Florida Ospreys (-11) are in fourth place. The defending champion Kansas Jayhawks and Ole Miss Rebels (-9) are tied for fifth.
Public input sought for housing and transportation options in West Maui
Maui County is seeking the community’s ideas about ways to improve West Maui housing and transportation options along 3.6 miles of Honoapiʻilani Highway from Lahaina to Kā’anapali.
Hotel Wailea hires Maui native as new director of food and beverage
Derrin Abac will lead Hotel Wailea’s resort-wide culinary team, including The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea and Birdcage Bar.
Maui Halloween events: keiki parade, costume contests, trunk or treat and more!
A children’s parade down Front Street in Lahaina and Halloween costume contests in Wailuku and Kahului are among the Halloween events scheduled on Maui this weekend.
Hawaiʻi Democrats condemn attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Hawai‘i Democrats are speaking out against this morning’s break in at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and the attack on on her husband, Paul.
Public meetings planned for proposed UH tuition increase for 2025, 2026
The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system is proposing a freeze on undergraduate tuition for two more academic years 2023–24 and 2024–25 followed by a 2% increase in resident tuition rates at the three UH universities in 2025–26 and a 2% increase in 2026–27.
Maui Police Department’s Halloween Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign begins today
The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division will be out enforcing our zero-tolerance response to impaired driving as part of a Halloween Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign that starts today, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, and continues throughout the holiday weekend.
Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center launches virtual exhibit celebrating plantation era centennial
Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center today launches a new virtual exhibit as part of its centennial celebration that commemorates the plantation life that began when the island was purchased by pineapple pioneer James Dole in 1922.
Volcano Watch: Aftershock forecasts let you know what to expect after a large earthquake
These forecasts are automatically issued after most magnitude 5 and larger earthquakes in the United States and its territories. The first forecast is issued 20 minutes after the mainshock and they are updated 74 more times during the first year.
First of its kind rules proposed for manta ray viewing in Hawaiʻi
Currently there are no laws or rules that regulate manta ray diving or viewing activities in the Hawaiian Islands. Officials with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources say this has led to overcrowding and associated safety concerns and user conflicts, and environmental impacts.
