Maui News

The Lahaina Aloha Christmas Parade begins at 4 p.m. and features Santa, the Lahainaluna High School marching band, classic cars and more.

Last year, the MEO gift wrapping event raised $800, which was used for Youth Services activities, including visits to the Maui Ocean Center and Haleakalā.

Pacific Whale Foundation announced the 2023 return of its annual Maui Whale Festival. Occurring throughout the month of February, this hybrid event celebrates the return of migrating humpback whales to Maui Nui.

Painted by Fathima Mohiuddin as a project of nonprofit Maui Public Art Corps, the public artwork is an interpretation of a recorded talk-story between Kekoa Enomoto of ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu and Queen Kaʻahumanu Center’s Kauwela Bisquera, with additional symbolism garnered through Kahului community consultations over a 6-week design period. 

The state Department of Transportation will close the Piʻilani Highway in both directions between Kaonoulu Street and Piʻikea Avenue from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning next week, to prepare to reopen the second southbound lane in the Kīhei Roundabout work zone.

“The budget website promotes transparency in an organized and user-friendly way for our community by providing a clear breakdown on where our collective resources will be allocated for each fiscal year,” said Rawlins-Fernandez, chair of the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee.

The County of Maui’s first Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP) status report draft has been transmitted to the Maui County Council Mayor Michael Victorino announced today.  It is the first comprehensive strategy for mitigating and adapting to climate change throughout the County.

Support for East Maui families will arrive in plenty of time for Christmas thanks to a coalition of organizations behind the ‘Ohana Support Mobile Community Services.

Mayor Elect Bissen names three staff appointments to his cabinet, including: Leo Caires as Chief of Staff, Mahina Martin as Chief of Communications, and Gerry Dameron as Chief Innovation Officer.

Ohana Fuels partners with nonprofit organizations that serve the needs of the local community and donates a portion of gas sales to the organizations.

A lot of people called to reserve plates to ensure they received one, but for one resident at Hale Mahaolu Ekolu, Lucy Turquio, she excitedly anticipated the return of joyful clinicians to help her miss her loved ones a little less.

The Marine 30×30 Pooled Fund grantees can align their marine management work with Holomua Marine 30×30, but it is not a requirement.

The proceeds of Paddle for Keiki will be used to provide toys and gifts for Maui’s underprivileged youth.

Dozens of people, including supporters, subscribers, and employees of The Maui News showed up for an informational picket Tuesday, in support of “securing a fair contract that protects local news coverage.”

Fukushima Store owner George Fukushima, whose parents started the store more than a half century ago in Haʻikū, said he is not doing media interviews. He reluctantly agreed to a brief statement. “On Dec. 23, we will close for the holidays,” Fukushima told Maui Now on Tuesday. “We will decide after that.”

Police have classified the death of an Oregon woman in West Maui as a miscellaneous fatal accident.

A 68-year-old Kahului man suffered fatal injuries in a motor vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Central Maui near Kahului Harbor.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Education today announced an $18 million partnership with the nonprofit Hawaiʻi 3Rs to improve and replace public school playground equipment across the state.

A bipartisan study group of 20 education legislators and legislative staff across the United States, including State House Representative Justin Woodson, has released their findings in a new report which calls on colleagues to act now to rebuild an education system that better meets the needs of every student.

Maui County businesses and organizations have donated $18,500 to sponsor 233 high school students to earn Service Excellence Certificates through the Hawaiʻi workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI.