Maui News

Kōkua Realty has appointed Stephanie Poree, R(S), CMCA, AMS, PCAM, as director of property management, overseeing more than 2 million square feet of assets across Hawaiʻi.

Gov. Josh Green is representing Hawai‘i at the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 annual meeting in New York this week, where he is engaging with global leaders, including former presidential candidate and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to discuss solutions for critical worldwide challenges. The governor is focusing on issues of resilience, health and equity during the meeting, according to […]

Pāʻia Elementary School will remain closed on Friday, Sept. 26, as post-fire cleaning and safety assessments continue. This closure affects both students and staff of Pāʻia Elementary School.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the 2025 Mayor’s Small Business Awards. Among the winners was Dr. Cory Lehano, Owner of Mauliola Pharmacy, who was selected as the Young Small Business Person of the Year.

The Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival returns Nov. 7–8 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, celebrating the creativity, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurial spirit of the Maui community.

The sixth Hui Mo‘olelo cohort has completed a weeklong storytelling training designed to preserve local voices and inspire public art projects on Maui.

Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i has launched an online booking system for its three camp properties on Hawai‘i Island, O‘ahu and Maui.

The Kula Community Watershed Alliance has announced a $103,000 grant coming from the Hawaiʻi Rotary District 5000 Foundation’s Maui Fires Relief Fund to support the next phase of its Community Restoration Nursery and Tool Library.

A “floating workshop” hosted by the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) brought lawmakers, agency leaders, community organizations and landowners onto the water to see for themselves the stark differences between coral reefs in decline and reefs that remain healthy and resilient.

A draft environmental assessment for a proposed shoreline stabilization project in West Maui is open for public comment, with a deadline of Oct. 23. The proposed project is located makai of three oceanfront homes at 4855, 4869 and 4871 Lower Honoapi‘ilani Road in Kahana. The project aims to stabilize a bluff fronting the shoreline. According […]

Maui fire crews will continue efforts today to increase containment and work toward extinguishing the 380 acre Holomua Fire that started on Tuesday afternoon in Pāʻia. The fire was 70% contained at last report. Overnight, crews patrolled the fire area and worked to address hot spots.

In 2016, then Gov. David Ige told state lawmakers that he was committed to cooling 1,000 classrooms by the end of the year. Lawmakers agreed to do so with $100 million. But it didn’t work, according to a blunt and unsparing report by the Office of the State Auditor.

Local act Pat Simmons Jr. & Band tops the lineup for this Saturday’s Rally Around Peace Festival at South Maui Gardens.

Pāʻia Elementary School will remain closed on Thursday, Sept. 25, as post-fire cleaning and safety assessments continue. The closure impacts both students and staff of Pāʻia Elementary School.

Maui OnStage announces auditions for the delightful and heartwarming holiday musical “A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol,” directed by Maui performer and director Dale Button and costumed by Jennifer Oberg.

A new travel program is giving small and mid-sized businesses with at least $5,000 in annual travel expenses special benefits and rewards.

The Realtors Association of Maui has appointed Malama Minn as its new Chief Executive Officer. A native of East Maui, organization leaders say she brings a wealth of experience in clean energy, community advocacy and public policy, along with a deep personal commitment to Maui’s recovery and resilience. In this role, she will lead RAM’s strategic direction, government relations and member engagement efforts. 

A golf tournament benefiting the Aloha Mākena Foundation will take place Sunday, Oct. 19, marking the fourth community golf event hosted this year by the Mākena Golf & Beach Club.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) is among the Hawaiʻi leaders participating in Climate Week NYC. Today, Sept. 24, Schatz delivers a keynote address at the Climate Mayors Leadership Forum on the future of clean energy and the importance of local climate action.

Holomua 2025, Maui’s premier business festival centered on recovery, resilience, and renewal, presented by the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, announces the return of its culminating event, the Ko‘i Awards Gala, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Grand Wailea Resort’s Haleakalā Ballroom.