Maui News
Free comic books at Kīhei, Lahaina, Makawao public libraries Saturday
Take home a free comic book and bookmark during “Free Comic Book Day” this Saturday at Kīhei, Lahaina and Makawao public libraries, along with other libraries throughout the state.
Maui High robotics team leaves world stage with lasting rewards
For Maui High School’s hard-working robotics team, learning is the best kind of prize.
Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate picked, but college dreams on hold due to expenses
Kalehua Fung is thrilled to have been selected as the 2022 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate but she’s put her college dreams on hold until she saves enough money for her school tuition and living expenses.
Molokaʻi traffic stop nets loaded firearm, drugs
Officers recovered a loaded .22 rifle with four rounds of ammunition within the magazine, two rounds of ammunition, 9.70 grams of Marijuana, .21 grams of methamphetamine, and paraphernalia associated with the use and distribution of narcotics.
Kaiser expands its Hawaiʻi virtual, in-person services
Virtual care services and in-person urgent care options have been expanded at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, according to an announcement today.
Roe v. Wade draft opinion sparks criticism from Hawaiʻi women’s legislative caucus
The Senate Women’s Legislative Caucus, co-chaired by Senate Vice President Michelle Kidani and Senator Rosalyn H. Baker of Maui, issued a statement, speaking out against the US Supreme Court’s draft opinion, saying that they are “appalled and deeply angered,” by it.
Community cleanup along Maui Veterans Highway to kick-off Bike Month
To celebrate Bike Month, the public is invited to a community clean up day, clearing weeds and debris from the shared multi use path along Maui Veterans Highway this Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 9 to 11 a.m.
250 attend gala fundraiser for Maui social service programs
More than 250 attendees of Maui Economic Opportunity’s “We are ‘Ohana” Gala fundraiser, enjoyed a night of Hawaiian music and entertainment by Jeff Peterson and Amy Hānaiali‘i, as they learned about the breadth of the nonprofit agency’s reach.
Maui Cookie Lady wins SBA’s woman-owned business of the year award for the county
Mitzi Toro, owner of the Maui Cookie Lady in Makawao, is being honored with the US Small Business Administration’s 2022 woman-owned business of the year award for Maui County at a May 6 ceremony in Honolulu.
Which former board member now is deputy executive director of the Pacific Whale Foundation?
The ocean conservation nonprofit Pacific Whale Foundation has appointed Liz Petterson, a former board member, as its new deputy executive director.
Piʻilani Highway remains impassable from Mile 31-39 due to landslides, road damage
Crews from the Maui Department of Public Works have cleared a portion of Piʻilani Highway from Kanaio to Kahikinui, but landslides and roadway damage continue to keep the highway impassable from mile marker 31 through 39.
Next phase of lead testing to assess drinking water at 72 public elementary schools
Drinking water at 72 elementary schools across Hawaiʻi will be tested for lead in the second phase of a joint project between the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health.
Master plan details 66 DHHL lots, community buildings, gardens, amphitheater in Kula
With enough water and funding, the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands plans to add 66 agricultural lots — along with a cultural center, gardens, community buildings, an amphitheater, a local small business venue and native forest restoration — on roughly 70 acres along Kula Highway in Kēōkea.
Missing: Visitor fails to return from jog in Kīpahulu, Maui
Lockhart was reported missing by his family on the afternoon of Monday, May 2, 2022, after he failed to return from a jog.
Moon jelly found off Maui is big, but common and non-threatening
A large purple moon jelly washed ashore at Waiehu Beach on Maui’s north shore today, but while impressive in size to unsuspecting beachgoers, experts say they are relatively common in Hawaiʻi.
UPDATE: Maui Flood Advisory extended to 10:30 p.m.
At 6:52 p.m., radar showed moderate to heavy showers continuously developing over the lower slopes and coast of windward Haleakalā. Persistent rainfall rates near 1 inch per hour are expected to continue, with occasional rain bursts producing rates near 2 inches per hour, according to the NWS.
Hawaiʻi State legislature to vote on $1 billion in funding for affordable housing
With nearly $1 billion in funds recently approved in conference committees for affordable housing throughout Hawaiʻi, the full state legislature will vote this week on the nine bills.
Landslides, road damage leaves portions of Piʻilani Hwy in East Maui impassable
Heavy rainfall in East Maui overnight triggered landslides and roadway damage that have closed multiple sections of Piʻilani Highway between mile markers 19 in Kahikinui and mile marker 39 in Kīpahulu.
Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission announces permitted trolling dates in May
Access to the Kaho’olawe Island Reserve waters is highly restricted because of the continued presence of unexploded ordnance, as well as for the protection of marine resources within the Reserve. However, during two scheduled weekends each month, limited trolling is allowed in Reserve waters deeper than 30 fathoms for vessels permitted by the KIRC.
Benefit golf tournament for Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, June 19
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui invite the public to join them for a benefit golf tournament at the Wailea Blue Golf Course on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
