Maui News
Maui Obituaries: Week Ending July 3, 2022
Maui Obituaries for the week ending July 3, 2022. May they rest in peace.
Binhi At Ani awards 23 scholarships to Class of 2022
Binhi at Ani will award 23 scholarships to the Class of 2022, with the top-rated scholar receiving $2,000 and 22 other students receiving $1,000.
A mysterious death in Pāʻia: What happened to Mana Foods baker John Palicki?
Family and friends of John Palicki are seeking answers to the question: “How did he end up naked and dead in a cane field alongside the Pāʻia bypass on Memorial Day?”
Fourth of July fireworks display in Lahaina starts at 8 p.m.
Tonight’s public fireworks display in Lahaina begins at approximately 8 p.m., with fireworks to be launched from an offshore barge along Front Street.
Canceled: Go Green Recycling in West Maui, July 16
Go Green Recycling is a monthly, appointment-required, bulky-item recycling event hosted by Mālama Maui Nui for residents of West Maui. July’s event will take place on Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 1870 Honoapiʻilani Highway, Lāhaina in the parking lot mauka/behind the Lāhaina District Court.
UH: Humpback whales may steer clear of Hawaiʻi due to climate change
Humpback whales may one day avoid Hawaiian waters due to climate change and rising greenhouse gasses, according the findings of a new paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science by a team of researchers including three University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate students.
Free training program helps Maui parents, residents change their communities
The Hawaiʻi Parent Leadership Training Institute helps participants become strong, confident community leaders by developing their leadership, communication and advocacy skills. The 20-week program is the only one of its kind in the state. Through PLTI, participants identify issues that impact children and practice their new skills by completing hands-on projects in their own communities.
UH-developed tool can detect ancient life on Earth and beyond
An innovative scientific instrument developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers is expected to be a game changer in the search for life — existing or extinct — on Earth and other planets.
Maui Job Openings: Featured Positions from June 28 – July 4
Maui Now’s featured jobs from June 28 to July 4, 2022. Add your job listing.
Maui Filipino Chamber announces 2022 leadership and scholarship awardees
The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce announced five outstanding Filipino leaders in the community to receive the prestigious Gintong Pamana Leadership Award this year, and fourteen students who are receiving scholarships from the Chamber’s foundation.
Maui Sunday Market moves to new location in Kahului starting July 10
The Maui Sunday Market is relocating from its current spot at the Kahului Shopping Center to just down the road at 150 Hāna Highway in Kahului, home of MFTC’s Maui Street Market, starting July 10.
Interior bill includes $12.9M in additional funds for acquisition of Kaupō Ranch for NPS
The discretionary funding level is $44.8 billion, an increase of $6.8 billion over the FY 2022 enacted level.
Lokahi Pacific accepting applications for Maui County’s $1.5 M program to help farmers and ranchers with feral animal impacts
Farmers and ranchers can receive a grant up to $30,000 for fencing and to cover crop damage and other losses caused by feral animals.
Ohana Fuels ‘Fuel Up. Do Good.’ Program Helps Ka Lima O Maui
Through the program Ohana Fuels serves the needs of the local community by donating a portion of proceeds from every gallon of gasoline purchased at Ohana Fuels stations in that community.
Maui Crime June 12 – 18, 2022: Burglaries, Break-ins, Thefts
Maui police responded to five burglaries, 16 vehicle thefts and 15 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven-day period from June 12 to 18, 2022.
Public Utilities Commission has a new chairman
Gov. David Ige has appointed Leodoloff “Leo” R. Asuncion, Jr. to lead the Public Utilities Commission, which he has served on since April 2019.
Families eligible for free and reduced-price school meals encouraged to apply
“Our free summer meal program underway should provide families some time to transition back to normal school food services, and we strongly encourage those eligible for free and reduced-price meals to apply as soon as applications become available,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said.
Kahana Nui Bridge reconstruction to result in partial road closure for seven months
Work to replace Kahana Nui Bridge in West Maui will require the closure of a portion of Lower Honoapiʻilani Road in the vicinity of the bridge for nearly seven months, according to the Department of Public Works.
Gov. Ige signs bills supporting more affordable housing, ʻOhana Zones
Governor David Ige signed three bills into law on Friday that he said supports the state’s ongoing effort to build more affordable homes and provide families and individuals experiencing homelessness with the services they need.
Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization considers “flexing” federal funds to buy new buses
According to the Maui MPO, transferring or “flexing” funds from Federal Highway programs to the Federal Transit program facilitates federal investments at the local level for measures that improve access and enhance transit operations. “This funding method promotes greater coordination between agencies to speed up project delivery and reduce costs,” according to the organization.
