Maui News

The Taste of Maui will feature new food partners Cool Cat Café, Joey’s Kitchen and Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar.

The Coach Spencer Shiraishi Memorial Pool in Kahului is closed due to a water leak, the county parks department announced this morning. 

Fifteen people died in car collisions involving an impaired driver on Maui this year.

The ALERT Act, which was introduced after the false emergency alert that went out across Hawai‘i in January 2018, aims to improve the emergency alert system and give the federal government the primary responsibility of alerting the public of a missile threat.

Scott Seu, a senior vice president at Hawaiian Electric Company, will succeed Alan Oshima as president and chief executive officer of the company.

The bill would reauthorize grants that preserve American Indian languages and expands them to cover smaller groups of learners.

The world’s best big wave surfers are now in transit to Pe’ahi to defy nature and challenge themselves in waves forecast to be in the 35-to-50-foot range on the face.

During routine sampling of drinking water systems across the state, trace levels of organic chemicals were detected in water samples from the Haʻikū Town Water Association, Inc. water system

In an effort to improve homeless outreach programs in Hawaiʻiʻs rural areas, the procurement office and department of human services will be holding workshops for service providers across the islands next month.

Application requests will be accepted from 8 a.m. on Tuesday until 4 p.m. on Friday. 

A large, long-period northwest swell could carry 12 to 18 foot waves to the north and west-facing shores of Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, and Niʻihau, as well as Mauiʻs north shore this evening, the National Weather Service advised. 

With the help of countless, kind hearted community members, the Maui Humane Society raised $13,478 in one day to fund care and rehoming services for animals in need. 

The award recognizes community members who are dedicated to perpetuating the Japanese arts and culture. 

This Thursday, the Maui Brewing Company will be hosting a “Toys for Tots” Christmas toy drive. 

The annual “Nā Kūpuna Dinner,” hosted by the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association, attracted about 400 kūpuna who have no family close by to celebrate the holidays or are homebound. 

Maui police responded to 10 burglaries, 6 vehicle thefts and 8 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Dec. 1 to 7, 2019.

After 12 years of delays with previous developers and plans, Maui Oceanview LP announced it has received unanimous support from the Land Use Commission to approve amendments for the Pulelehua residential project in West Maui.

The honu was rescued in late November when it was found entangled in fishing line. A Sea Turtle Rescue Team returned her to the ocean over the weekend.

A Special Committee on the Climate Crisis will hold a hearing entitled, “Better, Stronger, Smarter: Building Community Resilience in a Future of Extremes.”

“Hawai‘i’s unique version of the New Year’s Day hike not only provides the means for individuals and families to welcome the coming year in the outdoors, exercising and connecting with nature…”