Maui News

Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training will be held Nov. 16 to provide education about native ecosystems and species found in Hawaiʻi — and the projects that are helping to conserve them — to tour operators and guides.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce announced the winners for the 2022 Mayor’s Small Business Awards which include: Da Kine Paints with Owner Michelle Heller – Exceptional Small Business of the Year (10 or fewer employees); and Venture Physical Therapy with Owners Ann and Ted Anderson – Exceptional Small Business of the Year (11 to 39 employees).

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,273 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2022. There were eight COVID-19 deaths this week, one more than what was reported last week. 

A small population of Delissea argutidentata, a plant thought to be extinct in the wild, was discovered in a crater on Kamehameha Schools land in a remote section of ma uka Kona on Hawai‘i Island.

Hawaiʻi voters can sign up to receive text, email, or voice alerts letting them know where their ballot is in the voting process. 

The Land Use Commission unanimously approved Waikapū Properties’ petition to amend conditions now covered by a public-private partnership between the County of Maui and the developer.

“Public Transportation in Maui County” outlines services on The Maui Bus, Maui Economic Opportunityʻs paratransit and Human Services transportation.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending Oct. 9, 2022. May they rest in peace.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources, through its Legacy Land Conservation Program, is now accepting applications for grants to acquire and preserve land that has natural, environmental, recreational, scenic, cultural, agricultural production or historic value.

Property owners whose rental or lease agreement with tenants expires this year have until Dec. 31, 2022, to reapply for Maui County’s 2023 long-term rental exemption program and qualify for an exemption of up to $200,000.

The fifth annual Resource Recovery Maui 2022 will be held at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College on Oct. 15 with the theme “Reclaiming Water.”

The “life-changing” benefits of martial arts are why Sanchez is teaming up with the Guardian Project to offer free Brazilian jiu-jitsu training and supplies to underserved Maui kids.

Maui Now’s featured jobs from Oct. 1 to 9, 2022.

Norwegian Gustav Iden won the 2022 Ironman World Championship in Kona by smashing the old course record for the 140.6-mile race by nearly 11 minutes with a time of 7:40:24.

The County of Maui Department of Transportation unveiled six new GILLIG BAE hybrid electric buses.

Drilling of soil test borings for the Kahekili Highway slope repair project will be done in Kahakuloa on the south side of Waihali Gulch, in the vicinity of Milepost 15, from Oct. 17 through Oct. 24, 2022.

The bottom parking lot and a section of the sidewalk at the Ulua-Mokapu Beach Park will be closed for irrigation repairs, Oct. 10-21, 2022.

Maui author CJ Grace, who has written a “fun and engaging” story about “My Wild Ride: How to Thrive after Breast Cancer and Infidelity,” is having a virtual Book Release Party Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. Hawaiʻi time.

Local recreational boaters said water spigot reductions at state harbors are fueling frustrations over water distribution — especially when thirsty hotel users continue to irrigate their properties.

In celebration of 20 years of the Richard Hoʻopi‘i Leo Ki’eki’e Falsetto Contest, Festivals of Aloha along with Haku Records present a legacy music project entitled, ʻHawaiian Falsetto Vol 1ʻ. The compilation features contest champions, judges and even a song from the namesake himself, Richard Ho‘opi‘i.