Maui News
Where are 21,000 used tennis balls on Maui ending up?
A few Maui tennis players, with the financial support of the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management, have shipped more than 21,000 used tennis balls to the mainland for recycling over the past four years.
Hawaiʻi Attorney General joins coalition to protect family planning funding
Hawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general from across the nation that took legal action to protect access to reproductive health care across America and restore federal funding for family planning services.
Kīhei roundabout sparks Maui residents’ traffic, project concerns
Construction on the Kīhei roundabout along Piʻilani Highway — the first multilane roundabout on a state highway — is fueling several concerns among area residents.
Maui Councilmember King proposes funding for wastewater solution in Māʻalaea
If approved, the proposed funding of up to $9.5 million will be used to construct a wastewater treatment facility for the Māʻalaea community which Councilmember King said currently relies on 24 outdated injection wells.
Fire at Maui Lani burns half acre of brush
An afternoon brush fire in Kahului burned a half acre of brush below the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Maui Lani Parkway Wednesday.
Canceled: Utility work required momentary road closure on Hāna Highway, April 13
A momentary road closure on Hāna Highway, between mile markers 10 and 12, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 is canceled and traffic will no longer be impacted for utility work taking place due to a modified helicopter route and staging area.
South Maui beach drum circle complaints lead to three arrests, drug bust
After complaints of drum circle events at Po’olenalena Beach in South Maui, three Maui residents were arrested in connection with promoting dangerous drugs, and Maui Police recovered an array of such drugs Sunday, according to a news release published this afternoon.
Ukraine benefit concert planned on Maui; musicians fill spots quickly
A benefit concert for Ukraine is planned for April 24, Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the 35-acre field of sunflowers in Maui’s Central Valley.
Hawaiian Airlines resumes nonstop Auckland-Honolulu service
Hawaiian Airlines today confirmed its return to New Zealand on July 2 with the resumption of three-times-weekly nonstop flights between Honolulu and Auckland, ending a more than two-year-long suspension due to pandemic-related travel restrictions.
One day left to nominate Maui’s outstanding older Americans for 2022
The Maui County Office on Aging has extended the deadline for nominations for Maui County’s 53rd Annual Outstanding Older American Male and Female Awards to Thursday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m.
NOAA selects inaugural Board for new Marine Debris Foundation
The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act of 2020 established the nonprofit Marine Debris Foundation to join the national effort to keep oceans and the Great Lakes free of the widespread pollution problem of marine debris.
March 31-April 6, 2022 COVID-19 update: 3 deaths, 1,194 new infections in Hawaiʻi
The latest weekly count includes 109 cases on Maui, 107 on Hawaiʻi Island, 37 on Kauaʻi, three on Molokaʻi, -1 on Lānaʻi, and 56 out of state. There are 883 new COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu.
Maui Police Department achieves CALCEA re-accreditation
On April 2, 2022, CALEA awarded accreditation status to the department for the ninth time. The department received its first accreditation in August of 1996.
Youth Services program builds family strengthening at ʻOhana Night
Fourteen families – 65 individuals in total – joined Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services ‘Ohana Night and enjoyed a meal, took a family photo and played Outburst on March 24 at MEO in Wailuku.
Class of 2022 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
Public high school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2022. A list of dates and locations is available here.
Lānaʻi Skate Park community meeting, April 6
The Department of Parks and Recreation will host a community meeting from 3 to 4 p.m. April 6, 2022, at the Lānaʻi Community Center to present preliminary design plans for the Lānaʻi Skate Park.
Hawaiʻi minimum wage bill heads to Senate for final vote
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means passed a bill unamended that would raise the minimum wage to $18 by 2026.
Report: Maui home, condo median sales prices set new highs in March
Fueled by dwindling inventory, Maui County last month set historic highs for both residential single-family and condominium home median sales prices, according to data released today by Realtors Association of Maui. Single-family home median sales price rose 19.5% year over year to $1,177,500. For condos, the median sales price shot up nearly 28% year over year to $820,000.
US appeals court recognizes class action status of high school female athletes in Hawaiʻi Title IX case
A three‐judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of a group of female student athletes at Hawaiʻi’s largest public high school, Campbell High School, in their Title IX civil rights lawsuit.
Learning Endeavors celebrates grand opening and Earth Month at new Kīhei location
To celebrate its grand opening in the new learning space and offices, Learning Endeavors is offering discounts for upcoming classes and camps for youth as well as two free events for the community.
