Maui News
Maui council approves $6.2M to protect 257 acres above Māʻalaea
Maui County Council today approved a pair of bills for $6.2 million that will allow the public to acquire and protect about 257 acres in Māʻalaea, an area riddled with frequent fires and high erosion rates.
Mayor Victorino announces grants for youth programs, leadership development
Mayor Michael Victorino announced the award of three grants to three nonprofit groups, for fiscal year 2022, totaling $84,000 for Maui County youth programs and leadership development.
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Product and food truck vendor applications available for Made in Maui County festival
The Maui Chamber of Commerce is accepting product vendor and food truck vendor applications for the 2022 Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival.
Wailuku and Makawao libraries, and Hawaiian Home Development on Molokaʻi included in CIPs
Specific Maui County projects in the April CIP release include: $200,000 for the Wailuku Public Library, $10,000 for the Makawao Public Library; and $1,150,000 for a Hawaiian Home Lands Lot development on Molokaʻi.
Is Hawaiʻi ready for a Category 4 hurricane? State conducting readiness exercises
The State of Hawaiʻi will conduct the annual 2022 Makani Pahili series of exercises to test statewide hurricane preparedness and response capabilities May 9 to 16.
Hawai‘i State Energy Office hosts community workshops: May 9 in Kīhei, May 10 in Lahaina
The first two “Energize Kākou” community workshops will be held in Lahaina on Monday, May 9 and Kīhei on Tuesday, May 10 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Korean style Von’s Chicken expands on Maui with new Kīhei location
Von’s Chicken celebrates its grand opening this weekend at its new Kīhei location on Saturday, May 7. The restaurant, which features Korean style chicken, street corn dogs, and the tornado potato, already has a location in Kahului, Maui and six on Oʻahu.
Mother’s Day grocery gift cards for Maui Headstart moms
MEO will distribute $125 Foodland gift cards to mothers of children participating in the Headstart Program.
Stage is Set for 2022 HHSAA Golf Championships at Kāʻanapali, May 6 to 10
After a two-year hiatus, the highly anticipated 2022 HHSAA Girls & Boys Golf Championships sponsored by the David S. Ishii Foundation will be contested from May 6 to 10 on the Kā‘anapali Kai (Girls) and Royal Kā‘anapali (Boys) Golf Courses!
Hospice Maui appoints new CEO
Hospice Maui announced that Melanie Dwyer has been appointed the new CEO of the organization. Dwyer served as the Interim CEO since January 2022, after Hospice Maui’s former CEO, Greg LaGoy, died suddenly on January 4.
Maui home prices break record at $1.2 million; inventory hits new low
As the third month this year to set a record for Maui County single-family home median sales price, April marked a new all-time high at more than $1.2 million. Meanwhile, inventory last month reached an all-time low and the existing units are selling “fairly quickly,” according to the Realtors Association of Maui report released Wednesday.
USPS seeks 30 new hires; job fair at Makawao Post Office May 12
Positions on Maui range from Rural Carrier Associate to Assistant Rural Carriers. The positions will be located at the Haʻikū, Kīhei, Kula, Lahaina, Makawao, Pāʻia and Wailuku Post Offices.
Benefit concert in the Maui sunflowers raises $72,000 for Ukraine children
A total of $72,000 was raised on Maui to support children in Ukraine during “A Concert for Ukraine in the Maui Sunflowers,” organizers announced. The benefit concert and farm tour event was held on April 24, at the Pacific Biodiesel farm in Central Maui where 35 acres of sunflowers–the national flower of Ukraine–were in full […]
Historic $1 Billion secured for Native Hawaiian projects and initiatives
The Native Hawaiian Legislative Caucus’ priorities included addressing the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands waitlist, settling the Kalima Case, and planning the Mauna Kea Stewardship and oversight authority.
Scottish museum returns ancestral Hawaiian remains collected in 1800s by well-known anatomist
A Hawaiian delegation from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs went to Scotland to repatriate iwi kupuna collected in the 1800s, most likely illegally, by groundbreaking anatomist Sir John Struthers.
Sen. Schatz’ bipartisan bill to combat cybercrime signed into law by President Biden
Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, authored by Hawaiʻi Senator Brian Schatz, that will help fight cybercrime and keep people safe from online scams.
Wailuku man succumbs to injuries from motorcycle crash in Waikapū last week
A 48-year-old Wailuku man has succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last week on the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Waikapū.
Piʻilani Highway still impassable between Kaupō and Kīpahulu, Mile 35.5-37
As of late Wednesday afternoon, a 1.5 mile stretch of highway remained closed from mile 35.5 in Kaupō to mile 37 in Kīpahulu.
Staycations no more? Maui hotel room rates remain high so residents look elsewhere
As Maui County room rates spike to the highest prices some have seen, some residents are wondering if staycations are a thing of the past.
Breaking: Maui Fair canceled for third year in a row; 98th Maui Fair to resume in 2023
The 98th Maui Fair will resume in 2023, with organizers foregoing an event this year due to logistics.
