Maui News

Tahiti Ahsam from Kahului, Maui has received a $5,000 national scholarship from Planet Fitness. Only 30 students received the scholarship nationwide.

The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. has awarded 10 high school seniors from Maui County scholarship awards in its annual Legacy Scholarship Program.

Habitat for Humanity Maui announces the opening of ReStore at their new location at 1162 Lower Main Street in Wailuku.

Applications for the Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i ka Pono Hoʻoilo 2019-2020 Program are due by Monday, June 10. Through this program, participants will have the opportunity to learn valuable skills to prepare them for future careers in advancing the protection of Maui’s natural resources. The program will run from Oct. 14, 2019 through June 6, […]

Sen. Mazie Hirono recently sent letters to Robert L. Sumwalt, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, and Dan Elwell, the Acting Administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration, over safety concerns following a deadly helicopter crash in a residential area of Kailua, Oʻahu. On the morning of April 29, an air tour helicopter operated by […]

“There’s no water up there,” said Vincent Mina.  Earlier in the search crews found the missing man’s slippers at around the 2500 foot level.  At the suggestion of firefighters, crews left water and food at the site, but checks of the area show nothing has been disturbed or taken since.

Eller was found alive on Friday, May 24, after an extensive search that gained national attention.  The search lasted for more than two weeks on Maui…

Maui obituary notices for the week of May 28, 2019. May they rest in peace. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

As part of this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters released 10,000 rose petals over veterans’ graves at Makawao Veterans Cemetery.

Two ‘Alalā in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve have reached a new milestone, one not seen in the forests of Hawaiʻi for almost 20 years- they have built a nest. In early April, reserve team members observed two birds, Mana’olana and Manaiakalani, beginning to build a nest platform near their 2017 release site. According […]

Community support is sought to fund helicopters for the ongoing air search. The family met with rescuers involved with the successful return of Amanda Eller.

Gina Rodriguez will receive the 2019 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award at the 20th annual Maui Film Festival, scheduled to take place from June 12-16, 2019, at the Wailea Resort on Maui.

Amanda Eller was admitted overnight for continued observation and discharged Saturday evening, May 25.

Kanahā Beach Park in Kahului will be closed from 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, to 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, for park maintenance, repairs and cleanup.

Mark Yamanaka and Anuhea were recognized as Male Vocalist of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year

“When the father of a missing girl asks you something like that, you don’t say ‘no.’ So I said, ‘Of course I’ll be there.'”

Among those participating in the press conference were: Amanda’s mom Julia Eller; her doctor, Dr. Zora Bulatovic; Maui Health Systems CEO Michael Rembis; Sarah Haynes, volunteer search organizer; and Javier Cantellops, volunteer search team leader.

Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement confirms the victim of today’s shark incident was a 65 year-old man from California. A witness reported the man was swimming about 150 yards offshore.

After 17 days missing, over two weeks searching, and thousands of volunteer hours logged, Amanda Eller is alive and doing well, according to family and friends.

Volunteer search organizers tell Maui Now that Amanda Eller has been found alive about 5-7 miles from the Makawao Forest base camp, near Twin Falls in Haʻikū.