Maui News

After two years of postponement due to the pandemic, the Mexican Consulate will return to Maui Economic Opportunity to process documents, such as passports and birth certificates, by appointment from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 26 and 27 in Wailuku.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment, find our comprehensive listing here.

University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Office of Extended Learning and Workforce Development is seeking applicants for a Dental Assisting Certificate program offered this summer with full tuition sponsored. 

Rep. Sylvia Luke, House Committee on Finance chairwoman, said she backs the executive branch budget, which includes about $8.6 billion in General Funds and $16.7 billion in All Means of Financing, according to a news release today.

A humpback whale in a “life-threatening” entanglement off Māʻalaea was freed in a multi-agency effort Tuesday, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration news release today. The adult male had heavy-gauge line wrapped tightly around his head in front of his pectoral flippers, which would prevent feeding. Officials said it was unlikely the animal could free itself.

The State of Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a ruling today denying the petition challenging the 2021 Reapportionment Commission Plan and has ordered the termination of the temporary injunction of candidate filing for US Representative, State Senate and State Representative contests.  

A special 2022 control hunt for Lānai mouflon sheep is being held on weekends in April.

A new mosaic mural of Hawaiian waterbirds and shorebirds and created by Oʻahu-based artist Leah K. Riggs now hangs in the Education Pavilion of the Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Kīhei.

The Maui Police Department Traffic Division will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols at various locations to address impaired driving over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

After more than two years, the Pā‘ina Food Court at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College reopens to the public on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

The deadline is Thursday, March 17, 2022, for state and local governments and private nonprofits in O‘ahu and the County of Maui to apply for federal emergency grants related to the December Kona Low storms.

Mauiʻs Lei of Aloha for World Peace has partnered with Naluʻs South Shore Grill, ekolu kitchen 1279, and local Maui musicians, to raise funds for organizations and volunteers in Ukraine and neighboring countries.  

County offices or senior center uses are being considered, along with other possibilities, for the historic Pioneer Mill Co. office building in Lāhainā. and in disrepair since the mill closed in 1999.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 7.3 preliminary magnitude earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, reported at around 4:37 a.m. HST on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

BlackSand Capital has entered into a three-year commitment of $300,000 to House Maui, a Hawaiʻi Community Foundation initiative working to create a sustainable housing market for local families on Maui.

A total of $5,129,903 in federal funding will go to four community health centers in Maui County.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reminds people to plan ahead for a safe ride home on Thursday, St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that continuously ranks as one of the most dangerous on the nation’s roads.

Youth, health advocates, and elected officials gathered at the State Capitol for a press conference to bring awareness to the youth vaping epidemic. Additional sign waving events were organized on Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island to build support across the state.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is providing Robert’s Hawaiʻi School Bus, Inc. with rebates totaling $200,000 to replace 10 old, high-polluting diesel school buses with energy-efficient buses.

The Maui Canoe Club is seeking the public’s help with any information on the theft of a six-man outrigger canoe, stolen from the beach in North Kīhei overnight.