Maui News

Aloha Festivals announced its 2025 Royal Court. Maui events run from Sept. 5 through Oct. 26.

Hoʻokumu Hou’s First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program application period will close Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, the County of Maui Office of Recovery announced at Wednesday night’s Lahaina Community Meeting. However, applications for Hoʻokumu Hou’s Single-Family Homeowner Reconstruction and Single-Family Homeowner Reimbursement programs will remain open.

Maui County Federal Credit Union awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 10 outstanding local students, reinforcing its commitment to empowering Maui County’s future leaders through higher education.

Outrigger Kāʻanapali Beach Resort invites guests and the community to immerse themselves in two deeply rooted cultural experiences this fall: the Kauluhiwaolele Maui Fiber Arts Conference (Sept. 11-13, 2025) and Hula O Nā Keiki, the coveted children’s hula competition (Oct. 10-11, 2025).

The fire at Maui Lani was declared extinguished at 2:12 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, per command.

Kula Hospital invites the community to join its 115th Anniversary Hoʻolauleʻa Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kula Hospital. This free, family-friendly event will honor the hospital’s rich history of serving Maui’s residents and the Upcountry community since 1910.

Motorists are advised that the right turn lane on Keawe Street onto Honoapi‘ilani Highway (Route 30) at Lahaina Gateway will be closed temporarily on Thursday night, Sept. 4. Also, from 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, to 6 a.m., Friday, Sept. 5, there will be roving lane closures in either direction on Honoapi‘ilani Highway fronting the Fairway Shops in Kāʻanapali.

The public is invited to help create artwork for the County of Maui’s Wailuku Garage from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in front of Historic ʻĪao Theater as part of Wailuku First Friday on Sept. 5, 2025.

Hawaiian Telcom is introducing a new advertising and marketing campaign that demonstrates how its fiber-optic infrastructure is opening the door to a brighter, more digitally-connected world with more possibilities for Hawai‘i residents.

‘Īao Intermediate School will be closed today, Thursday, Sept. 4, due to an unexpected water outage affecting the campus. All after-school programs are also canceled. The campus is without water. The school is working with the county and facilities crews to restore service. Updates will be provided as soon as possible.

University of Hawaii Maui College Practical Nursing, CNA to LPN Bridge Program – the CNA to LPN Bridge Program – will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its Practical Nursing Program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The College’s ACEN survey dates are Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2, 2025.

The Hāna Highway is now partially open for contra-flow traffic as of 6 a.m. A downed tree is blocking a portion of the road in Nāhiku.

Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is expected to cross into the central Pacific basin Friday night and approach the Hawaiian Islands during the early to the middle portion of next week.

A vital marine conservation asset used by Pacific Whale Foundation, Sharkastics, and the Center for Marine Debris Research was stolen from Māʻalaea Harbor early Friday morning, dealing a serious blow to ongoing marine debris removal and recycling efforts across Maui and Oʻahu.

The Cultures and Coastlines Speaker Series, presented by Pilikahakai Foundation and partners, returns on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere. This month’s program, Using Coral Genetics to Empower Local Stewardship of Maui Nui’s Reefs, features Kaʻikuliumaikalani Kaholoaʻa (Kaiku), a Native Hawaiian from Molokaʻi and Ph.D. student at Stanford, who will share how coral genetics research and Indigenous knowledge can guide reef resilience and community stewardship.

The Kula Community Watershed Alliance (KCWA) invites all community members to a special “2-Year Anniversary Community Conversation” on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. HST via Zoom.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting seasonal employment applications for the 2025 PALS winter session.

This Saturday, Sept. 6, the community will gather for Lights for Lahaina, an evening dedicated to reflection, healing, and the enduring spirit of Lahaina. From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., the historic grounds of Maria Lanakila Catholic Church will be transformed into a space where Maui’s ʻohana can come together to honor the past and embrace hope for the future.

Effective Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, the Emergency Department entrance, registration, and waiting room at Maui Memorial Medical Center have been temporarily relocated to start construction of the new Nan and Wayne Kocourek Clinical Decision Unit.

A new study reveals a wide variety of approaches across the US for establishing building elevation guidelines that account for future sea level rise, highlighting a need for more standardized methods. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa research, published in Water, provides a critical resource for policymakers and designers in coastal communities such as Hawaiʻi who are planning for the impacts of climate change.