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Third community meeting scheduled for Hāna Community Pathway Study
Design concepts for the Hāna Community Pathway will be presented at the next in-person community meeting in Hāna scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m. at Helene Hall, the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization announced Thursday.
Beloved veteran from Hāna honored on Vietnam memorial after extraordinary efforts by survived family
Starting around 2017, the five Oliveira sisters spent hours upon hours learning about military terms, DD-214s and discharge papers with the help of their uncles Tommy and Mel. It was their goal to get their father on the memorial.
Historic Hāna Gakuen Hongwanji Temple reopens Sept. 9 with Bon Dance celebration
The East Maui community of Hāna celebrates the reopening of the historic Hāna Gakuen Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on Sept. 9, 2023, with a Bon Dance as part of the celebration. The event will pay homage to the rebirth of the temple while raising funds for the Japanese temples destroyed in the Lahaina blaze.
Entry and Parking Fees at Waiʻānapanapa State Park Expected to Begin in February
A reservation system is expected to begin at East Maui’s Waiʻānapanapa State Park in the second or third week of February according to state leaders who provided an update during a weekend Zoom meeting.
Permanent Checkpoints for Hāna, Maui; Running and Walking on Beach is NOT Permitted
Two Permanent checkpoints to make sure only residents are traveling to Hāna: (1) after Twin Falls and (2) past Kēōkea. This will start on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Governor’s office and Attorney General clarified today that people are NOT allowed to walk and run on the beach for exercise. This is stricter than Maui County’s rules.
Nine Rare Kiwikiu Birds Die Out of 13 Translocated at Maui’s Nakula Forest
Biologists say preliminary tests suggest that avian malaria is suspected in the deaths, however final post-mortem results are pending release.
10th Hāna Limu Festival, Nov. 14-16
This year’s festival pays tribute to Hāna-born educator and ethnobotanist, Dr. Isabella Kauakea Aiona Abbot, who was one of the world’s leading experts on limu. Dr. Abbot was recognized as the first native Hawaiian woman to earn a PhD in science.
3 Hāna Graduates Honored with Abbott Scholarships
Three Hāna graduates–Kane Kanaka‘ole, Maximilian Abraham and Harmony Gonsalves-Cosma–are recipients of the Dr. Isabella Ka’uakea Aiona Abbott Scholarship for 2017.
Haleakalā NP Teams Up with Hāna HS for Kīpahulu Restoration Project
Hāna High School’s 10th grade Biology class planted 100 Hala, Milo, and Kamani on the Kuloa Point Trail in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park.
Wākiu Well Remains Emergency Water Source in East Maui
Full approval is anticipated in late Feb 2017. Wākiu Well C continues to be used as the water source for Hāna School, Hāna Med Ctr, Wainʻāpanapa and ʻUakea Rd.
