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The 55th annual Garner Ivey Maui Invitational Wrestling Tournament brought the Forest Grove High School teams from Oregon, led by Baldwin High School alumnus Guy Takahashi. Also at the meet was Frank Johnson, the Linfield University head coach, who was recruiting the talent at the meet that also included high school teams from around the state.

Mayor Richard Bissen and his administration will host a community budget meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Helene Hall Community Center in Hāna.

The Farmers have gone from playing flag football and borrowing equipment to dominating the eight-player ranks and finally making it to the 11-player stage.

Kolten Magno and Maui’s Little League All-Stars continued their run in Williamsport while his brother Kahi Magno kicked off the preseason with Lahainaluna’s football team. MIL girls volleyball also got underway as the fall sports season gets rolling.

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management announces a metals and electronics recycling collection event will be held in Hāna on June 21 and 22. 

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.

For entertainment this week on Maui, there are the Aloha Festivals in Hāna and Wailea; fundraising concerts for Maui wildfire victims, Halloween costume contests around the island, and a performance in Kula by The Voice’s contestant Jason Arcilla. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

This year’s Festivals of Aloha theme is “Kāhuli leo leʻa–Hoʻōla o ka wao,” or “Sweet-voiced kāhuli–Savior of the forest,” honoring the kāhuli snail.

The County of Maui anticipates the reopening of the Hāna Highway at ʻAlelele Point to limited access to local traffic by Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

East Maui’s hotspots include Nā‘ili‘ilihaele Stream (also known as Bamboo Forest), Waikamoi Falls, Kaihalulu (also known as Red Sand Beach), Wai‘oka (also known as Venus Pools), and Honolewa (also known as South Wailua Falls).

The Hāna office of Maui Economic Opportunity, located in the Hāna Community Center, will reopen Thursday, Oct. 13, for in-person business after being closed for renovations nearly two years ago.

As of noon on Tuesday, Oct. 4, Piʻilani Highway at Nuʻu Bay has reopened, the Department of Public Works reported.

Goodfellow Bros. will perform work on Maui County’s water system, with a portion of homes in the Hāna/Makaʻalae area having their water shut-off from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 14, 21 and 23.

Goodfellow Brothers, LLC and the County of Maui’s Department of Public Works notify the public that during the pre-dawn hours of Tue., Nov, 9, a lowboy truck carrying an oversized load, with leading and trailing escort vehicles, will leave Waikapū bound for Kēōkea Park. 

Kamehameha Schools Extends Application Deadline for K-12 Admission #MauiNow #KamehamehaSchools #KSMaui

Jon Benson was named general manager of Hāna-Maui Resort, a hotel which recently joined the Hyatt portfolio and anticipates an Oct. 15, 2020 reopening after suspending operations due to COVID-19.

A gathering was held in the E. Maui community of Hāna to discuss the area’s homestead issues ahead of a Hawaiian Homes Commission meeting later this month.

The Pavilion at Hāna Bay Beach Park will be closed from Monday, Nov. 4 to Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, for painting.

38-year-old Brad Apo of Makawao died on Monday after being pulled unresponsive from East Maui waters.

A 38-year-old man was medevaced to the Maui Memorial Medical Center after being pulled unresponsive from waters at Haneoʻo Bay near Hāmoa Beach in East Maui on Sunday afternoon.