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Maui police have launched a second degree murder investigation into the death of a 53-year-old Lahaina man on Saturday in Kāʻanapali.

Five members and friends of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset visited the third-grade classes at Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School on Monday to engage in an ethics activity.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for West Maui from Honokōwai Beach Park to Pāpalaua Beach Park; and in South Maui from Māʻalaea Bay to Keawakapu Beach Park

Sergio’s Cantina was supposed to open in fall 2023, but the Lahaina wildfires delayed plans. Several months later, on Jan. 3, 2024, the restaurant opened at the Honokōwai Marketplace with a refreshed ambiance.

A project to install fencing in West Maui to keep invasive, hoofed animals out of key watershed forests, has a mutually beneficial goal of enhancing human health and environmental well-being.

Officials with the US Army Corps of Engineers tell Maui Now that the $53.7 million base contract covers all the utilities, terracing, installation of the modular facilities and the first 6 months of leasing the buildings.

FEMA will be fronting the initial $5.36 million in funding for a temporary campus on 10.2 acres in Honokōwai below the Kapalua Airport. The build time for the temporary site will be around 95 days.

Various local volunteers help community in Lahaina after fire disaster.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awarded a new type of lot called subsistence-agricultural lots on Saturday, July 29, 2023. A total of 15 lots were awarded. Subsistence agricultural lots are also slated for development in Honokōwai, Maui, Anahola, Kauaʻi and Honomū on Hawaiʻi Island.

The individual approached a food truck in Honokōwai wearing a green badge and no inspection tools at approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 6, 2023. The man identified himself as the new food safety inspector for Lahaina, according to department officials.

A blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the new County of Maui West Maui Water Source Development Project was held on 10.5 acres of former pineapple land below the West Maui Mountains in Honokōwai.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for Sept. 8-14, find our comprehensive listing here.

A deceased man found floating in waters off of the Kahekili Highway near Nākālele on July 16 has been identified as Virgilio Seatriz Jr., 53, of Lahaina, according to Maui Police.

The proposed Honokōwai Homestead Community Master Plan development seeks to create up to 356 single-family residential homesteads, 573 new multi-family Residential units, and 252 Subsistence Agriculture homestead lots on approximately 454 acres.

A 37-year-old Maui was reported missing after he failed to return from a short camping trip. Joseph Wyatt’s vehicle was found unattended at Nākālele Point. His dog was found Friday by nearby residents in the vicinity of his vehicle.

The eclectic mix of our island food scene has been enriched with the recent addition of the authentic taste of Venezuela at Miss Arepa in Honokōwai.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the North shore from Maliko to Waiheʻe, and for West Maui from Honolua to Honokōwai.

A mainline valve replacement project will affect water service for two hours in West Maui from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1, the Department of Water Supply announced.

A mainline valve replacement project will affect water service for seven hours in West Maui from 7 p.m. Monday, March 15, to 2 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, the Department of Water Supply announced.

The County of Maui has completed the purchase of three properties, including the Hawaiian Telcom Building in Wailuku for approximately $3.8 million.