#kanaloa

Native Hawaiians have tended a relationship with the critically endangered native Hawaiian plant—Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa (Kanaloa kahoolawensis)— for over a thousand years. Now the rest of the world can experience and learn about it online at a new website dedicated to telling its story of resilience. 

Maui Ocean Center employees helped reintroduce 1,500 native plants on the island of Kahoʻolawe last week under the guidance of the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC).

The public is advised to stay out of the waters in Kahului of from Kanaloa Avenue to Linekona Street due to a 68,000 gallon sewage spill.

The 2016 Maui Film Festival presents “Voyage: Into the Depths of Kanaloa” at the Celestial Cinema in Wailea on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 10 p.m.

The Wailuku-Kapalua (Stadium) Commuter parking, normally allowed at the War Memorial Stadium parking lot, will be relocated to the Kahului Boat Ramp during the Maui County Fair from Wednesday, September 29th through Sunday, October 3rd, the Department of Transportation has announced. Also, due to the partial closure of Kaahumanu Avenue on Thursday, September 30 to […]

It’s not too late to be a part of the biggest parade on Maui! The parade kicks off the fair weekend and will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2010. There’s still room for participants and float entries, with parade participants getting the added bonus of gaining free entry to the Fair on Thursday evening.  […]

The Maui Nui Botanical Gardens will hold a special taro sale today (Friday, May 7, 2010) from noon to 5 p.m. at the gardens on Kanaloa Avenue in Wailuku.  There will be more than 60 varieties from the taro families of:  Mana, Piko, Kai, Lauloa, Manini, ‘ele’ele and ‘ula’ula.  Select rare varieties will be on […]

Motorists are reminded that partial road closures go into effect this afternoon (Thursday, October 01, 2009)  in Kahului to accommodate the Maui County Fair Parade Route.  Beginning at 4:15 p.m., portions of Kaahumanu and Kanaloa Avenues will be closed.  Motorists should plan accordingly.  It is estimated that there will be approximately 3,000 parade participants including […]

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces the availability of its 2009 Historic Sites calendar, “Plants & Places – The Flora of Hawai`i.” Although there are literally thousands of native plants in Hawai`i that could have been selected to produce a visually stunning calendar, the plants that were selected for this […]