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Coconuts Fish Cafe in Kīhei is launching a new Community Fundraiser Nights program for local nonprofit organizations, schools, teams and community groups.

Coastal experts say recent storms have created “new crisis spots” along Hawai’i shorelines that were already struggling with long-term erosion.

The Live Like Treʻ Foundation partnered with the Hoʻomau Fire Academy for the second consecutive year to recognize three Maui fire cadets, using the ceremony to share lessons on leadership, safety, accountability and service with the next generation of firefighters.

Desalination plants, which the county hopes could create more potable water for Central, South and West Maui, could cost anywhere from $119 million to $328 million.

Three amendments proposed by Maui County Council members would add 16 properties—some overlapping between proposals—to a list of apartment-zoned properties used as vacation rentals and slated for rezoning into newly created hotel-zoned districts. The move would further shrink the pool of units that the much-debated Bill 9 would convert to long-term housing, opponents of the resolutions argued.

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations. There will be no lane closures on Friday, Aug. 21 in observance of the Statehood Day holiday, unless permitted. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Two Maui men were arrested on eight criminal counts for alleged involvement in labor trafficking and extortion, following the execution of search warrants at a Kīhei residence on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

After hearing nearly three hours of public testimony Wednesday, a Maui County Council committee recessed without voting on two resolutions that would refer proposed bills to the Maui Planning Commission to rezone additional apartment-district properties into newly created hotel districts.

The Maui Pony Allstars 14U team will sell Fukushima hot dogs Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Mauka in Kīhei as part of Kīhei 4th Friday, with proceeds going toward the team’s trip to the Pony Regional Tournament in West Covina, Calif. The 12-member team earned the trip by winning the state tournament […]

Hale Kau Kau, the 35-year-old daily meals program at St. Theresa Church in South Maui, delivered its highest number of meals ever for a month in May, according to President Barry Rosenfeld.

Six people were injured when a balcony collapsed from a second story unit at a Kīhei condominium on Sunday afternoon. Four men and two women, ranging in age from 34-53 were injured in the incident.

The Maui County Council unanimously passed a $1.6 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on first reading Friday, approving a contested shoreline stabilization grant after a lengthy discussion and splitting 5-4 on election-year spending limits on the mayor’s office.

Information on a new program to improve safety for visitors to Maui will be shared during a presentation at the Kīhei-Wailea Rotary on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Single-family home sales on Maui dropped sharply in April while the condominium market posted a modest year-over-year gain, according to data released Thursday by the Realtors Association of Maui.

County officials are urging residents and business owners affected by March’s Kona low storms to take advantage of federal disaster assistance programs before key application deadlines pass.

A winter and spring of record-setting rainfall in Hawaiʻi likely is linked to record-breaking heat on the U.S. West Coast, the National Weather Service said.

Residents say more a new flood control project and better stormwater management is sorely needed.

The combination of a changing climate and development have made South Maui more susceptible to flooding over the years.

Fiscal Year 2026 grant applications open this Friday, March 6, for the Kīhei Clean & Safe Program, which is designed to help cultivate a clean and safe environment in South Maui, the County of Maui Office of Economic Development announced. The application deadline is end of day on March 20, 2026.  

Kahue-Boynes was located and found to be in good health.  The Maui Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.