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The Maui County Council will take up a $1.6 billion budget Friday morning, following a committee recommendation to trim Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposal by reducing capital improvement projects while still increasing funding for day-to-day operations.

In alignment with Gov. Josh Green’s directive issued on March 12 in response to severe weather conditions impacting the state, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education will implement the closure of all public schools and HIDOE offices on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and in Maui County on Friday, March 13.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new genus of insects is a much rarer event; seven groups at once is almost unheard of.

Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity hosts its final event for the 2nd Annual Statewide Pesticide Disposal Program, taking place on Lānaʻi on March 24, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Between 2023 and 2024, a total of 39,200 pounds of waste pesticides were collected statewide, including 7,132 pounds from Maui, 12,642 pounds from Lānaʻi, and 833 pounds from Molokaʻi.

A powerful new recording of the 19th-century Hawaiian mele “E Hoʻi ka Nani i Mokuʻula” is now available, performed by  Keʻeaumoku Kapu and Uʻilani Kapu and created as part of the forthcoming  documentary film Ea.

The 33rd Annual Turkey & Rice Gifting was held Saturday in Lānaʻi City, continuing one of the island’s most cherished Thanksgiving traditions. Hosted by the Coon ʻOhana of Trilogy Excursions, the annual event provides a turkey to each residential family on Lānaʻi—celebrating community, gratitude, and connection for over three decades.

This marks a return to Lānaʻi for Lanikai Lindsey, who helped open the Lodge at Koele nearly two decades ago as part of the original Four Seasons rebranding team.

The Maui County Council filed a bill Friday that would have authorized the mayor to enter into an interdepartmental agreement allowing the Maui Police Department to respond to alarms at Hawai‘i Army National Guard facilities.

Hunters are invited to apply online for the 2026 Lānaʻi axis deer hunting season starting Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.

The National Weather Service’s monthly rainfall summary for September shows Maui County continuing a below-average rainfall trend, with only a few locations on the Haleakalā slopes nearing or surpassing average rainfall totals. Most rain gauges across Maui recorded subpar totals for another month, extending the island’s ongoing dry pattern. Several gauges were unavailable in September […]

Maui County Council members have given initial approval to Bill 92, which authorizes the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Maui County to participate in a Joint Terrorism Task Force, Honolulu Division. Passed Friday, the measure advances to the full Council for second-and-final reading.

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means finalized visits with government agencies and community leaders on Lānaʻi and Maui to receive significant updates on education, housing, agricultural innovations, healthcare, workforce development pathways and wildfire management efforts.

A fire on Lānaʻi caused an estimated $55,000 in damage to a structure on Caldwell Avenue in Lānaʻi City early Thursday morning.  

Mayor Richard Bissen is bringing Holomua Kākou back to Lānaʻi on Monday, Sept. 15, and Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, as part of his continuing effort to take county government to the rural communities that are part of Maui County.

Hiʻi is a place of cultural significance. It sits on a terrace of land that’s about 1,100 feet above sea level on rich agricultural lands stewarded in traditional times by native tenants. 

Mayor Richard Bissen is bringing Holomua Kākou back to Lānaʻi on Monday, Sept. 15, and Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, as part of his continuing effort to take county government to the rural communities that are part of Maui County.

There have been two incidents that have been reported since May 2025 where coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) were detected on Lānaʻi in plants transported from Oʻahu.

Mayor Richard Bissen is bringing Holomua Kākou back to Lānaʻi on Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, 2025, as part of his continuing effort to take County government to the rural communities that are part of Maui County.

Bishop Pahia of Waiehu and Patricia Niibu of Lānaʻi City were honored as the 2025 Maui County Outstanding Older American Male and Female, respectively, the County of Maui Department of Human Concerns Office on Aging announced.

Maui County’s labor force increased (0.3%) in March 2025 after declining 19 months after the wildfires.