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Maui Public Art Corps presents ‘Hui Moʻolelo: Lahaina’ Film Festival, Feb. 22-23

Maui Public Art Corps in collaboration with the County of Maui, Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society and Lahaina Restoration Foundation will host its fourth Hui Mo‘olelo Film Festival from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22 and 23, 2025, FREE at ProArts Playhouse in Kīhei.

Blessing ceremony to mark completion of Maui Public Art Project at King Kamehameha III Elementary School’s temporary campus 

Following nine months of programming and development, a mural spread across the temporary campus of King Kamehameha III Elementary School will be blessed on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The community is invited to participate in the event, which begins promptly at 12:30 p.m. 

Home of longtime Lahaina family is first to finish rebuilding after being destroyed in last year’s fire

The Ah Hees are days away from their final inspection and plan to spend Thanksgiving surrounded by loved ones more than a year after they were displaced by the August 2023 fire.

King Kamehameha III alumna to design Lahaina-inspired mural for campus

Maui Public Art Corps will begin a six-week process on Nov. 5 to install a large-scale mural across the temporary campus of King Kamehameha III Elementary School, located at 100 Akahele St. in Lahaina. 

Lara Claydon and Scotty Fong take top honors at Ole Longboard Classic

Lara Claydon and Scotty Fong took top honors at the 30th annual Ole Longboard Classic, Saturday at Launiupoko Park.

Hōkūleʻa crew sends message to Maui following wildfire devastation

Bidding them farewell from Vancouver was First Nations Squamish elder Bob Baker, who spoke of living on Maui for 16 years and getting involved with Hawaiian canoe paddling and sailing through the late Pwo Navigator from Lahaina Chad Kalepa Baybayan and Hōkūleʻa veteran voyagers from Lahaina Snake Ah Hee and Archie Kalepa, both of whom survived the fires along with their families and their homes.

Hōkūle‘a Returns to Taputapuatea for Ancient Voyaging Ritual

Hōkūle‘a returned to Taputapuatea, the spiritual center for voyagers of the Pacific, to ceremonially launch and close their voyages.

Hōkūleʻa Arrives in Miami, Completing Journey along East Coast

Hōkūleʻa will then prepare to cross the 48-mile Panama Canal before returning to the South Pacific Ocean to make her momentous journey home to the Hawaiian Islands.