Introducing Ulu-a-Paeahu: A descendant-led cultural organization takes root in Honuaʻula, South Maui

Kaunoa Senior Services, a division of the County of Maui Department of Human Concerns, is looking for holiday helpers to make wishes come true for hundreds of Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi kūpuna.

Ulu-a-Paeahu grew from a partnership among Honuaʻula lineal descendants, Maui’s cultural leaders, ʻĀina Momona and Ledcor Maui. Its vision is a South Maui where visitors arrive as guests who share a kuleana to care for this place, cultural practitioners are paid fairly for their knowledge and expertise, and storied places are protected for generations to come.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents the return of Jake Shimabukuro’s “Holidays in Hawaiʻi” in a MACC Presents concert in the Castle Theater on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. This show will also feature special guest Justin Kawika Young. Tickets go on sale at 10 am to MACC members on Thursday, Oct. 22, and to the general public on Monday, Oct. 26.

Wailea Beach Resort will be hosting a Nalu Night Slides Halloween Edition on Oct. 25, 2026, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. – a special Halloween take on the resort’s popular nighttime family-friendly event.

Award-winning artists, chart-topping  songwriters, and music fans from around the world will gather at The Ritz-Carlton Maui,  Kapalua for the 12th Annual Maui Songwriters Festival, Jan. 6-9, 2027.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation notifies road users that the traffic signal at the Lahaina Bypass (Route 3000) and Kai Hele Kū Street will be dark from 8 p.m., Friday Oct. 23 to 6 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 24.

The Kaua‘i Police Department is introducing Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance public safety, strengthen investigative capabilities, and improve the department’s ability to respond to criminal activity throughout the island.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that Hawai‘i is receiving nearly $81.4 million from the US Department of Transportation to cover the costs of repairs to roads, bridges, and other structures that were flooded and damaged during the Kona low storms earlier this year.

South Maui residents and visitors are asked to minimize water use while crews work on repairs following a wastewater overflow reported this morning at Kīhei Wastewater Pump Station No. 6 at Kalama Park in Kīhei, according to the the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management. The overflow is due to a mechanical failure in the force main at the pump station, according to DEM.

The 2026 Hawaiʻi SBIR Conference is coming to Maui on Friday, Nov. 6, and will be held at the Malcolm Center in Kīhei, bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, technology companies, students, and federal agency representatives to explore opportunities through the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Part of a statewide series of […]

Scheduled for a two-week period Oct. 26 – Nov. 6 to offer maximum opportunity for diners to try multiple outlets, participating restaurants will offer a variety of discounts and added value offers.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Maui, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state to 10 in 2026. The affected individual was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common.