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

More than 1,400 Hilo-Waiākea students explored the wonder of astronomy during ʻIkuwā Journey Through the Universe (Journey) Week, Oct. 19-22, 2026.

Mayor Richard Bissen is proposing that the County of Maui establish $30 million in general obligation bond funding for the proposed acquisition of key land and critical water infrastructure on Molokaʻi, advancing efforts to protect essential public services and preserve important resources for future generations.

The Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, housed within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, announces CASH4ʻĀina! (Conservation Agriculture and Soil Health for ʻĀina) workshops.

Nearly 12,000 of Maui County’s 117,689 registered voters have returned their ballots to date. Voters have until 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 to return their ballots.

Work to repair the damage to Kīhei Wastewater Pump Station No. 6. was completed early Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, according to the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management.

Maui Huliau Foundation will offer a free filmmaking workshop for high school students on Veteran’s Day Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 2–4 p.m. at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, focused on two very different film genres: documentary and music video.

The new officers are Aurthur-Chris Brautigam-Suʻapaia, Peter Vince Casaba, Pal Anton Casinto, Aaron Decoite, Sy Christian Delos Santos, Dayne Kubo, Elika Laloulu, Sholto Leaso, Makeleta Ma, Lansen Nitahara, John Sullivan and Lateral Officer Graduate Johannes Villanueva.

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.