Maui United Way details Kamaʻāina Credit application process and yearlong pilot to strengthen working households

The price of a dozen eggs in Honolulu spiked more than 11% in the past year, from $9.04 a dozen to $10.06. That’s according to new statistics compiled by the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Market Analysis and News Branch. During that same span a dozen eggs from the US continent changed from $7.78 a dozen to $7.87, an increase of slightly more than 1%.

The airline will offer the only nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Osaka (KIX) and Papeete (PPT) when the routes launch next spring, with convenient connections from cities across Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines’ combined network.

“Our new law will give law enforcement a powerful new tool to detect where ahi comes from, help prevent seafood fraud, and give consumers better, more accurate information on what they’re buying and eating,” said Schatz.

Maui United Way has released updated details on the Kamaʻāina Credit for ALICE Households Pilot Program, including the application process, eligibility requirements, and yearlong support for working households across Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi.

(Update: Monday, October 19, 2026, at 3:52 p.m.) A brush fire has burned 3-4 acres along Piilani Highway (mauka side of the road), near Kaonoulu Street in Kīhei.

Toyota Hawaiʻi will cover admission fees for the first 3,000 attendees at the 2026 Pumpkin Patch at Kula Country Farms on Maui this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Maui Health announced today the appointment of Wade Ebersole as Chief Executive Officer, effective Oct. 25, 2026. Ebersole has served as interim CEO since May 3, 2026, and was previously Maui Health’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Nearly 200 high school students from Hawai‘i public schools statewide who aspire to be the state’s future teachers will attend the fourth annual Dive Into Education event this Friday, Oct. 23, at University of Hawai‘i West Oʻahu.

US Sen. Mazie Hirono and a group of congressional Democrats are asking the US Department of Education to restore federal money they say was improperly shifted away from minority-serving institutions, a category of colleges that includes schools serving Native Hawaiian and Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are rolling out refreshed chef-designed menus and a new wine selection for international Suites, or Business Class, guests, including Hawaiʻi-inspired dishes from Honolulu chefs, the airlines announced Thursday.

Maui County’s unemployment rate rose to 3.1% in September from 2.9% in August, according to figures the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released Monday.

A global reassessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has found that 44% of reef-building coral species with sufficient data for assessment are threatened with extinction, up from about one-third in 2008.