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Flood Watch expires after periods of heavy rain, rockfalls, and road closures in East Maui and ʻĪao
WEATHER UPDATE: The Flash Flood Warning for East Maui and a Flood Watch for Maui County expired Thursday evening, Oct. 29, 2026. Earlier in the day, periods of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding, mudslides, rockfalls, downed trees and road closures in East... October 29, 2026 · 06:30pm
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Flood Watch expires after periods of heavy rain, rockfalls, and road closures in East Maui and ʻĪao
WEATHER UPDATE: The Flash Flood Warning for East Maui and a Flood Watch for Maui County expired Thursday evening, Oct. 29, 2026. Earlier in the day, periods of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding, mudslides, rockfalls, downed trees and road closures in East Maui and flash flooding in parts of ʻĪao Valley in Central Maui.
Blind Boys of Alabama to perform at MACC’s Castle Theater Dec. 10
The Blind Boys of Alabama, the six-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group, will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 10, 2026, at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater.
Artist registration for 2027 Maui Open Studios open until Oct. 30
Artists have until Oct. 30 to register for the 2027 Maui Open Studios, a three-weekend event running Feb. 20 to March 7 in communities across the island, organizers announced.
Keiki Halloween at The Shops at Wailea draws crowd of 350 for costume contest, trick-or-treating, family fun
The Shops at Wailea welcomed over 350 guests to its annual Keiki Halloween celebration on Saturday, Oct. 24, bringing ʻohana together for an afternoon of costumes, candy and festive fun.
Partial Maui Veterans Highway closure announced for Friday night to Saturday morning, weather permitting
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reports that two northbound lanes on Maui Veterans Highway (Route 311) will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday at the intersection with Hansen Road in Puʻunēnē, for traffic signal work.
Flood Warning extended to 5:45 p.m. for East Maui with heaviest rain near Hāmoa and Hāna
Doppler radar indicated heavy rain over East Maui with rain rates of 0.5 to 1.5 inches per hour. The heaviest rain is over the far eastern end of Maui near Hāmoa and Hāna.
Hawaiʻi mourns passing of former UH Football Coach June Jones
Former University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa head football coach June Jones died in Oregon today at the age of 73.
Maui road closures due to flooding and severe weather impacts
(11:35 a.m., Oct. 29, 2026) Kahekili Highway is closed in both directions from Waiehu Beach Road to Makaʻala Drive in Waiehu due to heavy flooding.
MEMA issues evacuation WARNING for Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park
Maui Emergency Management Agency at the request of National Park Service at 10:43 a.m. today, Oct. 29, 2026, issued an evacuation WARNING for Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park due to flash flooding and other hazards.
Photos: Stationary showers fall over Maui County brining heavy rains to windward and southeast Maui
National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Maui from 8:55 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. today, Oct. 29, 2026, with reports of heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurring over windward and southeast Maui and nearly stationary showers along easter Haleakalā.
Compost reimbursement program opens for FY 2027
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity has opened its compost reimbursement program for fiscal year 2027.
Hawaiʻi schools add local ʻulu, kalo dishes as farm-to-school program reaches 66,000 students
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is serving new school meals made with locally grown ʻulu, green papaya and other crops this school year, and a related classroom program reached about 66,000 students across four islands last year, according to the department and its partners.
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There has been a total of 630 DUI arrests so far this year, a decrease of 12.86% compared with 723 total arrests during the same period in 2025.
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for October 30, 2026
The flooding threat will remain through rest of the afternoon primarily across the windward areas of the Maui and the Big Island. Conditions will generally be...
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 30, 2026
The current northwest swell will gradually decline through the evening before a small short period north-northeast swell will fill in Friday and maintain small...
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Kauai Weather Forecast for October 30, 2026
The flooding threat will remain through rest of the afternoon primarily across the windward areas of the Maui and the Big Island. Conditions will generally be...
Kauai Surf Forecast for October 30, 2026
The current northwest swell will gradually decline through the evening before a small short period north-northeast swell will fill in Friday and maintain small...
‘Visionary who revolutionized the game’: Former Rainbow Warriors head coach June Jones dies
Jones became the winningest head football coach in university history throughout his 9 seasons at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, compiling a 76-41 record; the 73-year-old died Oct. 29 in Oregon.
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