Maui News

Hans Vandervoort was the comeback story, but women ruled the day at the 31st Ole Longboard Classic at Launiupoko Beach Park, Saturday. Lara Claydon won the Open Women’s title.

The Hua Momona Foundation has announced the second annual Maui Music & Food Experience, taking place from Aug. 15 to Aug. 16 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Kāʻanapali.

Web cams and satellite data indicate that occasional small bursts of volcanic ash continue to emanate from Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Low level trade winds will push ash toward the west to west-southwest.

After a major renovation project, the Kahului Public Library is ready to welcome the community back. The public is invited to a reopening celebration on Saturday, July 12 at 9 a.m.

With the exception of a single site on southeast Molokaʻi, dry conditions prevailed in Maui County with mostly below-average rainfall recorded at rain gauges, according to the National Weather Service. The driest areas were the leeward coasts and central valley of Maui and leeward Molokaʻi, forecasters reported. Those dry sites saw single-digit to the teens […]

Pacific Whale Foundation announced that it has recovered 8,281 pounds of marine debris from Maui’s shores and waters so far this year.

The median price for single-family homes declined by 5.7% to $1,315,000, while condominium prices dropped sharply by 28.6% to $700,000.

Lilly Pulitzer has officially opened its new boutique at The Shops at Wailea. The 2,500-square-foot store blends island charm with the brand’s signature resort-ready aesthetic and officially commemorated its opening with a traditional Hawaiian blessing on May 8.

With the new school year just around the corner, the Junior Chamber International Maui is rallying community support for its 2nd annual school supply drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 11 at the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku. The event will benefit low-income students and their families. Drop off donations of school […]

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management’s Wastewater Reclamation Division is reminding customers that sewer user fees have increased by an overall average of 9% for Fiscal Year 2026, which started on July 1, 2025.

South Maui residents can safely dispose of old electronics, appliances and other hard-to-recycle items at an upcoming Go Green Recycling event on Saturday, July 12, the organizing nonprofit Mālama Maui Nui announced.

Gov. Josh Green, M.D. has enacted legislation to solidify the global settlement for claims relating to the August 2023 Maui wildfires and to further codify the role of Hawai‘i’s first State Fire Marshal in nearly 46 years.

Surveys conducted last week located two breeding sites of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) in Kona, on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island. The detection triggered the launch of a state and county interagency response effort to manage and eradicate the invasive species.

Gov. Josh Green signed into law today bills to expand resources for young homeless people and those facing homelessness and to stabilize the state’s property insurance market. Both measures respond to what the Governor’s Office calls “a nuanced housing crisis.” The governor’s “administration remains committed to actively reducing barriers to safe, stable, reliable and insurable […]

As of July 7, about 18% of the nonhazardous debris from the Lahaina wildfires has been moved from the Temporary Debris Storage site in Olowalu to the Permanent Disposal Site near the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Gov. Josh Green has signed several bills to strengthen the state’s resilience against biosecurity threats and protect against invasive species, pests and diseases, and that support Hawai‘i agriculture. The governor signed into law Act 236 on June 27, which among other provisions, renames the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity […]

Power remains on in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk. However, Hawaiian Electric continues to monitor the threat from high winds and dry conditions. The company may proactively shut off power in Public Safety Power Shutoff areas on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island as part of its PSPS program, which continues in a watch condition that started on Saturday.

Developed to expand open, equitable access to exercise for communities, The Fitness Court lets users leverage their own bodyweight to get full-body workouts using seven exercise stations.

As a result of the collision, the Yamaha operator, a 33-year-old Makawao woman, was ejected from the motorcycle and sustained critical, life-threatening injuries. She was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition, where she succumbed to her injuries.

The County of Maui Committee on the Status of Women will hold community roundtables on Friday, July 11, 2025, to gather public input on issues affecting women’s health in the county.