After 15 days at sea sailing from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, the crews of traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have sighted Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand. #Hokulea #Hikianalia #MoananuiakeaVoyage #Aotearoa #NewZealand

The County of Kaua‘i and University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, also know as Hawai‘i Sea Grant, have developed a proactive framework aimed at helping Kauaʻi’s communities prepare more effectively and better support recovery following natural disasters. #Kauai #DisasterRecovery

On Maui, a Garden Expo and Tree Giveaway takes place at Maui Nui Botanical Garden on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The reach of the Maui Relief TANF Program, which assists residents directly impacted by the 2023 wildfires, has expanded to include households without dependent children and noncitizens following additional funding from the State of Hawaiʻi. #TANF #MauiEconomicOpportunity

A new study using data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea serves up the closest-ever view of a planet-forming disk around young star HD 34282 using the SPAM survey — The Search for Protoplanets with Aperture Masking, affectionately referred to as SPAM. #KeckObservatory

Two Maui County initiatives are among the nine nonprofit programs receiving a total of $75,000 in Women’s Fund of Hawaiʻi’s Fall 2025 grant awards, announced this week. #WomensFundofHawaii #Kokua4aCause #NaiwaWahineWatershedStewardship

Barnes & Noble Kahului invites shoppers to share the gift of reading this holiday season by donating books bought in-store to preschoolers enrolled in Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start program. The annual holiday book drive runs through Dec. 15. #BarnesandNobleKahului #MEOHeadStart

As part of ongoing efforts to support West Maui families and students, Maui United Way has awarded a $10,000 donation to Lahainaluna High School’s Athletics Department. #MauiUnitedWay #Lahainaluna

Most rain gauges across Maui County recorded below-average rainfall in October, according to the National Weather Service's monthly rainfall summary. #MauiDrought #RainfallSummary #MauiWeather

The Maui Farm, a local nonprofit that provides transitional housing, support services and farm-based programs for families in transition, will celebrate its 40th anniversary of service to the Maui community with a special benefit concert. #TheMauiFarm #LilyMeola

The Maui Police Department is aware of a video on social media that shows a department member who appears to use unjustified force on an alleged suspect being taken into custody, police said. #MauiPolice #internalinvestigation

Binhi at Ani will be holding its annual Bayanihan Food Distribution in Lahaina on Nov. 15, 2025 at Lahaina Intermediate School. #bayanihan #binhiatani #fooddistribution

Lāna‘i residents can now trade in their old, working refrigerators or freezers for new, energy-efficient Energy Star models for as low as $250 through Hawai‘i Energy’s Appliance Trade-Up Program, available through Nov. 30. #HawaiiEnergy #EnergyStar

Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, along with volunteers from Aloha Puʻu Kukui and Maui Land & Pineapple Company, gathered this week for the annual chick banding of the ʻUaʻu kani, Hawai‘i’s native wedge-tailed shearwater, at Hāwea Point in Kapalua. #Native #Seabird #Conservation

Maui Job Corps is seeking referrals for young adults interested in free career training, as part of a new campaign to enroll 100 applicants by Christmas Day 2025. #MauiJobCorps

A Nov. 15 event in Makawao will celebrate the launch of the Makawao Story Map, a new multimedia platform that brings the town’s rich history to life online and through virtually-guided tours of local landmarks. #Makawao #MakawaoStoryMap #HistoricHawaiiFoundation

A Maui County Council committee tried to breathe life Wednesday into the languishing 304-acre Pulelehua development in West Maui, a "shovel ready" housing project with the promise of hundreds of affordable units but long dying of thirst.

A suspect is in custody after he allegedly rammed a police car during a traffic stop near the cannery in Haʻikū on Wednesday and fled the scene, police said. #Haiku #MauiPolice

Hawaiʻi State FCU has restructured a new Strategic Leadership Team effective Oct. 1, 2025. The team will guide the credit union’s future growth. #HawaiiStateFCU

Hawaiʻi lawmakers heard stark warnings Monday about the risks posed by federal funding cuts and policy rollbacks to the state's clean energy and climate initiatives. #HawaiiStateSenate #Climate #CleanEnergy

The Hawai‘i State Department of Education has implemented new regulations governing the use of electric bicycles or e-bikes on all Department campuses, effective immediately. #ebike #HIDOE

Seabury Hall will host the sixth annual Seabury Hall-iday on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at its campus in Makawao. Guests are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy for Maui United Way’s toy drive. #SeaburyHall #MauiUnitedWay

The former UFC fighter's bail was set at $1,000, which he later posted and was released. He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance at 1 p.m. Dec. 2 in Hilo District Court. #BJPenn

Maui's Kāʻanapali Beach was ranked the best beach in the US, and the No. 10 beach in the World by TripAdvisor. Also making the US ranking was Kauaʻi's Hanalei Beach at No. 4, and Maui's Hoʻokipa Beach Park at No. 5.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will host funk and soul band Tower of Power in the Castle Theater at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation notifies the public of nightly paving work fronting the Kahului Airport Terminal beginning Wednesday, Nov. 5 through the morning of Saturday, Nov. 8.

From hand-delivered bentos of Korean fried chicken to boxes of fresh produce and diapers, the community is working to make sure federal workers and folks who rely on food stamps can afford to weather the 36-day shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.

Rent prices spiked over the first few months this year, with Maui seeing a 41% surge in asking prices compared with the same time last year, according to a new report from University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.

Gov. Josh Green has ordered that the United States and Hawaiʻi state flags be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and at all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawaiʻi National Guard in the state of Hawaiʻi, effective immediately.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation notifies road users that one lane on Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) in Māʻalaea will be closed overnight for striping and traffic sign installation. #Honoapiilani #Maalaea

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will play a leading role in a new $25.6 million National Science Foundation project designed to take artificial intelligence out of the lab and into the natural world. #UHManoa #SageGrande

Maui Economic Development Board is hosting its fourth "Maui TechOhana" of the year on Nov. 19, featuring Mary Anderson, president and owner of Lahaina Brewing Co. as guest speaker.

The Maui Association of Landscape Professionals is offering a free online class, “Pests & Trees: Spotlight on Palm Care,” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. #MALP #PalmTrees

The dealership will be donating $350 from every new Subaru sold to two local organizations: Hawaiʻi Humane Societies and Make-a-Wish Hawaiʻi.

Residents are encouraged to attend the County of Maui’s Lahaina Community Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at the Lahaina Intermediate School cafeteria. #Lahaina #recovery

Maui County boards and commissions need volunteers for more than 30 panels, including Liquor Control Commission, Maui Planning Commission, Police Commission, Salary Commission, Urban Design Review Board, Fire and Public Safety Commission and others.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation announced that a limited number of tickets are still available for the upcoming screening of E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula). #Mokuula #TheSphere #LahainaRestorationFoundation

King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina will be closed today, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, out of an abundance of caution. With the Kapalua fire currently at approximately 80% containment, the closure will allow for a full inspection of the campus to assess any impacts from smoke exposure.

The Maui County Council ended a contentious special meeting to determine a process to fill the vacancy left by the death of Council Member Tasha Kama with a final, tense 8-0 vote.

Comedy legend Margaret Cho is coming to the Castle Theater on Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale online only at 10 am to MACC members on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and to the general public on Friday, Nov. 7. #choligarchy #margaretcho

Mākena Golf & Beach Club will host I Ola Kanaloa, a special benefit dinner dedicated to honoring the enduring legacy of Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO) and the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC).

The Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, organizer of two of the world's most famous and challenging outrigger canoe events, has made a $10,000 donation to the Friends of Molokaʻi High and Middle Schools Foundation.

The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce has announced the full lineup for Holomua 2025, an annual celebration of leadership, culture and creativity on Maui. #Holomua2025 #KoiAwards

Habitat for Humanity Maui announced this week that its 2025 Disaster Recovery Fundraiser, held Oct. 4 at Old Lahaina Luau, raised more than $165,000 to support ongoing wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts across Maui.

The Crisis Intervention Team training focuses on de-escalating a situation before reaching a point of violence or self-harm while ensuring the individuals receive the appropriate response and care they need. #CIT #MPD

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will host comedian Jiaoying Summers as part of its "LOL@MACC" series at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in the McCoy Studio Theater.

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua has promoted Rebecca Pang to director of marketing, announced the resort Tuesday. #RitzCarltonMaui

Montage Kapalua Bay will host a special culinary collaboration between chef Neal Maloney, founder of California's Morro Bay Oyster Co., and Montage executive chef Justin Pupura, from Dec. 12-15, 2025. #Kapalua #MorroBayOysterCo

Nominations are open for the 2025 Women of Excellence Awards, according to the Maui County Committee on the Status of Women. The annual recognition celebrates outstanding women across Maui County who uplift, inspire and strengthen their communities. #MauiCounty #WomenofExcellenceAwards

A severe and protracted drought has emptied East Maui streams, leaving "historic" and heretofore unseen low levels in waterways in a region long known as a lush, waterfall-rich "Garden of Eden," the Hawaiʻi Commission on Water Resource Management learned last week.