Construction Industry of Maui Funding

The Construction Industry of Maui, or CIM, announced this week it’s donating tens of thousands of dollars to Maui County high school construction vocational programs, with the first round of disbursements this month. Funds were distributed to Baldwin, King Kekaulike. Lahainaluna. Maui and... Read More.

Tree Recovery after the fires

A new Treecovery grow hub at Kahului Airport is helping those impacted by the 2023 Maui wildfires reclaim a piece of what was lost. One of 24 spaces like it on the island, the hub provides free trees to residents rebuilding their homes in... Read More.

Maui Doctor had a TRO

Maui anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig is accused of trying to push his wife, Arielle, off a Pali cliff, beat her with a rock, and inject her with syringes last month. Arielle Konig wrote in her petition for a temporary restraining order that during the incident,... Read More.

Safe Parking Pilot Program on Maui

The County of Maui Department of Human Concerns is looking for a qualified organization to establish and operate the Safe Parking Pilot Program, which aims to provide a secure space for individuals and families temporarily living in their vehicles while connecting them to vital... Read More.

Projected night time traffic delays

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is once again notifying Maui highway users of potential traffic delays as modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the state’s Ka Laʻi Ola housing site in Lahaina. Hauling will take place nightly at 9 from... Read More.

Maui County Grant applications

The County of Maui’s Office of Economic Development will begin accepting Fiscal Year 2026 grant applications starting April 1. The grants will be provided in support of projects and events designed to generate positive economic impacts in Maui County. Both nonprofit and for-profit organizations... Read More.

Upcountry Maui sites to close in April

Sites in Upcountry Maui will close for the month of April to allow for trail repairs and fuel mitigation work. The DLNR Divisions of Forestry and Wildlife and State Parks will close the Kula State Forest Reserve, Waipoli Access Road, Kahikinui Forest Reserve – Papaʻanui Tract, and Polipoli Spring State... Read More.

Bagpiper of Decatur died while scuba diving off Maui

A man from Atlanta, Georgia recently died while scuba diving off Maui, Hawaii. In a bizarre twist, his family made a gruesome discovery a few days later at his home. Henry Frantz Jr. earned the unofficial title of “bagpiper of Decatur” through years of... Read More.

Maui Doctor charged with attempted murder

The Maui doctor accused of trying to murder his wife on a Pali hiking trail on Oahu while on vacation has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree according to Honolulu Police Department.  46-year-old Gerhardt Konig attacked his wife along the Pali... Read More.