Maui Humane Society Network Neighbors

The Maui Humane Society has been selected as one of 25 shelters around the country to participate in a program called Network Neighbors to help more lost pets get back home. The program is launched by Best Friends Animal Society using Petco Love Lost technology.... Read More.

East Maui Recycling

East Maui residents can drop off appliances, auto batteries, tires, propane tanks, scrap metals and electronics during a Hāna metals and electronics recycling event coming up Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21. Items will be accepted from 8 am to 2:30 pm each day... Read More.

Mayor Signs $1.56 Billion Budget

Mayor Richard Bissen signed into law an approximately $1.56 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget on Friday. The document addresses core priorities — housing for kamaʻāina, recovery and well-being, and the protection of our cultural and natural resources. The budget was signed into law four... Read More.

Maui Preschool Drive and Applications

Valley Isle Community Federal Credit Union currently is holding its annual preschool supply drive for the children of Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start. The drive runs through July 7. Supplies can be dropped off at the credit union’s branches in Kahului, Wailuku and Lahaina.... Read More.

Phasing Out Maui’s Short Term Vacation Rentals

Citing Maui’s severe post-wildfire housing crisis, the Bissen administration presented its formal case to a County Council committee yesterday to phase out approximately 6,000 short-term vacation rentals mostly in West and South Maui. The mayor’s proposal, Bill 9, attempts to end the decades-long Maui County... Read More.

Puunene Avenue’s Road Widening Project

Work on the state’s $25.5 million Puʻunēnē Avenue road widening project is around 40% complete. The projected timeline for the entire project to widen the roadway from two to four lanes is either late third quarter or early fourth quarter of 2026. The completion... Read More.

Lahaina Wildfire Debris Transfer

The transfer of Lahaina wildfire debris from the Olowalu Temporary Debris Storage site to the Permanent Disposal Site adjacent to the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē is set to begin June 16. While operations are ongoing, motorists traveling to and from West Maui are advised... Read More.

UH Maui College Wastewater treatment Class

As state legislation mandates that tens of thousands of cesspools need to be removed and replaced by 2050, Hawaiʻi Community College and UH Maui College have a new onsite wastewater treatment systems specialist certificate to earn. According to the college, cesspools leach more than... Read More.

More Hawaii Students Receiving Free Meals

Beginning next school year, more Hawaiʻi students will receive free meals under a new law aimed at addressing hunger in classrooms and supporting working families. Gov. Josh Green signed Senate Bill 1300, which expands eligibility for free school meals across the state’s public schools,... Read More.

Maui County Parking Program

Community members and residents are encouraged to attend a Park Maui informational webinar hosted by the County of Maui Department of Transportation offering updates on the pilot program and also to gather community feedback Wednesday, June 18 from 5 to 6 pm via Zoom.... Read More.