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New Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands homes

Tuesday, April 8 by New Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands homes

The Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands awarded a total of 91 turnkey homes as part of Puʻuhona Phase II this past week. The project is the department’s first turnkey residential homestead community on Maui in 17 years. The approximately 47-acre parcel in Waikapū will... Read More.

A visit from Portugal’s Ambassador to Maui

Monday, April 7 by Jack Gist

Portugal’s Ambassador to the United States Francisco Duarte Lopes, and Consul General in San Francisco Filipe Ramalheira, wrapped up a week-long visit to Hawaii with a stop at Heritage Hall in Paia on Maui to visit the Portuguese cultural center. From malasadas to the... Read More.

Lahaina to receive mobile solar units

Monday, April 7 by Jack Gist

As Lahaina continues to rebuild after the August 2023 wildfires, the Hawai‘i Unity & Liberation Institute, or HULI, is helping restore power to impacted areas through a new initiative: mobile solar trailers. They’ve raised enough funds to construct and donate 16 mobile solar units to... Read More.

Construction Industry of Maui Funding

Thursday, April 3 by Jack Gist

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

Wednesday, April 2 by Jack Gist

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

Wednesday, April 2 by Jack Gist

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

Tuesday, April 1 by Jack Gist

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.

April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii

Saturday, March 29 by Jack Gist

Hawai‘i observes Tsunami Awareness Month in April to remember the April 1, 1946 tsunami that was generated by a large earthquake in the Aleutian Islands. With no tsunami warning system then, the tsunami arrived unexpectedly, resulting in 159 fatalities in Hawaiʻi. The Pacific... Read More.

Projected night time traffic delays

Saturday, March 29 by Jack Gist

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

Friday, March 28 by Jack Gist

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.

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