$200,000 donation to Habitat For Humanity

Credit unions across Maui have contributed $200,000 to Habitat for Humanity Maui to support home repairs and rebuilding for families impacted by the 2023 wildfires. The donation was made by the Credit Unions of Maui. The funds will help cover insurance gaps, essential repairs... Read More.

Aborted flight from LAX to Maui

The crew of a Hawaiian Airlines flight departing from LAX aborted takeoff early Friday morning after the plane experienced a troubling vibration in its front wheel. The plane was scheduled to depart around 8 a.m. with a final destination set as the Kahului Airport,... Read More.

Modular Homes to be moved to Lahaina

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

TRO hearing for accused Maui doctor

For the first time, nuclear engineer Arielle Konig  faced her anesthesiologist husband Dr. Gerhardt Konig  in a Maui courtroom on Friday since he allegedly tried to kill her while they were celebrating her birthday on Oahu last month. The hearing was in regards to... Read More.

Legalized sports gambling in Hawaii

 There’s a bill gaining momentum through the Hawaii state legislature that will legalize and regulate sports gambling in the state as early as this summer. It’s a trend that’s swept the nation, with 39 states legalizing the practice since a federal Supreme Court ruling in... Read More.

Maui Public Utility Meetings

Here’s your chance to speak up. The State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings around the islands where the public can weigh in on a proposed temporary rate increase and tariff changes by the shipping company Young Brothers. In February, the company... Read More.

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

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

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.