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Legalized sports gambling in Hawaii

Friday, April 11 by Jack Gist

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.

Free Dental service for students on Molokai

Thursday, April 10 by Jack Gist

For the first time, Molokaʻi students received free dental services through the Hawaiʻi Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn Program, a partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.... Read More.

Maui Public Utility Meetings

Wednesday, April 9 by Jack Gist

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

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.