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Mahiʻai Moa Seeks Aspiring Farmers
Sustʻainable Molokai is excited to announce the opening of applications for the Mahiʻai Moa 2024 Session 2 cohort, marking the second year of this impactful initiative. Following the success of the inaugural year, where participants gained hands-on experience in broiler bird production, we are thrilled to offer another opportunity for aspiring farmers and ranchers.
Maui breaks ground on hundreds of homes for fire displaced residents
MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- Maui takes a major step forward in housing residents displaced from the Lahaina fires. Nearly nine months after the Lahaina fires, Josephine Fraser and her family are finally able to move into more permanent housing, "it is definitely a blessing, after moving nine times after the fire. We are so grateful to call this home. So, thank you," said Fraser.
'Fulfilling': Lahaina couple sells their house to a family who lost their home to the August wildfire
MAUI COUNTY, Hawai'i (Island News) -- A Lahaina family who lost everything to the August fire now has a new home after a couple moving to another part of the island sold it to them. While many are still without long-term homes and there are lingering worries over outside buyers...
808 Sugar HI opens in Kīhei bringing ‘frosty goodness and community aloha’
The proprietors of 808 Deli have embarked on a sweet new chapter with the launch of 808 Sugar HI, offering an array of handcrafted treats like custom cookie and gelato sandwiches, sundaes, handmade milkshakes and more. 808 Sugar HI offers Hawai’i Gelato, owned by Roxy Brandel. 808 Deli was one...
Kaiser Permanente celebrates grand opening of new Lahaina clinic
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii leaders, Kaiser Permanente staff and Maui community partners gathered Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of a new clinic in Lahaina. Kaiser Permanente presented its new 5,200-square-foot facility after its original clinic was destroyed in the fires. One item that did survive, the clinic’s sign. It’s...
New county Recovery Permit Center opens in Kahului
KAHULUI, Hawaii (Island News) -- In an effort to help residents affected by recent fires in Lahaina and Kula, the County of Maui has inaugurated its new Recovery Permit Center in Kahului. This center aims to provide crucial assistance to people trying to rebuild their lives and properties by guiding them through the permitting process.
Sergio’s Cantina in Honokōwai celebrates opening with inaugural Cinco De Mayo menu
Sergio’s Cantina was supposed to open in fall 2023, but the Lahaina wildfires delayed plans. Several months later, on Jan. 3, 2024, the restaurant opened at the Honokōwai Marketplace with a refreshed ambiance. Maui designer Ansley Patterson worked to remodel the restaurant, which features a mural of Mexico...
Reyn Spooner raises $15K for Maui Strong Fund on Lahaina Sailor Day
Reyn Spooner raised more than $15,000 for the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund on Lahaina Sailor Day on April 7, 2024. This recent effort brings the total contributions from the aloha wear company and its dedicated customers to more than $120,000 for disaster relief and recovery following the devastating wildfires in Maui.
Construction starts on new Bank of Hawaiʻi branch in Lahaina
Bank of Hawai‘i is constructing a new Lahaina branch at the Lahaina Cannery Mall. It’s expected to open by the end of this year. Lahaina has had a Bank of Hawai’i branch for nearly a century. Its first branch opened there on Front Street in 1930. The...
The Conversation: Securitization; Financial literacy
Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole on the latest status of acontroversial measure to allow HECO to issue ratepayer-backed bonds. HPR reporter Ashley Mizuo on why some people are choosing not to apply for...
Lahaina fire AG report reveals communication gap between MFD & MPD during evacuation
LAHAINA, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Maui Fire Department learned just after 4pm that power lines in Lahaina were de-energized. The Maui Police Department's dispatch relayed the information to MFD, yet, it did not result in MPD re-opening Highway 30 even an hour later. Phase 1 of the Attorney General...
Mayor Bissen’s weekly Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting set for Wednesday
Residents are encouraged to attend Mayor Richard Bissen’s Weekly Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Lahaina Civic Center. The meeting will feature an update on Lahaina Harbor from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, an update on debris clearing from the US Army Corps of Engineers and information on the status of drinking water sampling from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club launches garden grow hub in support of Lahaina reforestation
Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club celebrated the opening of the Manaʻolana Garden with a blessing ceremony on Monday, as part of the recovery and reforestation efforts in Lahaina. The grow hub, created in partnership with Treecovery, hosts 125 locally sourced fruit tree saplings that will be replanted in West Maui.
UH Maui College receives unique ‘Maui Sugar – the Twilight Years’ art collection
University of Hawai‘i Maui College has received a stunning art collection titled “Maui Sugar – the Twilight Years.” The gift, totaling 39 works, comes from long-time Kā‘anapali resident Jo Rockwell. Her prized collection is comprised of paintings by local artists and is believed to be the largest private collection of “sugar art.”
County Office of Recovery to host neighborhood planning workshop for Wahikuli residents May 4
The County of Maui Office of Recovery and Department of Planning will hold a neighborhood planning workshop for Wahikuli residents to share their thoughts on topics specific to the area with county staff from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lahainaluna High School Cafeteria. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.,...
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