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Seabury Hall Girls Track and Field team earns come-from-behind state championship title in the inaugural 4×800 meter relay
History was made on Saturday night as the Seabury Hall Girls Track and Field team earned a come-from-behind state championship title in the inaugural 4×800 meter relay on Oʻahu. The Spartans anchor runner Freya Carlsen closed a large gap on the leader from Hilo High School in the...
Maui County Reveals Plan To Hire Experts To Assess How It Responded To Wildfires
Just how well the beleaguered Maui Emergency Management Agency performed during the August wildfires that leveled most of Lahaina and killed 101 people will be studied by external experts hired by the county. Mayor Richard Bissen revealed that plan to the public last week, although the county had solicited bids...
Wave of Harmony Foundation receives $110,000 grant from charitable trust to empower youth through performing arts
Wave of Harmony Foundation announced a new partnership with The Gilbert and Aileen Kam Chuck Charitable Trust. With a grant of $110,000, this collaboration signifies a new chapter for young performers across the island. This opportunity was made possible through the commitment of Ron Purdy, co-trustee of The Gilbert and...
Those living in growing Lahaina homeless encampment plead for help
LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Baba Santiago and his dog Bacon have been living in a tent at Wahikuli Wayside Park in Lahaina since the end of last year. Approximately eight tents have popped up in the park near the intersection of Honoapiilani Highway and Leialii Parkway in recent months. Those who...
Maui Council Holds Down Property Tax Rates For Local Homeowners
Most Maui homeowners will pay the same or less in property taxes starting July 1 under new rates approved unanimously Monday by the Maui County Council. Mayor Richard Bissen had proposed increasing the rates across the board to help raise additional revenue, in large part to fund the ongoing recovery efforts from the Aug. 8 fires.
Group aims to help Lahaina regrow by gifting trees to residents
Lahaina may be getting a little greener as a nonprofit aims to donate trees to the West Maui community. In partnership with the nonprofit Treecovery Hawaiʻi, the Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club is caring for more than 100 trees at its Mana‘olana Garden. The ultimate goal is to...
Hawaii study shows almost 75% of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues
A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year's deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to 74% participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health, and almost half showed signs of compromised lung function.The data, gathered from 679 people in January and February, comes from what researchers hope will be a long-term study of wildfire survivors lasting at least a decade. Researchers released early results from that research on Wednesday. They eventually hope to enroll 2,000 people in their study to generate what they call a snapshot of the estimated 10,000 people...
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