Hula kāne celebrates 50 years on esteemed Merrie Monarch stage

Light to locally moderate scattered showers are forecast for Tuesday, April 7, along mainly windward and mauka locations of the state, with a minor risk of locally heavy rainfall and concern for isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon on the Big Island; flood watch already in place, going into effect from Wednesday morning, April 8, through Friday afternoon, April 10.

The drones are used as part of the power company's ongoing wildfire strategy.

"It's a place where you can watch a kapa demonstration, see live performances from local hālau and connect with the people behind the art," said fair co-chairpersons Taylor Escalona and Kegan Miura. "The artisans and volunteers who return year-after-year are truly the heartbeat of this event, and that aloha spirit is something you really can’t replicate anywhere else."

Hawaiʻi County's innovative Coastal Zone Management Atlas is an online tool to help residents navigate and manage coastal hazards and ecosystems.

On or about April 12, 2021, a woman submitted a CFAP application to Shitanishi that falsely claimed she operated a farm with $685,500 in commodity sales in 2019. The woman also claimed the farm was in the County of Maui, which was the responsibility of another County Executive Director, who was located on Maui and familiar with the farms there. The woman asked Shitanishi if he would accept her application, rather than require her to submit her application to the Maui County Executive Director.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is offering a special Summer/Fall 2026 Culinary “Launchpad” Scholarship designed specifically for those eager to get trained and start working in the culinary industry quickly.

A notable shift in the weather pattern is underway today as an upper-level trough and developing surface low organize northwest of the islands. This evolving...

Maui County Council Member Yuki Lei Sugimura called for a “disciplined” fiscal year 2027 budget Monday, citing the strain high gas and grocery prices have placed on local residents. Sugimura, who chairs the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee, said the move is necessary as inflation continues to squeeze household pocketbooks across the islands. “Our […]