Kaua‘i officials ID surfer who died earlier this week

Youth are invited to enter a vehicle into the first Youth Car Show at the Hilo Drag Strip on Aug. 15, and Coffee with a Cop events are set for Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Kealakekua and Waimea.

To date, there have been no reports of illness or adverse events attributed to the recalled product.

Hawai‘i U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, led 16 Senate Democratic colleagues in urging U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to provide Congress with a full breakdown of the service's decision to close these facilities.

Participation is limited to the first 15 performances, with a maximum of three performances in each category each limited to 3 minutes; registration deadline is Aug. 22.

Gov. Josh Green announced that the One ʻOhana Fund has offered the full $175 million in compensation to families of the 102 people who died and to individuals who suffered serious physical injuries in the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires.

Michael Vaituʻulala, 53, a lieutenant with the Maui Police Department, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, according to an announcement today from the United States Attorney Ken Sorenson.

The Hawai‘i Education Association recently awarded scholarships to three Maui educators: Arica Lynn, Erin Rodrigues and Stephanie Keseday.

Hawaiʻi Resilience & Recovery Funder Collaborative grows out of Maui’s yearlong recovery model to bring 35+ funders onto one shared application.