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November 09, 2025

Where open land meets development, Maui residents urged to view risks like a firefighter

Residents can do the kind of prep work firefighters would to make their homes defensible, and they can do it long before the threat of fire arrives.

November 08, 2025

Maui’s go kart track no longer a ‘ghost town’ with first event in six years on Nov. 15

The Maui Go Karters Association will hold its first race day since 2019, a “time attack” event on Nov. 15 at the Superkarts USA-sanctioned track in Pu’unene. 

November 07, 2025

Hawaiʻi urges national transportation secretary to spare state from mandated flights cuts due to federal shutdown

Maui’s Kahului Airport has managed to deal with the federal government shutdown with minimal impacts, but that is about to change with the FAA mandating flights to be cut at major airports and with transportation employees about to lose a second paycheck.

November 05, 2025

Maui Nui community steps up to help federal workers, SNAP recipients affected by government shutdown

Food boxes, donated meals and loan payment pauses have been geared toward helping folks afford over a month’s worth of lost paychecks and food stamps.

November 03, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: Seabury Hall girls volleyball team falls to Kapa‘a in Division II state championship match

Saturday night’s second-place finish felt different than 2007, 2012 or 2014 when Seabury Hall was also the Division II state runner-up; the Spartans fought back from two sets down to force a fifth set that came down to the wire before bowing to Kapa’a of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation.

November 02, 2025

Maui County plans more wells, system upgrades to meet Upcountry’s water issues, growing demand

More than 94% of Maui County is under some kind of drought as Hawai’i comes off the third-driest season in the last 30 years.

November 01, 2025

Small businesses shine each year at Hawaiian Airlines’ Made In Maui County Festival

More than 140 vendors will have a chance Friday to show their wares to about 2,000 wholesalers and shoppers from 1:30 to 6 p.m. in the “Buyers Preview and Exclusive Shopping Day” when tickets to enter are $36 per person and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the “Big Shopping Day” that is open to everyone, is expected to draw between 8,000 and 10,000 people with tickets priced at $9 per person.

October 31, 2025

After 50 years of promoting golf on Maui, TV analyst Mark Rolfing’s next big shot is trying to save The Sentry

Mark Rolfing has survived stage 4 cancer and is now putting his energy into helping to save the PGA Tour tournament he was instrumental in bringing to Maui 28 years ago.

October 29, 2025

From losing her home to chairing Maui housing committee: Tasha Kama leaned on faith and family

The late council member’s personal struggles to find housing and the fact that some of her kids had to move off island drove her passion for affordable housing, her family says.

October 27, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: Baldwin football beats Lahainaluna 14-7 to clinch Bears’ first state tournament berth since 2019

Lahainaluna saw its remarkable Maui Interscholastic League record of 17 straight trips to state football tournaments come to an end with Saturday’s result.

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