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September 09, 2025

Maui’s ʻukulele virtuoso Derick Sebastian to play national anthem at Dodger Stadium on Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway day

A chance meeting of the Arizona Diamondbacks CEO while playing at the Hula Grill in Kā‘anapali in 2009 has led to Derek Sebastian performing the Star-Spangled Banner before seven Major League Baseball games.

September 08, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: King Kekaulike wins first OT football game in school history; Lunas in control of Division I

In the first overtime game in King Kekaulike High School football history which dates to 1995, Kanoa Kuailani scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to end a 34-28 win over Baldwin at King Kekaulike Stadium. Kuailani, a 6-foot, 190-pound junior, entered the 2024 season as Na Ali’i’s starting quarterback, but missed the rest of the season after being injured in the first Maui Interscholastic League game against Baldwin.

September 06, 2025

Burying power lines along Lahainaluna Road part of Hawaiian Electric’s grid hardening plan

The project to bury electric wires underground along Lahainaluna Road is estimated to cost $11 million per mile, which a Hawaiian Electric official said will be covered by a U.S. Department of Energy grant.

September 06, 2025

Maui commercial boating industry struggling while waiting for Lahaina Harbor to reopen, tourism to rebound

Most commercial boat companies on Maui were just recovering from the COVID pandemic’s six-month shutdown of tourists, when the 2023 Lahaina fire led to visitors being told initially to stay away, a message that still lingers two years later.

September 03, 2025

New upscale Wailea restaurant staffing kitchen with culinary graduates from UH Maui College

Aurum Maui opened in July and the kitchen staff is loaded with University of Hawai’i Maui College culinary program graduates — 10 of 21 kitchen staffers are UHMC graduates.

September 01, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: Lahainaluna runs past King Kekaulike; Kamehameha Maui routs undermanned Maui High

Lahainaluna kicks off Maui Interscholastic League play with a victory behind 480 rushing yards, while Kamehameha Maui trounces Maui High that was without its starting quarterback, starting running back and standout wide receiver due to injuries.

September 01, 2025

Ghost guns tough to regulate in Hawaiʻi, police and legislators agree after one used in fatal shooting of Maui officer

Maui police officer Suzanne O was killed in the line of duty by a suspect using a ghost gun, a weapon that is easy to acquire or make from parts acquired on the internet.

August 29, 2025

Kahului tiny home village to replace temporary tent shelter, leaving advocates worried where houseless residents will go

The state says there will be a transition period to allow residents of Pu‘uhonua o Nēnē, the temporary shelter set up for houseless Lahaina fire survivors, to move into the kauhale or find alternate housing.

August 28, 2025

Kapalua golf courses to temporarily close to restore grass in attempt to save The Sentry tournament on Maui

With the state loosening water restrictions in West Maui on Saturday, workers soon will begin implementing the plan to bring back the dying greens and fairways at the Plantation Course at Kapalua and save the tournament that provides a $50 million boost to the local economy.

August 25, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: Kamehameha Maui, King Kekaulike ride strong ground games to victory to open league play

Zedekaiah Campbell became the Warriors’ all-time leading rusher with a three-touchdown, 159-yard performance.

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