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July 30, 2025

UPDATE 11 p.m.: Maui County lifts tsunami evacuation orders

Gov. Josh Green said shortly after 6 p.m. that buoys off Midway Atoll indicated that the wave measured 6 feet from peak to trough, “so a 3-foot wave riding on top of the ocean.”

July 28, 2025

Monday Morning Maui Sports: Central East Maui Little Leaguers make history for island as same squad reaches second-straight World Series

The team has won all 10 of its games this summer, at the state and West Region levels, to qualify for the 2025 Intermediate 50/70 World Series in Livermore, Calif., that began Sunday. Central East Maui received a bye and will open play today 1 p.m. HST in the event that runs through Aug. 3.

July 27, 2025

Displaced Lahaina fire survivors eager to rebuild with help from $1.6 billion federal grant

The federal funding will be available to help residents rebuild or afford a home for the first time in Lahaina or Kula, with . applications opening in August.

July 26, 2025

The Maui County Fair is back, returning in October after 6-year absence

To make the return of the fair happen, Maui County is providing $1.5 million in funding — about double the cost of the event the last it was held in 2019.

July 25, 2025

Home sweet home: Krau leaves prestigious football academy to play senior year at Baldwin High with his brothers

Kaholi Krau, the first Mauian to attend the elite IMG Academy in Florida for more than one year, has returned home to play football and make up for lost time with his family.

July 25, 2025

Central Maui Little League All-Stars win West Region championship

The Central East Maui Little League All-Stars won the West Region championship at the Little League Intermediate 50/70 level in Nogales, Ariz., on Thursday. The win advances the Maui team to the Little League Intermediate 50/70 World Series in Livermore, Calif., Sunday through Aug. 3.  The CEMLL ran up a 7-0 record in the tournament […]

July 23, 2025

Maui County now making Lahaina historic guidelines clearer and enforceable after agreement with state

Since striking an agreement with the State Historic Preservation Division in April, Maui County has been enforcing historic guidelines more consistently in order for people to be approved for building permits.

July 21, 2025

Monday Morning Maui Sports: Wehiwa Aloy signs with Orioles, Jaxon Grossman decides to attend University of Oklahoma

Having two players from Maui drafted in the same year is rare — in 1999, Wehiwa’s dad Jamie Aloy and future World Series champ Shane Victorino were chosen in the same draft.

July 20, 2025

Better late than never: ‘Ohana Hope Village nears completion 2 years after Maui wildfires

The 88-unit temporary housing complex for fire survivors has taken 1 1/2 years longer to build that expected, and risen in cost from $14 to $20 million, but the need for it has not diminished.

July 19, 2025

Ella Connor, Maui volleyball star, was in a mental health crisis. Herc the service dog came to her rescue

Seabury Hall 2021 graduate Ella Connor, who became a beach volleyball All-American at Cal Poly, struggled with panic attacks and attempted to take her life twice but is now doing “amazing” with help from her four-legged companion.

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