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What happens when highway moves mauka? University of Hawaiʻi, nonprofit hope to restore 6-mile stretch of West Maui shoreline

Planners envision kalo fields, coconut farms and other natural buffers to help protect one of the state’s most important reefs.

Maui County making plans to bring back the fair after years of cancellations

The Maui Fair is a beloved local tradition that drew about 90,000 people the last time it was held in 2019.

Monday Morning MIL: There’s a new Coach Lee for Maui High School football

Pohai Lee takes reins of Sabers football program after being head coach for Baldwin High School from 2015 to 2021.

It’s a challenge: Expediting the rebuilding of homes in Lahaina’s downtown without compromising historic character

Maui County is planning to propose measures to make it easier to rebuild homes in historic and shoreline areas.

Maui coffee farmers: How did Mahi Pono obtain disease-resistant plants while they could not?

Chairperson Sharon Hurd said the Hawaiʻi State Department of Agriculture is investigating a complaint by Maui coffee farmer Gerry Ross that big company Mahi Pono was able to obtain coffee leaf rust-resistant cultivars that small companies could not.

January 08, 2025

Maui court confirms residents should have received hearing before sweep of homeless encampment

A group of unsheltered residents living on Amala Place in Kahului sued the county in 2021, saying they weren’t given enough notice and weren’t granted a hearing to make their case before the sweep.

January 07, 2025

Maui Health workers avoid strike, approve new contract with 21% pay raises and safe staffing plans

The agreement was hammered out in December following a three-day strike. The union wields significant power with 930 members — more than half of the 1,650 employees at Maui Health’s three hospitals.

January 06, 2025

Monday Morning Maui Sports: Matsuyama breaks PGA Tour scoring record at Kapalua

Kapalua Plantation Course is now home to top six under-par four-round tournament scoring marks all-time

January 05, 2025

Preservation groups demand state follow court order and pause commercial permits at Kā‘anapali Beach until study is done

Commercial operators at Kā‘anapali Beach say the court order could force them to shut down if their permits are not renewed this year, jeopardizing jobs of people impacted by the August 2023 wildfires.

January 03, 2025

The Sentry opens on Maui with inspiration for young golfers; renewed help for Lahaina

Tom Hoge leads the 60-player field with a 9-under-par 64 after the first round of The Sentry, while Maui’s youth get to see their heroes in person.

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January 17, 2025

What happens when highway moves mauka? University of Hawaiʻi, nonprofit hope to restore 6-mile stretch of West Maui shoreline

January 16, 2025

Maui County making plans to bring back the fair after years of cancellations

January 13, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: There’s a new Coach Lee for Maui High School football

January 12, 2025

It’s a challenge: Expediting the rebuilding of homes in Lahaina’s downtown without compromising historic character

January 10, 2025