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February 05, 2025

Olowalu, Ukumehame brace for change with state’s plan to move coastal highway inland to combat sea level rise

The $160 million project is part of a yearslong effort to move Honoapi’ilani Highway away from the shoreline and improve access to and from West Maui.

February 03, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: Baldwin, Seabury Hall boys soccer teams tune up for states; Maui High girls basketball wins MIL championship

Spartans beat Bears 2-1 in scrimmage to prepare both for the state tournaments this week

February 02, 2025

As eviction moratorium ends, Maui’s renters face pricier market than before wildfires

Rents have dipped since the beginning of 2024, but advocates worry more people will be without housing or leave the island if more isn’t done.

January 31, 2025

‘Feels like a miracle’: Moloka‘i nonprofit purchases fishpond, 300 acres for preservation

Both the nonprofit and a land conservation expert described the $1.5 million purchase as a rare victory in a state where so many other lands are being sold and developed.

January 31, 2025

Investigators spent months searching for a man unaccounted for in Lahaina fire. Now his 6 children are asking the court to declare him deceased

The children of Elmer Lee Stevens, who lost their mother in the Lahaina fire, filed a petition with the court that, if granted, would allow them to join the settlement for the many residents who lost loved ones and homes in the fire.

January 27, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: Baldwin High School boys, Maui Prep girls win league swimming team championships

Four swimmers — Lahainaluna’s Jake McGill, King Kekaulike’s Xander Hurst, Maui Prep’s Sacha Salem and Maui High’s Aika Swanson — won two individual events on Saturday at the Kīhei Aquatic Center.

January 26, 2025

Bill in Hawaiʻi Legislature would speed up rebuilding of affordable housing complexes destroyed in Lahaina fire

Measure specifically targets four affordable housing projects that offered 358 units before the fire.

January 22, 2025

Maui brothers back on baseball diamond together for one of the nation’s top college teams

Wehiwa Aloy, who is ranked as a possble first-round draft choice for the No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks, will play this season with brother Kuhio, who transferred from BYU.

January 20, 2025

Monday Morning MIL: With 1999 championship players in the stands, Maui High girls basketball team clinches regular season title, state berth

Sabers are 10-0 and have clinched a state berth as they try to claim their first MIL girls basketball championship since 1999

January 19, 2025

Bury all power lines or rebuild the town fast? In Lahaina fire recovery, it’s hard to do both

After a downed power line caused the devastating August 2023 wildfire, there was public outcry to bury all lines in Lahaina. But Hawaiian Electric says they can’t do that without delaying the rebuild.

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