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Meetings on disaster recovery set for Lahaina

Disaster recovery community update meetings will be launched in Lahaina this month. Starting next week, the meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Nov. 29 at the Lahaina Civic Center. Darryl Oliveira, Maui County’s interim head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, ...

Commercial pesticide disposal help offered

The Pesticides Branch of the state Department of Agriculture is conducting a free pesticide disposal program on Maui in December for farms and other commercial users of pesticides to safely dispose of canceled, suspended, unwanted or unlabeled pesticides. This program is only for commercial ...

Two zones near Kahoma Stream channel set to reopen next week

The Maui News Two more residential zones of Lahaina near the Kahoma Stream channel will reopen to residents and property owners next week, Maui County announced Thursday. Restrictions will be lifted from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for Zones 6E and 9D, which include Komo Mai ...

UH-Maui College students pivot from food prep to packing produce

The Maui News University of Hawai‘i Maui College culinary students who helped cook thousands of meals in the wake of the August wildfires are now shifting to packing produce for those in need. On Thursday mornings, instructor Natasha Joslin and the seven students in her Culinary Arts ...

West Maui businesses hope for boost from tourism’s return

HONOKOWAI — Sitting behind the counter at her quiet 808 Boards surf and skate shop in Honokowai Thursday morning, Crystal Mitchell said she could be working instead on her insurance claims for the home she lost in the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire.  Normally the shop, which also rents out ...

Senior fair to offer resources, prizes, health screenings

The Maui News The 50th Maui County Senior Fair will be held for older adults and their families from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Maui Mall Village in Kahului, the county announced Tuesday. Presented by the county Office on Aging, the fair will feature health, home care, financial ...