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Project launches online Maui newspaper archives
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy on Maui, the Aloha Sugar Strike and Hawaii statehood are among the historic topics reported in The Maui News in the 1950s. Now, these stories are available online for free viewing. An event celebrating the completion of the portion of the project covering the 1950s was ...
New program offers working Maui households up to $800 monthly
Applications opened Monday for Maui United Way's Kamaʻāina Credit for ALICE Households Pilot Program, which will provide monthly financial assistance to approximately 910 eligible households across Maui County for one year. Funded by the county and advanced by Maui County Council member Gabe Johnson, the program is designed to help working households achieve greater financial stability while gathering information about the financial pressures facing residents who may not qualify for traditional assistance programs. Selected households will receive $500 per month for households of ...
County homebuyer program issues 100th shopping letter
Eighteen households displaced by the 2023 Maui wildfires received shopping letters Tuesday through a county homebuyer assistance program, bringing the total number of letters issued to 100. The Ho‘okumu Hou First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program offers qualified households up to $600,000 ...
Barry Wurst: ‘Blood Diner’ an infamous cult classic from Maui Comic Con guest Jackie Kong
It’s not every day that I write about films like “Blood Diner” (1987) for The Maui News, but it’s also the rare and cherished occasion that Jackie Kong, the film’s director, is making a return visit to Maui. Kong will be a guest and interview panelist for Maui Comic Con on Oct. ...
Man seriously injured in fall into electrical vault in Napili
A 72-year-old man was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon after he fell about 6 feet into an underground electrical vault on private property in Napili, according to the Maui Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the incident at 2:41 p.m. in the 5100 block of Lower Honoapiilani ...