The Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation has awarded scholarships to eight Maui student-athletes who will continue their education at colleges and universities across the country. The foundation awarded eight scholarships worth $3,750 each during a May 14 ceremony at Hui No‘eau Visual Arts ...
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz recently visited the construction site of the future Hālau of ‘Ōiwi Art in Wailuku to view ongoing work on the cultural center, which will serve as a hub for hula and Native Hawaiian arts as well as a disaster resilience facility. Schatz, vice chair of the Senate ...
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is warning medical professionals, particularly nurses, about a phone scam in which fraudsters impersonate state officials. Individuals posing as state officials are contacting current and former LPNs, RNs and APRNs and falsely claiming that an ...
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has launched a disaster assistance program that will provide more than $1 million in financial aid to eligible Native Hawaiian families impacted by the March kona low storms. Applications are open for the OHA March 2026 Kona Low General Disaster Assistance ...
The Haleakala Visitor Center at 10,000 feet elevation will reopen at 8 a.m. May 21. The national park’s visitor center at the summit of Haleakala was closed for repairs and improvements to the building in February. The visitor’s center will reopen with temporary exhibits and store ...
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