Federal wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding the individual or individuals responsible for the death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal whose body was discovered last month on a Molokai beach. According to NOAA, the investigation into the death of Hawaiian ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in “Healthwise Maui,” which appears in The Maui News. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: What actually happens when you call the 988 Crisis Lifeline? How do you know when it’s time to call? Giulietta Swenson, PsyD, Maui Memorial ...
As part of the RISE Maui Summit organized by the Hui Momona Foundation, Sasha Luccioni, co-founder and chief scientific officer of the Sustainable AI Group, explored the impact of artificial intelligence in a talk Aug. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. Working at the intersection ...
A 43-year-old man from Kihei is facing up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Maui bank in August 2025. According to U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson, Justin Nelson is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 18 before Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor. According to court records and previous reports, Nelson entered the First Hawaiian Bank branch on East Lipoa Street in Kihei on Aug. 27, 2025, wearing a black hoodie, jeans and a mask. He was carrying a white ABC store bag and what appeared to be a handgun but turned out to be a black airsoft pistol. Nelson ...
As the defending Maui Interscholastic League Division I girls volleyball champion, Kamehameha Maui has opened the season with victories over Lahainaluna, Maui High and Baldwin. On Aug. 25, the Warriors swept Maui High with Uilani Ahana and Pualililehua Kahaloa leading the offense with 13 ...
The Kamehameha Maui football team earned a 14-0 victory over Lahainaluna on Aug. 29 at Sue D. Cooley Stadium, one week after Warriors kicker Eli Kamakani Caires potentially set a Maui Interscholastic League record. The win over the Lunas was the Warriors’ second straight following their ...
