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Unity Bowl unites Lahainaluna, Paradise after wildfires

Lahainaluna High School will host Paradise High School of California in the “Unity Bowl,” a football game bringing together two communities recovering from devastating wildfires. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 5 at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on the Lahainaluna campus. It will be held under the theme “Two Towns, One Spirit.” Paradise was devastated by the Camp Fire in November 2018. The fire killed 85 people, destroyed much of the Northern California town and became the deadliest wildfire in state history. Nearly five years later, the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire swept through ...

Visitor industry golf tournament raises $69,176

The Maui Hotel and Lodging Association’s 29th annual Excellence in Education Golf Tournament raised $69,176 for education and workforce development programs. Thirty-six teams representing hotels and other hospitality businesses participated in the Aug. 21 tournament at Wailea Golf Club’s ...

Nominations due Sept. 18 for 2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards

Nominations will remain open for the 2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards through Sept. 18. Nominees and award recipients will be recognized Oct. 21 during a ceremony celebrating small businesses and individuals who contribute to the economy and community. The awards recognize Maui County businesses with 100 or fewer employees that have been in business for at least two years. Nominees are evaluated on a number of qualities, including leadership, work environment, partnerships, customer service and more. Awards will be presented to exceptional small businesses of the year with 10 ...

Construction begins on 35-unit affordable rental project in Wailuku

Construction has begun on Kehalani Apartments, a 35-unit affordable rental housing project in Wailuku. Developer Dowling Company, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen and other project partners marked the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday. “When a local family ...

Maui entrepreneur builds self-sustaining farm model

Entrepreneur John G. Varel remembers growing up in a family of six children with his great-uncle and grandfather on a 120-acre farm in a small Illinois town 35 miles from St. Louis. At the farm, they grew corn, soybeans and wheat to pay the rent and to feed the cows, chickens and pigs they ...