Walmart to host free wellness event Saturday

July 23, 2026

Walmart will host a free community wellness event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its Kahului store. The event will offer free blood pressure and body mass index screenings, pharmacist consultations and information about nutrition, healthy living, medication support and weight management. Affordable immunizations, including vaccines for RSV, shingles, tetanus and HPV, also will be available. Flu shots will be offered at no cost to people whose insurance plans cover them. Complimentary vision screenings and wellness sample boxes featuring snacks, vitamins, supplements and other ...

New film about humpback whales screens today at ProArts Playhouse

July 23, 2026

Maui filmmaker Jenn Wakefield will premiere her new whale documentary, “Deep Wisdom,” today at the ProArts Playhouse. The new film takes audiences beneath the ocean’s surface, offering an intimate look at the lives of humpback whales through underwater cinematography accompanied by an ...

Residents question plans for Lahaina Bypass extension project

July 23, 2026

Residents are weighing in on the proposed extension of the Lahaina Bypass in West Maui, with mixed support for the project. The Lahaina Bypass extension project seeks to extend the existing bypass north from Keawe Street to create a continuous highway around Lahaina and Kaanapali. However, ...

Planning commission approves Makena State Park expansion

July 23, 2026

The Maui Planning Commission has approved a revised plan to add comfort facilities and expand designated parking at Makena State Park in South Maui. The 6-1 vote approving a Special Management Area permit allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of State Parks to build ...

Healthwise Maui: Experts answer your health-related questions

July 23, 2026

EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in HEALTHWISE MAUI. 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 the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: How do I know if a cut needs stitches or if I can treat it at home? Dr. Caesar Ursic, Maui Memorial Trauma Medical Director and General Surgeon, Maui Memorial Medical ...

Ka‘ana Mana‘o: UH Maui College offers new Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

July 23, 2026

At about this time every year, anticipation and excitement start to build in earnest as the UH Maui College Fall Semester fast approaches. Well, this year, Aug. 24 cannot possibly come fast enough for our Allied Health Department Chair and Professor of Nursing Dr. Anne Scharnhorst and the rest ...