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Maui Bicycling League plans event featuring West Maui candidate

The Maui Bicycling League will host a nonpartisan gathering Sept. 12 featuring bicycle rides and a discussion with candidates seeking county and state offices representing West Maui. In addition to a bike ride, the event will feature a gathering focused on the future of West Maui’s transportation network, including In the Honoapiilani Highway realignment, Lahaina Bypass extension, Keawe Street safety improvements, Lower Honoapiilani Road improvements and West Maui Greenway. Participants may choose from three rides, including a 32.4-mile route, a 13.6-mile ride and a shorter ...

Free cybersecurity webinar set for Sept. 16

University of Hawaii Maui College will offer a free online cybersecurity webinar for Hawaii sole proprietors and registered businesses from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 16. “The One-Person Security Department: Building Your Own Tools for Hawaii IT on No Budget” is the first in a series of three Zoom sessions offered through the University of Hawaii Cybersecurity Clinic. David Stevens, an associate professor of information technology and cybersecurity at Kapiolani Community College, will discuss low-cost tools for identifying devices on a network, reviewing logs, auditing system ...

Maui Health Foundation director of philanthropy to speak at Rotary meeting

Maui Health Foundation Director of Philanthropy Leana Taylor will discuss “Food Is Medicine: Locally Grown, Physician Prescribed” at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting Sept. 15. Taylor will explain an approach to preventive care that provides locally grown food alongside clinical ...

Free cancer screenings available for eligible women

The Hawaii Department of Health is offering free breast and cervical cancer screenings to women who meet age, income and insurance requirements. The Hawaii Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program is open to women ages 40 to 64 whose income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level and who are uninsured or underinsured. Women may qualify as underinsured if they cannot afford their copay or deductible or their insurance does not cover cancer screening. An online eligibility form is available at mammogram.hawaii.gov. Department staff will review submissions and contact ...

Conservation scholarship applications due Oct. 16

Nā Koa Manu Conservation is accepting applications for the 2026 Dr. Fern Duvall II Dedicatory Conservation Scholarship. The scholarship provides a one-time award of $2,000, subject to available funding, to an undergraduate or graduate student studying environmental science, biology, conservation or a related field at an accredited college or university. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate a commitment to conservation through coursework, research, volunteer service, community initiatives or related experience. Preference will be given to students from Hawaii or ...

Lahainaluna and Paradise come together in Unity Bowl

Lahainaluna hosted Paradise High School of California on Saturday at Sue D. Cooley Stadium in the Unity Bowl, a football game that represented more than the final score for two communities linked by tragedy. With about 1,900 people in attendance, the Lunas earned their first victory of the ...