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Veteran MPD officer pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
Devin Schoeppner, a 12-year veteran with the Maui Police Department, pleaded not guilty Friday in Maui Circuit Court to sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident in May 2025. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Oct. 12. A grand jury indicted Schoeppner, 49, on Aug. 28 on ...
Maui Chamber to host employment law seminar Sept. 11
The Maui Chamber of Commerce will host its 2026 Maui Employment Law Seminar from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Maui Beach Hotel. Employment law attorneys from Torkildson Katz will discuss employee leave requirements, wage-and-hour rules, independent contractors, overtime, artificial intelligence, equal pay and recent court cases and enforcement priorities. The seminar also will cover internal workplace investigations and changes involving equal employment opportunity requirements, including diversity, equity and inclusion; EEO-1 reporting; and voluntary affirmative action ...
Special Fair Day returns Oct. 2 to Wailuku
Maui County’s Special Fair Day will return Oct. 2, offering community members with disabilities an opportunity to enjoy the fair in an accessible setting. The private event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the War Memorial Special Events Complex. About 2,000 participants are expected. The event is open to people with intellectual, developmental, physical, mobility, sensory and communication disabilities, as well as those who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or have low vision, autistic or otherwise neurodivergent. “Special Fair Day has always been such a meaningful ...
Maui Holoholo Bookmobile celebrates 10 years of service
The Maui Holoholo Bookmobile is celebrating its 10th anniversary throughout September by bringing books, technology and educational resources to communities across Maui. The mobile library will stop from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at Lahaina District Court, 1870 Honoapiilani Highway, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at Napili Park, at Honoapiilani Highway and Maiha Street. The bookmobile offers books for all ages, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, free Wi-Fi and assistance accessing electronic resources. Bookmobile-themed crafts and stickers also will be available throughout September while ...
Lahainaluna named Hawaii’s first America’s Healthiest School
Lahainaluna High School has become the first school in Hawaii to receive an America’s Healthiest Schools award, recognizing its efforts to promote the health and well-being of students and staff. The national nonprofit Alliance for a Healthier Generation recognized Lahainaluna for its practices in staff well-being, school health services and health education. The school’s approach to staff well-being includes cultural practices intended to foster connection. During a staff meeting, teachers selected a kukui nut, a Hawaiian symbol of knowledge, paired with an ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, or ...