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Primary election results

Preliminary results for the primary election as of 2:53 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 Maui County Mayor Richard T. Bissen Jr. — 15,709 (46.1%) Yuki Lei Kashiwa Sugimura — 11,438 (33.6%) P. Denise La Costa — 3,940 (11.6%) Amy Petterson — 846 (2.5%) John Dunbar — 361 (1.1%) Travis A. Liggett — 238 (0.7%) Callahan P. Welsh — 208 (0.6%) Joseph Moses — 163 (0.5%) Justin Herrmann — 135 (0.4%) Laurent Zahnd — 74 (0.2%) Blank — 922 (2.7%) Over — 51 (0.1%) Maui County Council — Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu Marvin Moniz — 11,057 (32.4%) Ashley Awakea Lindsey — 6,325 ...

Photo of the Day: Kaupo Gap Trail

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Applications open for 2026 Investigative Elections Reporting Fellowship

A new $10,000 fellowship is available for a Maui County-based journalist to dig deeper into the 2026 Maui County Council and mayoral elections. The inaugural Maui Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative Investigative Elections Reporting Fellowship will fund seven weeks of original, ...

Pet of the Week: Beau

The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit MauiHumaneSociety.org.

Maui Charity Walk distributes nearly $1.8 million

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association distributed nearly $1.8 million to 78 nonprofit organizations Friday during its Maui Charity Walk Allocation Reception Breakfast at the Fairmont Kea Lani. The $1,793,769 was raised through the 47th Maui Charity Walk on May 9, another record-breaking total ...

Ninth arrest made in assault, riot investigation

A 16-year-old Lahaina boy was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of riot in connection with an assault and riot last month at a West Maui resort. The latest arrest is the ninth reported by police in connection with the July 17 incident at Kā‘anapali Ali‘i, a luxury beachfront condominium and resort at 50 Nohea Kai Drive. Eight juveniles ranging in age from 14 to 17 — including four 14-year-olds — and a 20-year-old Makawao man have now been arrested during the investigation. The 16-year-old was released to the custody of his parents after processing and consultation with ...