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Two Maui men in their mid-20s were rescued Thursday morning after becoming separated from their group while kayaking outside Kahului Harbor. Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety crews responded at 8:25 a.m. to a U.S. Coast Guard report of two missing kayakers. Ocean Safety officers at Kanaha spotted the men near the “3-mile buoy” outside Kahului Harbor and directed rescue crews to their location. The kayakers were unable to paddle back to shore because of strong winds, so a Coast Guard vessel picked up both men, while Ocean Safety officers aboard rescue watercraft ...
With fall underway, Upcountry will host its 2026 rodeo Oct. 23-25 at Oskie Rice Arena, celebrating Maui’s paniolo culture, community and generations of Western traditions with island ties. Paniolo roots run deep on the Valley Isle. “Paniolo” means cowboy in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and the ...
Maui Pops Orchestra will return to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater with four Sunday afternoon concerts beginning Dec. 6. Ranging from $37 to $80, tickets for the orchestra’s 2026-27 season will go on sale Thursday at mauiarts.org. All four concerts will begin at 3 ...
A Kamehameha Schools Maui Class of 2030 fundraiser generated more than $19,800 in gross musubi sales during the Maui County Fair, with proceeds going toward student activities and Project Graduation. The fundraiser, organized through the Kamehameha Schools Maui Parent Teacher Student Ohana, ...
