Two women killed in Molokai UTV crash

August 10, 2026

Two women were killed and four other people were injured Saturday night in a UTV crash near Halawa Valley Park on Molokai, according to the Maui Police Department. Dispatch received a report of an overturned Polaris UTV at about 10:57 p.m. near mile post 28 on Kamehameha V Highway. Police said a 20-year-old Kaunakakai woman was driving the UTV with five passengers on a dirt roadway when she entered the paved portion of Kamehameha V Highway and veered toward the south shoulder. The driver swerved and overcorrected, causing the UTV to lift, police said. She attempted to regain ...

Rotary Club meeting presentation canceled

August 10, 2026

Editor's note: Organizers said the presentation has been canceled due to an emergency. Akaku Maui Community Media President and CEO Jay April will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting Aug. 18 at the YMCA West Side Resource Center, 226 Kupuohi St. in Lahaina. April’s presentation, “The Future of our Media Landscape,” will focus on changes in media, technology and public trust. The social period will begin at 5 p.m., with the meeting scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Light snacks will be available for purchase. To attend, email Laura Stanton at lstanton127@outlook.com.

Barry Wurst: Directed by Maui native, new ‘Spider-Man’ movie is refreshingly dark, moving

August 10, 2026

The biggest obstacle facing a new “Spider-Man” movie wasn’t the question of where the story would pick up. We know that Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) now lives in a world where his friends and even MJ (Zendaya), the love of his life, don’t remember him. Clearly, the story ...

Photo of the Day: Li’l gecko spotted me

August 9, 2026

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Primary election results

August 9, 2026

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

August 8, 2026

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