A Lanai-born clinical psychologist has launched a new nonprofit foundation aimed at expanding educational, health and emergency support opportunities for current island residents and Lanai families living elsewhere. On Tuesday, Ohana Healthcare Partners Foundation Inc., a newly formed ...
On Friday, the Maui County Council is expected to consider turning up the fines on drivers who won’t turn down their loud after-market stereos. Saying motorists who drive down the street blaring music at high decibels are showing “zero aloha,” Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee announced Monday that legislation addressing the fines for vehicles caught blasting their stereos is on the agenda for Friday. According to Lee, Bill 119 would amend the Maui County Code on noise control by increasing fines for the first time in more than 35 years. As proposed, the fine would go from ...
Ocean Lipstein and Zolten Poulsen were selected as the Surfers of the Year by the Maui Interscholastic League coaches, and Andy Claydon was picked as Coach of the Year. Lipstein and Poulsen have a few things in common. Both live on Maui’s westside and compete in multiple disciplines. ...
The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public review and comment on the latest revision to the Federal Fiscal Year 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program, including the return of the Lahaina Bypass project and several new transportation improvements proposed for Maui. The Transportation Improvement Program serves as Maui's short-range transportation planning document and identifies transportation projects eligible for federal funding. Updates to funding and schedules for all active projects are identified in an earlier version of the document under TIP Revision ...
Some Maui residents are critical of a plan to expand the facilities at Makena State Park in South Maui, saying the project would threaten endangered hawksbill turtles and increase the likelihood of serious spinal injuries. The 164.4-acre park stretches along the coastline for 1.5 miles and ...
The Hoʻonani Village Mixed Use Development — one of the largest affordable-housing projects in Central Maui over the last 10 years — will be reviewed at Friday’s County Council meeting, according to Council member Tamara Paltin. Friday’s agenda includes a report from the Disaster Recovery, International Affairs and Planning Committee recommending passage of Bills 163 and 164 to support the project by updating the Maui Island Plan and Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan. The project is on more than 160 acres of vacant land connected to Hansen and Pūlehu roads, with a variety of ...
