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County seeks public input on proposed disaster recovery plan amendment
Maui County is accepting public comments through July 1 on proposed changes to its Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Action Plan related to the Strategic Voluntary Mitigation Buyout Program. The county announced Monday that the proposed updates are available for review on the Hoʻokumu Hou recovery website. The public comment period began June 1 following the posting of a public notice required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to the county, the proposed amendment would establish a maximum assistance amount per property, create ...
Marine Institute educator selected for Pacific ocean exploration mission
A Maui educator has been selected for a deep-sea exploration expedition in the Pacific Ocean as part of a program designed to connect students and communities with ocean science. Sabrina Medina, education program coordinator for the Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center, was chosen by the ...
Kamehameha Schools Maui Māhele Luna
Kamehameha Schools Maui - Māhele Luna 2025-26 Semester 2 Honor Roll Poʻo Kula List (4.00 GPA) Grade 6 — Mikayla Aloy, Mahinahie Ambrose, Baylor Camara, Hoolai Eastling, Jai Fernandez, Moriah Rene Foster, Mila Fraser, Nahikuwaihoola Hewahewa, Amaya Kahalekulu-Hussey, Ikeakalani Kaili-Cockett, Zephan Kapaku, Taytum Kaulukukui, Kaihionalani Kawai, Emma Komatsu, Kahewai Lay, Ezra Pendergraft, Alexander Perry, Skye Poepoe-Uyechi, Kaitan Poouahi, Hurley Schnitzer, Kaimalie Siphers, Emma Toba, Aliya Varde, Tyli Vierra, Olivia Wada, Maia Williamson Grade 7 — Jailey Amaya, Hoomalu O ...
UH Maui College offering summer culinary classes
University of Hawaii Maui College’s Culinary Arts Program is offering a new series of hands-on cooking classes this summer, featuring topics ranging from pastry making to grilling and kitchen fundamentals. The five-class series will be on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon in the Pā‘ina ...
Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 ‘heinous’ killings in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The killings of three men on Hawaii's Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel," prosecutors said in court documents that also seek a tougher sentence because the victims were older than 60. Jacob Baker, 36, who is charged with murder in the deaths of two ...