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East Maui Water Authority accepting grant applications

From Aug. 12 to Oct. 1, the East Maui Water Authority will accept applications for grants supporting watershed restoration, education, research and cultural knowledge-sharing benefiting Huelo, Honomanū, Keʻanae and Nāhiku. Individuals, nonprofits and for-profit businesses may apply. The East Maui Water Authority has $150,000 available for fiscal year 2027 grants. Free workshops will be held at 5 p.m. Aug. 12 at the EMWA office in Kahului and online, at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 19 in Keʻanae Uka and at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Haʻikū Community Center. First-time applicants are encouraged to ...

Three Maui County students receive Bayer life sciences scholarships

Three Maui County graduating seniors are among 10 students statewide to receive the 2026 Bayer Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship. The Maui recipients to receive $1,000 scholarships include Sloane Jucker of Maui Preparatory Academy, Kody Manegdeg of King Kekaulike High School and Jasmyn Yun of Maui High School. The scholarship program is open to graduating seniors from Hawaii high schools who plan to attend an accredited college or university and pursue a discipline related to the life sciences. Bayer said it has awarded more than $195,000 in scholarships through the program to ...

Kekaulike Avenue utility work to affect traffic

Hawaiian Electric crews will replace a utility pole along Kekaulike Avenue between Puanani Place and Haleakala Highway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10-12. The makai lane between mile markers 6 and 7 will be closed during the work, along with the bike lane, shoulder and sidewalk. Flaggers will direct traffic, and motorists should expect delays. No service interruption is expected.

Maui MPO names Kasie Apo Takayama executive director

The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization has appointed Kasie M. Apo Takayama as its new executive director. According to the MPO, Apo Takayama has nearly a decade of public service experience with the Maui County Office of Council Services, where she served as a senior legislative ...

Photo of the Day: Pu‘u Pa‘upa‘u

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

Channel House community in Lahaina to break ground on reconstruction project

Owners of the Channel House condominium community plan to break ground Friday on a reconstruction project intended to bring families displaced by the August 2023 Lahaina wildfire one step closer to returning home. The invitation-only ceremony will be held at the property at 1010 Front St. ...