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Virtual seabird sanctuary tours offered online

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is offering new virtual field trips to two remote Hawaiian seabird sanctuaries as part of the “Year of Our Coastal Kuleana.” The online interactive tours explore Lehua Island near Niihau and Holaniku, also known as Kure Atoll, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands through 360-degree videos, photos and interviews with biologists and cultural practitioners. According to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the virtual experiences are designed for classrooms but are open to learners of all ages. An in-person guided ...

Volunteer opportunities available at Kula’s Fire Restoration Nursery

The Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui will host a community volunteer service day at the Kula Community Watershed Alliance Community Restoration Nursery from 9 a.m. to noon May 29. Located in Upper Kula just off Kekaulike Avenue near Kula Lodge, the event is open to the public and welcomes community members of all ages and abilities. Volunteers will work alongside KCWA staff in the nursery, planting native Hawaiian species that are being propagated for large-scale replanting in the Kula burn scar left by the August 2023 wildfires. Tasks will vary, and several activities can be completed ...

Volunteers sought for Haleakala backpacking service trip June 19-22

Friends of Haleakala National Park is seeking volunteers for a strenuous three-night backpacking service trip June 19-22 in Haleakala National Park. Volunteer work may include invasive weed removal, native seed collection, trail clearing and cabin maintenance. The trip includes more than 21 miles of hiking across rugged terrain and steep elevation changes. Volunteers will spend three nights at the Paliku Patrol Cabin near the windward edge of Haleakala Crater. Participants should be in excellent physical condition and comfortable hiking long distances at high elevation while carrying ...

Ride of Silence honors cyclists lost on Maui roads

Cyclists, community leaders and advocates gathered Saturday for the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence to honor riders killed on Maui roads and promote traffic safety. Hosted by the Maui Bicycling League, the annual memorial ride began at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum in Puunene. Despite windy ...

Photo of the Day: Crown Flower at dusk

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Two survive single-engine plane crash off Molokai

On Monday, two men survived a single-engine plane crash in water about two miles west of Kalaupapa Airport on Molokai. According to Maui Fire, the plane went down at about 11:43 a.m. The men were able to get out of the aircraft and get to the shore on their own. The pair then made their way to facilities at Kalaupapa National Park, where they were taken aboard a fire department helicopter and flown to the Kalaupapa lookout. At the lookout, the two men were checked out by EMS and then taken to Molokai General Hospital for further evaluation. The fire department listed the men as ...