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Rotary guest to speak on preparedness

The Rotary Club of Kahului will welcome Daniella Vingelen from the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) to its weekly meeting on Monday, March 25, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to the meeting, which is held at Queen ...

Coast Guard will conduct search, rescue

The Coast Guard, Maui Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise on March 20th, 2024, off the coast of Maui. Kupuna preparedness event to take place March 29-30th The “Do I Need This” - ...

Lahaina Community Meetings on hiatus

There will be no weekly Lahaina Disaster Recovery Community Update Meetings on Wednesday, March 20, or Wednesday, March 27, due to spring break for schools, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Day, the Good Friday holiday and Easter activities, the county announced today. The County will resume the ...

Haiku to host first public meeting of 2024

The meeting will take place at the Haiku Community Center on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will include brief presentations by Maui Invasive Species Committee, Maui Tenants Union, Malama Hamakua Maui and Hamakuloa Aha Moku Council. Maui County Councilmembers Nohe U’u-Hodgins ...

‘State of our county is heartbroken’

“I am here to report the state of our county is heartbroken,” Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said Friday night to begin a State of the County Address that required several pauses to gather his emotions. Much of the 50-minute speech delivered in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s ...

Kahului Harbor undergoes $5 million spring cleaning

A dredging crew contracted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is expected to remove about 130,000 cubic yards of sediment from Kahului Harbor as part of a $5 million project that is currently underway. The crew from Camenzind Dutra JV, LLC. is using a barge-mounted crane equipped ...