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Public invited to attend War Memorial Gymnasium blessing Friday, Sept. 25

A blessing ceremony for the renovation of War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku will begin at noon Friday, Sept. 25. The gymnasium, built in 1962 for $700,000, has undergone a three-year, $32.5 million renovation by Blazy Construction, according to Maui County. The public is invited to attend ...

Barry Wurst: Summer movies soar, stumble and surprise

One of the wildest summer movie seasons has wrapped up and proved to be a financial record-breaker, with theater attendance and box office results hitting pre-pandemic levels. Before the fall movies begin to unspool in early October, here’s a look back at the summer of 2026 in cinema. The ...

Kau selected as MEMA deputy administrator

Francis Kau has been selected as deputy administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency. Kau will work with MEMA Administrator Amos Lonokailua-Hewett on day-to-day operations, emergency preparedness and response, and coordination with county, state, federal and community ...

UH Maui College offers fall ‘Just for Fun’ culinary classes

The University of Hawaii Maui College Culinary Arts Program will offer five hands-on cooking and baking classes this fall for residents interested in building their skills in the kitchen. The “Just for Fun” noncredit series will begin Sept. 26 and includes instruction in knife skills, ...

Public invited to observe wildfire training exercise in Paia

The public is invited to attend a community outreach event and observe a Maui Fire Department wildfire training exercise Oct. 7 in Paia. The outreach session will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the park adjacent to the old Paia Gym, 640 Baldwin Ave. An operational readiness exercise will ...

Pet of the Week: Harvey

The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit MauiHumaneSociety.org.