Maui County has reached a memorandum of understanding with Maui Land & Pineapple Co. to acquire the company’s West Maui water infrastructure, a move officials say would significantly expand public stewardship of drinking water systems. In a Monday announcement, Maui County Mayor Richard ...
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Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, announces the hatching of its first African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) chick born on property in nearly 17 years. The chick, which hatched on April 24, joins the resort’s colony of seven adult African Penguins. Now three weeks old, the newest member of the resort’s penguin colony is healthy and thriving under the dedicated care of the on-property wildlife team. The newly hatched penguin’s arrival marks a historic milestone for the resort’s wildlife program, which is an active participant in the Zoological Association of America’s African ...
Annual memorial ride honors lives lost on Maui’s roads and raises awareness for safer streets for all. The Maui Bicycling League (MBL) invites the community to participate in the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 8:45 AM beginning at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum in Puʻunēnē. The Ride of Silence is a solemn, slow-paced memorial ride that brings together cyclists, families, advocates, community members, and public officials to honor those who have lost their lives while riding on Maui’s roads and to raise awareness for safer streets for all. This ...
Maui Police Officer Suzanne O, who was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 15, 2025, was honored at the 2026 Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday in Honolulu. The annual ceremony, organized by the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, recognizes law enforcement ...
WAIALUA, Hawaii — The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan's Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a tangle where his lemongrass, cucumber and okra once flourished. His niece, Jeni Balanay, lost her crops too — a mustardy green called choy sum, ...
