Photo of the Day: Too Cool Greeters
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Maui Waena student wins Dr. King Peace Poem Award
Seventh grade student Veronna Jhen M. Santiago from Maui Waena Intermediate School has been awarded the Maui County grand prize in the 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards. Her poem was selected out of more than 520 entries from Maui public and private schools. “We’re happy to receive work of this caliber from this young Maui poet,” said awards coordinator Melinda Gohn. Gov. Josh Green’s Maui representative Leon Bolosan and Maui Mayor Bissen congratulated winners who recited their poems to an audience of more than 150 people at the University of ...
County announces agreement with Maui Land & Pineapple to acquire West Maui water system, other assets
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 ...
Photo of the Day: Learning Hawai‘i Habitat
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African Penguin Chick Hatches at Hyatt Regency Maui
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 ...
Community Invited to Join the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence
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 ...