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Hawaii gas prices rise slightly over past week

Average gasoline prices in Hawaii increased 2.3 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $5.62 per gallon, according to a GasBuddy survey of 355 stations statewide. Despite the increase last week, prices were 4.2 cents lower than a month ago but remained $1.21 higher than at the same time last year. Nationally, the average price of gasoline fell by 1 cent over the past week to $4.47 per gallon. The national average is 45.2 cents higher than a month ago and $1.33 above prices recorded a year earlier.

Presentation at Kihei-Wailea Rotary, Wednesday, May 20

The Arts Belong Here: Our Youth and Maui Nui Performing Arts Future. Mr. Barry Kawakami will share how a new program, Wave of Harmony, seeks to influence our keiki in the Arts for generations to come. This 50(c)(3) was among the first organizations responding to the Lahaina fires with school arts programs, scholarships and community productions support. His Foundation’s mission is to keep performing arts alive in Maui’s public schools as well as on Moloka’i and Lana’i. This Foundation has been anchored by the Gilbert & Aileen Kam Chuck Charitable Trust donating more than ...

Affordable housing grants available for nonprofits

Hawaii nonprofits supporting families and residents in need of affordable housing are being encouraged to submit applications for consideration of grants being awarded this year by the Nareit Foundation, a Section 501(c)(3) organization. The deadline for submitting grant applications is 5 p.m. June 19. Grants will be presented to selected nonprofits later this year through the Nareit Hawaii Community Giving Initiative. Funding for the grants is provided by donations from real estate investment trusts in Hawaii. For more information, go to nareithawaii.com.

Sne Patel to run West Maui seat in state House

LahainaTown Action Committee President Sne Patel has announced his candidacy for the state House District 14 seat representing West Maui. In a news release, Patel cited recovery efforts and long-term planning as key issues in his campaign and said he plans to focus on infrastructure, ...

Paid parking at the Baldwin Home parking lot in Lahaina will resume May 18, with revenue supporting restoration efforts at Lahaina historic sites. The Lahaina Restoration Foundation said the parking lot remained free following the 2023 Lahaina wildfire to help meet emergency and recovery ...

Photo of the Day: Spring Fireball Lily

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