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Emma Fardne Sharpe Hula Festival coming Aug. 21-22

Hosted at the Royal Lahaina Resort and celebrating 40 years of Mele Hawai‘i, the Emma Fardne Sharpe Hula Festival will take place Aug. 21-22. The festival will be from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 22. Live performances will include 2025 Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Falsetto Champion Namaka Pau‘ole and Ho‘okena. Guests will be invited to support local artisans and companies through island-inspired arts and cuisines. Hula dancing and community gatherings will take place alongside activities for children on Aug. 22. Complimentary workshops include author ...

Kahului residency area grant funds available

Organizations serving Kahului can apply for a share of $150,000 in residency area grant funding included in Maui County’s fiscal year 2027 budget. Eligible applicants include organizations seeking to support initiatives that improve quality of life, strengthen neighborhoods and address community-identified needs in the Kahului residency area, according to Maui County Council member Kauanoe Batangan. “These residency funds are opportunities to uplift our community from the ground up,” Batangan said. “I look forward to seeing the innovative proposals our community brings ...

Drones help researchers tag humpback whales off Maui

University of Hawaii researchers have successfully used drones to attach noninvasive tracking tags to humpback whales off Maui, a new technique they say could transform marine mammal research. According to a news release, scientists with the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Marine Mammal ...

County to offer wildfire recovery grants for workforce, public services

The Maui County Office of Recovery will launch two competitive grant programs to support workforce development and public services for residents recovering from the 2023 Maui wildfires. The funding opportunities, offered through the county's Hoʻokumu Hou program, are open to nonprofit organizations and government agencies providing recovery-related services to wildfire-impacted communities. A virtual applicant information session will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6 to explain eligibility requirements, the application process and available funding. Registration is available at ...

Home destroyed in Thursday fire

Three residents were displaced after a fire destroyed a home Thursday morning along Kahekili Highway. According to the Maui Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched at 8:34 a.m. to the 3200 block of Kahekili Highway in the area of the former Mendes Ranch, where they found a single-story ...

Credit Unions of Maui raise $50,000 for junior golfers

More than 140 people participated in the Credit Unions of Maui’s 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. Organizers reported that the event raised $50,000 for Maui Junior Golf Association, a Maui nonprofit dedicated to developing life skills through ...