Maui County officials are encouraging residents to attend a free two-part series on the threat posed by coconut rhinoceros beetles, invasive pests recently detected on Maui. The first session will be a virtual town hall from 4 to 6 p.m. July 9 on Microsoft Teams at bit.ly/CRBTownHall. The ...
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After receiving a record number of applications during this grant cycle, Maui United Way has awarded $900,000 in Community Resiliency Grants to 13 nonprofit organizations that serve Maui, Molokai and Lanai. According to Maui United Way, the grants provide three years of funding to help the 13 nonprofits strengthen essential services, build organizational capacity and support community resilience. The nonprofits awarded grants include Emergency Animal Care & Help, Family Hui Hawaii, Hale Mahaolu, Hāna Arts, Hawaiian Community Assets, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of ...
After three decades of working for the county, Maui County Director of Personnel Services Cynthia Razo-Porter has announced she will retire, effective July 31. Razo-Porter was appointed by the Civil Service Commission to be the director of the Department of Personnel Services in 2023. Before ...
A Grand Canyon river rafting guide who aimed to become the first American woman to row across the mid-Pacific solo has completed a record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii. Hundreds gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she pulled into a Honolulu harbor Friday night on her 21-foot row boat, Lily, after nearly a month and a half at sea, local media reported. Pfendler, who launched from Monterey, California, in May, set out to become the first American woman, youngest woman and fastest woman to make the more than 2,400-mile journey solo, according to her website. Hundreds of ...
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.
