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Maui Chamber to host employment law seminar Sept. 11

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The Maui Chamber of Commerce will host its 2026 Maui Employment Law Seminar from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Maui Beach Hotel. Employment law attorneys from Torkildson Katz will discuss employee leave requirements, wage-and-hour rules, independent contractors, overtime, artificial intelligence, equal pay and recent court cases and enforcement priorities. The seminar also will cover internal workplace investigations and changes involving equal employment opportunity requirements, including diversity, equity and inclusion; EEO-1 reporting; and voluntary affirmative action ...

Lahainaluna named Hawaii’s first America’s Healthiest School

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Lahainaluna High School has become the first school in Hawaii to receive an America’s Healthiest Schools award, recognizing its efforts to promote the health and well-being of students and staff. The national nonprofit Alliance for a Healthier Generation recognized Lahainaluna for its practices in staff well-being, school health services and health education. The school’s approach to staff well-being includes cultural practices intended to foster connection. During a staff meeting, teachers selected a kukui nut, a Hawaiian symbol of knowledge, paired with an ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, or ...

Maui Holoholo Bookmobile celebrates 10 years of service

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The Maui Holoholo Bookmobile is celebrating its 10th anniversary throughout September by bringing books, technology and educational resources to communities across Maui. The mobile library will stop from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at Lahaina District Court, 1870 Honoapiilani Highway, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at Napili Park, at Honoapiilani Highway and Maiha Street. The bookmobile offers books for all ages, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, free Wi-Fi and assistance accessing electronic resources. Bookmobile-themed crafts and stickers also will be available throughout September while ...

Photo of the Day: During COVID

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Veteran MPD officer pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

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Devin Schoeppner, a 12-year veteran with the Maui Police Department, pleaded not guilty Friday in Maui Circuit Court to sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident in May 2025. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Oct. 12. A grand jury indicted Schoeppner, 49, on Aug. 28 on ...

Photo of the Day: Kula Cacao

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