Last year, 227 children crossed the finish line at the Healthy Kids Running Series. The series will host its first race of the fall on Sunday, encouraging children across Maui to join in the festivities. No experience is necessary, and children of all skill levels are welcome to ...
As the fifth annual Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Haʻihaʻi Falsetto Contest returns Oct. 23 to the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Lindsey is delighted to see young women embracing and helping perpetuate the cherished Hawaiian musical tradition. “I’m so proud of it because that’s my ...
Maui County is doing groundwork to provide a temporary safe parking site in Central Maui for unhoused residents who live in their vehicles. The county said the temporary site along Pulehu Road is being designed to accommodate about 50 vehicles and provide a safer, more organized location for ...
Walmart will host a community wellness event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at its Kahului store, offering free health screenings and access to preventive health services. The event will include free blood pressure and body mass index screenings, vision screenings and one-on-one consultations with pharmacists about medications, vaccinations and other health concerns. Vaccinations for flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, shingles, HPV, hepatitis A and B and other illnesses will also be available. Flu shots are covered at no cost by most insurance plans, with some restrictions. The Kahului event ...
The Maui County Department of Human Concerns Homeless Programs Division has grant funding for nonprofits that offer programs and services for county residents who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. The deadline to apply for Emergency Solutions Grant funding is 4:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Applicants may apply for program year 2025 funding, program year 2026 funding or both. However, a separate application is required for each program year. The county has been awarded $191,693 in program year 2025 funding and $208,359.38 in program year 2026 funding. The money can ...
The University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience will receive a $40 million federal grant to support research and development aimed at helping small coffee and cacao farms increase production, according to U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz. The five-year grant, awarded through the U.S. State Department’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab program, will support the development of technologies to help Hawaii farmers address challenges such as drought and invasive pests. The program also will partner with small farms in six developing countries to strengthen supply ...
