News

Maui County offices to close July 3 for holiday

Local News June 30, 2026

Maui County offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified July 3 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Closures include all Maui County offices and pools, the Lahaina Resource Center at Lahaina Gateway, the Recovery Permit Center at the Maui County Service Center in Kahului, and the Hana, Molokai and Lanai landfills. The Central Maui Landfill and Maui EKO Compost will be open from 6 a.m. to noon, while the Olowalu Recycling & Refuse Convenience Center will be open from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be no schedule changes for residential trash pickup on Maui, Molokai ...

Rebuilt Lahaina affordable housing community is fully occupied again

Local News June 30, 2026

An 89-unit affordable housing community in Lahaina that was destroyed in the August 2023 wildfires has reopened and is fully occupied again. Hunt Capital Partners, along with managing general partner Blieu Companies LLC and co-general partner Ikaika ʻOhana, celebrated the reopening of ...

Hawaii could receive 1 million eggs in price-fixing settlement

Local News June 30, 2026

Hawaii could receive about 1 million eggs for local food banks as part of a nationwide egg price-fixing settlement involving some of the nation’s largest egg producers, according to state Attorney General Anne Lopez. On Monday, Lopez announced securing a settlement that includes 53 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million from Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum and Hickman’s Egg Ranch. The settlement follows a multistate investigation in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice that found the companies illegally coordinated for years to influence a daily price ...

Ahi labeling law takes effect July 1

Local News June 30, 2026

A new state law requiring country-of-origin labeling for raw processed ahi sold at certain retail establishments will take effect July 1. Act 238 requires covered retailers to label raw processed ahi with the country where the ahi was landed, according to the state Department of Agriculture ...

Photo of the Day: Signature Wailea sunset

Local News June 30, 2026

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

Kalaupapa National Historical Park to offer public tours starting July 9

Local News June 29, 2026

Kalaupapa National Historical Park will offer public tours starting July 9, with reservations available through recreation.gov. The tours will be offered twice a week, according to the National Park Service. The park warned the tour is strenuous and participants must be prepared to hike up ...