The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization has appointed Kasie M. Apo Takayama as its new executive director. According to the MPO, Apo Takayama has nearly a decade of public service experience with the Maui County Office of Council Services, where she served as a senior legislative ...
Maui residents Bernd Roediger and Morgan Noireaux competed in the World Windsurfing Tour at the Fiji Surf Pro in June, finishing first and third, respectively, at Fiji’s Cloudbreak reef. This year's competition featured some of the biggest conditions this season has seen, measuring up to 4 ...
Hawaii is preparing to begin nearly $150 million in federally funded broadband projects aimed at bringing reliable high-speed internet service to rural and underserved communities across the state. The Office of the Governor and the University of Hawaii announced Tuesday that $149.5 million ...
Three Maui County graduating seniors are among 10 students statewide to receive the 2026 Bayer Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship. The Maui recipients to receive $1,000 scholarships include Sloane Jucker of Maui Preparatory Academy, Kody Manegdeg of King Kekaulike High School and Jasmyn Yun of Maui High School. The scholarship program is open to graduating seniors from Hawaii high schools who plan to attend an accredited college or university and pursue a discipline related to the life sciences. Bayer said it has awarded more than $195,000 in scholarships through the program to ...
Hawaiian Electric crews will replace a utility pole along Kekaulike Avenue between Puanani Place and Haleakala Highway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10-12. The makai lane between mile markers 6 and 7 will be closed during the work, along with the bike lane, shoulder and sidewalk. Flaggers will direct traffic, and motorists should expect delays. No service interruption is expected.
From Aug. 12 to Oct. 1, the East Maui Water Authority will accept applications for grants supporting watershed restoration, education, research and cultural knowledge-sharing benefiting Huelo, Honomanū, Keʻanae and Nāhiku. Individuals, nonprofits and for-profit businesses may apply. The East Maui Water Authority has $150,000 available for fiscal year 2027 grants. Free workshops will be held at 5 p.m. Aug. 12 at the EMWA office in Kahului and online, at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 19 in Keʻanae Uka and at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Haʻikū Community Center. First-time applicants are encouraged to ...
