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Kahului residency area grant funds available

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Organizations serving Kahului can apply for a share of $150,000 in residency area grant funding included in Maui County’s fiscal year 2027 budget. Eligible applicants include organizations seeking to support initiatives that improve quality of life, strengthen neighborhoods and address community-identified needs in the Kahului residency area, according to Maui County Council member Kauanoe Batangan. “These residency funds are opportunities to uplift our community from the ground up,” Batangan said. “I look forward to seeing the innovative proposals our community brings ...

Child Support Enforcement Agency launches upgraded system

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The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General’s Child Support Enforcement Agency has completed a major technology upgrade and launched its new KEIKI child support platform. The system became fully operational July 20 following a 2.5-year modernization project. Officials said the transition did not interrupt child support services or agency operations. KEIKI replaces the agency’s aging mainframe system and is designed to improve security, performance, reporting and data management while allowing for future state and federal program changes. Planning began in 2021 and included ...

County to offer wildfire recovery grants for workforce, public services

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The Maui County Office of Recovery will launch two competitive grant programs to support workforce development and public services for residents recovering from the 2023 Maui wildfires. The funding opportunities, offered through the county's Hoʻokumu Hou program, are open to nonprofit organizations and government agencies providing recovery-related services to wildfire-impacted communities. A virtual applicant information session will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6 to explain eligibility requirements, the application process and available funding. Registration is available at ...

Drones help researchers tag humpback whales off Maui

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University of Hawaii researchers have successfully used drones to attach noninvasive tracking tags to humpback whales off Maui, a new technique they say could transform marine mammal research. According to a news release, scientists with the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Marine Mammal ...

UH women’s volleyball announces schedule

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Led by first-year head coach Joshua Walker, the University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team will play a 29-match regular-season schedule this fall. The 2026 schedule includes three early-season tournaments and 11 nonconference matches before UH begins its inaugural season in the Mountain ...

Credit Unions of Maui raise $50,000 for junior golfers

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More than 140 people participated in the Credit Unions of Maui’s 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. Organizers reported that the event raised $50,000 for Maui Junior Golf Association, a Maui nonprofit dedicated to developing life skills through ...