Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winning musician Kevin Brown is among the celebrated artists playing at the free 35th annual Kī hō‘alu Guitar Festival at the MACC on Sunday. “I look forward to it every year,” said Brown. “The sad part is the ones that I used to play with, you don’t see ...
Growing up in Haiku, Destin Daniel Cretton fell in love with movie making at a young age. That childhood passion eventually led him to direct the latest Spider-Man epic, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” scheduled for release on July 31. Returning home for the Wailuku Film Festival, Cretton ...
A proposal to change the urban growth boundary and community plans to develop 1,609 affordable rental units along with other mixed uses in Central Maui passed on first reading by the Maui County Council. But a County Council committee held back a bill that would change the zoning for the proposed 163-acre Ho‘onani Village Mixed Use Development, pending a review by the state Land Use Commission, including an environmental impact statement. While worries arose about the source of water for the project and its location along flight paths at the Kahului Airport, some County Council ...
We first used this space to inform you about our Water Quality Lab shortly after it was opened on our campus back in 2019. So, we think it’s definitely time for an update. Our lab has evolved into a perfect example of where our most important missions intersect — providing unique learning ...
The Maui County Council passed a bill on first reading Friday that would raise the fines on drivers caught blasting their music. During discussions, no one stood up for the drivers who cruise Maui County’s roads radiating music across the landscape, but some of the elected officials disagreed about how best to address what Council Chair Alice Lee described as an "escalating issue.” As a result, Bill 119 passed 7-2 with Council members Gabe Johnson and Keani Rawlins-Fernandez opposed. If passed on second reading, Bill 119 would increase the fines on drivers with overly loud ...
The Maui Planning Commission on Tuesday deferred action on a permit request for a proposed facilities expansion at Makena State Park in South Maui after hearing concerns about potential impacts on water quality and nesting turtles, including endangered hawksbills. The parks division of the ...
