The West Maui Sports crew will cast lines into the water at Mala Wharf at 8 a.m. June 27 to kick off a day of celebration. The public is invited to join the morning cast by bringing a fishing pole, talking story with local fishermen and helping celebrate the store’s return to Lahaina, as ...
NOAA Fisheries has relocated Hawaiian monk seal pup RV96, also known as “Anela Auinala,” from Kaimana Beach in Waikiki to an undisclosed beach on Oahu. The agency said the move will help the young seal develop natural survival behaviors away from the large crowds at Waikiki. The pup ...
Former Maui News reporter Jill Engledow has become one of Maui’s foremost historians. Documenting island life for more than four decades, she has authored several books on Maui’s history and written historical novels that vividly portray the lives of women who lived on the island in ...
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez on Friday said the state’s ongoing public corruption investigation remains active and is more complex than initially believed. On Jan. 20, Lopez announced her office was launching an investigation into an “influential state legislator” who allegedly accepted $35,000 in 2022. Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke later received a letter from Lopez saying Luke was the target of that investigation. Luke has since announced she will not seek re-election and is taking an indefinite unpaid leave of absence. According to the Department of the Attorney ...
The Maui County Council’s Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Monday to discuss litigation involving former county chief of staff Leo Caires, whose whistleblower lawsuit alleges he was fired after raising concerns about suspected fraud in the mayor’s office. Caires filed the lawsuit against Maui County in April, alleging Mayor Richard Bissen wrongfully terminated him in violation of Hawaii’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act after Caires reported suspected fraud involving public funds tied to grants administered through the Mayor’s Office ...
Father’s Day is just around the bend, and there are decisions to be made. Some dads want to eat out, some want to eat in. Some want a big old meat-and-potatoes meal, some dream of a sushi omakase extravaganza. But what do the dads who cook and feed people for a living want? The dad chefs ...
