The National Park Service has backed away from a plan to start offering tours at Kalaupapa National Historical Park after Molokai residents protested the move, saying the federal agency failed to consider how increased visitation could affect them. Maui County Council Member Keani ...
Several Maui musicians were among the winners at the 2026 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards presented Saturday at the Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort. Having earned eight Nā Hōkū nominations for his album “Ku‘u Lei Lokelani,” Anthony Pfluke took home awards for contemporary acoustic album of ...
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, died after a tear in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding shared by his office. The tear in ...
The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit MauiHumaneSociety.org.
Gov. Josh Green has signed a bill extending Hawaii’s statute of limitations for bribery offenses to nine years, giving state investigators and prosecutors more time to pursue corruption cases. According to the governor’s office, Senate Bill 2494, now Act 225, addresses cases in which federal bribery investigations may continue beyond the time allowed under state law. Under previous law, bribery offenses classified as Class B felonies generally had to be prosecuted within three years, or within six years under certain circumstances. “This legislation represents meaningful ...
