Melcor Boco poked the biggest tako and became the first repeat champion in the 38-year history of the Larry Libres Fishing & Diving Tournament on Saturday at Kanaha Beach Park. The 207 tako divers and 186 shoreline fishermen experienced strong gusty tradewind conditions even at the 8 a.m. ...
Maui County officials convened a community meeting in Lahaina on July 1 to celebrate that reconstruction of the wildfire-ravaged town is finally on track — nearly three years after the world watched in horror as much of it burned to the ground. But that jubilation is unfortunately ...
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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 ...
