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Kamehameha Schools Maui Māhele Luna

Local News June 2, 2026

Kamehameha Schools Maui - Māhele Luna 2025-26 Semester 2 Honor Roll Poʻo Kula List (4.00 GPA) Grade 6 — Mikayla Aloy, Mahinahie Ambrose, Baylor Camara, Hoolai Eastling, Jai Fernandez, Moriah Rene Foster, Mila Fraser, Nahikuwaihoola Hewahewa, Amaya Kahalekulu-Hussey, Ikeakalani Kaili-Cockett, Zephan Kapaku, Taytum Kaulukukui, Kaihionalani Kawai, Emma Komatsu, Kahewai Lay, Ezra Pendergraft, Alexander Perry, Skye Poepoe-Uyechi, Kaitan Poouahi, Hurley Schnitzer, Kaimalie Siphers, Emma Toba, Aliya Varde, Tyli Vierra, Olivia Wada, Maia Williamson Grade 7 — Jailey Amaya, Hoomalu O ...

Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption

Local News June 1, 2026

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began erupting in December 2024, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Monday marked 48 fountaining ...

Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 'heinous' killings in Hawaii

Local News June 1, 2026

HONOLULU — The killings of three men on Hawaii's Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel," prosecutors said in court documents that also seek a tougher sentence because the victims were older than 60. Jacob Baker, 36, who is charged with murder in the deaths of two ...

Local News June 1, 2026

Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance is the new title sponsor at Torrey Pines, taking over another tournament with expansive views of the Pacific Ocean after eight years at Kapalua. The Sentry will be played Jan. 27-30 next year on the North and South courses at Torrey Pines, the municipal course ...

Kihei Elementary principal to speak at Rotary meeting

Local News June 1, 2026

Kihei Elementary School Principal Sue Forbes will discuss the school's efforts to support student achievement and develop future educators during a presentation Wednesday at the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea. The meeting will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Kihei Charter School, located at 650 Lipoa Parkway in Kihei. A social gathering with snacks and drinks will follow. The public is invited to attend in person or online through a Zoom link available at mauirotary.org. Forbes, who has lived on Maui for 22 years, previously taught fourth grade at Kihei Elementary for a decade before serving ...

Lahaina family returns home through recovery partnership

Local News June 1, 2026

A Lahaina family displaced by the August 2023 wildfires has returned home after nearly three years. More than 150 project partners, community members, friends and family gathered for a home dedication and blessing honoring Valerie Hoʻopai and her ohana as they moved into a newly rebuilt home ...