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Emma Fardne Sharpe Hula Festival coming Aug. 21-22

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Hosted at the Royal Lahaina Resort and celebrating 40 years of Mele Hawai‘i, the Emma Fardne Sharpe Hula Festival will take place Aug. 21-22. The festival will be from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 22. Live performances will include 2025 Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Falsetto Champion Namaka Pau‘ole and Ho‘okena. Guests will be invited to support local artisans and companies through island-inspired arts and cuisines. Hula dancing and community gatherings will take place alongside activities for children on Aug. 22. Complimentary workshops include author ...

Tickets available for Maui Music & Food Experience

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Hua Momona Foundation will hold its third annual Maui Music & Food Experience event starting at 5 p.m. Aug. 21-22 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. Pounds of Kalo, John Cruz and headliner Taimane will be performing on Aug. 21. Kanekoa, Lisa Fischer, Robert Irving III, Alejandro Escovedo and LOS LOBOS will be performing the following day. Chefs will include Zach Laidlaw as curator, Alvin Savella, Donovan Foster, Zach Sato, Taylor Ponte and Hannah Stanchfield. The foundation's mission is to alleviate food insecurity, accelerate the Lahaina post-wildfire rebuild and foster the ...

MEO honors retiring CEO Debbie Cabebe after 26-year career

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Debbie Cabebe, the longtime leader of Maui Economic Opportunity, was honored Friday during a retirement celebration attended by more than 150 family members, friends, staff and community leaders. Cabebe retired after 26 years with the nonprofit, including the past nine as chief executive ...

Kahului residency area grant funds available

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Organizations serving Kahului can apply for a share of $150,000 in residency area grant funding included in Maui County’s fiscal year 2027 budget. Eligible applicants include organizations seeking to support initiatives that improve quality of life, strengthen neighborhoods and address community-identified needs in the Kahului residency area, according to Maui County Council member Kauanoe Batangan. “These residency funds are opportunities to uplift our community from the ground up,” Batangan said. “I look forward to seeing the innovative proposals our community brings ...

Child Support Enforcement Agency launches upgraded system

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The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General’s Child Support Enforcement Agency has completed a major technology upgrade and launched its new KEIKI child support platform. The system became fully operational July 20 following a 2.5-year modernization project. Officials said the transition did not interrupt child support services or agency operations. KEIKI replaces the agency’s aging mainframe system and is designed to improve security, performance, reporting and data management while allowing for future state and federal program changes. Planning began in 2021 and included ...

County to offer wildfire recovery grants for workforce, public services

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The Maui County Office of Recovery will launch two competitive grant programs to support workforce development and public services for residents recovering from the 2023 Maui wildfires. The funding opportunities, offered through the county's Hoʻokumu Hou program, are open to nonprofit organizations and government agencies providing recovery-related services to wildfire-impacted communities. A virtual applicant information session will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6 to explain eligibility requirements, the application process and available funding. Registration is available at ...