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Free cybersecurity webinar set for Sept. 16

Local News September 8, 2026

University of Hawaii Maui College will offer a free online cybersecurity webinar for Hawaii sole proprietors and registered businesses from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 16. “The One-Person Security Department: Building Your Own Tools for Hawaii IT on No Budget” is the first in a series of three Zoom sessions offered through the University of Hawaii Cybersecurity Clinic. David Stevens, an associate professor of information technology and cybersecurity at Kapiolani Community College, will discuss low-cost tools for identifying devices on a network, reviewing logs, auditing system ...

Maui Bicycling League plans event featuring West Maui candidate

Local News September 8, 2026

The Maui Bicycling League will host a nonpartisan gathering Sept. 12 featuring bicycle rides and a discussion with candidates seeking county and state offices representing West Maui. In addition to a bike ride, the event will feature a gathering focused on the future of West Maui’s transportation network, including In the Honoapiilani Highway realignment, Lahaina Bypass extension, Keawe Street safety improvements, Lower Honoapiilani Road improvements and West Maui Greenway. Participants may choose from three rides, including a 32.4-mile route, a 13.6-mile ride and a shorter ...

Photo of the Day: Ooh La La

Local News September 8, 2026

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

Hawaii residents told to expect tropical storm conditions as Hurricane Lowell passes to the west

Local News September 7, 2026

LIHUE, Hawaii — Officials in Hawaii urged residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rains, flooding and possibly mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands on Sunday. The center issued ...

Maui man sentenced to consecutive 10-year prison term

Local News September 7, 2026

A Maui man convicted of kidnapping, terroristic threatening and firearms and drug offenses was sentenced Friday to a 10-year prison term that will run consecutively to a sentence he is serving in a separate armed robbery case. The sentence gives Christopher Steven Helmer, 37, a combined indeterminate prison term of 20 years, according to the Maui County Department of the Prosecuting Attorney. Helmer pleaded guilty April 24 to kidnapping, first-degree terroristic threatening, multiple counts of prohibited possession of a firearm and second-degree promotion of a dangerous drug. The case ...

Lahainaluna and Paradise come together in Unity Bowl

Local News September 7, 2026

Lahainaluna hosted Paradise High School of California on Saturday at Sue D. Cooley Stadium in the Unity Bowl, a football game that represented more than the final score for two communities linked by tragedy. With about 1,900 people in attendance, the Lunas earned their first victory of the ...