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Haiku woman dies after May 10 wreck on Honoapiilani Highway

Local News May 20, 2026

A woman from Haiku died Sunday from injuries sustained in a traffic collision May 10 on the Honoapiilani Highway in Kihei. According to Maui police, Teresa Campisi, 55, was driving a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta south on the highway at about 9:45 p.m. May 10. According to the preliminary investigation, Campisi was approaching the intersection with North Kihei Road when the Jetta drifted left across the grass median into oncoming traffic. The Jetta sideswiped a 2016 Dodge van before colliding head-on with a 2022 Volkswagen Atlas. Campisi was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center with ...

Maui Waena student wins Dr. King Peace Poem Award

Local News May 19, 2026

Seventh grade student Veronna Jhen M. Santiago from Maui Waena Intermediate School has been awarded the Maui County grand prize in the 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards. Her poem was selected out of more than 520 entries from Maui public and private schools. “We’re happy to receive work of this caliber from this young Maui poet,” said awards coordinator Melinda Gohn. Gov. Josh Green’s Maui representative Leon Bolosan and Maui Mayor Bissen congratulated winners who recited their poems to an audience of more than 150 people at the University of ...

Photo of the Day: Too Cool Greeters

Local News May 19, 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.

County announces agreement with Maui Land & Pineapple to acquire West Maui water system, other assets

Local News May 18, 2026

Maui County has reached a memorandum of understanding with Maui Land & Pineapple Co. to acquire the company’s West Maui water infrastructure, a move officials say would significantly expand public stewardship of drinking water systems. In a Monday announcement, Maui County Mayor Richard ...

Affordable housing grants available for nonprofits

Local News May 18, 2026

Hawaii nonprofits supporting families and residents in need of affordable housing are being encouraged to submit applications for consideration of grants being awarded this year by the Nareit Foundation, a Section 501(c)(3) organization. The deadline for submitting grant applications is 5 p.m. June 19. Grants will be presented to selected nonprofits later this year through the Nareit Hawaii Community Giving Initiative. Funding for the grants is provided by donations from real estate investment trusts in Hawaii. For more information, go to nareithawaii.com.

Community Invited to Join the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence

Local News May 18, 2026

Annual memorial ride honors lives lost on Maui’s roads and raises awareness for safer streets for all. The Maui Bicycling League (MBL) invites the community to participate in the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 8:45 AM beginning at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum in Puʻunēnē. The Ride of Silence is a solemn, slow-paced memorial ride that brings together cyclists, families, advocates, community members, and public officials to honor those who have lost their lives while riding on Maui’s roads and to raise awareness for safer streets for all. This ...