At the request of King Kamehameha V in 1872, Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm I sent Prussian military musician Henri Berger to Hawaii to lead the Royal Hawaiian Band. Transforming the band, Berger became known as the “father of Hawaiian music” for his setting of the “Hymn of Kamehameha I,” ...
Maui resident J.B. Bryant shot a hole-in-one at the Waiehu Golf Course on May 12. Bryant used a driver when he aced the 235-yard hole. “It did a bounce on the green, rolled up on the green, hit the pin and went in,” Bryant said. Bryant has been playing at the municipal link about ...
Maui musicians are once again strongly represented among the annual nominations for the 2026 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts announced the 2026 finalists, with Maui artists earning four of the six nominations for album of the year, including Kamalei Kawaʻa ...
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A new 24-passenger Maui Economic Opportunity bus with two-wheelchair capacity is in service on Molokai following a blessing last month. Bus P148, a 2026 Ford Diamond Coach 2800, replaces P131, an 18-passenger 2010 Chevy Aero-Tech 240 bus with 388,000 miles that needed to be replaced based on federal standards. Maui County provided a grant for the new bus. The blessing by Kahu Jimmy Duvauchelle was held at the MEO office in Kaunakakai on April 21. Others participating in the blessing were Council Member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, who holds the Molokai residency seat, her aide Hina ...
The Maui Police Department is collaborating with law enforcement nationwide to increase seat belt and child safety seat use in Maui County. From May 11 to May 31, Maui police will participate in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Maui police said drivers can expect to see heightened traffic enforcement and the use of unmarked patrol vehicles to enforce seat belt and child passenger restraint laws. “We want our community to understand that this campaign is not about issuing citations, it’s about saving lives,” Lt. Kenneth ...
