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Maui voters to receive signature cards before elections

Maui County voters will soon receive yellow voter signature cards by mail ahead of the 2026 primary and general elections. According to the Maui County Clerk’s Office, the cards will confirm that voters are properly registered and allow residents to update the signature connected to their voter registration records. Election officials are encouraging voters to sign and return the postage-paid cards using blue or black ink to help avoid ballot issues caused by outdated signatures. Voters who do not receive a card may need to update their voter registration information due to an ...

Lahaina recovery group leaders to speak at Rotary Club meeting

Nestor Ugale Jr. and Ho‘ōla iā Mauikama Disaster Long Term Recovery Group Executive Director Rhonda Alexander-Monkres will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting June 2. The presentation, “Helping Lahaina Come Home: The Role of Ho‘ōla LTRG in Long-Term Recovery,” will ...

Rotary Club members help complete Habitat home in Lahaina

Members of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset recently volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Maui to help complete a home on Komo Mai Street for a family that lost theirs in the 2023 Lahaina fire. Club members and volunteers spent the day painting the home while also sharing music, fellowship ...

Ride of Silence honors cyclists lost on Maui roads

Cyclists, community leaders and advocates gathered Saturday for the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence to honor riders killed on Maui roads and promote traffic safety. Hosted by the Maui Bicycling League, the annual memorial ride began at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum in Puunene. Despite windy ...

Two survive single-engine plane crash off Molokai

On Monday, two men survived a single-engine plane crash in water about two miles west of Kalaupapa Airport on Molokai. According to Maui Fire, the plane went down at about 11:43 a.m. The men were able to get out of the aircraft and get to the shore on their own. The pair then made their way to facilities at Kalaupapa National Park, where they were taken aboard a fire department helicopter and flown to the Kalaupapa lookout. At the lookout, the two men were checked out by EMS and then taken to Molokai General Hospital for further evaluation. The fire department listed the men as ...