Photo of the Day: Old Wailuku Heights
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Lahaina Restoration Foundation Benefit Luau sold out
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation has announced that seats for the upcoming 2026 Benefit Luau on May 16 have sold out. While the luau has reached capacity, the public can still support the foundation’s efforts to preserve Lahaina’s history through the event's Raise the Paddle ...
Pet of the Week: Nohea
The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit MauiHumaneSociety.org.
Hui No‘eau seeks entries for juried exhibit
Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is inviting artists to submit work for “Impressions & Imprints,” a juried exhibition featuring printmaking, metalsmithing and ceramics. Online registration will be open May 12-19. Artwork intake is scheduled 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 at the center in Makawao. According to Hui No‘eau, the exhibition explores the shared language of tactile media, examining how touch can leave lasting physical and conceptual impressions. The show highlights the relationship between flat surfaces and sculptural forms and the ways artists transform raw ...
Letter carriers to hold Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 9
The National Association of Postal Letter Carriers will be collecting nonperishable food donations from customers on May 9 as part of The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The event marks the 34th anniversary of the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Donations will go to local food pantries to provide food for people in need. Currently, more than 47 million Americans are unsure where their next meal will come from, including more than 14 million children, according to the National Association of Postal Letter Carriers. Nearly 7.4 million seniors over age 60 are food insecure, ...
Lahaina Community Land Trust opens homebuyer portal for fire-impacted residents
The Lahaina Community Land Trust has launched a homebuyer portal aimed at helping Lahaina-rooted residents begin the process toward permanently affordable homeownership. The portal, available at lahainacommunitylandtrust.org/comehome, allows residents to submit an intake form that places them in the pipeline to potentially purchase a future LCLT home. When homes become available, the organization will conduct a lottery among qualified applicants, who would then have the opportunity to buy available properties. Residents who sign up will receive notifications when homes come on the ...