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Wailea hotels continue to lead state in highest rates

If you want to stay at a Wailea hotel, be prepared for your credit card to take a hit as the high-end resort area continues to top the state with the highest rates. Hotel rooms in Wailea averaged a daily rate of $1,000 in March, well ahead of the closest competitor, the Kohala Coast on Hawaii island, which had an average daily rate of around $660 during the same month. The average daily rate of a Wailea hotel room at $1,000.43 is up nearly 25 percent from the same time last year, when it was $802.72, and up nearly 56 percent from pre-pandemic levels in March 2019, when average rates ...

The Maui News 2022 MIL Girls Water Polo All-Stars

Keanna Campbell’s personality jumps off the page. She led her Baldwin High School girls water polo team with a constant smile on her face. The vibrant Bears senior was second on her team in goals scored, third in the Maui Interscholastic League. Never short on charisma, she was surprised ...

Maui temples ready for the return of bon dance season

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the local summertime tradition of bon dance is seeking to make a comeback at most Buddhist temples on Maui this year. Reverends of some of the largest Buddhist temples on Maui say they are planning their events as they were pre-pandemic, including a ...

UH-Maui marks graduation with restrictions lifted

Graduating from the University of Hawaii Maui College on Saturday meant the world to graphic design student Mark Cabalse. “This graduation, especially, is a huge milestone, not only for me, but for my family because I am a first-generation college student,” said Cabalse, who is one of ...

Hawaii to honor lives lost to COVID-19

The State of Hawaii and U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday in remembrance of the 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19, the Governor’s Office announced Thursday. The order from Acting Gov. Josh Green applies to the Hawaii State Capitol and all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard, according to a news release. Gov. David Ige is in Japan on state business, and Green is serving as acting governor until Ige’s return today.

Maui’s high schools using tickets to limit graduation crowds

For many Maui County high school graduations this year, celebrating family and friends will probably need a ticket and maybe a parking pass to attend. But the good news is the giving of lei will be permitted by four of the county’s largest public high schools: Maui, Baldwin, King Kekaulike ...