The Maui County Council passed its $1.07 billion version of the fiscal year 2024 county budget on second and final reading on Tuesday. The council had until Saturday to pass its version of the budget or Mayor Richard Bissen Jr.’s proposed $1.08 billion budget would have automatically taken ...

As the Maui County Hawaiian Canoe Association regatta season approaches, veteran crews are making final adjustments while keiki paddlers are practicing their new skills. The season kicks off Saturday morning with the John Wilmington III Memorial Regatta at Kahului Harbor with Na Kai Ewalu ...

Maui’s visitor count in April fell short of pre-pandemic totals, but visitor spending was up last month, as the state overall reported the highest recovery rate in visitor arrivals since the start of the pandemic. Last month, 243,245 tourists arrived on the Valley Isle, which is 4.4 percent ...

Waikapu residents may be closer to getting a land buffer between them and Wailuku and a small new medical clinic on Molokai may quickly get some needed funding as Maui County Council members unanimously approved the county’s fiscal year 2024 budget on first reading Tuesday. The council gave ...

Occupancy rates and revenue per available room at Maui County hotels last month both fell below 2022 figures, mirroring the statewide results for April, a recent report shows.  Occupancy at the county’s hotels was at 65.4 percent in April, 6.8 percentage points lower than the 72.2 percent ...

Based on their enthusiasm for the sport, Leinaala Patricio and Caese Calaro are trailblazers in Maui Interscholastic League judo. Based on their results, Patricio and Calaro are The Maui News MIL Judoka of the Year for girls and boys, respectively. Patricio, a Kamehameha Schools Maui ...