Maui News

Outrigger Resorts & Hotels finalized its acquisition of the iconic Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel on Wednesday. The 11-acre, 432-room property is now rebranded as Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort.  Outrigger today announced that Maui Brewing Co. will be the primary restaurant at the Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort.

Connelly was reported missing on Tuesday evening, July 25, 2023, by her family, who has not heard from her since Friday morning, July 21, 2023. Connelly was scheduled to depart for California on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, but decided to extend her stay in Maui County, according to Maui police. Calls to Connelly’s cell phone have proven unsuccessful, and her family is concerned for her well-being as the lack of contact with anyone is out of character for her.

Two apartments that had been destroyed during an accidental fire in June 2022 at the Hale Makana O Waiale complex, have since been restored.

“Paper Chase,” a documentary film that delves into the history of Japanese-American news media, will be screened on Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center. Free showings are scheduled for 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m. at the center located at 665 Kahului Beach Road.

Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke Building Program received a grant award totaling $300,000 that will support the Native Hawaiian community through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Program representatives say the grant will help to reinforce and strengthen Native Hawaiians ‘ohana (family), moʻomeheu (culture), and ʻāina (land and water) while also providing support to increase Economic Stability. Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke will use the funds over the next two […]

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu will conduct mobile outreach on Maui for passport renewal, dual citizenship oath ceremonies, and other consular services Aug. 11 to 13 at the County of Maui’s Kaunoa Senior Services campus at 401 Alakapa Place in Pāʻia.

Internationally touring comedian Iliza Shlesinger, Hawaiian Island singer Anuhea and the annual Jimi Hendrix Rainbow Bridge celebration are among the Top 20 things to do on Maui this week. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Ongoing school bus driver shortage to impact student transportation services on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in upcoming school year. High school bus routes on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island have been modified due to the bus driver shortages, but school bus service will continue. School bus routes on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi are currently not affected. School bus routes on all islands are subject to change should further staffing shortages occur.

The County of Maui’s roadway along rural Alelele Point in East Maui was reopened Tuesday, after the completion of infrastructure reinstallation that followed emergency slope scaling and rock debris removal.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee will visit Maui on Wednesday into Thursday, July 26-27, and Molokaʻi on Thursday and Friday, July 27-28, 2023.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the state agency responsible for managing tourism and The Hawaiian Islands brand, is resuming its work in Europe as a visitor market for Hawai‘i.

A celebration of Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day takes place Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maui Nui Botanical Garden in Central Maui.

Lead teacher at Kahi Kamali‘i Infant Toddler Center, Stacy Meyer, was named Maui Economic Opportunity’s Employee of Month.

The official bracket for the 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational college basketball tournament has been released. This year marks the event’s 40th anniversary, and takes place Nov. 20-22, 2023 at the Lahaina Civic Center on Maui.

Prince Albert was an honorary firefighter with Engine Co. Four. Kalākaua was also a member of Engine Co. Four and Kauikeaouli founded the department.

Applications for the 2023 Bayer Fund – Hawaiʻi Science Education Grant are now available to eligible public schools interested in obtaining a grant to support their science curricula.

The large-scale survey will assesses the abundance and habitat of whales, dolphins and seabirds in Hawaiʻi.

The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would penalize ‘monster home’ developers who falsify building plans.

Night operations are scheduled for Tuesday, July 25 at 9 p.m. until Wednesday, July 26, 5 a.m. in Wailuku. The operation will affect all homes in the Kehalani Koa Subdivision, The Villas at Kehalani, and La’ikeha at Kehalani, Wailuku.

The Royal Standard of Queen Lili‘uokalani, Hawai‘i’s last reigning monarch, was returned to her home, Washington Place, and placed on public view for the first time in 130 years. The Queen’s Royal Standard flew over Washington Place when Queen Lili‘uokalani was at home, until it was illegally seized in 1893.