The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua invites guests to experience a rare convergence of culinary mastery and island tradition with a line-up of guest chefs for the beloved Kapalua Wine & Chef Series this spring.
#Kapalua #Wine #Chef
Queen Kaʻahumanu Center invites the Maui community and visitors to honor the legacy of one of Hawaiʻi’s most influential leaders during a special celebration commemorating the 258th birthday of Queen Kaʻahumanu.
#QKC #QueenKaahumanu
Hirono, ranking member of the subcommittee, questioned witnesses about readiness of their respective forces in light of the ongoing war in Iran.
Gov. Josh Green has ordered that the US and Hawaiʻi state flags be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and all state offices and agencies to honor former US Rep. and Hawaiʻi Senate President Colleen Hanabusa. She died March 5.
Imua Family Services will host the Color Festival Hawaiʻi with free admission for all attendees on April 5 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, featuring live music and a helicopter egg drop.
Five Maui students are among the regional winners of the 63rd Annual Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Art Awards, securing recognition for creative works ranging from sculpture to mixed media painting.
In his address, he highlighted Maui County’s continued progress across housing, recovery, well-being and economic stability, while outlining actions to strengthen communities and build a resilient future.
#Bissen #StateOfTheCounty
Kīhei Charter School is hosting three open house sessions in March for families seeking to enroll students in the tuition-free public school for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year.
The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association is accepting applications for three scholarship programs through April 25 to support Maui County students pursuing hospitality and culinary careers.
Two individuals wanted in California in connection with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer were arrested Tuesday evening at Poʻipū Beach following a coordinated multi-agency operation.
#Kauai #extradition
Following a one-year break in competition, the Maui Open will return Sept. 11–13, 2026 and be contested at The King Kamehameha Golf Club.
#MauiOpen #KamehamehaGolf
A proposal to establish new hotel zoning districts — a move that would allow roughly 4,500 short-term vacation rentals to survive a looming phase-out — faces an uncertain future after the measure was resoundingly rejected last month by the Maui Planning Commission.
The 2026 real property assessment notices will be mailed to property owners by March 15, 2026, according to the County of Maui Department of Finance Real Property Assessment Division.
#realproperty
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation invites everyone to share their thoughts on future land transportation needs for freight, motorists, transit, bicyclists and pedestrians as part of the Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan update.
#longrangetransportation #hitraffic
The Teran James Young Foundation invites the Maui community to a free public online meeting of its Climate Action Advisory Committee on Wednesday, March 11 at 10 a.m. HST via Zoom.
#TJYF #CAAC
Maui Food Bank has completed the purchase of an eight-acre parcel of land located at the corner of Kūihelani Highway and Waikō Road in Central Maui for $9.25 million. The property was acquired from Pacific Rim Land, Inc. dba Waikō Industrial Investment, LLC.
#MauiFoodBank #Waiko
Applications are now open for a total of $10,000 in scholarships available to Lahainaluna High School seniors and alumni for the 2026–2027 school year, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s Scholarship Committee announced.
#Lahainaluna #scholarship #LahainaRestorationFoundation
More than 1,500 Maui residents and visitors — some from as far away as Canada and Italy — ran and walked in last weekend’s 15th annual Maui 5K at Maui Ocean Center, raising a record $83,000 for Maui Nui schools.
#Maui5K #MauiOceanCenter
A bill that would establish a statewide program for pre-built homes, which aims to help with Hawaiʻi's housing crisis, on Monday passed unanimously out of the House Finance committee.
Chair Tarnas emphasized that the proposed legislation intends to protect constitutional rights and clarify state policies, while not interfering with the lawful responsibilities of federal authorities.
#immigration #enforcement
Kaunoa Senior Services, a division of the County of Maui Department of Human Concerns, is holding new and ongoing classes and activities this month in West Maui for kūpuna ages 55 and older.
#Kaunoa #seniorservices #kupuna
Students' long-standing reliance on neighboring county athletic facilities may soon end at Baldwin High School following a final environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact for the state Department of Education's master plan for the 42-acre Wailuku campus.
Maui County officials issued a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for a $6 million project to install 5,800 feet of sewer lines and replace aging waterlines for approximately 100 lots in Waikapū.
The Hawaiʻi Attorney General's office brought these charges in light of Michael Johnson’s 17 prior convictions for Driving Without a License within the last five years.
#habitualunlicenseddriver
At Kahului Airport on Maui, modern heavy jets and cargo planes are landing and taking off on the same runway — and on its original foundation — that was quickly built for military aircraft used in World War II.
#KahuliAirportrunwayreconstruction
#KahuluiAirport
#HDOT
Community members across Maui are invited to gather on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for Hanohano ʻO Haleakalā, a special community event created to provide space for education, dialogue, and testimony regarding the proposed AMOS STAR project on Haleakalā.
#Haleakala #AMOSstar
A 33-year-old Hawaiʻi man has died after being found in a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park last week. Park officials say the volcano was not erupting at the time of the incident.
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP
The Friends of Haleakalā National Park seeks enthusiastic and fit volunteers for a strenuous two-night backpacking service trip into Haleakalā National Park’s Wilderness Areas from Tuesday to Thursday, March 17 to 19.
#Haleakala #servicetrip
Students of the lab class worked with community stewards of Kaumaui, a loko iʻa in the community on the south side of Hilo Bay on the Big Island, to help with restoration and preservation efforts and collect water samples for DNA testing back on campus as part of their semester-long experiment.
