Maui County Eyes $6M Takeover of West Maui Private Water Systems
Appeals Court Sends Honuaʻula Phase II Back to Maui Planning Commission
A Hawaii appellate court ruled the Maui Planning Commission used the wrong legal standard when it approved Phase II of the Honuaʻula master-planned community in...
PACs Pour $900K+ Into Maui Races Where STR Policy Is Central Issue
Political action committees have directed more than $900,000 toward Maui mayoral and council races this election cycle, more than double any other county. The future...
Maui Council Delays Vote on Hotel Rezoning for ~2,500 Apartment Units
A Maui County Council committee recessed without voting on two resolutions that would rezone additional apartment-district properties into hotel districts, continuing the process of carving...
Wildfire Recovery
Three Years After Lahaina Fire, Commercial Rebuilding Lags Far Behind
Multiple sources, citing Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analyst Jonathan Helton, report that Lahaina's recovery remains...
Government & Policy
Selenium Detected in South Maui Water System, Levels Deemed Safe
Multiple sources, including Maui County and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, report that trace levels of selenium...
Tourism
HTA Releases 2026–28 Tourism Management Plans Targeting Stressed Hotspots
The Hawaii Tourism Authority has published new three-year Destination Management Action Plans for all major...
Weather & Safety
Potential Tropical System Could Threaten Maui by Next Weekend
Scattered showers are expected on Maui Sunday, while a tropical wave southeast of Hawaii has...
Short-Term Rentals
Appeals Court Sends Honua'ula Development Back for Environmental Review
Hawaii's Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Maui Planning Commission must reconsider whether significant...
Travel & Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines to Replace 717s with Boeing 737-800s for Inter-Island Flights
Alaska Airlines has announced that Hawaiian Airlines will transition its neighbor island fleet from Boeing...
Economy
Maui Council Advances Transparency Bill, Gets TAT Collection System Update
A Maui County Council committee unanimously approved a bill requiring the county to disclose funding...