Kapalua Golf Owner Gives $500K to Protect West Maui Watershed
Tadashi Yanai, owner of Kapalua Golf, has donated $500,000 to Aloha Puʻu Kukui, bringing his total support for the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve to $1.5 million since 2024. The funds will go toward invasive species removal and native reforestation in West Maui. The 8,661-acre Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve supplies groundwater to West Maui communities, agriculture, […]
Youth Theater Brings Little Mermaid Jr. to Lahaina, July 16–19
Theatre Theatre Maui will stage Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. at Lahainaluna High School’s cafeteria July 16–19, featuring 41 student performers. Tickets range from $5 to $15 and are available online or at the door. Performances run July 16–19 at Lahainaluna High School’s Hale Pāʻina Cafeteria, with evening and matinee options. The 60-minute show features […]
Weekly Sunset Jazz Series Returns to Lahaina on July 26
Multiple listings from Maui Now highlight Jazz Maui’s ongoing Sunday Sunset Jazz concert series, with a featured performance by acclaimed vocalist Sheryl Renee on July 26. The event takes place in an open-air pavilion in Lahaina and pairs live jazz with chocolate and beverage tastings. Seating is limited and advance tickets are required. Jazz Maui […]
UH Launches Free Monthly Climate Summaries for Maui Locations
The University of Hawaiʻi’s Climate Data Portal is rolling out a free email subscription service that delivers plain-language monthly climate summaries for user-selected locations across Maui, including drought conditions, rainfall, and temperature trends. Subscribers can track specific spots like Kīhei, Hāna, or West Maui using an interactive map. Property owners can subscribe to receive monthly […]
Hawaii Supreme Court Revives Maui Lani Grading Permit Legal Challenge
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a cultural group can proceed with its claim questioning whether Maui County had valid ‘good cause’ to extend a grading permit at the Maui Lani Phase 9 development site. The case, centered on a sand dune complex with ancestral Hawaiian burial sites, will now return to Circuit Court for […]
Olowalu Coastline Resilience Plans to Be Revealed July 9 in Maalaea
The Nature Conservancy and UH will unveil conceptual designs on July 9 for adapting the Olowalu-Ukumehame coastline to sea-level rise and erosion. The plans are tied to a 2027 Honoapiilani Highway inland realignment project. A public hybrid presentation on July 9 at Maui Ocean Center Sphere will debut nature-based coastal resilience designs for the Olowalu-Ukumehame […]
Little League Returns to Lahaina for First Time Since 2008, Boosting West Maui Recovery
Lahaina will host a District III Little League Minors Division tournament June 26–30, 2026, the first such event in West Maui in 18 years. The County upgraded Lahaina Recreation Center Field No. 4 to make tournament play possible again. West Maui Little League hosts the Minors Division District III tournament at Lahaina Recreation Center Field […]
Lahaina’s Aloha Mixed Plate Offers Affordable Oceanfront Dining Post-Fire
Aloha Mixed Plate on Front Street is one of a handful of Lahaina restaurants that survived the 2023 wildfires and has remained open. The casual, oceanfront spot serves local-style Hawaiian food at relatively affordable prices by Maui standards. Aloha Mixed Plate is among the small cluster of Front Street restaurants that survived the 2023 Lahaina […]
West Maui 25-Mile Coastal Trail Moves Forward with Public Input Period
Maui County is gathering public feedback on a proposed 25-mile multiuse trail along the West Maui coast that would connect communities from Ukumehame to Līpoa Point. A virtual meeting was held June 26, with comments accepted through July 24. The West Maui Greenway would run 25 miles along the coast, reusing old cane haul roads […]
Trilogy Excursions Revives Lahaina Sunset Dinner Sail with Local Chef
Trilogy Excursions has relaunched its Captain’s Sunset Dinner Sail from Lahaina Harbor, led by Maui-raised Head Chef Brian Tadena. A special Fourth of July Light Show Dinner Sail is also scheduled. Trilogy Excursions has resumed its Captain’s Sunset Dinner Sail departing from Lahaina Harbor for the first time since the 2023 fire. The experience features […]