Pool Brawl at Maui Resort Draws FBI Attention, Stirs Tourism Debate
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
Free Monthly Lahaina Community Healing Event Returns Aug. 15
The Maui ERC's Paʻūpili Lahaina 3rd Saturdays event returns August 15 at Lahaina United Methodist...
Government & Policy
South Kihei Road Near Kamaole II Reopens Ahead of Schedule
Maui County reopened a storm-damaged 150-foot stretch of South Kihei Road near Kamaole II Beach...
Tourism
Water Quality Monitoring Resumes at Mākena Landing Amid Rising Tourism Use
A volunteer coastal monitoring program has restarted regular water quality testing at Mākena Landing after...
Weather & Safety
Puunene Brush Fire Extinguished Within 30 Minutes on August 11
Maui County's Emergency Management Agency issued two alerts covering a brush fire that broke out...
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...