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DOH closes Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House due to cockroach infestation

WAILUKU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch has posted a red “Closed” placard to protect public health at Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House due to a cockroach infestation. The restaurant, owned and operated Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House Inc., is located at 210 ...

Hawaiian Electric begins upgrading EV fast charging sites

HONOLULU — Hawaiian Electric is upgrading its electric vehicle (EV) fast charging locations with state-of-the-art charging equipment that will enhance the EV driver experience and increase station reliability. The initiative targets the replacement of Hawaiian Electric owned and operated ...

Project Empower supporting Maui ‘Ohana Village

HONOLULU — RevoluSun announced that its community service initiative Project Empower has become an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with Kuleana Micro-Lending as the fiscal sponsor. Previously operating as RevoluSun's internal philanthropy arm since 2009, Project Empower is ...

Hawaiian Electric, Innergex end contract for South Maui solar project

KAHULUI — Hawaiian Electric and developer Innergex Renewable Energy have terminated an agreement for a planned grid-scale solar and battery storage project in South Maui hit with lengthy delays resulting from the developer’s legal challenges and pandemic-related cost and supply chain ...

Hawai‘i Energy extends application deadline for EmPOWER Grant Program

HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Energy, the state’s Public Benefits Fund administrator that focuses on energy-efficiency education and clean-energy initiatives, announced today that it is extending the application deadline for the 2023-2024 EmPOWER Grant Program. Originally set to close on Sept. 29, ...

Maui Health donates turkeys and rice to Maui Food Bank

WAILUKU — Maui Health continued its annual holiday tradition of giving by donating over 4,600 combined pounds of turkey, vegetarian roast, and rice to the Maui Food Bank on Monday. The donation included nearly 250 frozen turkeys and vegetarian roasts, and a full pallet of 15-pound bags of ...

Doreen Kepano retires from MEO after 36-year career

WAILUKU — Maui Economic Opportunity Dispatcher Doreen Kepano sent her last MEO bus to pick up a rider on Friday, Nov. 17, before riding off to retirement and ending a 36-year career with the nonprofit organization. Doreen joined the 58-year-old Community Action Agency on Aug. 27, 1987. ...

UHA Donates $25,000 to Mālama I Ke Ola

HONOLULU — UHA Health Insurance has donated $25,000 to fund a temporary obstetrics position at nonprofit Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center, which is facing unprecedented demand with the recent closure of the island’s only private obstetrics practice. The interim obstetrician will deliver ...

Ten Hawaii schools receive Science Education Grants

KUNIA, Hawaii — Ten grants totaling more than $9,300 have been awarded to Hawaii public schools from the Bayer Fund – Hawaii Science Education Grant. Recipients include Ewa Makai Middle School, H.P. Baldwin High School, Iao School, Ilima Intermediate School, Ilima Intermediate School, ...

Cabebe named a Most Admired Leader in Hawai‘i

WAILUKU — Maui Economic Opportunity Chief Executive Officer Debbie Cabebe was honored as one of 27 Most Admired Leaders in Hawai‘i in 2023 by Pacific Business News at a gathering in Waikiki on Nov. 9. The award recognizes exceptional executives who have made significant contributions in ...