By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A well-known Hawaii lifeguard who was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu's North Shore was a former professional surfer with acting credits to his name, including a role in one of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Tamayo Perry, 49, was ...
KAHULUI—Repairs and installations on County of Maui’s Lahainaluna Road between Honoapi‘ilani Highway and Lahaina Bypass will begin in the next several weeks to prepare for the reopening of Lahainaluna Road in August, the County’s Office of Recovery announced today. County roadwork may ...
The Maui News KAHULUI—According to the county of Maui, the Unsafe Water Advisory for Lahaina was amended to remove area L-6B. Department of Water Supply Deputy Director Kimo Landgraf made the announcement Wednesday evening during the County of Maui’s Weekly Disaster Recovery Community ...
The Maui News KAHULUI—The County of Maui Office of Recovery and federal recovery officials shared several important updates for Lahaina residents at the County of Maui’s Weekly Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting on Wednesday, June 12, at the Lahaina Civic Center social ...
KAHULUI—The Maui county council met for their only scheduled regular meeting for the month of June. All nine members were present during the over four hour meeting as the council considered eight committee reports, nine resolutions, and 11 bills in total. Councilmember Tamara Paltin started ...
HONOLULU—A Maui wildfire fundraiser created by three local volunteers within days of the disaster has now distributed nearly $780,000 to displaced families. While that’s a small portion of the tens of millions raised via online fundraising campaigns, the Help Maui Rise fund has drawn ...
The Maui News KAHULUI—Makawao’s newest business, Upcountry Gallery, features local Maui artists who lost their main source of income after the devastating fires destroyed their art and the galleries that hosted them. Maui is known worldwide as one of the most beautiful destinations in the ...
The Maui News KAHULUI—On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, Darrah Kauhane will be the speaker at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting. Kauhane is the Executive Director of Project Vision and the director of the Pu‘uhonua O Nene Shelter for the houseless on Maui. Kauhane, grew up on Oahu and ...
A new album that honors Lahaina, “Ha‘ina Ko Wehi: Celebrating West Maui in Mele,” is composed and recorded by students from the University of Hawaii Maui College’s Institute of Hawaiian Music. “Ha‘ina Ko Wehi: Celebrating West Maui In Song” is available on Spotify, Apple Music, ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Blue Cleaning, a small business in West Maui that spruces up 27 vacation rentals, survived the sharp decline in tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the devastating Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina. But now Leo Szakacs-Kekona, who owns and runs the operation ...
