County and state officials hope residents will take one more step to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Hawaii. All you have to do is download AlohaSafe Alert, the free State of Hawaii-approved exposure notification app. This voluntary app is free and can be ...
The Hawaiian Homes Commission last month made a controversial decision to help address the Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands’ “dire financial state.” Commissioners approved a draft legislative proposal to authorize limited gaming in the form of a single integrated resort ...
A West Side community leader is helping Tenth District Rep. Angus McKelvey prepare for the next Hawaii Legislative Session. With serious revenue shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the next session opening on Jan. 20, 2021, will be a tricky one. Former West Side ...
You knew from the very beginning that Koa Arnold would grow up to be a happy boy that exuded the sunshine warmth of the Valley Isle. We watched him grow up in the Kuhua Mill Camp neighborhood here in Lahaina with a constant smile on his face and a positive life energy at his core. ...
She will be remembered for her bright smile and kindly, gentle demeanor. She will remain a fond memory of the closeness and congeniality of the Kuhua Mill Camp neighborhood where she spent the last years of her 86 years on this Earth in one of the few remaining Pioneer Mill cottages of the ...
Maui’s Civil Air Patrol Squadron is participating in National Wreaths Across America Day, this year set for Saturday, Dec. 19. Wreaths Across America’s mission “… to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many unforeseen challenges for local families. Many people turn to the statewide 211 Resource line for help. Since the start of the pandemic in March, call volume has increased more than 500 percent. 211 is a free, confidential referral ...
Gov. David Ige last week ended any ambiguity about when residents and visitors are required to wear masks in Hawaii to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. “All persons in the State shall wear a face covering over their nose and mouth when in public,” the 15th COVID-19 ...
A sterling, 40-year career in education will come to an end next June, as Lindsay Ball will retire as superintendent of the canoe district Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai Complex Area. Ball has spent his entire adult life thus far in education as well as a dedicated wrestling coach ...
Her life spanned the West Maui Mountains like a vivid, springtime rainbow. It is said that she brought the unique pink torch ginger to flourish on the Valley Isle from her birthplace of Papeete, Tahiti, when she came to live in her oceanfront home in Lahaina. And it all fits so ...
