Megan Moseley

Oct 18, 2024 | mauinews.com | Megan Moseley

Oct 19, 2024 By MEGAN MOSELEY Staff Writer A proposed resolution making its way through council has ignited more conversations around the future use of Maui County’s recycled water. Previous legislation and mandates have supported the prioritization of using recycled water on Maui, including Ordinance 5592, which was enacted this year and requires all wastewater to be disinfected by 2039. For years the county has recognized that recycled water usage may be a part of the solution to the...

Oct 16, 2024 | mauinews.com | Megan Moseley

BY MEGAN MOSELEYstaff writer When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the islands, Da Playground music venue owners Brandon and Myline Dahle had a vision to bring Maui’s underground music scene back to life. “We wanted to give these guys a chance to play on a real stage, with professional sound,” Brandon Dahle said. The Dahles moved to Maui in 2017 from Las Vegas and bought a cocktail bar in Kihei called Ambrosia VIBE bar, located in the popular Triangle district.

Sep 13, 2024 | mauinews.com | Megan Moseley

By MEGAN MOSELEY Staff WriterWAILUKU–Local politicians running for office this coming election day on Nov. 5, expressed their thoughts and intentions during a Kula Community Association candidate forum at the Kula Community Center Wednesday night.

Sep 3, 2024 | mauinews.com | Megan Moseley

By MEGAN MOSELEYStaff WriterWAILUKU–After a year hiatus, the annual 9.9-mile Maui Channel Swim returned this past weekend to the island’s westside. On Saturday, swimmers from all over the world gathered on the beach near the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel where they swam 9.9 miles of open ocean in a relay race between Lanai and Maui. With teams of six who rotated at fixed intervals, the race continues to be one of the world’s top 100 open water swims.

Apr 30, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Megan Moseley

As long as people have lived on the Hawaiian islands, they have been making lei. For centuries, the garlands were used for religious rituals, by chiefs (aliʻi), and were believed to even be worn by deities (akua) when they assumed human form. The art, though exalted, was not exclusively for the privileged and was worn by all in Hawaiian society. Though usually made of flowers and leaves, leis are also made of nuts, feathers, fruit, seeds, and shells.