Wendy Osher

4 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

The Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool in Wailuku. Photo Courtesy: County of Maui / Shane Tegarden All County pools on Maui island will close for a one-day staff training on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced. Pools will reopen for regular hours on the following day, Thursday, May 15. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADFor updates on pool hours, call the Maui County pool hotline at 808-270-8208. May 11, 2025, 2:00 PM HST

4 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

Motorists are advised of an overnight full closure of Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500) in Kahului on Thursday, May 15 to Friday, May 16, according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation. Puʻunēnē Avenue in both directions from Wākea Avenue to Papa Avenue will be closed for restriping work from 9 p.m., Thursday, May 15, to 5 a.m., Friday, May 16.

5 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

File (2013): Walter Ritte (left) at Maui rally against GMOs. Photo by Rodney Yap. A coalition of ocean and cultural organizations announces the launch of “Cultures & Coastlines,” a new speaker series focused on exploring the intersection of cultural heritage and coastal stewardship. The series debuts with “A Conversation with Walter Ritte: The Past and Future of Aloha ʻĀina,” on May 20, 2025, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere Theater.

5 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article was written by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists Drew Downs and Natalia Deligne. Eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again Dec. 23, 2024, with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava fountaining episodes.

6 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

Signs were placed outside the Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku as testimony was heard inside on the proposed TVR phase-out. (6.25.24) PC: Wendy OsherThe Realtors Association of Maui (RAM) formally announced its opposition on Friday to Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed Bill 9, which seeks to eliminate approximately 7,000 short-term rentals (STRs) in apartment-zoned areas by 2026.