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Maui Now delivers the latest news and updates about life on the island of Maui. The platform is dedicated to reporting stories that are important to the Maui community. All of the staff at Maui Now are residents of Maui, and they also feature contributions from writers across Hawaii. The site is backed by local businesses and organizations. Maui Now upholds high standards for editorial integrity and ethics, ensuring that they do not publish advertorials or any paid content.

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Luxury home in Keawakapu, Maui nets $28.56M at auction : Maui Now

1 day ago | mauinow.com

Concierge Auctions announced today that Casa En Maui, a beachfront estate located on Maui’s Keawakapu Beach, is pending sale for $28.56 million. When closed, it will become the largest residential sale to date in Maui in 2025.
Lahainaluna High School Foundation awards more than $217,000 in scholarships for 2025 : Maui Now

2 days ago | mauinow.com

The Lahainaluna High School Foundation presented 89 scholarships to 55 seniors from the Class of 2025 totaling $217,750 in awards (including four-year renewables), while an additional 14 alumni will receive their renewable scholarships for the next academic school year totaling $79,000 for a grand total of $296,750 through the nonprofit foundation.
All County pools on Maui to close for one-day staff training May 14 | Maui Now

3 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
Puʻunēnē closed in both directions between Wākea and Papa for night work, May 15-16 | Maui Now

3 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.
Aloha ʻĀina in Focus: New speaker series launches with cultural leader Walter Ritte, May 20 | Maui Now

4 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.
Volcano Watch: 20 episodes and counting — lava fountains continue in Kaluapele | Maui Now

4 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.
Realtors Association of Maui opposes Bill 9, urges a ‘balanced approach’ to housing crisis | Maui Now

5 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.
Real property tax sale set for Tuesday, May 20, in Kīhei | Maui Now

5 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

The County of Maui Department of Finance will be holding a real property tax sale on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and will continue the sale on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, if necessary. The sale will auction off properties that have been delinquent for three or more years and have received their final notice of tax sale. The tax sale will be held at the Kīhei Community Center, 303 E. Lipoa Street, Kīhei.
Lahainaluna and Maui High students shine at 2025 Citizen-Scholar Awards | Maui Now

5 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

RJ Arconado (left) of Lahainaluna High School was named Top Maui County Scholar, and Ciana Cooper (right) of Maui High School earned the prestigious title of Top Overall Female Scholar in the state. Two outstanding students from Maui County were among the top honorees at the 2025 Citizen-Scholar Awards, held Wednesday, April 30, at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikīkī.
MAPA launches final phase of capital campaign for new theatre | Maui Now

5 days ago | mauinow.com | Wendy Osher

PC: Maui Academy of Performing ArtsMaui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) is launching the final phase of its $15 million capital campaign to create the Main Street Arts Project, MAPA’s new performing arts campus in Wailuku. This project is the culmination of MAPA’s decades-long dream to own its own home and revitalize Wailuku through the arts.