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Lahaina Cannery is excited to welcome residents and visitors back for a joyful holiday season filled with Santa Photos, holiday shopping, and live island-style entertainment

#LahainaCannery #holidays
Holiday magic returns at Lahaina Cannery
Lahaina Cannery is excited to welcome residents and visitors back for a joyful holiday season filled with Santa Photos, holiday shopping, and live island-style entertainment
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Mālama Maui Nui invites the public to its next Talking ʻŌpala seminar, "Restoring the ʻĀina," on Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Four Seasons Resort Maui Ballroom.

#MalamaMauiNui #TalkingOpala
Mālama Maui Nui hosts ‘Restoring the ʻĀina’ seminar on Dec. 16
Mālama Maui Nui invites the public to its next Talking ʻŌpala seminar, "Restoring the ʻĀina," on Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Four Seasons Resort Maui Ballroom.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hawaiian Electric will be using unmanned aircraft, or drones, for aerial inspections of its infrastructure in the ʻUkumehame area of West Maui from Monday, Dec. 1 to Friday, Dec. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.

#Ukumehame #done #HECO
HECO to perform drone aerial inspections in ʻUkumehame, Dec. 1-5
Hawaiian Electric will be using unmanned aircraft, or drones, for aerial inspections of its infrastructure in the ʻUkumehame area of West Maui from Monday, Dec. 1 to Friday, Dec. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Pacific Whale Foundation has opened registration for its winter Ocean Camp, a week-long science and culture program for students in grades 2-5. This year's theme, "Marine Mammal Mania," will focus on whales, dolphins and seals.

#PacificWhaleFoundation #WinterCamps
Pacific Whale Foundation’s ‘Marine Mammal Mania’ Ocean Camp opens registration
Pacific Whale Foundation has opened registration for its winter Ocean Camp, a week-long science and culture program for students in grades 2-5. This year's theme, "Marine Mammal Mania," will focus on whales, dolphins and seals.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As the first and only coral nursery on Kauaʻi, this project represents an essential contribution to Hawaiʻi’s broader restoration network and long-term reef stewardship.

#Kauai #coralnursery
First corals of opportunity collected for Kauaʻi’s new coral restoration nursery
As the first and only coral nursery on Kauaʻi, this project represents an essential contribution to Hawaiʻi’s broader restoration network and long-term reef stewardship.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
University of Hawaiʻi astronomers have revealed the history of a distant red giant star after analyzing its “starquakes,” which give scientists a glimpse beneath the star’s surface similarly to seismic waves on Earth.

#UHIfA #redgiant
Stellar vibrations offer rare glimpse into red giant’s core, history
University of Hawaiʻi astronomers have revealed the history of a distant red giant star after analyzing its “starquakes,” which give scientists a glimpse beneath the star’s surface similarly to seismic waves on Earth.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Wailuku First Friday welcomes the holiday season with its monthly street festival on Friday, Dec. 6, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly event will transform historic Wailuku Town into a festive celebration of music, culture, food, art and community.

#WFF #Wailuku #FirstFriday
Wailuku First Friday welcomes the holiday season, Dec. 6
Wailuku First Friday welcomes the holiday season with its monthly street festival on Friday, Dec. 6, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly event will transform historic Wailuku Town into a festive celebration of music, culture, food, art and community.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“To host such a distinguished event is a great honor for our people," said Chadd Paishon, a spokesperson for the 2028 conference. "It allows us to showcase our moana and share our aloha."
Hawaiʻi Island chosen to host prestigious international Indigenous conference in 2028
“To host such a distinguished event is a great honor for our people," said Chadd Paishon, a spokesperson for the 2028 conference. "It allows us to showcase our moana and share our aloha."
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November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
John Pele, executive director of the Maui Hotel and Lodging Association, will present at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

#RotaryLahaina #JohnPele #MauiHotelandLodgingAssociation
John Pele to speak at Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday
John Pele, executive director of the Maui Hotel and Lodging Association, will present at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Military Child and Youth Program Abuse and Neglect Notification Act would codify a Department of Defense policy that was established after it became known that the Department had no requirement to notify parents in such cases.  

#Tokuda #military
Tokuda backs bill requiring 24-hour notice of alleged abuse in military child care programs
The Military Child and Youth Program Abuse and Neglect Notification Act would codify a Department of Defense policy that was established after it became known that the Department had no requirement to notify parents in such cases.  
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November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The operator of Maui’s oldest wind farm has completed a final environmental impact statement as part of its bid to keep its 20 turbines spinning above Māʻalaea for another two decades.
Kaheawa Wind 1 seeks 20-year lease extension to continue operations above Māʻalaea
The operator of Maui’s oldest wind farm has completed a final environmental impact statement as part of its bid to keep its 20 turbines spinning above Māʻalaea for another two decades. Kaheawa Wind Power LLC is seeking a new 25-year lease from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to continue generating 30 megawatts […]
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November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
From Dec. 2–6, 2025, more than 1,000 fourth graders and teachers will join 11 voyaging and sailing canoes from throughout Hawaiʻi along with education and community organizations for an immersive week of voyaging-based and ʻāina-based learning.

#PVS #voyaging
Cultivating the ‘Navigator Mindset’: Polynesian Voyaging Society, community partners host Hoʻākea Honolulu
From Dec. 2–6, 2025, more than 1,000 fourth graders and teachers will join 11 voyaging and sailing canoes from throughout Hawaiʻi along with education and community organizations for an immersive week of voyaging-based and ʻāina-based learning.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Free training classes for this spring are now available for sign up through the UH Community Colleges’ Good Jobs Hawai‘i initiative.

#GoodJobsHawaii #CareerTraining
Good Jobs Hawai‘i: Free spring 2026 training sessions can boost earnings in multiple industries
Free training classes for this spring are now available for sign up through the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges' Good Jobs Hawaiʻi initiative.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Zedekaiah Campbell finished the season with a school-record 1,015 yards rushing, while Xander Pagan finished with 1,014, marking the first time in history that a Maui Interscholastic League team has finished with two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season.
Historic backfield duo leads Kamehameha Maui to second-straight Division II state football championship
To cap the night, Zedekaiah Campbell scored his 22nd touchdown of the season on a 16-yard run that put him over the 1,000-yard mark for rushing on the season and broke the school record that he set last year.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation notifies road users that work will begin on the traffic signal project at the Kula Highway and Ōmaʻopio Road intersection on Monday, Dec. 1.

#KulaHwy #Omaopio #HIDOT #mauitraffic
Improvements to close shoulder and one lane on Kula Highway, Dec. 1
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation notifies road users that work will begin on the traffic signal project at the Kula Highway and Ōmaʻopio Road intersection on Monday, Dec. 1.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
US Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawai‘i Democrat, said the Aloha State is among the first states in the nation to get proposal approved through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.

#BEAD #JobsAct
$31M in new federal funding awarded to Hawai‘i for high-speed internet expansion
US Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawai‘i Democrat, said the Aloha State is among the first states in the nation to get proposal approved through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s Plant Industry Division is now accepting applications for the 2026 Compost Reimbursement Program, offering financial support to farmers and agricultural producers statewide.

#Compost #HawaiiDAB
Compost reimbursement program accepting applications
The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s Plant Industry Division is now accepting applications for the 2026 Compost Reimbursement Program, offering financial support to farmers and agricultural producers statewide.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's the largest public pre-kindergarten expansion on Hawaiʻi Island’s eastside under Hawaiʻi Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke's Ready Keiki initiative.
3 new preschools boost pre-kindergarten access for East Hawaiʻi families
It's the largest public pre-kindergarten expansion on Hawaiʻi Island’s eastside under Hawaiʻi Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke's Ready Keiki initiative.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
State water regulators have clarified data regarding groundwater pumping in Central Maui, acknowledging that while current withdrawals exceed official sustainable yield limits, those limits are conservative estimates that are now under re-evaluation.
State clarifies Central Maui pumping data; groundwater aquifer limits are under review
State water regulators have clarified data regarding groundwater pumping in Central Maui, acknowledging that while current withdrawals exceed official sustainable yield limits, those limits are conservative estimates that are now under re-evaluation. The clarification comes following an Oct. 28 staff briefing before the state Commission on Water Resource Management. The main focus of the briefing […]
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November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Aloha United Way President and CEO Michelle Bartell joined senior leaders from the United Way network at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square for the 4 p.m. bell ringing on Tuesday.

#AlohaUnitedWay #Nasdaq
Aloha United Way CEO takes part in Nasdaq closing bell ceremony in New York
Aloha United Way President and CEO Michelle Bartell joined senior leaders from the United Way network at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square for the 4 p.m. bell ringing on Tuesday.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The coalition highlights that a more comprehensive solution is necessary because merchants continue to use Shopify’s services to sell illegal e-cigarettes.

#Shopify #HawaiiAG #ecig
Hawaiʻi AG joins coalition calling on Shopify to crackdown on e-cigarettes
The coalition highlights that a more comprehensive solution is necessary because merchants continue to use Shopify’s services to sell illegal e-cigarettes.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Various County of Maui offices and facilities will be closed briefly in upcoming weeks, departments announced.
Brief closures for County of Maui offices, facilities slated in coming weeks
Various County of Maui offices and facilities will be closed briefly in upcoming weeks, departments announced.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The County Department of Parks and Recreation’s Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool at 700 Halia Nakoa St., Wailuku, will close from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 4, for pool guard recruit testing. The facility will reopen at noon that day.

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Two County facilities in Wailuku schedule brief, partial-day closures
The County Department of Parks and Recreation’s Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool at 700 Halia Nakoa St., Wailuku, will close from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 4, for pool guard recruit testing. The facility will reopen at noon that day.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Looking to get rid of an old refrigerator or freezer? Hawai‘i residents now have a way to recycle it and help feed families in need at the same time.

#HawaiiEnergy #RidAFridge #Recycling #FoodBanks
Your old fridge or freezer could help provide 150 meals
Looking to get rid of an old refrigerator or freezer? Hawai‘i residents now have a way to recycle it and help feed families in need at the same time.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the "Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025." The legislation would repeal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

#SNAP
Hirono, Senate Democratic Caucus introduce legislation to reverse SNAP cuts
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the "Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025." The legislation would repeal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM