Gov. Green signs bills to support Hawaiʻi’s film industry and economic development

In the study, scientists used drone photography to measure the body length of free-swimming dolphins, which revealed a decline in the number of calves.

Disaster teams on the ground are ready to support shelters, provide meals and other disaster recovery supplies as soon as it is safe to do so after the storm moves away from the islands.   

SB 2580 moves to modernize and elevate Hawai‘i’s film industry by broadening access to our film tax credit and expanding resources for production. SB 2907 strengthens Hawai‘i’s blue economy through the establishment of a centralized office within the Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation.

The Maui Police Department requests the public’s assistance with any information on the whereabouts of Andrea Varrichione, 55, of Haʻikū.

Kapalua Golf owner and President of TY Management,  Mr. Tadashi Yanai, recently donated $500,000 to the nonprofit Aloha Puʻu Kukui, a major commitment to continuing the restoration work of the West Maui Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve —a critical resource for the island’s environmental health. This latest gift brings the total contribution to Puʻu Kukui Watershed to $1.5 million since 2024. These funds directly support essential on-the-ground efforts, including invasive species removal and the reforestation of native species across the preserve. 

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have confirmed two-thirds (21 of 31) of the most ancient quasars from the Euclid mission, including two of the most distant ever observed.

More than 90 members and friends of Maui’s nine Rotary Clubs gathered at the Lahaina Cannery Mall Food Court and Stage area recently to celebrate the induction of the 2026–27 club presidents and honor the service of the outgoing presidents.

The Battle of Hanapēpē occurred just over a century ago, when 16 Filipino strikers and four police officers died in a violent clash over a labor strike in Hanapēpē. It is considered by many a foundational and tragic episode in Hawai‘i’s labor rights history.

After reaching a milestone of three decades with the County of Maui, County Director of Personnel Services Cynthia Razo-Porter has announced she is retiring, effective July 31, 2026.

“This study puts numbers to what our communities have long understood — that losing our reefs means losing the recreational opportunities, cultural practices and quality of life that define what it means to live in Hawaiʻi,” said Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources Administrator Brian Neilson.

Mālama Wao Akua (Caring for the Realm of the Gods) returns this fall, inviting Maui artists to celebrate the native plants, animals, and watersheds of Maui Nui through art.