Kaiser Permanente and Maui Health come together to expand access to care in West Maui

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi announced it will partner with Maui Health to open a new Lahaina Clinic to serve as a lasting home for care in West Maui and support the community’s continued recovery and future health care needs.

US Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing transparency around artificial intelligence-generated content, requiring clear labels when people are viewing AI-made material or interacting with an AI chatbot.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

The Maui Economic Development Board will hold its next Maui Tech ʻOhana gathering from 5 to 6:30 p.m. July 8, featuring Dana and Josh Ellis, co-founders of Abra Hospitality, an artificial intelligence platform that hotels use to manage guest communications.

The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the Friends of the Library of Hawaii in support of its 77th Annual Book Sale, which was held June 13- 21 at the Ward Centre.

Nearly all Maui County offices, facilities and services will be closed Friday in observance of the July 4 holiday. However, county pools will remain open on Friday, but close on Saturday.

Visitor spending on Maui rose 26.4% in May compared with a year earlier, outpacing every other island in Hawaiʻi, according to preliminary statistics released Tuesday by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

The United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO, has endorsed Green Party candidate Pāʻele Kiakona for Hawaiʻi State House District 14, becoming the third major labor union to endorse his campaign.

An investigation found that three of the largest egg producers worked together to artificially increase the prices of eggs nationwide for years.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset welcomes Big Brothers Big Sisters Regional Director, Megan Ness as its guest speaker at an upcoming meeting on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.  She will be joined in her presentation by Maria Santiago, Enrollment and Matching Specialist for the organization.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Hawaiʻi held its annual Law Enforcement Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 25 to honor the dedicated individuals who have gone above and beyond in the fight against impaired driving.

Act 238 (2025), takes effect on July 1, 2026 requiring retail establishments selling raw processed ahi products to have country-of-origin labeling.  “Local tuna fisheries and associated seafood markets are an important sector of the State’s economy and food production, and identification of foreign imported tuna is critical to inform and safeguard consumers,” according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.