The Maui News - Weekender

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen (from left); Atom Kasprzycki of Kasprzycki Designs; Shannon Robinson of Arita Poulson General Contracting; Michael Wright of Michael Wright & Associates; Maui County Council member Tamara Paltin; Sharon Wright of...

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Maui County Fair opens today

The 99th Maui County Fair opens Thursday at the War Memorial Special Events Complex for four days of rides, food, exhibits, live entertainment and a drone show each night. The Maui County Fair Parade will kick off the festivities, starting at 4:30...

L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Releases 6 Ardent supporter 13 Island country that changed the shape of the International Date Line by skipping December 30, 2011 14 "Anything you say" 15 Guttural sound 16 Outermost meningeal membrane 17 Hot 19 "Bad idea" 20 High...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Coleus Thrives’ by Sandy Hew • Saturday: ‘Hello Honu’ by Colleen Wozniak • Sunday: ‘Lobster Claws’ by Robin Cynar • Monday: ‘Liliko‘i Flowers’ by Jaren Ariyoshi • Tuesday: ‘Morning Peace’ by Shane Pullman • Wednesday: ‘Blooming...

L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Amateurs who are known to make waves 13 Place where flights are astronomical 14 Meet-cute genre 15 Piglike herbivores 16 Female kangaroo 17 Need for constructing some temporary buildings 18 Great Lakes fish 19 Cause of a mass...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘I spy your pink eyes’ by Sandy Hew • Saturday: ‘Haleakala Crater’ by Kai Gregoire • Sunday: ‘Blue Ginger Emerges’ by Lisa S. Oyama • Monday: ‘Chukar on Maui’ by Virginia Momirovic • Tuesday: ‘Basking Honu’ by Don Booth • Wednesday:...

Maui County Weather

Hana: Rain and drizzle today. Winds E 7-14 mph. Showers early tonight, then rain and drizzle. Kahului: Partly sunny today. Winds NE 8-16 mph. Mostly clear tonight. Winds ENE 7-14 mph. Lahaina: A couple of showers this afternoon. Winds NE 6-12 mph....

Ranching improves with fewer axis deer

Haleakala Ranch president Scott Meidell has noticed that new fencing and the culling of wild axis deer have contributed to a steady gain in the ranch’s breeding herds the last two years. “Part of the increase is due to fewer deer,” said Meidell, whose...

L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Nowhere near 5 Allegro 10 Improvise 14 Podcaster's software option 16 Cricket field shape 17 Conversion that some pray will be successful? 18 Work with Python, say 19 Arise 20 Retraced one's steps, in a way 21 Light touch 24 Hybrid...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘‘Ena‘ena’ by Tom Cannon • Saturday: ‘King of the Hill’ by Robin Cynar • Sunday: ‘Maui Medley’ by Lisa S. Oyama • Monday: ‘Banksia Pod’ by Sandy Hew • Tuesday: ‘Getting Comfy’ by Tim Pierpoint • Wednesday: ‘Shark Sighting’ by Daniel...

SPORTSTV

Saturday, Aug. 29 AUTO RACING 3 a.m. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Practice, Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis. 5 a.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis. 6:30 a.m. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Qualifying, Milwaukee Mile,...

Maui probe continues into endangered ‘akikiki deaths

The Maui Bird Conservation Center is awaiting the results of necropsies performed on endangered honeycreepers that recently died at the center’s Upcountry facility. Earlier this month, the center reported a sudden increase in ‘akikiki deaths...

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Split decision for brothers

Twins Zach and Luke Prangnell have grown angnell have grown up joined at the hip, but the : brothers brothers will will be be in in new territory when they match atch up up on on opposite opposite sides of the net this year. After wrapping up their ir...

JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU

Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest).

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Moonrise’ by Wayne N. Hedani • Saturday: ‘Kaupo Gap Trail’ by Kai Gregoire • Sunday: ‘Li’l gecko spotted me’ by Noahn Hepfner • Monday: ‘A mother’s love’ by Tom Cannon • Tuesday: ‘Moonbow’ by Joan Atlas • Wednesday: ‘Moon over Lana‘i’...

JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU

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L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Many a Maximum Fun collaborator 10 Signal to change a battery 15 Espresso variety 16 Norse pantheon 17 Makes 18 Buttoned-up sort 19 Fashion designer Saab 20 Noted law maker 22 "_of Me": PJ Harvey album 23 Impetus 25 Poivre...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Triple Bloom’ by Jean Siarot • Saturday: ‘Pu‘u Kukui o Olowalu’ by Wesley Okada • Sunday: ‘Naupaka’ by Sandy Hew • Monday: ‘Rememberance O-Bon’ by Penny Wakida • Tuesday: ‘A new day has come’ by Sydney Arcilla ‘Ama‘u’ • Wednesday:...

JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU

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The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Naupaka Kahakai’ by Don Booth • Saturday: ‘Napili Rainbow’ by Damian Antioco • Sunday: ‘Dozer Smiling’ by Matt Allard • Monday: ‘Friend along the way’ by Charlotte Hepler • Tuesday: ‘Looking back in Makawao’ by Edward Baldwin •...

Forecast for Central Maui

Front Street in focus

Plans for a new outdoor marketplace on Front Street in Lahaina are bringing hope to local business owners as Maui County officials and nonprofit partners look to revive commercial activity lost in the 2023 wildfire. “Hope” was a recurring theme at...

Forecast for Central Maui

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Kahului nightscape’ by Wayne N. Hedani • Saturday: ‘Enjoying the evening’ by Chris Chapman • Sunday: ‘Pu‘u Ola‘i a Makena’ by Don Booth • Monday: ‘Venus Jupiter Mercury’ by Deborah Morley • Tuesday: ‘Signature Wailea sunset’ by Susan...

JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU

Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘‘A‘ali‘i’ by Dennis Oura • Saturday: ‘Micro Succulents’ by Wayne Hedani • Sunday: ‘Orange Beauty’ by Jean Siarot • Monday: ‘Wonders of Croton’ by Sydney Arcilla • Tuesday: ‘Braddah’s Grandpa’ by Robin Cynar • Wednesday: ‘Keawala‘i...

SPORTSTV

A4 — Saturday / Sunday, June 20–21, 2026 — THE MAUI NEWS Saturday, June 20 AUTO RACING 4 a.m. FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Qualifying, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. 5 a.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. 6:30...

Plan to expand facilities at state park sparks criticism

Some Maui residents are critical of a plan to expand the facilities at Makena State Park in South Maui, saying the project would threaten endangered hawksbill turtles and increase the likelihood of serious spinal injuries. The 164.4-acre park...

Forecast for Central Maui

A lawsuit challenges Hawaii homestead leases limited to those with 50% Hawaiian blood

HONOLULU — A lawsuit filed this week in U.S. court in Honolulu challenges a century-old system that provides one of the most valuable benefits for Native Hawaiians: land at almost no cost. The lawsuit says the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, which sets...

TSUKIO YAMAGATA

Tsukio Yamagata, 100 IFB, C Co., said referring to the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, “We were in training at Schofield Barracks and just finished breakfast. We were walking to our guard tent when the zeroes came through. One dropped a bomb,...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Kiawe at Kaupakulua’ by Tim Pierpoint • Saturday: ‘Burst of Pink’ by Jean Siarot • Sunday: ‘Wailea Scapes’ by Tom Cannon • Monday: ‘Sunset with friends’ by Robin Sagon • Tuesday: ‘Fragrant Stephanotis’ by Lisa S. Oyama • Wednesday:...

L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Adjustable border 4 Heavy coat? 7 Donor's words 12 Smithwick's, for one 13 Metric weights 15 Puff piece? 16 Join 18 Temper 19 Rogers Centre team 21 Georgia city nickname 22 Rodeo circuit? 23 "May I?" 26 Boondocks 30 Problem that can grow...

Kaanapali lifeguard tower is being developed

Plans are underway for a staffed lifeguard tower near Black Rock in Kaanapali, where multiple ocean-related deaths have occurred over the years, including the disappearance of a 75-year-old North Carolina man earlier this month. Kyo-ya Hotels &...

Linda Hulbert, 83

Linda Maria Hulbert, 83, of Olympia, passed away on March 21, 2026, at St. Peter Hospital after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Born February 13, 1943, in Aberdeen, she was the daughter of Roy T. and Catherine “Katie” Byrns and a graduate...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Hand it to the tortoise’ by Don Booth • Saturday: ‘Parched Kanaha Pond’ by Sandy Hew • Sunday: ‘Spring Fireball Lily’ by Gloria Kusumoto • Monday: ‘Learning Hawai‘i Habitat’ by Hawai‘i Nature Center • Tuesday: ‘Too Cool Greeters’ by...

Maui County Weather

Hana: Showers around today. Winds ESE 8-16 mph. Showers around tonight. Kahului: A couple of showers today. Winds ENE 8-16 mph. Partly cloudy tonight. Winds E 7-14 mph. Lahaina: Showers around this afternoon. Winds WSW 4-8 mph. A shower in spots...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Hali‘imaile General Store’ by Don Booth • Saturday: ‘Molokini Squall’ by Cheryl Talbott • Sunday: ‘Moonbow lava glow’ by Shari Eberts • Monday: ‘A Maui moon’ by Mike Giannini • Tuesday: ‘Olinolino o ka la’ by Tom Cannon • Wednesday:...

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L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Branch of Islam that includes Zaydism 5 KJ of "Riverdale" 8 Growing concern? 12 Brand with TV ads featuring Garfield 13 Half of all integers 15 "2 funny' 16 Galileo Galilei Airport city 17 Place for fans to show support 19 Kentucky Derby...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Kuleana duck crossing’ by Lisa S. Oyama • Saturday: ‘Reaching for the sun’ by John A.H. Tomoso • Sunday: ‘Ma‘o Hau Hele’ by Tom Cannon • Monday: ‘A Maui Valley’ by Cheryl Talbott • Tuesday: ‘The money tree’ by Wayne N. Hedani •...

SPORTSTV

(All times HST) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, April 25 AUTO RACING 10 a.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Talladega, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. COLLEGE...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Ka‘anapali at dusk’ by Glen Phillips • Saturday: ‘Wa‘a at the harbor’ by Scooter Metcalfe • Sunday: ‘Mountain of apples’ by Don Booth • Monday: ‘A trek above the clouds’ by Sandy Dale • Tuesday: ‘Chapel in Wailea’ by Maureen Toohey •...

Forecast for Central Maui

Maui County Weather Hana: A couple of showers today. Winds ESE 8-16 mph. A couple of showers tonight. Kahului: Cloudy today. Winds ENE 10-20 mph. Partly cloudy tonight. Winds E 7-14 mph. Lahaina: A couple of showers today, mainly later. Winds NNE...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Bailey Kona’s 15th Birthday’ by Michele Howell • Saturday: ‘Before the Storm’ by Judith Matking • Sunday: ‘Mauna Kahalawai’ by Arleen Ricalde-Garcia • Monday: ‘Farm Sanctuary in Ha‘iku’ by Laurelee Blanchard • Tuesday: ‘Waters of Palauea...

Forecast for Central Maui

Hints from Heloise Dear Annie

DEAR HELOISE: Greasy oven buildup used to take far too much time and effort to clean, especially after heavy cooking days. I found a much easier method by using a dishwasher tablet. I dip the tablet in warm water and gently rub it over baked-on grease...

Forecast for Central Maui

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Chin slap’ by Debbie Patton • Saturday: ‘Stay tired’ by James Stewart • Sunday: ‘‘Alau Moku Hana’ by Shannon McCaffrey • Monday: ‘Plumeria after the rain’ by John A.H. Tomoso • Tuesday: ‘Kanikapila with Kathy’ by Scott Metcalfe •...

Forecast for Central Maui

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Maui Wa‘a’ by Sandy Dale • Saturday: ‘Olowalu Sugar Mill’ by Shannon McCaffrey • Sunday: ‘Paragliding Ho‘okipa’ by Kenneth Wilson • Monday: ‘Anotha Mama’ by Kurt Thompson • Tuesday: ‘Pulehunui Sunset’ by Don Booth • Wednesday: ‘Working...

Maui County Weather

Hana: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm today. Winds SSW 30-40 mph. Rain, heavy at times tonight. Kahului: Very windy today. Winds SSW 30-50 mph. Heavy rain tonight. Winds SSW 25-35 mph. Lahaina: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm today. Winds S 30-40 mph....

Housing mayor’s top prority

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Lawmakers say strike was unconstituational, reckless

Hawaii’s congressional delegation has criticized President Donald Trump for authorizing military strikes against Iran, saying he overstepped his authority and unnecessarily put American lives at risk. The U.S. and Israel launched a joint military...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Thompson Road’ by Tim Orden • Saturday: ‘Kipahulu full moon’ by Scott Metcalfe • Sunday: ‘Keawakapu sunset’ by Lana Oura • Monday: ‘‘Ahinahina Maui’ by Tom Cannon • Tuesday: ‘Pincushion Protea’ by Dion Hamman • Wednesday: ‘MFD training...

Dear Annie

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve had a dear friend for nearly a decade. He has been addicted to meth, heroin, alcohol -- you name it. For years, I was the savior he ran to when everything fell apart. He’s married and has two young children. Before his youngest was...

The Week in Photos

• Friday: ‘Lily of Peace’ by Sandy Hew • Saturday: ‘Happy Valentine!’ by Jean Siarot • Sunday: ‘Floral Mysterty’ by Wayne N. Hedani • Monday: ‘Rainbow Palm’ by Joy Webster • Tuesday: ‘Golden Pu‘unene’ by Glenn Beadles • Wednesday: ‘Paragliding...

Forecast for Central Maui

New study sheds light on Maui’s tiger shark activity

Maui resident Tiare Lawrence doesn’t hesitate when asked if shark warning signs should remain up on the beach at Olowalu. “Absolutely,” said Lawrence, who grew up in the area. “Shark sightings are common in Olowalu. It’s very well-documented in...

Hints from Heloise Dear Annie

DEAR HELOISE: To get more use out of discarded Christmas lights, I place a strand in a decorative container and leave them on at night as a night light. This is helpful when walking into a dark living room or kitchen during the night. — Edna G., in...

Publishing a new, comprehensive safety guide

Although Maui boasts beautiful beaches, adventurous hikes, and a variety of activities throughout the island, many visitors and even locals can find themselves in dangerous situations and put themselves in harm’s way. The more informed the community is...

Forecast for Central Maui