Category Archives: Maui Island News

It has become common knowledge that Maui’s economy, and the state’s, is on the rebound, especially where tourism is concerned. Arrivals have been climbing consistently, and so has visitor ...

Hawaii has been awarded a one-year grant to help formulate a plan for addressing the state’s health needs. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in the amoun ...

According to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Hawaii’s initial unemployment claims dropped an impressive 9.3 percent for the week ending on September 4th compared to ...

Haleakala Solar recently opened a showroom at the Maui Mall in Kahului, but you don’t just buy solar panels and take them home. They require installation which is done by the company. So why the ...

Out of all the major Hawaiian islands, Maui was the one that recorded the largest year-over-year gain in hotel occupancy. According to Hospitality Advisors, we saw a 5.5 percent increase to 67.3 perce ...

Maui’s Mayor, Charmaine Tavares, has requested that 100 percent of the island’s wastewater be reused. Viewing wastewater as a precious resource that can contribute to sustainability, the m ...

Researchers from the University of Hawaii were contracted in June to survey the ocean floor between the Hawaiian Islands to find the best routes for undersea power cables. The project involves connect ...

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Google just released Street View for Maui and Oahu! Okay, so maybe we weren’t all waiting for it, but it’s good news for the tourism ...

The proposed West Maui Hospital and Medical Center recently received its Certificate of Need from Administrator Ronald Terry of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. This progress can be c ...

The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 American Community Survey reported Hawaii as No. 1 for percentage of workers that carpool to work. Hawaii came in at 16.2 percent of workers aged 16 and older carpooling by ...

Pending home sales rose by 3.2% in March and construction spending also increased. According to the National Association of Realtors, the pending home sales increase is due in large part to buyers tak ...

Ten years worth of lobbying on the part of West Maui residents may finally yield results as a state health panel unanimously recommended the approval of the proposed West Maui Hospital and Medical Cen ...

The fabled Lahaina bypass is finally moving forward. As you may or may not know, the holdup was due to a fascinating archaeological site that was discovered early in the construction of the bypass. Th ...

The holiday season in Hawaii is very much the same as it is in the rest of the U ...

A historical West Maui landmark, the Banyan tree was planted in Lahaina on April, 1873. The tree was brought to Lahaina from India when it was only 8 feet tall. A Maui sheriff named William O. Smith p ...

The storied history of the land surrounding your West Maui home continues: While we’ve talked about missionaries and whalers in the past, we’ve yet to touch on the many conflicts between t ...

The beautiful shores right outside of our Lahaina homes and Kaanapali condos, and the Maui land on which they sit, carries a storied history of the first travelers to our beautiful island home. The Wh ...

Prior to the arrival of the Missionaries and Whalers, King Kamehameha conquered ...

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