The Hawaiʻi State Council on Developmental Disabilities will bring about 500 advocates to the State Capitol on March 4 for civic training, mock hearings and meetings with lawmakers.

The 15th annual Maui 5K returns to Māʻalaea next Sunday, raising funds for Maui County schools. New youth pricing and packet pickup details are in place.

Community groups and Lahaina businesses have asked the Hawaii Supreme Court to dismiss an insurers' appeal that is holding up roughly $4 billion in wildfire settlement payments.

A new $8 million settlement will fund lifetime care for a severely autistic Oahu resident after 17 years of denied special‑education services. Lawyers say the award covers mental‑health, housing and rehab supports.

Matson added 100 shipping containers to Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s program — a boost Matson says equals about 3.5 million meals and frees funds for local food purchases.

Maui Police say two juveniles reported missing in January — Destiny Gill and Daezirie Yuen — have been located and were found in good health.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi will run an eight‑week clinical summer program, paid internships and an April career day on Maui to give students real-world health care experience.

The state extended a FEMA-funded disaster case management program and will transition day-to-day oversight to Maui County by August 2026. Survivors already enrolled will continue to receive services.

Maui County will host a candlelight vigil in Wailuku on Tuesday evening to underscore aloha and unity, with Mayor Richard Bissen and Roots Reborn's Veronica Mendoza speaking.

After five decades, Jesse's Coffee Shop in Kalihi is closing as the Badua family retires. Regulars flocked to buy last batches of pandesal and pianomo.

St. Anthony High in Wailuku will close after the 2025–26 year while preschool–8 continues under a new multi‑age model. Enrollment and contact details are posted online.

Lawmakers are weighing bills to modernize co‑op law and seed cooperative grants across Hawaiʻi, a move supporters say could keep jobs and food systems local.

Punahou Carnival returns this weekend with a jungle theme: rides, the Art Gallery, malasadas and fundraising for student scholarships. The two-day fair is student-run and free to enter.