Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi returns to Ala Moana Beach on May 25 with 6,000 lanterns, a dedicated military pickup line and livestream options.

Maui Food Bank bought eight acres in Wailuku for $9.25M and plans a campus with cold storage, a farmers market and an emergency hub.

Phase II of the Iwilei kauhale is taking shape as crews install tiny homes and utilities. Officials and neighbors are weighing the expansion amid questions about costs and oversight.

Church leaders picked a site in Kahului for Maui’s first temple — a single‑story, 19,000‑sq‑ft building on nearly 8 acres along Kuikahi Drive. Members say it will make sacred ordinances more accessible to kupuna and families.

Iolani School says it disciplined several seniors after reports that a sexually explicit list targeted female students and staff. Interim head Melanie Pfingsten says the school completed an investigation and counselors are available.

Emails in the public Epstein files reference Maui and Honolulu, and local advocates say the phrasing could be coded language tied to trafficking concerns. The documents are available in searchable public archives.

Lahainaluna students and Treecovery Hawaiʻi have launched a campus grow hub to raise trees and saplings for Lahaina homeowners rebuilding after the 2023 wildfires. The project pairs hands-on education with community recovery work.

Hawaiian Council will be on Molokaʻi March 2–3 to help eligible Native Hawaiian SNAP recipients apply for OHA’s I Ola fund and claim up to $350 in grocery assistance.

Plaintiffs in the Students for Fair Admissions suit say threats and harassment pushed them to seek anonymity as Kamehameha asks a judge to unmask them.

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.