Maui Now emails, October 2026

Happening NOW: Native Hawaiian community group seeks to halt $471M luxury development with limited workforce rentals in Wailea

Oct 31, 2026 2:11 PM

Happening NOW: Maui visitor arrivals rise 10.5% in September, but shorter stays trim spending

Oct 30, 2026 1:42 PM

Happening NOW: Council narrowly rejects resolutions to rezone condos as hotels for continued transient vacation rental use

Oct 27, 2026 12:33 PM

Happening NOW: Piʻilani Highway motorcycle accident claims the life of 37-year-old Kīhei man

Oct 26, 2026 12:45 PM

Happening NOW: Piʻilani Highway motorcycle accident claims the life of 37-year-old Kīhei man

Oct 25, 2026 3:27 PM

Happening NOW: Introducing Ulu-a-Paeahu: A descendant-led cultural organization takes root in Honuaʻula, South Maui

Oct 23, 2026 12:43 PM

Happening NOW: Maui Council committee questions temporary site plan for people living in vehicles

Oct 22, 2026 12:49 PM

Happening NOW: Maui family displaced by 2023 wildfires becomes 100th approved for Ho‘okumu Hou First-Time Homebuyer program

Oct 21, 2026 12:35 PM

Happening NOW: Maui United Way details Kamaʻāina Credit application process and yearlong pilot to strengthen working households

Oct 20, 2026 12:37 PM

Happening NOW: Public hearings set on Maui for proposed changes to state conservation land rules

Oct 19, 2026 12:36 PM

Happening NOW: UH Mānoa and Clemson, to lead federal program to boost US, global coffee, cacao production

Oct 18, 2026 2:50 PM

Happening NOW: ‘October surprise’ allegations could tighten Maui County’s mayoral showdown

Oct 17, 2026 2:40 PM

Happening NOW: Native Hawaiian programs face growing legal challenges, OHA chair tells senators

Oct 16, 2026 1:48 PM

Happening NOW: Wailuku Film Festival returns for second year in mid-June 2027

Oct 15, 2026 1:31 PM

Happening NOW: Maui County’s top prosecutor denies police chief’s claims that mayor is under criminal investigation

Oct 14, 2026 12:40 PM

Happening NOW: Arita Poulson selected to lead first commercial rebuild on Lahaina’s Front Street

Oct 13, 2026 12:28 PM

Happening NOW: Federal, local investigations spur fresh scrutiny and calls for more oversight of Maui Police Department

Oct 12, 2026 3:24 PM

Happening NOW: Air Force secretary’s space weapons confirmation raises concerns about planned Haleakalā telescopes

Oct 11, 2026 1:26 PM

Happening NOW: Facing paid leave, Maui police chief claims mayor is under investigation as Bissen denies allegations

Oct 10, 2026 2:50 PM

Happening NOW: Jury convicts Kaneholani of first-degree murder in shooting death of MPD Officer Suzanne O

Oct 9, 2026 3:20 PM

Happening NOW: Maui Police Chief John Pelletier placed on paid administrative leave amid commission investigation

Oct 8, 2026 12:18 PM

Happening NOW: Kapalua golf course to host LPGA tournament as lawsuit over water restrictions heads to trial

Oct 7, 2026 12:17 PM

Happening NOW: Maui County launches housing navigator program for wildfire survivors as state ends case management

Oct 6, 2026 12:37 PM

Happening NOW: Stormy summer takes toll on Maui beaches already battling erosion

Oct 5, 2026 12:45 PM

Happening NOW: Construction begins on 60 Front Street homes lost in the Lahaina wildfire

Oct 3, 2026 3:19 PM

Happening NOW: Council advances Upcountry wells deal with Hawaiian Home Lands

Oct 2, 2026 12:35 PM

Happening NOW: Maui Council refers 32 shoreline condo complexes’ hotel-rezoning to Maui Planning Commission

Oct 1, 2026 12:22 PM