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Maui police released body worn camera footage and further details, regarding Thursday night's deadly shooting in which a suspect was killed during an exchange of gunfire with police in Wailuku. Police have since identified the deceased as 40-year-old Kristopher Austin.

Maui Police release details, body worn camera footage from fatal Wailuku shooting ↗

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Maui Economic Opportunity will be undergoing a leadership transition in 2026 with Debbie Cabebe retiring as the seventh chief executive in the 61-year-old Maui County nonprofit’s history and Maggie Clark Batangan succeeding her as the eighth leader beginning Aug. 1.

MEO CEO Debbie Cabebe to retire in July; Maggie Batangan to succeed her ↗

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its temporary housing and financial assistance to Feb. 28 for the approximately 1,500 people still receiving it.

FEMA housing assistance for Maui wildfire survivors extended 18 days while yearlong extension under review ↗

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Episode 40 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 8:22 a.m. HST on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.

Episode 40 of ongoing eruption at Kīlauea produces vibrant lava fountains ↗

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Despite playing without the only returning starter from last season’s state championship, the Spartans swept Hāna and improved to 19-2 overall and 9-0 in MIL Division II play.

Monday Morning MIL: Seabury Hall boys appear ready to defend state basketball title ↗

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While the planned two-story youth center will still be in a flood zone, it will be built to withstand the erosion and sea level rise that continues to take its toll along the North Shore of Maui.

With rising seas, erosion threatening Pā‘ia Youth & Cultural Center, plans are underway to build new one ↗

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Instead of being on air all week to preview The Sentry golf tournament at the Plantation Course, the 76-year-old Rolfing, a longtime Kapalua resident and analyst for NBC Sports and The Golf Channel, was working many hours behind the scenes to help bring the tournament back to Maui.

PGA Tour working on downsized schedule for 2027, leaving Hawaiʻi’s The Sentry, Sony Open in limbo ↗

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The man involved in the officer-involved shooting succumbed to his injuries at the scene, according to an update from Maui police. The individual is described as a 40-year-old Pāʻia man. Police say the man's identity is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.

Update: Suspect struck by gunfire in shootout with police in Wailuku has died ↗

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