The Canadian Jewish News

Councilmembers will choose from a list of three names when seeking to fill the council vacancy for the Kahului residency area at a special meeting planned to start Nov. 20 and conclude by Nov. 25, the Office of Council Services announced.

Three names surface on list to fill vacant council seat for Kahului residency area ↗

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Residents can do the kind of prep work firefighters would to make their homes defensible, and they can do it long before the threat of fire arrives.

Where open land meets development, Maui residents urged to view risks like a firefighter ↗

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The 12th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made In Maui County Festival concluded this weekend past with resounding success, according to event organizers, delivering two days of vibrant community gathering, spirited activities, and overwhelming enthusiasm for local products.

12th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made In Maui County Festival sparkles with aloha, community support ↗

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Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr. announced today, Nov. 8, 2025, that he will seek re-election to continue serving the people of Maui County, emphasizing steadfast leadership, community collaboration, and long-term resilience as the foundation of his 2026 campaign.

Mayor Richard Bissen announces re-election campaign ↗

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Maui's Kahului Airport has managed to deal with the federal government shutdown with minimal impacts, but that is about to change with the FAA mandating flights to be cut at major airports and with transportation employees about to lose a second paycheck.

Hawaiʻi urges national transportation secretary to spare state from mandated flights cuts due to federal shutdown ↗

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A Maui County Council committee tried to breathe life Wednesday into the languishing 304-acre Pulelehua development in West Maui, a “shovel ready” housing project with the promise of hundreds of affordable units but long dying of thirst. Chaired by West Maui Council Member Tamara Paltin, the Disaster Recovery, International Affairs and Planning Committee voted 7-1, […]

Pulelehua zoning condition amendment gains Council committee approval, despite West Maui water scarcity concerns ↗

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The County’s Maui Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with County staff and contracted partners, will begin removing hazardous wildfire risks from County-owned parcels near a public school and a church in Wailuku on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. The Waiʻale Road area has had 13 fires so far this year, according to the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety.

Wildfire Risk Reduction Project set to start Nov. 12 off Waiʻale Road in Wailuku ↗

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Food boxes, donated meals and loan payment pauses have been geared toward helping folks afford over a month's worth of lost paychecks and food stamps.

Maui Nui community steps up to help federal workers, SNAP recipients affected by government shutdown ↗

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