Maui

Tiger sharks are typically solitary wanderers, and it wasn’t clear to scientists how they came together to reproduce. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, groundbreaking research from the University of Hawai’i reveals new secrets about how it works.

More than 900 Maui fire survivor households are waiting in limbo for a decision on whether FEMA housing assistance will be extended beyond the end of February. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Yuki Lei Sugimura says she's running for Maui County mayor in this year's election, challenging incumbent Mayor Richard Bissen.

Schaefer International Gallery Curator Jonathan Yukio Clark and artist Anthony Watson spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the "Ocean of Peace" exhibit, which features six Micronesian artists.

The start of the new year is a great time to purge unwanted things from 2025 – including natural Christmas trees.

Maui County is considering replacing two of its fixed bus routes with on-demand, microtransit services.

Executive director of Kaibigan ng Lāhaina Eric Arquero spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about how the organization has supported Filipinos who were impacted by the Maui wildfires.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company diverts water from the Honokōhau Stream, but is required by the state to allow a certain amount of water to flow downstream.

Hundreds of keiki across Maui County got a special gift this holiday season. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story about a giveaway that’s become an annual tradition.

The Maui County Council has passed a measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals; Sierra Lynne Stone, a sixth-generation kalo farmer on the North Shore of Kauaʻi, shares how her family's farm has grown