Maui County

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

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen has signed a measure that would phase out thousands of vacation rentals. That followed a vote by the Maui County Council. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

More than a year and a half of contentious discussion over short-term rentals in Maui County is nearing a final decision. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

The Maui County Council continues to weigh a bill that would phase out about half of vacation rentals. In the first reading of the measure, councilmembers voted 5-3 in favor Monday.

The County of Maui has downgraded the severity of a historic drought, but local officials are no less concerned about dry conditions.

Maui County Councilmember Natalie "Tasha" Kama died Sunday night at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was 73.

The 98th Maui County Fair was back last weekend after a six-year absence, drawing more than 115,000 people over four days. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol was there to take listeners along for the ride.

A new one-year rule went into effect Wednesday to help protect Molokaʻi from the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle by restricting the import of soil and landscaping materials known to harbor the insect. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Maui community members are calling for changes to homeless encampment sweeps. Maui County lawmakers this week shelved Bill 111, which proposed a more "empathetic" approach to relocating homeless individuals in encampments on county land.

A Maui County Community Needs Assessment shows residents' access to and priorities for the county's Department of Human Concerns.