Maui

HPR listeners share what SNAP cuts mean for them; HPR's DW Gibson reports on the newly-formed Women's Court on Hawaiʻi Island

The Maui Hub connects residents with farmers to directly distribute produce through an online marketplace. A lot of their Maui customers use SNAP benefits, and they’re already reporting a drop in sales.

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

A documentary called "Lāhainā Rising" just had its world premiere at this week’s Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, where it also won the Made in Hawaiʻi award. HPR caught up with the filmmakers.

The transfer of Lahaina wildfire debris to its final disposal site is now complete. The milestone marks the close of the cleanup process and a meaningful step for the community after the 2023 wildfire.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company has planted 25 acres of its upcountry land with agave in a new venture to produce spirits.

The PGA Tour is canceling The Sentry instead of moving the tournament to a new course. The Sentry has been played at Kapalua on Maui since 1999.

Violinist Frida Boeker returns to Tuesday Student Takeover in this update from 2 years ago. Now a 9th grader at King Kekaulike H.S., Boeker is a member of Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (MYPO) and YSII Orchestra of the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony.

A Stanford University Ph.D. student from Molokaʻi is researching coral genetics in Maui Nui. As HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, his results could impact our understanding of reef health across Hawaiʻi.

Maui has been dealt a bad hand in recent years as the effects of the deadly 2023 wildfires still loom amid other economic concerns. The rebuild efforts are expected to give the island's economy a boost, but it's also facing a tourism slowdown, workforce shortage issues and housing supply scarcity.