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BRYAN BERKOWITZ / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Nurses Amy Noor and Stephanie Roberts don their personal protective equipment at the hospital.

Maui hospital staff looks back at its first run-in with a global pandemic

May 24, 2020

The first thing they felt was scared. Read more

COURTESY HUI NO‘EAU
Kids put their artistic skills on display at last year’s Camp Kaluanui at Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center in Makawao.

Maui’s summer youth programs adjust to a new reality

COURTESY SHEP GORDON
Aerosmith frontman and Maui resident Steven Tyler, left, listens to Willie K perform his spellbinding magic at a previous New Year’s Eve benefit presented by Shep Gordon in Wailea.

Tributes pour in for local legend Willie K, ‘the heart and soul’ of Hawaii

Weekly digest of what’s happening on Maui

STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE
5/10/1967
An 85-year-old locomotive donated by Kahului Railroad Co. to the Bishop Museum is unloaded from the Matson freighter Hawaiian Farmer for delivery to the museum. It will be part of a display of railroad equipment.

‘He Huewai Ola’ webinar addresses domestic violence in Native Hawaiian homes

Master indigenous architect Palani Sinenci knows a few things about how to stabilize and secure foundational structures. Read more

BRYAN BERKOWITZ / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
St. Theresa’s Church in Kihei seen on May 8.

Rain or shine, 82-year-old volunteer can be counted on to help feed people in Kihei

Volunteer Naomi Uehara, 82, takes the bus from Central Maui to Hale Kau Kau at St. Theresa’s Church in Kihei to feed people in need. Read more

COURTESY ULULANI’S HAWAIIAN SHAVE ICE Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice has reopened three of its five Maui outlets in Kihei, Kahului and Lahaina. Counter clerks include Kayana Kamoku, left, Maile Joaquin and Asia Kaaihue.

As the Maui scene heats up, cool down with some frosty shave ice

There’s no doubt about it, Maui is heating up, from the outdoor temperatures to more lockdown rule changes. Now is as good a time as any to chill with an island favorite: shave ice. Read more

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
The University of Hawaii Maui College will hold a virtual ceremony on June 3.

Weekly digest of what’s happening on Maui

UHMC grads to get virtual commencement; Highway closures out Ulupalakua way; County expands outdoor recreation outlets. Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE
8/10/74
Maui’s first female police recruits on the firing range. Mrs. Lopes is standing on the extreme left while Mrs. Sakaguchi takes aim in the foreground with her male counterparts.

Back in the Day on Maui

Recalling Maui’s near and distant past, compiled from Honolulu Star-Advertiser archives. Read more

COURTESY MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT
Kody Genovia last contacted his family on the mainland in February or March.

Maui police seeking help finding missing Wailuku man, 27

The Maui Police Department has requested the public’s assistance in finding a 27-year-old man whose last known residence was in the Wailuku area. Read more

MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT
David Richard Stevens

Lahaina man charged in fatal assault after body is found on side of road

Maui police on Friday charged a 61-year-old Lahaina man with second-degree murder in the death of a man whose body was found on the shoulder of Wainee Street just before 7 a.m. Thursday. Read more

Kihei man, 72, dies after pedestrian accident in April

The deadly collision occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on April 17. Read more

COURTESY OF UH-MANOA
Health officials said today that Hawaii’s first confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in 2020 has been detected on Maui. Rats and slugs can transmit the rat lungworm parasite.

Maui resident hospitalized with Hawaii’s first rat lungworm infection of 2020

Rat lungworm disease is caused by a parasitic roundworm and can have debilitating effects on an infected person’s brain and spinal cord. Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2017
EK Fernandez rides at the Punahou Carnival are usually similarly enjoyed at the Maui Fair.

Organizers agree to cancel Maui Fair at county’s request, just 5th time in history

The first fair was held at Wells Park in Wailuku in 1916, and the event, formerly known as the Maui County Fair, has been canceled only four other times: once during World War I and three times during World War II. Read more

ASSOCIATED PRESS
D.T. Fleming Park on West Maui is among the beach parks reopening on Saturday.

List of Maui County parks reopening Saturday

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino today announced the second phase of reopening County parks and beach parks. Read more

Maui man, 33, arrested after being removed from utility pole

Maui police arrested a man this morning for disorderly conduct after finding him yelling from the top of a utility pole on Makawao Avenue. Read more

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Nitrogen gas bubbles from the effluent seep out of a damaged reef.

University of Hawaii scientific findings helped court decide Maui clean water case

Scientific findings from a study by University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide in April that a Maui sewage plant must comply with the Clean Water Act. Read more

CARLA TRACY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Kuau Store on Maui’s scenic north shore boasts a surfboard fence that provides a colorful backdrop for family selfies on Mother’s Day. Show the pic to the staff and mom will get a free latte.

Diners can find tempting last-minute takeout options to satisfy Maui moms

Happy Mother’s Day! Can you feel the electricity in the air? More cars are out and about, more restaurants are opening or reopening for takeout, and the weather is picture-perfect in paradise. . Read more

COURTESY MACC / 2019
The annual Maui Brewers Festival goes online this year with games and music presented on social media platforms. Above, attendees enjoyed the festival last year at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

Fans of Maui’s annual beer festival can still party virtually with stay-at-home brewskis

No sense crying in your beer over postponement of the Maui Brewers Festival that was scheduled for next weekend at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Read more

MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Hunter Steven, 6, of Honokowai plays with his mother, Rachel Steven, at Honokowai Beach Park.

Hawaii mothers say distance learning is failing their special needs children

Social distancing and other COVID-19 precautions also are curtailing services to keiki with disabilities. Read more

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