WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The governor’s emergency proclamation protecting renters on Maui is set to expire next week. Now, housing advocates are begging elected officials for help. The Maui Tenants and Workers Association (MTWA), which fights for renters’ rights, held a news conference outside the county building on Tuesday.

Sumithra Balraj is moving back to her fire-ravaged Lahaina condominium before completing reconstruction after getting a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking $2,300 in monthly rent for a unit that was once free since she was displaced from her housing by the Aug.

Organizers with the Maui Tenants and Workers Association held a press conference on Tuesday urging for an extension of the eviction moratorium imposed after the 2023 wildfires.

The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization will be implementing street art at the intersection of Alulike Street and Kenolio Road in Kihei. Maui artist Matt Agcolicol and the MPO is seeking the public’s input for proposed designs that reflect the desires and unique character of the community.

Rising waters led to a dramatic rescue involving three Maui teenagers Sunday. It happened just before 3 p.m. in Iao Stream near Mokuhau Park. Officials say the girls, ages 14, 14, and 16, were swimming in that part of the stream,

Helmed by Tokyo-born chef Kiyokuni “Kiyo” Ikeda, Komo pays tribute to time-honored techniques with a Maui twist.

Inamasu is originally from Kahului, Maui but currently lives in Kaneʻohe in Oʻahu. Inamasu is the 83rd Hawai‘i teacher to receive the award since Hawai‘i joined the program in 1990. Hawai‘i recipients have received awards along with a total of over $2 million in prize monies.

The girls—ages 14, 14 and 16—became trapped by rising water at around 2:54 p.m. in an area of the river mauka of Mokuhau Park. The girls sought refuge on a large rock in the middle of the stream until Rescue 10 personnel aboard the department’s Air 1 helicopter, lifted the teens to safety.

By ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawai’i (KITV) — Conservationists and volunteers with the Pacific Whale Foundation removed a net that weighed more than 2,600 pounds from the shoreline at Waihe’e Beach Park.

One PS editor traveled to Maui for a jam-packed vacation. Here, she details what to know and pack when visiting the Hawaiian island.

Oahu faces heavy rain and thunderstorms as a weakening front moves southeast, with a stronger storm expected midweek.

The review mentioned so far, the Maui Emergency Management Agency has rolled out, or is in the process of implementing, about 65% of the recommendations.