Small Town, Big Art applications are now being accepted by County of Maui and Hale Hō’ikeʻike at the Bailey House/Maui Historical Society. The selected artist(s) will be commissioned to develop an innovative project that engages a diverse public audience as part of its Small Town, Big Art pilot program, scheduled for July 2019 to […]
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Civic Engagement App Aims to Increase Participation in Government
An application designed to help the public to engage with their government was recently launched as an initiative of the Pacific Resource Partnership, which is a not-for-profit organization that represents the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, the largest construction union in the state, and more than 240 of Hawai‘i’s top contractors. KAKOU, Hawai‘i’s first ever […]
Self-Serve DMV Kiosk Opens
A new alternative to waiting in line at the DMV for your annual vehicle registration payments – a self-serve kiosk – has opened at the Maui Lani Safeway store in Wailuku. Car owners can utilize the kiosk to renew car, truck, motorcycle, and trailer registrations, as well as renew an expired registration up to 10 […]
Affordable senior housing in Kula moving forward
The pre-opening of the Hale Mahaolu Ewalu Phase I affordable senior house campus was celebrated at the end of January by approximately 50 people who gathered in the Kulamalu Town Center. The senior rental housing project was designed for low-income families and individuals whose head of household is 62-years-old or older. Phase I of the […]
Maui Pops launches scholarships program for young musicians
The Maui Pops Orchestra is accepting applications for the Auriol Flavell Student Scholarship Awards for Young Musicians. The awards – in its sixth year – are intended for students who are pursuing higher education in the field of music, who play a symphony orchestra instrument, and who plan to promote community orchestras on Maui or […]
Sponsors sought to help feed keiki during summer
Sponsor organizations are being sought to help provide children in low-income communities with free meals during the summer months. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is seeking sponsors on all islands to assist in providing nutritious meals that help children to learn, play, and grow during the summer break when many […]
Murals of Wailuku: 16 New Pieces of Public Art Paint Mauka to Makai
As Matthew Agcolicol gestures toward an almost-finished mural in Wailuku Town I notice the tattoo on his arm that reads, “We are the small axe.” The weather has been on-and-off rainy, and, nearby, three Maui-born-and-raised artists are putting the final strokes on the vibrant wall, which only a week ago was a worn and […]
Murals For Oceans Flowing Across Maui
World-renowned artists from Hawai‘i and around the globe are painting several murals over the course of 10 days at four sites within the Wailuku Redevelopment Area and locations throughout Central Maui, beginning Jan. 28. The murals are part of a public art program through PangeaSeed Foundation, an international nonprofit that has created 300 murals in […]
Community Design Workshops for West Maui Community Plan
Community opinion about the future of West Maui is being sought by the County of Maui Department of Planning. The department will host a series of community design workshops from Feb. 4 to 7, where the public can provide input on how West Maui should plan for preservation and change over the next 20 years. […]
(Some of) Maui’s Women March On: Despite dwindling numbers Maui’s 2019 Women’s March continues to raise awareness of complex issues
Last Saturday, after an early march around the block holding signs and flags, a mellow morning crowd camped out on the sloping great lawn at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College, still damp from the previous evening’s rain. Aunties in tie-dye swayed to ’60s protest songs, teenagers held risque and amusing “Pussies Grab Back” and […]
Hawai‘i Ranked 3rd in Racial Progress
When a press release crossed my desk on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that said Hawai‘i is 2019’s “3rd Most Racially Integrated State,” I smiled. Of course it is. Those of us who live here have known we are a fairly integrated state, but statistics about being the “most” or the second or third keep […]
Wailuku Civic Complex: ‘Winner’ or ‘Monstrosity’?
The Wailuku Parking Garage and Civic Complex project, with an estimated cost of $84.2 million, is the biggest number in the county’s FY2019 budget. The first phase of the project is set to begin mid-year. If fully funded, it will create a “super block” on the two-acre county municipal parking site which currently offers 214 […]