Maui Men Earn Sweep at Hula Festival
The seven men of Wailuku-based Halau Kekuaokala’au’ala’iliahi won top honors in all three categories of dance at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
Friday Town Parties Gear Up for Comeback
Mayor Michael Victorino has given the green light for the resumption of Maui County’s Friday Town Parties, in which five cities take turns throwing community-minded, kid-friendly street parties on Friday evenings each month.
Molokai Streams to be Restored After 100 Years of Diversion
After more than a century of water diversions that often left them dry, five Molokai streams will have their flow at least partially restored following an April decision by the state Commission on Water Resource Management.
Hana Singer Wins First-Ever Female Falsetto Contest
In a departure from Hawaiian tradition, which dictates that falsetto singing contests are a man’s domain, Hana resident Lahela Lee Park was named the winner of the inaugural Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Falsetto Contest.