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🌱 How a beetle found at Kahului Airport could threaten local coconut trees.

Hello Kahului! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a beetle found at Kahului Airport could threaten local coconut trees.
  • How $7 billion in fixes will actually affect Kahului flyers

Also on today's calendar: Surfrider Foundation Kahului Beach Cleanup and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coconut rhinoceros beetles found on Maui, Molokai (mauinews.com) — An invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle has been detected in a trap at Kahului Airport, prompting state agriculture officials to rush about 250 additional traps to Maui County. Residents are urged to watch coconut and other palms for damage and report any suspicious beetles or signs immediately to the state pest hotline so crews can contain the threat.
   

• Hawaii's Airports Have Failed Travelers For Years. Will $7 Billion Actually Change Your Trip? (beatofhawaii.com) — Kahului travelers face years more of crowded, dated airport facilities as Hawaii rolls out a nearly $7 billion modernization plan that stretches into the early 2030s. The article details how ticket lobby, baggage, and runway projects at Kahului and other island airports will bring significant disruption long before most improvements are felt, meaning upcoming trips will likely feel much like past ones.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Kahului. Apply here.
  • Saltchuk posted a job opening for AAC - FT/PT Cargo Agent OGG in Kahului. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kahului here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wailuku

  • County of Maui DWS student video contest deadline extended to April 24 (mauinow.com)
  • Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi offers Maui programs aimed to inspire the next generation of health care professionals : Maui Now (mauinow.com)
  • Spurred by fatal 2023 Lahaina blaze, a West Maui fire station project gets key approval (mauinow.com)

Lahaina

  • Pa‘ūpili 3rd Saturdays returns to Lahaina on April 18 (mauinow.com)

Ok Kahului! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kahului

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kahului

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.