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🌱 Who should fix Wailuku’s storm-damaged water system—and who pays?

Good morning to you Wailuku! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who should fix Wailuku’s storm-damaged water system—and who pays?
  • Which Wailuku chef is vying for a coveted James Beard Award?
  • How new state housing bills could reshape affordability for Wailuku families

Also on today's calendar: Electro House Party featuring Corbin Glover.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Wailuku or nearby? Post it to the Wailuku calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wailuku Water Co.'s damaged system has left farmers without water. Who will repair it? : Maui Now (mauinow.com) — Farmers and residents around Wailuku are facing major water disruptions after storms severely damaged Wailuku Water Co.’s aging private ditch and intake system, cutting millions of gallons from Central Maui’s supply. County officials and community advocates are now debating who should pay for urgent repairs and whether Maui County should finally acquire the Wailuku-based system as a public utility.
   

• Foodflash: Sherbet Wiz Neale Asato Is Hawai‘i's Sole Finalist in This Year's James Beard Awards (honolulumagazine.com) — Wailuku food fans have a hometown name on the James Beard radar: chef Sheldon Simeon of Tiffany’s Restaurant and Bar is a semifinalist for Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific. The piece also spotlights Honolulu pastry star Neale Asato, Hawaiʻi’s only overall finalist this year, and lists other Hawaiʻi chefs still in the running before winners are announced June 15 in Chicago.
   

• Rep. Miyake highlights priority bills as legislative deadline nears (mauinow.com) — State housing and public-safety bills that could affect Wailuku residents are advancing at the Capitol, including measures to keep some homes permanently affordable and expand benefits for firefighters. Wailuku resident Christine Andrews backed a key housing bill, warning lawmakers that working families here are being priced out, especially after wildfire-related home losses tightened Maui’s market.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There are young boys riding a 4 wheel ATV on Akolea and through the neighborhood with no helmets and no adult present.
    We are concerned that they may get hurt. Does anyone know them? (Nextdoor Kaimana)
  • Looking for a comfortable, furnished room to rent in Wailuku from May 1 to July 31?
    This ground-floor room in a 3-bedroom condo at Iao Parkside is perfect for travel nurses or anyone needing a flexible short-term stay. The room… (Nextdoor Iao/Wailuku Parkside)
  • H&R Block posted a job opening for Bookkeeper-Ext in Wailuku. Apply here.
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Court Bailiff I (Lautenberg) - Wailuku, Maui in Wailuku. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wailuku here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kahului

  • Aloha House Mental Health Office opening and blessing (mauinow.com)
  • Walmart, Target Join Other Retailers to Provide Relief to Hawaii Communities After Floods (progressivegrocer.com)
  • Maui Surf Forecast for April 01, 2026 : Maui Now (mauinow.com)

Lahaina

  • Maui Interscholastic League surf results for third contest of the season in Hāna (mauinow.com)

Ok Wailuku! 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: Sign language! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wailuku

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

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wailuku

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