Lānaʻi High & Elementary School marked Homecoming 2025–2026 with a musical genres theme, as each class took on a distinct sound for the week.

Missed it? Watch video of every class routine and parade float, and read the full write up with results and Homecoming Court recognition.

The Pine Lasses secured a fourth straight MIL championship and advanced to the Division II state semifinals. Lānaʻi finished fourth overall, marking the deepest state tournament run in program history.

A blessing was held February 18 at the bottom of Fifth Street to mark the start of Kaiāulu o Lānaʻi, a 72-unit affordable housing project. “We've been fighting for affordable housing for Lānaʻi for over 30 years,” Councilmember Gabe Johnson said. Phase 1 includes single-family homes and kūpuna units under a rent-to-own model.

After months of training on Maui, Lānaʻi resident Casey Dombrigues has returned home to begin his career with the Maui County Fire Department.

Natalie Ropa officially assumed the role of satellite manager at the UH Maui College Lānaʻi Education Center on Jan. 1, continuing work she has long been part of.

Seven seniors from Lānaʻi High and Elementary School’s Class of 2026 have already earned their Associate in Arts degrees through the dual credit partnership with University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, based at the Lānaʻi Education Center. Each completed more than 60 college credits before graduating high school.

The Lānaʻi Cancer Fund’s 2nd Charity Golf Tourney at Mānele brought in about 25% more than its target, supported by donors and volunteers who carried the event from start to finish.

Four Lānaʻi High School students in the Lānaʻi Military Prep program represented the island at the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C. The race drew more than 27,000 runners from around the world. Their months of early-morning training led to a proud finish on a national stage.

After twenty-three years of running the Mike Carroll Gallery, Mike and Kathy Carroll have closed their doors, not to leave but to begin again. What started as a visit to Lānaʻi in 1999 became a life built around art, community, and persistence, and now their next chapter continues as Deep Hawaiʻi Art takes over the historic space they helped define.

After fifteen years surrounded by the sounds of brass, woodwinds, and ukuleles in the Lānaʻi High and Elementary band room, Kerri Glickstein now leads a space where quiet is part of the job: the library.

Canoes from Maui landed at Hulopoʻe Beach on October 4 for the 16th annual Paddle for Life voyage, welcomed by Lānaʻi High School’s paddling team. The event raised more than $338,000 for the Pacific Cancer Foundation, which supports Maui County cancer patients and their families. Founder Kimokeo Kapahulehua called Lānaʻi “a healing place” where paddlers come to give, not take.

The Lānaʻi Farmers Market opened October 4 at Entry Park, bringing together local growers and food producers to offer island-grown produce, herbs, and seedlings. The event was organized through collaboration among the Hawai‘i Farmers Union Lānaʻi Chapter, Councilmember Gabe Johnson’s office, and Maui County departments. The market will be held every first Saturday of the month, with the next scheduled for November 1 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Lānaʻi Farmers Market opens this Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon at Lānaʻi Entry Park (the open space next to the fire station) and will continue every first Saturday of the month. The new market, managed by Hawai‘i Farmers Union Lānaʻi Chapter, brings locally grown food and products to the community through a partnership with the County of Maui and nonprofit partners.

Photos from the September 27 Festivals of Aloha on Lānaʻi capture the parade, food, crafts, and performances by local and visiting groups.

Ikaika ʻOhana and Councilmember Gabe Johnson met with residents June 16 to preview Lānaʻi’s $17.2 million affordable housing project, set to break ground in November with 72 planned units and future community facilities.