Pet owners who want to bring their furry friends to Hawai’i from the mainland can rejoice — the state’s quarantine process just got a lot quicker.

Hawai’i is the only rabies-free state in the country, largely because the state has carefully managed animals traveling to and from the islands with strict quarantine laws that have been in effect for decades. But now, pet owners who go through an expedited process, known as the 5 Day or Less Rabies Quarantine Program, can get their pets to the islands even quicker than before. With that process, pets don’t have to be quarantined when they arrive at the airport.

Under the old rules, even the pets that had vaccinations and underwent special blood testing could be required to wait months before coming

This is your chance to build your beachfront Maui dream home.

Nestled below the West Maui Mountains, this private, 2-acre lot is ready for you to immediately start building your own private oasis in the heart of Olowalu. With sweeping views of Lana’i and Kaho’olawe, this property is the epitome of beachfront living in West Maui.

“It’s everything someone would want in an oceanfront property — except the crowds,” said Jamie Woodburn R(S), one of the Island Sotheby’s International Realty agents representing the seller.

Woodburn is co-listing the property with Island Sotheby’s International Realty agent Wendy Peterson R(S). The property has an approved farm plan, complete with a flourishing citrus orchard, mature mango trees, coconut

Imagine what is once was like to bake bread and churn butter without the modern wonder of electricity.

Island Sotheby’s International Realty agent Ricardo Ralha, R(S) knows exactly what that’s like. Ralha was recently part of an event held by the Portuguese Association of Maui, which sought to teach Maui’s keiki the traditional way of baking bread and churning butter without electricity. 

The event, however, was about more than just teaching the historical techniques of baking bread in a stone oven. Instead, Ralha and the other members were using the activity as a way to preserve and celebrate the history of Portuguese people in Hawai’i.

“The Portuguese Association of Maui wants to raise awareness that Portuguese culture is still

Consider the fact that the typical food item in America travels 1,500 miles from the farm to your plate.

That means that eating local isn’t just important for your health — it’s also vital to protect the environment. But lucky for those who live on Maui, becoming a locavore is not only beneficial for the planet — it’s great for your taste buds, too.

On Maui, many chefs and restaurateurs have turned their attention to issues like climate change, public health and the support of local farmers. The farm-to-table movement may be decades old, but these are a few restaurants on Maui that are redefining what it means to celebrate and source local ingredients.

This is by no means a comprehensive list. So go out and explore the best farm-to-table

For yet another year, Maui Realtors and Rotarians came together to help students in Hana.

Last month, the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset held a school supply drive for the second year in a row to help Hana High & Elementary School students. Island Sotheby’s International Realty agent Heidi Dollinger, R(S) is the current president of the club, which has a mission to boost quality of life in West Maui and beyond.

“We recognize there is a need in the community to help families and teachers with the cost of school supplies for education,” Dollinger told the Maui News.

Even though the Lahaina-based club is more than 50 miles from Hana, the club collected $500 and eight boxes of school supplies for students last year, the Maui News