The 65-foot catamaran Hula Girl, which ran aground at Maui’s Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Marine Life Conservation District and remained there for almost two months, has been removed. According to the state ...

"Once the lines were connected between the [Foss Marine tug] and Hula Girl, the catamaran didn't put up too much of a fight.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A grounded sailboat that had been stranded for six weeks off the coast of West Maui was removed ...

More than a hundred entrants across 12 age divisions were on hand for the 2025 Legends of the Bay event presented by Honolua Surf Co. and the Hawaii Surfing Association’s Maui chapter.

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo The state has selected a contractor to remove the 94-foot-long yacht that remains grounded at Honolua Bay and will bill the owner for the $460,000 salvage cost.

The catamaran, owned by Kapalua Kai Sailing Inc., ran aground at the rocky shoreline of Honolua Bay following a late January storm, when it had broken free of its off-shore moorings in the bay.

With equipment in hand, visitors can explore well-known spots, such as Ka'anapali Beach, Kapalua Bay and Honolua Bay ... (an abbreviated version of scuba diving without the required training).

The day after the luxury yacht the Nakoa was removed from Honolua Bay, a team from Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute dove down to see the damage that was caused. Read the full story here ...