HONOLULU (KHON2) — This upcoming week is “Maui Week,” which KHON2 and Nexstar television partners across the country are celebrating to showcase the beauty of they Valley Isle.
“[Maui Week] represents an opportunity for us to share our culture, to share the beautiful ʻāina, but to let people see us in all of our glory,” Gov. Josh Green said.
A total of 15 stations across the country are participating in highlighting the island, supported by Maui hotels and Hawaiian Airlines.
Maui has plenty of aloha spirit to go around, with lots of lively culture and food, but the true centerpiece of the island is the people who work to preserve the island and its identity.
“This collaboration is a chance to share what makes Maui truly unique—through the warmth of our people and the richness of our culture,” said Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen in an interview with Living808.
Maui Week will feature cultural showcases such as hula, a sacred performance art, and a passion of Maui County First Lady Kaʻihi Bissen.
“Hula is more than movement—it’s a living story passed down through generations,” she said. “It’s powerful to see our hotels celebrating and sharing that story with authenticity.”
With Maui Week comes plenty of stories from visitors and locals alike, with Green saying that he hopes these stories bring a sense of peace to the Maui community who has already lost so much.
“I hope they receive that peace. I really do. I worry about what’s going on in the world, I worry about what people are experiencing in very difficult places, and to have this sense of peace,” the governor said.
To catch the exhibitions of aloha, watch the Maui Week stories next week on Living808, which airs at 9 a.m. on KHON2, 3 p.m. on Hawaiʻi’s CW and 8 p.m. on KHII.