Maui Police Chief Thomas Phillips will retire on June 1, 2009 after serving 33 years with the department, nearly 11 of them as Chief.

The Ka’apuni marchers completed a 193 mile trek abound Maui with renewed faith and hope for the future. In closing out the seven day journey, event organizer Ke’eaumoku Kapu reflected upon the kupuna and ancestors who he said serve as a source of light for the next generation.

A visitor on a whale watch expedition was injured Friday when a humpback surfaced and struck the boat she was on. Maui Police Capt. Charles Hirata said the 61-year-old woman from Bremerton, Washington suffered minor injuries in a fall and was transported from Lahaina Harbor to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for treatment. The incident [...]

From the moment a person suffers a heart attack, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. “Now these minutes will be reduced and lives saved thanks to a state-of-the-art wireless EKG,” said officials with the Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation who donated 12 units worth an estimated $40,000. The equipment is being installed [...]

Residents of the Wailuku Heights area are asked to conserve water until tomorrow morning due to a water shortage and in some cases no water in the area. The Water department is working to refill the Waiale Tank after completing repairs earlier today to a broken water valve. Because Wailuku Heights is at a higher [...]

Motorists traveling on the Honoapiilani Highway today are advised to use extra caution as marchers in a week-long journey around the island make their way toward their final destination in West Maui.

The Maui Police Department is putting out a traffic advisory for motorist traveling in the Lahaina area Friday afternoon, February 27, 2009.

Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono announced the awarding of a $16,245,443 federal grant to fund repairs and modernize public housing in Hawaii. Projects include re-roofing and renovating units in Wailuku, Maui and in Honoka`a on the island of Hawai`i, as well as updating aging elevators and upgrading electrical systems across the state. Hirono said the funding [...]

It’s a sad truth in the NFL that, in this salary cap era, it’s next to impossible for an athlete to play his entire career with the same team.  We’ve seen it in the past, and we’re seeing it again this year. The latest victims of this reality are a pair of players who will [...]

Nearly 200 people joined in the week-long Kaapuni procession as it reached North Kihei last night. Much of the energy for the day was focused on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing over ceded lands.