The U.S. Supreme court today sent a ceded lands case back to the state courts. The justices ruled unanimously that the 1993 Apology Resolution is not grounds, of itself, to halt the state from selling Kingdom of Hawaii crown lands.

About 200 people showed up for a budget hearing in Lahaina last night, with about 50 of those in attendance, coming forward to testify. West Maui residents asked for increased funding for road repairs, help to reduce rising property taxes rates, and continued funding for social service agencies that are experiencing an increase in clientele [...]

A Kahului woman has since died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash that occurred on March 20th at the Hina/Kamehameha Avenue intersection in central Maui. The victim, identified as 89-year-old Mildred Richardson, died Monday, March 30, 2009. Richardson was a passenger in a 1993 Ford Explorer that had flipped on its side during [...]

It’s hard to believe, but the state Ethics Commission is still in the process of investigating whether laws were violated during the University of Hawaii football team’s appearance in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2008. That’s more than a year ago, and the commission’s probe has been in progress for more than 10 months [...]

The Supreme Court issued a ruling in a ceded lands case that overturns an earlier decision that had favored of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. According to the court opinion, a congressional resolution that apologized for the US role in the overthrow of the kingdom of Hawaii, was not intended to serve as a settlement [...]

A survey of Maui’s Ko’olau Forest Reserve has documented new populations of several plant species thought to be near extinction, and the discovery of what scientists believe is a new plant species found only in East Maui. The Nature Conservancy announced the findings today.  The agency’s invasive plant specialist on Maui, Pat Bily said, “We [...]

The Wisdom of Sustainability A dialogue with Sulak Sivaraksa and Manulani Aluli Meyer Monday, April 20, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., McCoy Studio Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center “Aloha is the intelligence with which we meet life.” -Olana Kaipo Ai Ajahn Sulak Sivaraksa and Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer will explore our globalized economy and how [...]

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Latin jazz drummer Poncho Sanchez and his band for a rollicking performance in the Castle Theater on Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 pm. Grammy Award-winning Poncho Sanchez is renowned as both a bandleader and a drummer, with music based in the merge of Afro-Cuban rhythms with bebop jazz, [...]

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center is pleased to announce the Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven, Wednesday, April 8th in the McCoy Studio Theater at 7:30pm. Brown’s Acoustic instrumental music has never been so beautifully represented as by her quartet.  Her signature hybrid of bluegrass, jazz, folk, and Celtic has been winning over both [...]

The Lahaina Cannery Mall will host the fourth-annual West Maui Car Show on Sunday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 140 hotrods, classic vehicles, sports cars and motorcycles from across the Aloha State will be on display at this free event. Food will be available, with the proceeds going to support [...]