State officials today reiterated that there are no confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Hawai’i. Major General Robert Lee, state adjutant general and director of state civil defense, and Chiyome Fukino, M.D., state health director, issued the following joint statement: “We have no confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Hawai’i. There were no changes during [...]

The Maui Roller Girls present Maui Mayhem, a Black v. White event with the Pacific Roller Derby Girls of Oahu. It’s an all Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Bout! Featuring Fun, Full Contact and Fishnets, Half-time Entertainment and Giveaways, Special Guest: DJ LX. Maui Roller Girls show off their skills and stunts at the Maui [...]

The State Department of Transportation celebrates the completion of a new photovoltaic energy system at Lanai Airport.  The PV system is the final of seven DOT facilities across the state that have recently been completed as part of the DOT’s Photovoltaic Energy Systems Project. A dedication ceremony will be held Thursday morning, April 30th at [...]

Maui’s David “Buddy” Nobriga is one of four people in the pacific islands recognized as environmental heroes by the U.S. EPA.  The award was issued during the agency’s 11th annual Environmental Awards Ceremony in San Francisco earlier this month.  Nobriga was recognized for founding the West Maui Soil and Water Conservation District in 1956, the [...]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV Here’s the latest example of why NFL stands for, as Jerry Glanville so memorably noted, Not For Long. Just one season after signing a five-year, $22 million contract with Arizona that included a $7.5 million bonus, former University of Hawaii defensive end Travis Laboy is looking for work. Laboy was released [...]

Lanai City is included on a list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in America.  Lanai City was included on the list released by the National Trust of Historic Preservation. The 22nd annual list is used to raise awareness of the serious threats facing the nation’s greatest treasures.  It has also become a tool [...]

Maui’s Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is getting $7.3 million in stimulus funds through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The funds will be used for the design and construction of an energy efficient administrative and visitors building that replaces a structure that was previously destroyed by fire. The funds are part of a larger [...]

Nine-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow will be on Maui for a show under the stars at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Tuesday, April 28th. The show starts at 7 p.m. and gates open at 5 p.m. For ticket information call (808) 242-SHOW (7469). Sheryl Crow is regarded as one of the [...]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV The Valley Isle has two players in baseball’s major leagues.  And now, for the first time, a player from Maui was selected in the NFL draft. Former Baldwin High standout Kaluka Maiava, who played his college ball at USC, appearing in four straight Rose Bowl Games, was chosen early in the [...]

ROCKFALL REMOVAL FORCES 6 HOUR KAHEKILI CLOSURE The Kahekili Highway will be closed for six hours today as crews work to clear a rockfall that occurred at around 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon in Kahakuloa.  The rockfall resulted in large boulders blocking the highway near Waihale Gulch, also known as Hoopii Gulch.  Debris removal work [...]