Maui Red Cross Volunteer To Help With Samoa Relief Effort
Maui Red Cross Volunteer To Help With Samoa Relief Effort...
At least one Red Cross volunteer from Maui will be traveling to Samoa tomorrow to assist in relief efforts in the quake and tsunami damaged regions of American Samoa.  Other Hawaii Red Cross volunteers are on standby in anticipation of deploying to help those affected. File Photo by: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross. The...
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Maui Panel Of Professionals To Address Ag Furloughs
Maui Panel Of Professionals To Address Ag Furloughs...
A panel of professionals on Maui will update the pubic on the impacts of potential furloughs facing the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.  Earlier this week, the state announced the temporary restoration of 22 plant quarantine inspector positions that were initially slated for elimination.  The temporary reprieve...
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Maui Police Town Hall Meetings Begin
Maui Police Town Hall Meetings Begin...
Maui Police Chief Gary Yabuta. File Photo by Wendy Osher. The Maui Police Department will host the first in a series of Town Hall meetings tonight in Pukalani to address problems in the community and the direction of the new administration.  Tonight’s meeting runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares...
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Molokai Meeting Last In Series On Mayoral Budget
Molokai Meeting Last In Series On Mayoral Budget...
Residents of Molokai will have a chance to weigh in tonight (Wednesday, September 30, 2009) on the Mayor’s Proposed budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Mitchell Pauole Community Center. Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares unveiled her version of the Budget in March, presenting the...
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Tsunami Advisory Ends; 1.2 Ft Rise in Sea Level Reported At Kahului Harbor
Tsunami Advisory Ends; 1.2 Ft Rise in Sea Level Reported At Kahului Harbor...
Image Courtesy USGS The Tsunami Advisory for Hawaii has ended. Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares expressed appreciation for readiness in Hawaii, but sadness over the effects near the quake’s epicenter off of the Samoan Islands. “I appreciate the emergency readiness of our partnering state and federal agencies. Their...
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And the bands did not play on
And the bands did not play on...
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Where were the bands? That’s a question many fans were asking following last weekend’s MIL football games. The Baldwin band was missing in action for Friday’s game against traditional rival Maui High. We have been told that a change in venue was the reason for the band’s...
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County Offers Adaptive Kayaking for Children with Disabilities
County Offers Adaptive Kayaking for Children with Disabilities...
The County of Maui has launched a new kayaking program for children and young adults with disabilities.  The adaptive kayaking program is run by the Department of parks and Recreation and gives disabled youth a chance to participate in the therapeutic ocean sport.  The next session is free and will be held November...
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HDOA Restores 22 Agriculture Inspector Positions
HDOA Restores 22 Agriculture Inspector Positions...
The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture has announced the temporary restoration of 22 plant quarantine inspector positions that were slated to be eliminated as part of the state’s effort to close a nearly $900 million budget shortfall.  In August, 50 of the state’s 83 agricultural inspectors were issued...
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Recalled Longanisa Sausage in Hawaii
Recalled Longanisa Sausage in Hawaii...
Pampanga Food Corporation, an Anaheim, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 28,470 pounds of a frozen skinless sausage cooked cured pork longanisa product because it was inadvertently packaged with an incorrect label and may contain undeclared allergens, anchovies and/or sardines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
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Pickup Plows Through Store Front Of Pukalani Bank
Pickup Plows Through Store Front Of Pukalani Bank...
The Pukalani Branch of American Savings Bank closed early today (Friday, September 25, 2009) after a pickup truck ran into the store front this afternoon.  The incident was reported at 1:37 p.m. Authorities say a 69-year-old man driving the 2009 black Chevy Colorado pickup did not complain of any injuries following the...
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