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. The American Red Cross has a Disaster Relief Fund established [...]

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 is good for a single year, but does not [...]

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 Community Center in Pukalani. Maui Police Chief Gary Yabuta and Deputy [...]

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. “These meetings give the public a chance to let us know what they feel is important for their [...]

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 efforts are as valuable as the efforts of our citizens who [...]

Where were the bands of Baldwin and Kamehameha-Maui over the past weekend?

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 21th in [...]

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 Reduction-In-Force notices.  The revision will allow the department [...]

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 Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Anchovies and sardines are [...]

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 incident. Fire personnel [...]