The soon to open Whole Foods Market at the Maui Mall in Kahului has established a partnership with the non-profit agency: The Maui Farm. As part of the partnership, the store will hold a Community Support Day in which five percent of its net sales from Wednesday, March 3, 2010 will go to The Maui [...]

Halau O Kekuhi presents a sequel to their famed Holo Mai Pele at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Saturday night, January 30, 2010.  The show continues the epic journey quest of Hiiakaikapoliopele, the youngest sister of Pelehonuamea, in her undertaking to fetch Lohiau, the chief of Haena Kauai. Halau O Kekuhi will act out [...]

Two titles will be at stake when King Kekaulike visits Seabury Hall, with Baldwin a highly-interested bystander.

By Wendy Osher A Wailuku couple was displaced from their residence when a fire this morning damaged their second floor studio ‘ohana unit. The fire was reported by a neighbor who saw smoke coming fro the 1764 Nani Street Residence, located near the Wailuku bridge. Firefighters were on scene within two minutes and had the [...]

By Wendy Osher Kaiser workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 conducted a limited duration strike on Thursday at the Maui Lani and Wailuku Clinics, in an effort to prevent jobs from being subcontracted to out of state workers. The one-day strike was organized to draw attention to ongoing contract negotiations and demands for job [...]

Beginning February 1, 2010 all State of Hawaii driver’s licenses will be issued with a new design, according to an announcement today by the County of Maui.  The last design change took place in January of 2005. “A new, state-of-the-art production system that has been installed throughout the state provides us the opportunity to add [...]

The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents appointed Keith Amemiya as interim executive administrator and secretary during the Board’s monthly meeting held today (Thursday, January 28, 2010) at Maui Community College. Amemiya will be paid $152,544 during his one-year appointment that goes into effect on March 8, 2010. In his new capacity, Amemiya will be [...]

The NCAA has awarded the University of Hawaii a 2011 women’s volleyball tournament berth in 2011.

A second traffic accident in as many days claimed the life of a Maui resident.  The latest accident was reported shortly before noon today (Wednesday, January 27, 2010) on the Haleakala Highway. The accident occurred when a 1995 Dodge Neon four-door sedan traveling north on the highway lost control while negotiating a curve.  The vehicle [...]

Seven Maui families moved into their own homes, purchased with help from a new County of Maui grant program that assists first-time home buyers with their down-payment and/or closing costs. Mayor Charmaine Tavares and County Council Vice-Chair Michael Molina met recently with the families at the home of Joy and Charles Au of Waihee, who [...]