It’s another Red Flag Warning Day for the leeward sections of Maui and Molokai.  That means there’s gong to be a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures, creating conditions for rapid fire growth.  The conditions will persist through this afternoon with the advisory in effect until 6 p.m. A Red Flag [...]

BAMP Project, Hawaii’s premiere concert production company presents world-wide legendary pop duo Air Supply live on Maui, August 21, 2010 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Castle Theater.  Celebrating 35 years of #1 singles and international touring the duo is back on the road in support of their new hit album Mumbo Jumbo. Graham [...]

This weekend, Mayor Charmaine Tavares opens the pre-season goodwill football game with a coin toss tomorrow night at Na Alii Stadium in Pukalani.  Kickoff is at 7 p.m. between Maui’s Na Alii of King Kekaulike High School and the Fighters of Kwansei Gakuin from Osaka, Japan.  The visiting high school football team has been coming [...]

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens will host a free kapa making demonstration lead by The Kapa Hui on Saturday, August 21st from 10am-1pm.  Traditional Hawaiian methods of preparing, dyeing and decorating kapa, or bark cloth, will be presented.  This is the first of many free cultural demonstrations hosted by Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, located at 150 [...]

All County of Maui offices will be closed on Friday, August 20, 2010 in observance of the Statehood Day holiday. County landfills will operate as follows: ● Central Maui Landfill: open 7 a.m. – noon ● Olowalu Recycling: open 9 a.m. – noon ● Hana Landfill: open 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. ● Molokai Landfill [...]

Longtime Protect Kahoolawe Ohana organizer and spokesperson, Davianna Pomaikai McGregor was appointed to serve on the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Governor Linda Lingle made the appointment, which is still subject to state Senate confirmation.  McGregor, who is a professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has participated as a consultant in numerous studies and [...]

What now? That’s the question facing the WAC in the wake of defections that have left the league on the verge of collapse.

The latest in a series of county sponsored summer skate jams takes place today from 3-6 p.m. at Keopuolani Skate park in Central Maui.  The event is free and open to all ages and skill levels.  Each skate jam features skateboard lessons, contests and activities, as well as music and games. Participants should bring a [...]

The Western Athletic Conference was dealt another major blow as Fresno State and Nevada bolt for Mountain West.

Gladys Baisa, 2010 candidate for Upcountry Maui Council, Transcript: Introduction: My Name is Gladys Coelho Baisa and I am currently the Upcounty Council Member serving a second term, and I’m running for a third term on the County Council–thankfully unopposed.  Some of the items that I’m very concerned about, and continue to be concerned about from [...]