The Central Pacific Hurricane Center expects a below normal season with two to three tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific this year.  An average season has four or five tropical cyclones, which includes tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.  Despite the outlook for less activity, forecasters remind the public to take each tropical system seriously.  [...]

By Wendy Osher The third place finisher in the primary race for Mayor has announced his support for one of the candidates advancing to the general election in November.  Retired electrical contractor Randy Piltz, who was among the 11 primary candidates in the crowded race for mayor, is now backing Alan Arakawa saying his beliefs [...]

Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares was honored by more than 40 members of the Baldwin High School Best Buddies program who visited the County Building on Monday. Michael McCormick, State Director of the Best Buddies (BB) program, which matches up special education and general education students in one-to-one friendships called “buddy pairs,” recognized Tavares for her [...]

By Wendy Osher Former Maui Planning Director Jeff Hunt will be leaving Maui next month to take on a job as the director of Long Range Planning for the County of Santa Barbara in California.   The new job includes a $3.5 million budget with the responsibility of supervising 18 planners and updating the Comprehensive Plan [...]

The Wailuku-Kapalua (Stadium) Commuter parking, normally allowed at the War Memorial Stadium parking lot, will be relocated to the Kahului Boat Ramp during the Maui County Fair from Wednesday, September 29th through Sunday, October 3rd, the Department of Transportation has announced. Also, due to the partial closure of Kaahumanu Avenue on Thursday, September 30 to [...]

The University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope at Haleakala on Maui has discovered an asteroid that will come within 4 million miles of Earth in mid-October. The object is about 150 feet in diameter and was discovered in images acquired earlier this month. UH officials say that although the object will not hit Earth in [...]

September 28, 2010 – 8:00 a.m. EVENTS:  The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the HIGH SURF ADVISORY for NORTH FACING SHORES of MOLOKAI and MAUI in effect until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach erosion. [...]

Hours of operation for Coach Soichi Sakamoto Swimming Pool and  service hours for County of Maui offices located at the War Memorial Gym complex will be adjusted beginning Thursday to accommodate Maui County Fair activities. The changes will be as follows: Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool: Thursday and Friday: closes early at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and [...]

A Maui man, whose name means excellence, finished on top in this year’s 9th Annual Richard Hoopii Leo Kie Kie Falsetto contest held over the weekend at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua.  Po’okela Woods of Haliimaile, Maui earned both the Grand Prize and the Hawaiian Language, Ka Wahi Kapu O Honokahua Award, for his rendition of [...]

The University of Hawaii Maui College has a new vice chancellor for academic affairs.  Dr. Jonathon McKee was appointed to the post after gaining approval from the UH board of regents last month.  McKee joined the University in October of 2009 as an assistant dean of instruction and lead the college in its first accreditation [...]