The vessel will help in efforts to free whales that get entangled in fishing gear. Entanglement has been identified as a primary threat to the species, with more than 50% of humpbacks in some regions having been recently entangled, according to sanctuary staff estimates.

Meadow Gold Dairies is now recruiting participants for the upcoming 8th Annual Maui Meadow Gold Milk Carton Regatta. The competition takes place on Saturday, April 28, and is open to Maui Middle and High Schools.

Maui Senators say the bill will stimulate the economy and enable the state to generate or sustain more than 5,000 jobs. Here on Maui more than 50% of unionized carpenters are on the bench.

For the second time this month, the Pacific Maid vessel caught fire in waters off of Wahikuli State Park in West Maui. This time, the fire was ignited by torches, used by a salvage crew for cutting metal material.

Nearly 200 members participated in the event, donating funds raised to the Family & Friends of Na Koa E Kapili, an organization formed by the wives of deployed soldiers from Maui.

Separate answers have been filed in response to a lawsuit that challenges Hawaii’s ban on same-sex marriage.

A blessing ceremony will be held on Wednesday for a new vessel on Maui that will support whale response and research efforts throughout the state. The 38-foot Research Vessel Koholā was named after the Hawaiian word for whale.

Ted Yamamura, the executive vice president and senior appraiser for ACM Consultants, Inc., was nominated to serve on the Water Resource Management Commission.

The outage occurred this morning after crews conducted a monthly test of emergency generators at the airport. When bringing the power back online, DOT officials said, not all of the power was restored, with outages affecting the Interisland Terminal.

Rescue crews on Maui airlifted a 61 year-old woman to safety after she fell while walking in a stream bed in Haiku on Monday morning (February 20, 2012).