A 45-year-old woman was pulled from the ocean in West Maui on Sunday afternoon by other snorkelers in the area, authorities said. The incident was reported at 1:30 p.m. in the area fronting the Sheraton Resort.

Authorities say there is a downed utility pole in the area as a result of the accident. The incident forced the closure of the lower road between Aekai Place and Piina Place near the S-Turn surf spot.

The list includes Baldwin’s Kristine Felix, who is on both the track and field, and tennis teams. Also among the inductees is Baldwin’s Pasoni Tasini, who competed in football, basketball, track and field, and volleyball.

Electrical service has been restored to customers in areas of Mahinahina and Kahana in West Maui. The outage was first reported at around 2:45 a.m. MECO officials say power was restored shortly before 5 a.m.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today ordered all national and Hawai’i flags at state offices and agencies as well as Hawai’i National Guard facilities to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 21, in memory of former state Senator Wadsworth Y.H. Yee. Senator Yee died May 8 at age 90.

Beginning Monday, May 21, a new Hawaii Edition of USA TODAY will be printed locally by The Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

53% of Hawaii’s public high schools’ Class of 2011 enrolled in college for the Fall semester following their commencement, an increase of 3% over the previous years’ graduating class enrollment.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) reminds the public that the moi fishing season is closed beginning Friday, June 1.

Votes are now closed for the contest but Ruth’s family said that she made it into the top 10% of entries with 12,624 votes, in part due to huge support from Mauians.

Due to Baldwin High School’s graduation on Friday, commuter parking and pick-up will be relocated to the Kahului Harbor Boat Ramp, off of Kahului Beach Road.