A wind advisory is in effect for portions of Maui County and the Big Island through 10 p.m. tonight, Sunday, April 8, 2012.

There were four incidents in Waiehu, three in Kihei, two in Lahaina, and single incidents reported in Haiku, Kahului, Kaunakakai, Makawao, Napili, Paia, and Wailea.

“In a hospital, you can’t stop taking care of patients,” said MMMC CEO, Wesley Lo. “You don’t have the ability to go down.”

Lead supporters of the measure want the state to step up in the protection and safety of ocean users in near-shore waters.

A Maui student was selected today as the 2012 Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii “Youth of the Year”. The award was issued to Baldwin High School junior, Lopaka Mattos, who will serve as the club’s regional representative.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will offer a new program for pre-service and in-service teachers on Maui in June. The teacher institute program, run by the department’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, is intended for teachers and educators of grades K through 6.

Maui County kicked off a campaign yesterday to raise one ton of new and used books for sister cities in Ilocos Norte.

MISC members were credited for working to guard the county from environmental threats including coqui frogs, pampas grass, veiled chameleons, miconia, and more.

Plans call for the construction of a 4-lane, 4700-foot stretch of road between Puunene Avenue and the Hana Highway, with intersections at Dairy Road, Pakaula Street, and the Hana Highway.

State Senator Roz Baker, Representative Angus McKelvey, and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation will host the meeting, set for 2 p.m. at the Pioneer Inn Courtyard in Lahaina.