Maui firefighters battled small fires on both sides of the island. The latest incident occurred overnight in South Maui at around 2:46 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2014.

The stream had been closed for more than a month following storm conditions and continued flooding that damaged equipment in the area.

The County of Maui will pay $25,000 in attorneys’ fees and damages under a settlement reached with the American Civil Liberties Union after the group filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of resident and commissioner Neldon Mamuad over a crowd sourcing Facebook page he manages.

A fire near behind Ace Hardware at the Azeka Shopping Center in Kīhei burned several pallets, brush, and six feet of fence line overnight, fire officials said.

Residents in some areas of Waiehu in Central Maui did not have their trashed picked up as scheduled on Friday, May 9, due to a staffing shortage, county officials announced.

The incident was reported at 6:39 a.m. on the Mauna Loa Highway, about 0.08 miles east of Kaluakoʻi Road in Mauna Loa.

The severe drought status that had plagued parts of the state has finally been eliminated, according to a drought information statement released today by the National Weather Service.

The US Postal Service will be collecting food donations this Saturday, May 10, as part of its annual effort to “Stamp Out Hunger.”

Teachers for students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade and informal educators are invited to participate in a free one-day workshop at Haleakalā National Park.

The next edition of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s “County on Your Corner” event, will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the 14th Annual Maui Matsuri at University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.