A coalition of Maui and Moloka‘i residents, farmers, and public interest groups, represented by Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice, filed papers in Honolulu federal district court to defend the County of Maui’s recently passed genetically engineered crop safety initiative from a legal challenge by multinational chemical companies.

By Maui Now Staff UPDATE : Road open in both directions 8:33 a.m. TRAFFIC ADVISORY: 6:45 a.m. 11/23/14, One lane of Honoapiʻilani Highway in the area of Olowalu Road is closed due to a traffic accident. Police are at the scene and are running contraflow until the roadway is cleared. Photos courtesy Tanner Ashlock.  

Proponents of the recently passed GMO Initiative on Maui are seeking intervention in a federal court lawsuit filed by Monsanto Hawaiʻi after a judge granted a request preventing the referendum from taking effect until the full legal merits of the lawsuit are considered.

A Wailuku man was arrested for his alleged connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Lahaina woman late last year. Police say 33-year-old Anthony Souza IV was indicted and arrested on a warrant on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at 8:17 a.m.

Future Maui retailer, Target is partnering with the Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter and Mālama Maui Nui to clean up Hoaloha Park at Kahului Harbor on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Hawaiʻi College & Career Fair will be on Maui today (Friday, Nov. 21, 2014) from 9 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard Puʻunēnē Armory off of the Mokulele Highway at the entrance to the Maui Raceway Park.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a magnitude 6.9 (upgraded from a preliminary magnitude 6.8) earthquake in teh Halmahera region of Indonesia reported at 12:10 a.m. HST on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

A total of 24 tiger sharks off of Maui are now being tracked with satellite tagging devices as researchers with the University of Hawaiʻi continue to study their movement following an increase in the number of unprovoked shark bite incidents last year.

A 44-year-old Kula man suffered fatal injuries in a rollover crash on Pūlehu Road near the Central Maui Landfill on Thursday afternoon. Maui police have since identified the victim as…

Ke Ola magazine announced that beginning with Maui County’s December/January issue, the arts, culture and sustainability magazine will now include a wedding and special occasion section.