Maui News

Participants will be working to complete the last five homes of Habitat Maui’s 10 single family affordable homes project in the Kahoma Residential Subdivision in Lahaina.

The cleanup runs from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Kanahā Beach Park off of Amala Place in Kahului at the volleyball courts.

Former UFC Champion Jay Dee “BJ” Penn was injured in a single-vehicle accident last week in Hilo, prompting a traffic investigation into the cause.  

Company reached 28 percent consolidated renewable portfolio standard in 2019 despite lack of geothermal resources from Hawaiʻi Island.

The two-lined spittlebug is native to the southern United States and was first discovered on Hawai‘i Island in 2016, when it damaged nearly 2,000 acres of grazing land. Since then, the invasive pest has devastated more than 125,000 acres of pasture grass.

The winter weather advisory has been extended once again for the Summit of Haleakalā until noon today.  

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino delivered his 2020 State of the County Address on Tuesday night at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium.  During a 40 minute address, the mayor highlighted accomplishments of his first year in office and present his key goals and initiatives for the year 2020.

The Wharf Cinema Center in Lahaina is under new management. The contract was awarded to Peake & Levoy, a commercial real estate services company, which has more than 75 clients on Maui.

Thousands of students statewide are urging drivers and passengers to reduce risky behaviors while on the road with the annual “Stop If You Love Me” campaign.

A weakening cold core low will pass over the islands overnight, resulting in continued frigid temperatures at the summit of Haleakalā on Maui above 9,000 feet.

Keālia Pond National Wildlife will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will offer multiple free activities.

Maui police responded to 8 burglaries, 3 vehicle thefts and 9 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 2 to Feb. 8, 2020.

A study from Frontpoint named Hawaiʻi No. 2 in the nation for highest emergency medical technician (EMT) salaries. 

Coast Guard officials say itʻs the largest fine ever imposed in the District of Hawaiʻi for this type of offense. 

The state placed a Hawaiʻi resident into quarantine at Pearl Harbor on Monday morning after learning that the person traveled through the Hubei Province over the weekend. The individual was quarantined based on policy and an overabundance of caution. The person is healthy and has no symptoms, according to health officials.

Showers will likely continue to move over the islands today, leading to additional snow accumulations of up to two inches at the summit of Haleakalā on Maui.

46-year-old Heather Glennon was arrested on Feb. 2 after allegedly assaulting 51-year-old Christopher Flanagan outside of the Lahaina McDonaldʻs.

Flood advisories are in effect for Molokaʻi until 4 p.m., Maui until 3 p.m. and Lānaʻi until 2:45 p.m.

About 150 customers from Keʻanae to the Nāhiku homestead area are being asked to plan for an extended outage overnight until Tuesday, Feb. 11, after a large tree fell and brought down six spans of power lines along a remote area of East Maui around 3:05 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

On Tuesday, the Committee on Housing, and Water and Land, will hold a decision-making hearing that will include discussion on a bill that is part of the 2020 joint legislative package to provide real economic benefits for Hawaiʻiʻs working-class families and individuals.