Maui News

The Wailuku Heights Park will be closed from Jan. 27 to May 14 as crews build a new playground, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced. 

“While we are pleased that AlohaCare can continue to support QUEST members on Oʻahu, we are disappointed that AlohaCare was not selected for an all-island contract,” said Laura M. Lott, Director of Communications & Public Relations for Kaiser Permanente.

Kumulipo Sylva, the man accused of the “near decapitation” of Eduardo Alejandro “Alex” Cerezo with a machete at a mall bathroom on Maui in 2018, was sentenced today to a maximum term of 20 years in prison.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will begin temporary construction on Old Haleakalā Highway/Kala Road at the Kahului Airport starting on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

A 22-year veteran of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement, Randy DeCambra, was recognized today as “Hawai‘i Wildlife Officer of the Year” by Shikar-Safari Club International Foundation.

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of an adrift yellow kayak found south of Kamalo Harbor, Molokaʻi on Friday morning, Jan. 24, 2020.

A70-year-old man from Iowa was pulled unresponsive from waters in West Maui on Thursday evening.  The incident was reported at around 5:01 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 in waters fronting the Whalers Village in Kāʻanapali. 

On the roadways, lane closures are planned at two spots along the Hāna Highway for ongoing road work being conducted by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation. 

The County of Maui, Department of Parks and Recreation announces the closure of the Cooke Memorial Pool on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, due to staff shortages.

Maui United Way opens its new online Community Impact Grant Application on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m.  Eligible health and human service non-profit agencies are invited to apply for the upcoming funding cycle starting on July 1, 2020.

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Hanakaʻōʻō, Maui. Levels of 137 per 100 mL have been detected during routine beach monitoring, slightly exceeding the threshold level of 130 enterococci per 100 mL.

A Maui man was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison and three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of stolen firearms, according to the Justice Department officials.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors today announced a federal lawsuit challenging an effort to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet.

The first customer in line, Frank Barboza of Kīhei, showed up at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 16 hours ahead of opening.  He only recently experienced Jollibee during a trip to Oʻahu in April, and said he attempted to be the first at the Maui opening on a dare from his kids.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare Connors joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in urging the US Supreme Court to acknowledge what they call “a lack of vital protections for residents in immigration procedures.”

Companies have until the end of this month to comply. The Hawai‘i Department of Health is forewarning companies that make, distribute or sell flavored cartridge- or pod-based e-cigarettes to stop or risk enforcement action against them from the FDA.

The first phase of the “Kealaula” renaissance project is expected to be unveiled this spring.

A high surf warning has been extended to 6 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, for the North and West facing shores of Molokaʻi and the North facing shores of Maui.  

The Committee on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the bi-annual awards as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, securing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote.  

Tusli Gabbard is among a list of 12 candidates that will appear on the Democratic Party of Hawaii Party-run Presidential Primary ballot.