Maui News

Duane Sparkman, an engineer and landscaping manager at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, will be offering a  free  talk to explain how  community members can  use non-harmful pest and weed control methods for their homes, businesses, and landscaping. 

The Maui Police Department collected 2,617 pounds of rice and food as part of its holiday food drive, held in coordination with the Maui Food Bank. 

Much to the surprise of the owners at Kula Cottontail Farm, a baby alpaca was born on Friday, just in time for Christmas.

The unemployment rate for Maui County was 2.5 percent in November, compared to 2.7 percent in October and the same time last year, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article was written by HVO geophysicist Sarah Conway. 

The legislation would support programs like the Hawaiian Plant Extinction Prevention Program, which works to save more than 237 endangered plant species, each of which has fewer than 50 plants remaining in the wild.

There will be unusually high water levels during peak high tides this week, creating the likelihood for coastal flooding. Breezy south winds Tuesday and Christmas Day may increase the wave run-up along south-facing shores. The highest predictions on Maui are for Hāna in East Maui, where a high tide of 2.89 feet is forecast for 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019.

Maui Obituary Notices: Week of Dec. 22. May they Rest in Peace.

For the regular positions, one needs to be an architect and the other a land architect. For the three alternates, two architects and one land architect are needed on the board.

Strong to gale force trade winds will produce large surf along exposed east facing shores. Expect surf of 6 to 10 feet today, lowering to 5 to 8 feet tonight.

Maui Electric Company will upgrade utility poles and install insulated power lines along Lahainaluna Road in West Maui from Thursday, Jan. 2 to Monday, Feb. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Maui United Way will be opening up their new online Community Impact Grant Application at the end of January.

The National Weather Service has extended the Wind Advisory for Maui County in effect until 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019.

Benny is diagnosed with nonverbal autism and was last seen wearing only a diaper at around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 at a residence in the 2100 block of Kalanianaole Street.

The new law will provide more than two million federal workers with 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child after birth, adoption, or the initiation of foster care.

MEO BDC’s Core Four Business Planning is a 36-hour course on how to write a business plan while providing the information on how to start, operate and grow a business.

The County of Maui, Department of Parks and Recreation announced the closure of 4th Marine Division Memorial Park in Haʻikū due to fallen trees and strong winds in the area.

Fire officials say the two residents were transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center by medics for evaluation. A firefighter was also transported to the hospital for treatment of an ankle injury. Fire officials say the residents lost multiple pet dogs in the fire.

Seabury Hall raised an estmated $6,000 for Maui nonprofit organizations during its inaugural Seabury Hall-iday: Lights for Charity event held on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting.