Maui News
Maui Car Rental Facility, Electric Train on Schedule to Open May 15
The new electric train is part of a $340 million project to relocate car rental services to a single location. The ConRAC will officially open on May 15th.
Fire Destroys Ha‘ikū Home, Family Displaced
Four people escaped unharmed during a structure fire at a home in Haʻikū this morning.
West Maui Rep. Says “Vehicle Miles Traveled” Proposal is Unfair
The state’s VMT plan would end a fuel tax of 16 cents a gallon on drivers and instead charge them on how much they drive.
Resolutions Urge Ban on “Predatory Cosmetics Stores” in Lahaina
A House committee heard resolutions urging Maui County to immediately ban “predatory cosmetics stores” from doing business in Lahaina.
Maui County Health Centers Get $5.9 Million
The US Department of Health and Human Services will award 14 community health centers in Hawai‘i federal funding totaling more than $28.7 million.
Recruitment Opens for Conservation Enforcement Officers
Recruitment begins today for Conservation and Resource Enforcement Officers. The positions do not require any previous law enforcement experience
DEA in Hawai‘i Warns Public of Practitioner Scam
The Drug Enforcement Administration in Honolulu is urging its DEA-registered practitioners to be cautious of a new practitioner scam.
Open Houses on W Maui Community Plan Alternatives
The public has a final opportunity to weigh in on the updated West Maui Community Plan during two open house events next month.
Maui Mayor Proposes FY 2020 Budget
Total county funds, including bonds for FY 2020, are estimated at $780.8 million, a $22.5 million increase, or 3%, more than the FY 2019 council-approved budget of $758.3 million.
Maui Hotels Still Lead State Despite Daily Rate Decline
Maui County hotels reported a decline in RevPAR to $337 (-4.5%) in February but led the state overall. Both ADR ($420) and occupancy (80.3) decreased.
A&B Maui Ag Sale Proceeds Fund Land Under Home Depot, Honolulu
A&B financed the $42 million purchase with proceeds from its December 2018 sale of agricultural lands on Maui.
Siren Testing at Hāmoa Beach, Maui on March 28
The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency will conduct siren testing at Hāmoa Beach in East Maui between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2019.
KS Scholars Program Accepting Applications
Kamehameha School’s Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students entering 9th and 10th grade until April 30, 2019.
Freshman Class is Largest in UH Mānoa’s History
UH Mānoa received nearly 16,000 first-year applications for admission to the 2019 fall semester, a 66% increase over last year’s record of freshman applications
Teen Named Maui Boys & Girls Club “Youth of the Year”
Chassen Kosi-Cortez has been named the Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui making him this year’s recipient of a $2,500 scholarship.
Maui Unemployment Rate Sees Slight Drop
The unemployment rate for the island of Maui and Maui County in February was 2.8%, according to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Maui Obituary Notices: Week of March 24, 2019
May they rest in peace. Maui obituary notices for the week of March 24, 2019. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.
Report: Tuberculosis Could be Eradicated in 26 Years
According to a report in the Lancet Global Health journal, the entire world could be free of tuberculosis by 2045 if world leaders decided in a year to invest at least $2 billion in treatment and disease prevention research. The report was written by global TB experts and researchers, including Victoria Fan, an assistant professor […]
Kahoma Resident Critically Injured in Structure Fire
A 47-year-old female resident was found to have sustained major burns to over 50% of her body.
VOLCANO WATCH – 22 March 2019
VOLCANO WATCH – 22 March 2019 This article is from Volcano Watch, a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Did groundwater trigger explosive eruptions at Kīlauea? In February 1924, the surface of the lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u dropped rapidly and disappeared from view. Throughout March and […]
