Hawaiian Airlines has launched its first-ever nonstop flights between Maui and Las Vegas.  The route was announced earlier this year and has since started twice-weekly service with a wide-body Boeing 767-300 aircraft that seats up to 264 passengers.  The new service adds 2,000 seats per month to the route.  The route was initiated in response [...]

By Wendy Osher (Update: 6:28 p.m. 9/21/10) An elderly couple was pulled to safety after their home accidentally caught fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at the couple’s single-story home located at 237 Molokai-Hema Street in Kahului. “It’s always sad to see,” said Acting Batallion Chief [...]

5:40 p.m. 9/12/10 All lanes of travel are open on Haleakala Hwy. Traffic signal repaired & functioning properly following vehicle accident. Update: 3:30 p.m. 9/12/10 All lanes of travel are open on Haleakala Hwy. Entry onto Haliimaile Rd from Haleakala Hwy is blocked due to traffic signal repair in progress. Estimated time of closure is [...]

Ramon Kitaichi Madden, 2010 candidate for State House District 10, Transcript: Introduction:  Aloha West Maui voters.  My name is Ramon Kitaichi Madden, and I’m running for the state House to represent West Maui in the upcoming 2010 Primary Election.  I live, work and play in West Maui, and I’m a proud parent of a 12-year-old son [...]

The Maui County Council’s Water Resources Committee will consider the use of the Piiholo South Well as a potential new water source for Upcountry Maui residents.  The item comes up for consideration at a special meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers. “Discussion on this matter is preliminary, and the focus of [...]

Andrew Von Sonn, 2010 candidate for Congress-District 2, Transcript: Introduction:  My name is Andrew “Vsevolod” Von Sonn.  Vsevolod–my middle name is my Dad’s first name, and I decided to keep that in and it will be on the ballot. My parents are immigrants.  Freedom was a big issue for us always and so I have a lot of… that’s [...]

Ori Kopelman, 2010 candidate for Maui Mayor, Transcript: Introduction: Hi, my name is Ori Kopelman and I’m running for the office of Mayor.  Am I a businessman or an idealist?  The answer is both.  I was with a company in Silicon Valley that grew from 50 to 500 people in a period of six years.  I’ve also written [...]

Positive Motion was latest live band featured at the exclusive NATIVE 92.5 FM Private Session at Three’s Bar and Grill.  The regular event features the hottest local artists and is by invitation only.  The only way to get tickets is to win them by listening to Native 92.5.   The reggae sounds of Positive Motion with an R&B flair served up some native [...]

4:30p 8/8/10 Honoapiilani Hw (30) is now OPEN in both directions. Fires below the Kapalua Airport and just below the Lahaina Fire Station have both been deemed under control. ‎3:30p 8/8/10: Honoapiilani Hwy closed @ mp27 Due to brushfire mauka of Hwy,below Kapalua airport, traffic rerouted via Lower H-piilani Rd.

By Wendy Osher (4:15 p.m. 8/6/10) The Kehalani fire that started just before midnight, remains at 60 acres and no injuries are reported.  There was damage reported to waterlines connected to the ‘Iao Water Treatment Facility, which has been shut down while lines are repaired.  The shutdown does not currently affect water customers in the area. Fire [...]