#East Maui

Preventing the degradation of the native forest and facilitation of conservation efforts could save the local water utility up to $1.4 million and make important contributions to local water supplies in East Maui according to research conducted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The team will move the birds from the Maui Bird Conservation Center into temporary release aviaries at the Nakula release site in mid-October.

38-year-old Brad Apo of Makawao died on Monday after being pulled unresponsive from East Maui waters.

A 38-year-old man was medevaced to the Maui Memorial Medical Center after being pulled unresponsive from waters at Haneoʻo Bay near Hāmoa Beach in East Maui on Sunday afternoon.

The 27th Annual East Maui Taro Festival will be held on April 13 and 14, 2019 in Hāna at the Hāna Ballpark from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

The 7-year-old girl from La Baule, France, struck her head on the rocks after falling about 12 feet from the Kaihalulu Trail in Hāna, Maui.

Emergency crews are responding to a report of a female that was injured after falling over the side of the Wailua Lookout area in East Maui.

A small trade wind swell is forecast along east facing shores. This should pick up some Friday and into the weekend as our winds pick up in speed.

Traffic closures on the Piʻilani Highway in Kaupō for pavement preservation work have switched to one-lane, rather than full closures.

The meeting will include presentations on 4 upcoming repair projects affecting roads in southeast Maui, that will result in varying degrees of road closures.

Due to insufficient staffing, the Hāna Landfill will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.

The kayaker had launched from Nāhiku Landing by himself on Monday afternoon but ran into trouble when winds and ocean swells picked up drastically.

As required by the State Department of Health, the Department of Water Supply is informing the public of the continued use of Wākiu Well C.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife will briefly close the Keʻanae Arboretum on March 29-30 for tree removal.

As required by the State Department of Health , the Department of Water Supply is informing the public of the continued use of Wākiu Well C, the new water source for the Wākiu area, Hāna School, Hāna Medical Center, Waiʻānapanapa area, and Uakea Road.

Hāna High School’s 10th grade Biology class planted 100 Hala, Milo, and Kamani on the Kuloa Point Trail in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park.

Full approval is anticipated in late Feb 2017. Wākiu Well C continues to be used as the water source for Hāna School, Hāna Med Ctr, Wainʻāpanapa and ʻUakea Rd.

Inclement weather conditions in the East Maui area of Hāna have made roadways treacherous and impassable in certain areas. Police say Kapia Road and ʻUlaino Road have been affected by flooding.

The last 1/2 mile of the Pīpīwai Trail, including the viewpoint for Waimoku Falls in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park in East Maui, is closed due to downed trees following heavy rains this week.

A 61-year-old Kula man was medevaced after sustaining head injuries in a fall while fishing along the coastline at Waianapanapa in East Maui.