A neighbor island town hall meeting will be held on Maui on Tuesday, July 12, focusing on the Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA.

The new law provides clear legal authority to judges, allowing them to more effectively tailor sentences when aquatics statutes are violated.

The Rotary Club of Kahului presented Dr. George Martin of Carden Academy with the 2012 Mike Lyons II Palaka Award at the King Kamehameha Golf Club during a special luncheon on Friday, August 24.

On hearing how Maui Sun Divers owner Bobby Baker had recently given generously to a local Maui school, the owners of Upcountry Fitness were inspired to do the same for Haiku Elementary School.

Maui resident Katrina-Ann R. Kapā‘anaokalāokeola Oliveira, PhD, is one of three native Hawaiian scholars who were recently awarded Mellon-Hawai‘i Fellowship.

The Haiku Elementary School Garden recently received a $20,000 grant from the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company to expand its Haiku School Garden project.

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Committee on the Status of Women has launched a survey to gauge the status of women in Maui County.

More than $80,000 in grants were distributed among 20 organization by the Maui Economic Development Board through its MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund.

The Haiku Ho`olaule`a & Flower Festival scheduled for March 31 was given a $10,000 donation by Jennifer Oberg, a master dressmaker and owner of The Perfect Fit.

The State Dept of Labor announced today that the non-seasonally adjusted annual unemployment rate for Maui County in December was 7.3%, down from 7.4% a year ago.

In recognition of exemplary beautification projects in Hawaii’s public schools, the Cooke Foundation Ltd. is presenting awards of $5,000 each to two Maui schools.

The majority caucus, made up of Democrats, identified job creation & the creation of a sustainable economy as critical priorities.

More than two dozen Hana residents met with staff from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to start an economic self-sufficiency initiative for the remote community.

The State of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Teachers Association came together Friday to agree on moving forward for transforming education. Both sides have reached an initial agreement.

The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced today that the Maui County unemployment rate was 7.7% for the month of November 2011.