By Wendy Osher (Update 6:30 p 6/8/10) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl6ed3NH6Jo[/youtube] Maui Police re-opened the Honoapiilani Highway at around 6 p.m. (Tuesday, June 8, 2010) for contraflow travel using one lane of travel, following a six hour road closure.  Firefighters continue to battle a 2,000 acre blaze above Maalaea that was first reported at 10 p.m. Monday. Police [...]

The Department of Public Safety announced today plans to close the Kulani Correctional Facility on the Big Island by the end of October.  Public Safety Director Clayton Frank said it was not fiscally feasible to continue to operate the facility under the difficult economic climate. “Because of the troubling economy, and continuing budget shortfalls, the [...]