A celebration marking the 135th Birthday of Crown Princess Ka’iulani took place this Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the historic Waiola Church and the nearby sacred grounds of Moku’ula in Lahaina, Maui.  The event entitled “Lahaina Royal Ho’ike: From the Keiki to Ka’iulani and the Crown” included a full day of festivities, Hawaiian entertainment, cultural [...]

  Maui firefighters remain on the scene of a 25 acre fire, battling a flare-up in the burn area at around 3 p.m. today (Monday, July 12, 2010). Fire crews with the assistance of water drops from Air One, were able to put out the flare-up approximately 30 minutes later. Earlier today, Maui fire officials [...]

By Wendy Osher  Video of Happy Valley Fire, interview with Battalion Chief Jeff Shaffer:  (Update 3:30 p.m. 7/12/10) Maui fire officials this afternoon confirmed that fireworks caused a 25 acre blaze that came dangerously close to homes in the Happy Valley subdivision.  Battalion Chief James Kino said the determination suports the numerous reports the department [...]

Click here to view video of Happy Valley Fire By Wendy Osher (6:15 a.m. 7/12/10) Firefighters will assess the extent of damage today caused by a fire overnight in the Happy Valley subdivision of Wailuku on Maui.  A storage shed was burned, but homes were saved in the densely populated area.  The fire was first [...]

By Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBkAd6Qn4o[/youtube] The County of Maui added three new buses to its fleet today, bringing to 18 the number of large capacity buses in the Maui fleet. Transportation Director Don Medeiros said Maui recorded over 2.3 million boardings in FY 2010, marking yet another milestone for public transportation on Maui. Last year, an [...]

Posted by Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uf3rR9UvR0[/youtube] VIP Foodservice’s Cash n’ Carry store in Kahului re-opened as Cash n’ Carry Warehouse earlier this month, re-introducing the memorable Akahi red hotdogs that had been out of production for years.  The results of a six-month store renovation and transformation will were unveiled at a grand re-opening celebration on Friday, [...]

Hawaiian Airlines today, re-launched a San Diego – Maui route for the first time in two years.  The seasonal flight will add non-stop daily service between the locations and will boos Mau’s air seats by 18,000 during the island’s peak summer travel season. “We’re very pleased to again be offering the convenience of nonstop flights [...]

By Wendy Osher Get the Flash Player to see this content. The Maui County Council today congratulated Maui’s Halau Ke’alaokamaile for the honors they won at the 47th Merrie Monarch Hula Festival held in April in Hilo.  Kumu Hula Keali’i Reichel and accepted the honor for the halau saying, “everything that we do, we do [...]

Posted by Wendy Osher Get the Flash Player to see this content. The fifth and final segment of Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa’u Parade & Ho’olaule’a featured pa’u units from our own island of Maui and the islands of Kaho’olawe and Lana’i.  Pa’u Princess Tina Marie Lopez is proudly adorned with the lokelani rose of Maui [...]

Posted by Wendy Osher Get the Flash Player to see this content.   The fourth segment of Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa’u Parade & Ho’olaule’a featured pa’u units from the islands of Moloka’i and Hawai’i.  Representing Moloka’i was Pa’u Princess Tiara Dudoit; and for the island of Hawai’i, the Pa’u Princess was Hawealani Ka’ahanui Kahahane. A [...]