#Island Residents
Hawaiian Begins First-Ever Nonstop Maui-Las Vegas Flights
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 […]
Clean energy and photovoltaic systems subject of next Maui advisory meeting
The Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Maui will meet on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 5 p.m., at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani, Maui. Warren Shibuya, a retired program manager at the Space and Missile Systems Center in El Segundo, Calif., will discuss photovoltaic systems, including how they operate, benefits of […]
3.7 magnitude quake shakes Big Island
Residents of the Big Island experienced a moderate tremor just before noon today. The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency reports an earthquake measuring 3.7 in magnitude occurred at 11:52 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time. The quake was centered 5 miles SE of Pu’u O’o Crater, 24 miles S of Hilo, and 225 miles SE of Honolulu […]
Site inspection of Uluniu Halama Beach Reserve today
A site inspection will be conducted today on the Uluniu/Halama Beach Reserve area of South Maui. The reserve, located 1,000 feet south of Lipoa Street in Kihei, is the focus of today’s meeting of the Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Maui. Bryce Buchanan and Vernon Altman of the Uluniu Beach Reserve Association will […]
Haliimaile Pineapple Co. officials to discuss operations
Posted by Wendy Osher Executives with the newly established Haliimaile Pineapple Company will discuss the company’s operations at the upcoming meeting of the Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Maui. Company board member, Doug MacCluer will speak on the company’s hiring of former Maui Land and Pineapple Company employees, and the effect of the […]
Moi season closed effective June 1; Lobster, Kona Crab closed May-August
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) wishes to remind everyone that the moi fishing season closed Tuesday, June 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010. “Moi is one of Hawaii’s most significant fish species, from a cultural perspective,” said Laura H. Thielen, DLNR chairperson. “At one time it was reserved only for royalty. Today […]
Education projects focus of Maui advisors May meeting
Education projects on Maui will be the focus of discussion at the upcoming meeting of the Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors. Maui Complex Area Superintendent, Lindsay Ball who oversees the Hana, Lahaina, Lanai, and Molokai district, will provide a status update on DOE (Department of Education) project throughout the West Maui Area. Projects proposed […]
DLNR to provide update on damaged Keawakapu Reef
The Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Maui meets at 5 p.m. tonight, (Thursday, April 15, 2010) at the Kihei Community Center. The guest speaker this month is DLNR Director Laura Thielen who will discuss the restoration of the reef at Keawakapu which was damaged in December. The artificial reef was established in 1962 […]
Lanai Windfarm proposal raises concerns over balance and benefit
State Representative Mele Carroll of Maui raised concerns over plans for a proposed 400 MW wind farm on the island of Lanai, after visiting the site over the weekend. While voicing support for renewable energy, Carroll questioned the logic in generating alternative energy at the risk of protecting natural resources, and questioned how the project […]
