This year’s Hawaii State Junior Golf Association College Workshop is March 24, from 9 a.m to noon at Lahaina Civic Center. The workshop is free and geared to students ages 10-18 interested in playing any college sport.

The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational hosted by Chaminade University today announced the field for its 2013 tournament to be played at the Lahaina Civic Center.

An estimated 5,115 visitors traveled to Maui to attend the 2011 event, held Thanksgiving week at the Lahaina Civic Center.

A total of 18 teams from Hawaii, the US, and Canada are competing in the 3rd Annual Lahianaluna Invitational–up from just eight teams last year.

County authorities will be among those presenting information at an upcoming Disaster Preparedness meeting for West Maui residents.

Featuring three teams ranked in the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coach Poll preseason top 25, the action will tip-off at Maui’s famed Lahaina Civic Center during Thanksgiving week from Nov. 22-24.

(Updated: 5:40 p.m. 7/6/10) Fire officials report that the fire above the Lahaina Civic Center that began just before midnight Sunday evening is now at 90% containment and remains at 130 acres. Fire crews continue to conduct mop up operations and monitor the area for hot spots. (Updated: 2:15p 7/5/10) A fire that was reported [...]

Maui County fire fighters battling a fast moving brush fire that had scorched 2,300 acres in the West Maui Mountains will receive federal aid.  The announcement was made this morning by U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka. The Fire Management Assistance Grant will be funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  [...]

(Update 6 a.m. 6/9/10) Both lanes of Honoapiilani Highway are open to traffic. However, motorists are cautioned that the fire and heavy smoke may cause intermittent road closures. Maui Police will continue to post updates to Honoapiilani Highway on the road closure advisory phone line 986-1200. Fire officials report that at daylight this morning, an [...]

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 [...]