#Maui

The state board of education will consider today the closure of five public libraries including the public library in the remote East Maui community of Hana. The proposed closures were raised by the Hawaii State Public Library System as a way of cutting state costs. Community advocates say Hana’s distance from other resources would put […]

The Realtors Association of Maui is launching a new information program to boost first time homebuyer sales on the island. In making the announcement today, Bob Lightbourn, president of the Realtors Association of Maui said, “Current market conditions includes significantly lower home prices, great mortgage programs for working families, and special incentives like the $8,000 […]

Hawaiian Electric Company is the recipient of $750,000 in federal funds for the development of new wind energy projects in Hawaii. The award, from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), funded primarily by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will support HECO’s Hawaii Utility Integration Initiatives. Currently, HECO operates the Kaheawa Wind Power Farm on […]

A Maui court gave final approval this morning to a settlement involving a canceled Aerosmith concert on Maui nearly two years ago. Circuit Court Judge Joseph Cardoza granted final approval today.  Under the settlement, those who bought tickets to the September 26, 2007 concert and filed a claim as a class action member by yesterday’s […]

Maui police confiscated 1,232 marijuana plants and arrested a Makawao man during a drug bust on Piiholo Road last week.  Authorities arrested 36-year-old Eric Welander during a search warrant at a dwelling on the property on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. In addition to the plants, 187 marijuana cuttings were found, 8.9 pounds of processed pot […]

The Hawaii State Department of Health confirmed a second swine flu death in the state.  The patient was identified as an adult male in his late 40’s with underlying medical conditions.  The O’ahu resident died on July 10th at the Queen’s Medical Center, and becomes the second death linked to the novel H1N1 influenza in […]

An updated assessment of tax revenues shows the state lost an additional $57 million in FY09-worse than the 9 percent decline projected by the Council on Revenues.    Governor Linda Lingle said she will have to make “tough, realistic decisions to close the budget shortfall.”  She did not specify how many workers would be laid […]

More than $1.8 million dollars was secured for continued funding of the Upcountry Maui Watershed project.  The funds are part of a larger $16.2 million appropriation included in an agriculture bill that passed out of the U.S. House today.  The Upcountry watershed supplies irrigation to farmers and ranchers in Upper Kula through a dedicated distribution […]

The final three contestants on the ABC series “The Bachelorette” head to Maui for a Romantic Getaway.  Jillian Harris, the Bachelorette for Season 5 arrives on Maui for a two-hour episode on July 13 (8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST). The show follows Harris and the remaining three bachelors – Ed, Kiptyn, and Reid -in their […]

McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii proposes the demolition and reconstruction of its Lahaina eatery. An Environmental Assessment is required because the property is located within the Lahaina National Historic Landmark District at the corner of Papalaua and Wainee Streets. Lahaina Town was designated as a registered National Historic Landmark in 1962, under the provisions of the […]

Maui’s Shane Victorino is among a list of baseball players competing for the last spot on the National League’s All-Star Game roster. The Phillies outfielder finished fourth in the public balloting for the three starting outfield positions. He was not selected as a backup by the National League coaches. Hawaii’s four mayors-Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Mufi […]

Rockfall mitigation continues on the Hana Highway through Friday, July 17th.  Work between mile markers 19 and 21 will result in the complete closure of the highway weekdays between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The state Department of Transportation also advises Maui motorists of intermittent traffic stoppages on the Hana Highway (Route 360) in both […]

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam embarks embarked a month-long U.S. solo tour earlier this month.  The tour began on June 8th in Albany, NY and ends on July 2nd in Honolulu.  Vedder makes a stop on Maui on Monday, June 29th where he performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Castle Theater of the Maui Arts […]

Governor Michael Marcos Keon of Ilocos Norte, Philippines will visit Maui and Oahu in an effort to familiarize himself with the Ilocanos community in Hawaii. More than 400 people are expected to attend a speaking event at the Waipahu Filcom Center tonight, with an additional 100 people on a waiting list. The Maui visit begins […]

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation launched a Buy a Brick fundraising campaign this week to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Pioneer Mill Smokestack. The landmark stands 200-feet-tall and dates to the 1860s when the mill was founded.  The mill was one of Hawaii’s last remaining sugar plantations at the time of its closure […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will close the Kula State Forest Reserve to public access on weekdays through Friday, July 3. The closure is the result of repairs and resurfacing including the replacement of a culvert to minimize heavy rainfall damage.  The road will reopen on weekends during this period. “We are implementing […]

MAKAWAO POWER OUTAGE UPDATE High winds brought down a utility pole causing a power outage in Upcountry Maui this afternoon. The outage was reported at around 2 p.m., and extended from Upcountry to an area just outside of Hana including Makawao, Pukalani, Haiku, Olinda, Piiholo and Hana. Most areas had power restored within an hour, […]

The Maui Film Festival celebrates its 10th Anniversary with festivities running from Wednesday, June 17, 2009 through Sunday the 21st at various venues on the Valley Isle. Part time Maui Resident Willie Nelson will be honored at the Celestial Cinema this Friday with the festival’s Maverick Award for his artistic and political expression.  The award […]

A 5-year-old boy survived a crash in West Maui after a Lahaina officer took steps to properly install his child safety seat. “It’s not often that an officer who’s trained as a Child Passenger Safety Technician is able to see the fruits of his labors,” said Captain Charles Hirata. Officer Stuart Farberow, who is assigned […]

The state Department of Health has confirmed 83 additional cases of the swine flu over the past week.  The cases include 78 on Oahu, two each on Kauai and the Big Island, and a single case on Maui. The new cases bring to 198 the total number of confirmed cases in the state.  The Maui […]