Danny Mateo, Maui County Council Chairman, has represented Molokai for five terms. Though he will not be seeking office, he hopes to remain active in public affairs.

The total reward now being offered has grown to $30,000 in the monk seal killings on Maui and Kauai.

With more than 1200 attending last year, the 9th Annual Molokai Chamber of Commerce Business & Food Expo will again celebrate Molokai’s agriculture and food products industries with several Maui celebrity chefs.

The Maui Fire Department has promoted Firefighter Roger Agdeppa, an 18-year department veteran, to the rank of Captain. Several other department promotions were also announced today.

Today, the US Postal Service released a list of offices that will be studied for closure and for the introduction of a “retail-replacement” option directed at affected communities.

More than 100 Native Hawaiian residents turned out Wednesday for a community meeting hosted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Native Hawaiians on Moloka‘i will have an opportunity to provide feedback to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) at a community forum as well as attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees on July 20 and July 21.

Inspired by the reality TV show “The Biggest Loser”, Director Donna Haytko-Paoa, UH Maui College-Molokai Education Coordinator, decided to motivate students and faculty to lose weight and embrace a healthy lifestyle.

The Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs traveled to Kaua‘i for the first in a series of five community meetings with Native Hawaiians on the Neighbor Islands.

Wind and solar farms on Molokai and Lanai could supply up to 25% of Oahu’s electricity, according a study released yesterday by the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI).