Light and variable winds are to blame for an drop in air quality on New Year’s day.  The air particulates exceeded the federal 24-hour standard at several monitoring locations. The Department of Health’s Clean Air Branch monitored air quality at five stations located at Honolulu, Sand Island, Pearl City, Kapolei, and Kihei on Maui.  Three [...]

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s (DOH) Clean Air Branch will be monitoring Hawai’i’s air quality during New Year’s and comparing it with national ambient air quality standards. Health officials say the heavy use of fireworks during the annual holiday celebration can significantly increase the amount of particulates in the air, especially on Oahu. The [...]

The state’s Maui Boating Office will be closed for two weeks beginning on December 23rd. The closure is due to a combination of furlough closure days, the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, weekends, and its move to a new location. The state facility will reopen at its new site on January 4th in the same [...]

Hawaii’s air quality on New Year’s Eve was better than expected according to a report released by the state Department of Health. The highest concentration of particulate matter was recorded at Pearl City. All other locations monitored including Kihei on Maui recorded levels lower or equal to last year’s New Year’s celebration. The state’s Clean [...]

Retailers in Central Maui sold out of fireworks requiring permits by early yesterday, but novelty items were still on hand across the county.  Foodland in Kahului and Sac-n-Save in Wailuku sold out of their stock of permitted firecrackers, but sales still remained well below last year’s numbers.  A total of 65 permits were issued by [...]