#Oahu

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 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 […]

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 […]

UH STUDENT IDENTIFIED AS 6TH CONFIRMED H1N1 PATIENT IN HAWAII (Updated 4:30 p.m. May 8, 2009) The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) today confirmed one additional case of novel H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) in an adult resident of Oahu. The individual is a student at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and school […]

(By Wendy OSHER © 2009) About 40 residents showed up at the Paukukalo Community Center last night for the second in a series of statewide hearings hosted by the House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs. Committee Chair and Representative Mele Carroll of Maui explained progress on a bill that would give $200 million in past due […]

With notebooks and binoculars in hand dozens of wildlife biologists will take to Hawai`i’s wetlands on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for the statewide bi-annual waterbird surveys. Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife staff and volunteers will set out as early as 6 a.m. to survey more than 250 wetland sites […]

WEATHER UPDATE FOR MAUI COUNTY:  5:55 P.M.  FRIDAY 1/16/09 The National Weather Service has extended a Flood ADVISORY for the island of Maui in Maui County until 9 p.m.   At 5:24, radar showed moderate to locally heavy rain falling at around 1 inch per hour along the southeast slope of Haleakala.  The area of heavy […]

Wind Advisory for Haleakala/ Wind Warning for Big Island Summits Strong winds are expected today with a high wind advisory already in effect for the Summit of Haleakala on Maui and a wind warning in effect for higher elevations on the Big Island.  The large low pressure system is producing strong winds that will likely […]

The state unveiled two major initiatives aimed at easing traffic congestion along the most heavily traveled corridor in the state.   The first project, known as the PM Contraflow, focuses on improving the westbound afternoon rush hour commute on the H-1 Freeway from Honolulu to Central and Leeward O`ahu by adding a 6.2-mile contraflow lane […]

Geoff Ogilvy was the big winner this weekend at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Mercedes Championship in Kapaula.  The 31-year-old Australian took a six-shot lead in the final round to take home the $1.12 million first prize, and Mercedes-Benz SL550.  Tying for second were Anthony Kim and Davis Love III.  And, Hawaii’s own Parker McLachlin, did […]

The State Department of Transportation will unveil two major initiatives this afternoon to address traffic congestion on Oahu’s roadways.  The initiatives are aimed at improving traffic flow on the most heavily traveled corridor in the state-the H-1 Freeway and the Middle-Street merge. (Posted by Wendy Osher:  Monday, January 12, 2009)

The number of visitor accommodation units statewide in 2008 rose 1.3 percent from the year before according to a report just released by the state.   Kaua`i had the largest percentage increase of 5.9 percent to 9,203 units. Maui decreased slightly by .8 percent to 19,055 units while Moloka`i witnessed a 21 percent decline due to […]

Several non-profit organizations received an unexpected gift in the New Year as Maui Toyota handed them the keys to brand new Sienna vans at the Kahului car lot on Wednesday.  Maui Toyota CEO Damien Farias said the dealership ended the year with more vans than could be sold in a two year period.  He decided […]

Median Home prices on Oahu remained steady in 2008 while sales declined.  During the month of December, 194 single family homes and 294 condominiums were sold compared to the same time a year before-that’s a decrease of 19% for homes and 31% for condos.  Home prices meantime remained steady with the median dropping 3% to […]

Crews from the Department of Transportation are working to repair damage to the left lane of the H-1 freeway near Radford Drive. Earlier this afternoon, DOT officials reported the portion of the road had a large hole in it, about one-foot deep and one-foot wide in diameter, posing a threat to passing motorists. The damage […]

The largest solar farm in the state will be dedicated tomorrow on the island of Lanai.  The 1.5 megawatt photovoltaic facility is located on 10 acres in the Palawai Basin.  It will generate 3,000 megawatts of electricity, supplying 10 percent of Lanai’s electrical power annually and 30 percent of peak-power use.  The project is in […]