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(August 4, 2010 – 8:00 a.m.)  The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the HIGH SURF ADVISORY for SOUTH FACING SHORES of ALL ISLANDS in effect until 6:00 p.m. THURSDAY. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach erosion. EFFECTS:  Surf […]

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. reported a $4.6 million loss in the 2nd Quarter of 2010.  That’s an improvement from the $54.2 million loss reported during the same quarter last year.  Revenues were $8.3 million, $400,000 less than the $8.7 million revenues reported at the same time last year. A company press release says […]

By Wendy Osher A Maui surveillance video that captures a sign snatcher in action is going viral as the campaign season on the Valley Isle heats up.  The incident occurred at 6:39 a.m. Sunday at a business in Wailuku town. Keith Regan, the campaign manager for former mayor Alan Arakawa said more than 50 large […]

(Updated August 1 2010 @ 7:20 p.m.) A large brush fire near the Mokulele Highway on Maui burned a total of 170 acres before being declared 100% contained today. The fire began Saturday morning and came within one mile of the highway, but did not impact traffic. Crews today were assisted by a water tanker […]

By Wendy Osher (Update 4:39 p.m. 7/30/10) A dead sperm whale continues to float in waters off of Hana Maui.  The carcass was observed in waters near Makaalae Thursday afternoon, but residents say the dead whale was first seen on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Crews from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources were […]

By Wendy Osher  (Update: 3:30 p.m. 7/27/10) Video service to Oceanic Time Warner Cable customers was back up and running for most of Maui by 2:46 Tuesday afternoon.  Company officials say there are still some areas with spotty internet connectivity though, and efforts to fully restore service continues.  The service outage was experienced statewide from […]

By Wendy Osher Maui Police arrested a man this morning wanted in connection with a fatal shooting reported in Kaupo nine months ago.  Robert J. Chiarizia was arrested without incident at a camp site in the remote Kaupo region at 5:49 this morning (Monday, July 26, 2010).  Chiarizia was identified as a suspect in the […]

Posted by Wendy Osher An Environmental Assessment is being prepared for a proposed six-story Medical Plaza building in Kahului.  The 2.5-acre site is located along the Hana Highway in the Kahului Harbor Industrial subdivision and borders the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary.  The project is proposed by Kanaha Professional Plaza LLC and would include 132,000 square […]

Posted by Wendy Osher The state Department of Transportation is proposing a shoreline protection project for a 900-foot stretch of the Honoapiilani Highway between Launiupoko Point and Hekili Point.  The portion of Highway was declared a Traffic Emergency Zone by the Governor in January 2009, allowing the DOT to initiate and undertake shoreline protection of […]

Posted by Wendy Osher Maui Police are investigating a shooting incident over the weekend that resulted in the hospitalization of a 30-year-old man for a gunshot wound to his thigh.  The incident was reported at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when officers responded to multiple reports of shots being fired in Waiehu.  While en route to […]

By Wendy Osher  (Posted: Wednesday, July 21 2010) A political rivalry on Maui is off to a touchy start.  The race for Mayor is officially one candidate shy of a dozen, and eight weeks short of being narrowed to two.  But recent rumblings raised on the campaign trail have cast a shadow of negativity in […]

By Wendy Osher In a ballot that is filled with 11 mayoral candidates, three Maui council members and Maui’s OHA representative will return to office without a single challenger.  Council Members Joe Pontanilla of Kahului, Gladys Baisa of Upcountry Maui, and Danny Mateo of Molokai are uncontested in the September Primary election.  Maui’s Trustee for […]

By Wendy Osher A total of 11 candidates are vying for Maui’s top job.  The field was finalized yesterday with the passing of the filing deadline leaving a long list of candidates in the running for Mayor.   The field grew by four in the past week with Sally Chow Hammond of Molokai and Marc […]

By Wendy Osher The County of Maui reached a settlement with two community groups in a lawsuit over the planned Waiale Water Treatment Plant in Wailuku.  The county agreed to pull its acceptance of the project’s Environmental Impact Statement because water for the facility would come from streams that are under dispute in an ongoing […]

By Wendy Osher  (Update 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010) Maui firefighters returned to the scene of a blaze near the agricultural area of Maui High School on Monday night.  The blaze was initially reported at 5:35 p.m. and was declared contained, but crews were called back to the scene shortly before 10 p.m. No […]

By Wendy Osher Maui police have released the name of the man who was driving the pickup truck that allegedly struck an officer early Sunday morning.  Maui police say 19-year-old Austin Pierman of Kihei was the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident.  He was arrested for suspicion of attempted murder I and transported […]

The Office of Elections and the City and County Clerks issued a reminder to individuals interested in seeking elective office, that 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 is the candidate filing deadline.  Due to vacancies created by the resignations of mid-term state senators Robert Bunda, D-22nd (North Shore, Wahiawa), and Gary Hooser, D-7th (Kauai, Niihau), candidate filing […]

Posted by Wendy Osher Police have launched an attempted murder investigation following a reported shooting in West Maui early this morning (Sunday, July 18, 2010). According to police reports, an officer responding to the incident was struck by the suspect vehicle and three teens were transported to the hospital for injuries. Officers initially responded to […]

A site inspection will be conducted today on the Uluniu/Halama Beach Reserve area of South Maui.  The reserve, located 1,000 feet south of Lipoa Street in Kihei, is the focus of today’s meeting of the Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Maui.  Bryce Buchanan and Vernon Altman of the Uluniu Beach Reserve Association will […]

(Updated 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 12, 2010) The Happy Valley fire that was sparked by fireworks Sunday night is now 60 percent contained. After 22 hours of firefighting efforts focused on the Mokuhau area where the blaze began, officials from the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety say they were able to reach 60% […]