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NEW HANAIALII ALBUM SHOWCASES FRIENDS & FAMILY
Three time Grammy® Nominee and multi NÄ HÅkÅ« Hanohano award winner Amy HÄnaiali’i released her latest project titled Amy HÄnaiali’i: Friends & Family of Hawai’I today. The album features duets with 16 well known male vocalists and musicians of Hawai’i-including Palani Vaughan, Keali’i Reichel, John Cruz, Kaumaka’iwa Kanaka’ole and FIJI.  HÄnaiali’i remains the highest selling […]
MEO EXPECTS $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS
By Wendy Osher The Maui Economic Opportunity community action agency is currently operating seven stimulus fund initiatives and expects nearly $4 million in federal funding. Maui Economic Opportunity CEO, Sandy Baz was among the list of people who testified today (Monday, August 24, 2009) before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. Today’s hearing was organized […]
MAUI COUNCIL CHAIR MATEO NAMED OUTSTANDING FILIPINO
Maui Council Chair Danny Mateo is being honored as one of 20 Outstanding Filipinos Abroad in 2009 by the national Filipino Image Magazine. Mateo is recognized as the first person of Filipino descent to be elected as chair of the Maui County Council. Mateo is the eighth born of nine children and was raised in […]
Supercomputer, “MANA” Tasked with the Power to Perform
By Wendy Osher The Maui High Performance Computing Center dedicated a new Supercomputer today that doubles the center’s computing power. The Dell platform system has 103 TeraFLOPs (103 trillion Floating operations per second), That’s 13 thousand times the computational capability of the original 8-giga FLOP (8 billion Floating Point Operations per second) system that was […]
GOVERNOR TO TESTIFY ON STIMULUS FUNDING
Governor Linda Lingle is among the people set to testify on Monday on the progress of Hawaii’s spending of federal stimulus funds. More than $1 billion was appropriated for Hawaii in February through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations is being held to gauge the progress […]
MAUI UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IMPROVES TO 9.2 PERCENT IN JULY
Hawaii’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 7 percent in July-that’s an improvement of 0.3 percentage points below the previous month. All islands saw improvement in rates in July, with Maui Island improving to 9.2 percent down from the 9.7 percent the month before. Maui’s outer islands did better as well, but remained in the […]
TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR 2009 EA SPORTS MAUI INVITATIONAL
Tickets were made available to the public this morning (Thursday August 20, 2009) for the 2009 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Basketball tournament. Booster Tickets are good for entry to all three Tournament games in which a particular school will participate. In addition, the following remaining ticket types also went on sale today, Aug. 20: Courtside […]
COUNTY OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR STATEHOOD/LABOR DAY HOLIDAYS
All County of Maui offices will be closed on Statehood Day, Friday August 21, and on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2009 in observance of the holidays. Statehood Day: Lanai Landfill: closed Central Maui Landfill: open 6 a.m. – noon Olowalu Recycling & Refuse Center: open 9 a.m. – noon Hana Landfill: open 8 a.m. […]
KAHULUI MOTORCYCLIST DIES OF INJURIES
(Updated at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2009) A Kahului man died of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier this week. Authorities identified the man as 51-year-old Alberto C. Tejeda. The man was traveling west on Papa Place when he lost control of the vehicle he was operating and collided into a raised […]
WAILUKU PARKING GARAGE & KIHEI RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER GET FUNDING
Two Maui projects are set to receive more than a million each in federal funding. Maui is set to receive a total of $2.2 million in federal funding for the design of a Municipal parking garage in Wailuku and the construction of a renewable energy resource center in Kihei. The grant awards were announced this […]
MAUI MARIJUANA SEIZURE LARGEST IN COUNTY HISTORY
Maui police seized more than $841,000 worth of processed marijuana-the largest seizure of its kind in the county’s history. Police recovered 130 pounds of processed marijuana during the search of freight sent from California to Maui on August 12th. Officers also found 1.5 pounds of processed marijuana along with drug paraphernalia during the search of […]
DLNR, WILDLIFE PARTNERS TO SURVEY WATERBIRDS STATEWIDE
Dozens of wildlife biologists will visit Hawai’i’s wetlands on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 for the statewide bi-annual waterbird survey. Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife staff and volunteers will survey more than 250 wetland sites where waterbirds are known to gather — including marshes, reservoirs, golf course canals, prawn […]
GREENWASTE RECYCLING AT MOLOKAI LANDFILL TO BE REDUCED
The county will reduce the amount of days it accepts greenwaste on Molokai. Beginning August 21, the Molokai Landfill will reduce its greenwaste schedule from seven to four days per week. The change in schedule was necessary to ensure the landfill complies with State Department of Health permit requirements and reduce the potential for fire […]
RULE CHANGES IN EFFECT FOR KAHULUI HARBOR FISHERIES
New rules are in effect in the Kahului harbor fisheries management area to reduce fishing conflicts. Rule changes prohibit net use, establish a daily bag limit of 50 specimens per person, prohibit snagging, limit pole fishing to two poles per person, and require persons fishing to sign in and out and fill out fishing reports […]
EA SPORTS MAUI INVITATIONAL RELEASES OFFICIAL 2009 BRACKET
The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational today announced its official bracket for the 2009 tournament featuring multiple former national champions. The field includes former national champions Arizona, Cincinnati, Maryland, and Wisconsin. The bracket also includes Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Colorado and tournament host Chaminade University of Honolulu. The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational is now in its 26th year […]
KAHULUI AIRPORT PARKING DAILY RATE RISES TO $9
The fee for parking at Kahului Airport will increase from $7 to $9 per day under a new rate plan set to go into effect on Monday, August 17, 2009. The fee increase is even greater at Honolulu International Airport where daily rates will increase from $10 to $13. Rates at other neighbor island airports […]
FICKLE FELICIA FIZZLES OUT: MAYOR THANKS COMMUNITY PARTNERS (VIEW VIDEO)
MAYOR THANKS COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR ROLE IN STORM PREPARATIONS UPDATE ON COUNTY PARKS, FACILITIES Following an adjusted forecast from the National Weather Service that predicted dissipating storm conditions, the County of Maui de-activated at noon its emergency operating center set up to coordinate response operations to Tropical Storm Felicia. The American Red Cross closed its […]
FELICIA LOSES STEAM; TROPICAL STORM WATCH CANCELED
MAUI SHELTERS CLOSE; EOC TO BE DEACTIVATED: FELICIA 120 MILES E OF KAHULUI, WINDS 35 MPH OVERVIEW 8/11/09 Monday 11 a.m. HST: Felicia has been downgraded to a remnant low pressure system, as it moves west over the island chain. Officials with the National Weather service say Felicia has lost all of the key characteristics […]
COUNTY TO DEACTIVATE EOC AT NOON; FELICIA 140 MILES E OF KAHULUI
OVERVIEW 8/11/09 Monday 8 a.m. HST: Felicia was downgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression early this morning. The system is now centered just east of the Hawaiian Islands.  With the effects of Felicia diminishing considerably, the County of Maui expects to deactivate its Civil Defense emergency operations at 12 noon today. A […]
FELICIA DOWNGRADED TO DEPRESSION: 150 MILES EAST OF KAHULUI
OVERVIEW 8/11/09 Monday 4:45 a.m. HST: Felicia was downgraded this morning from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression. The system was last tracked at 150 miles east of Kahului, Maui and traveling toward the west near 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Rain and wind bands began sweeping […]