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Project managers working to restore the Koieie Fishpond in Kihei want a deadline for completion lifted.  Work to revitalize the fishpond for educational, cultural and historic purposes began in 2005 and was slated for completion in 2007. Officials with ‘Ao’ao O Na Loko I’a O Maui said unforeseen events including earthquakes, flooding and debris have […]

The American Red Cross is seeking the public’s help in finding the agency’s truck, which was stolen last week from the agency’s office parking lot in Wailuku.  Gail Raikes, the director of the agency’s Maui chapter said the vehicle was taken some time between 6:30 March 25th and 5 a.m. the following morning. “Our American […]

The county is considering the purchase of double-decker busses on the Valley Isle. Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares was among a small busload of people who took the 14-foot high bus on a demo run yesterday. The diesel Enviro 500 bus can carry up to 81 passengers, with room for 17 people standing. It also has […]

President Obama signed a bill into law that includes provisions for a memorial at Kalaupapa, an advisory commission for Kaloko-Honokohau, and funding for the National Tropical Botanical Garden. U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka praised the enactment of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (H.R. 146), following his attendance at the Presidential signing ceremony […]

More than 100 elderly homeowners could benefit from federal funds aimed at making homes safer and more accessible for seniors. Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced the funding today saying the $580,000 comes through the Senior Home Accessibility Retrofit program. Maui’s Department of Housing and Human Concerns will partner with Habitat for Humanity and the Department […]

The U.S. Supreme court today sent a ceded lands case back to the state courts. The justices ruled unanimously that the 1993 Apology Resolution is not grounds, of itself, to halt the state from selling Kingdom of Hawaii crown lands.

About 200 people showed up for a budget hearing in Lahaina last night, with about 50 of those in attendance, coming forward to testify. West Maui residents asked for increased funding for road repairs, help to reduce rising property taxes rates, and continued funding for social service agencies that are experiencing an increase in clientele […]

A Kahului woman has since died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash that occurred on March 20th at the Hina/Kamehameha Avenue intersection in central Maui. The victim, identified as 89-year-old Mildred Richardson, died Monday, March 30, 2009. Richardson was a passenger in a 1993 Ford Explorer that had flipped on its side during […]

The Supreme Court issued a ruling in a ceded lands case that overturns an earlier decision that had favored of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. According to the court opinion, a congressional resolution that apologized for the US role in the overthrow of the kingdom of Hawaii, was not intended to serve as a settlement […]

The Wisdom of Sustainability A dialogue with Sulak Sivaraksa and Manulani Aluli Meyer Monday, April 20, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., McCoy Studio Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center “Aloha is the intelligence with which we meet life.” -Olana Kaipo Ai Ajahn Sulak Sivaraksa and Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer will explore our globalized economy and how […]

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Latin jazz drummer Poncho Sanchez and his band for a rollicking performance in the Castle Theater on Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 pm. Grammy Award-winning Poncho Sanchez is renowned as both a bandleader and a drummer, with music based in the merge of Afro-Cuban rhythms with bebop jazz, […]

The Lahaina Cannery Mall will host the fourth-annual West Maui Car Show on Sunday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 140 hotrods, classic vehicles, sports cars and motorcycles from across the Aloha State will be on display at this free event. Food will be available, with the proceeds going to support […]

More than 150 marine experts from more than 30 countries around the world are on Maui for the First International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas.  With more than 500 existing or proposed Marine Protected areas in the world, this is the first dedicated gathering of marine mammal experts and practitioners. Over the next five […]

Starting tomorrow (March 31, 2209), a portion of Lahainaluna Road will be closed as the state prepares to begin construction on Phase 1A of the Lahaina Bypass.  Motorists will be detoured onto a new section of Lahainaluna Road between Kelawea Park and Ikena Avenue. The bypass is designed to provide traffic relief and an alternate […]

The robotics team at Maui High School is celebrating a combined win at the regional robotics competition that was held on Oahu over the weekend.  The 19-member team is the first from Maui to qualify for the FIRST World Championship and one of four island teams that advance to the next level of competition in […]

The move comes following a Hawaii Supreme court ruling that invalidated a law that had allowed the company to operate while an environmental impact statement was being conducted.

Former lawmaker Ed Case announced his candidacy to the U.S. Congress over the weekend.  Case hopes to fill the vacancy being created by Congressman Neil Abercrombie who is campaigning for Governor in 2010. Case was first elected to the State House in 1994, and then to the U.S. House in 2002.  He gave up his […]

A Lahaina man suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident Friday afternoon. The man, identified as 24-year-old Joshua V. Thurman, was traveling north on the Honoapiilani Highway at around 5:33 p.m., when he lost control of the motorcycle he was operating and collided into the concrete and steel guardrails just past Kapunakea Street. Speed is […]

Maui musician Brad Kahikina took the stage in the latest edition of Kama’aina Nights at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center.  Kahikina moves onto the solo scene after a successful run with the seven-member group, big-band sound of Conscious Healing, known for their hit songs Sweet-T-Rite, Share This Dance, and their self-titled song Conscious Healing. Kahikina was […]

The public has until May 7th to submit comments on a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed water treatment facility in Wailuku.A&B Properties wants to develop the facility on land near the Maui Community Correctional Center, processing surface water from the existing Hopoi Chute.Company officials expect the facility to provide an additional water source […]