Former Mayoral Candidate Chris Hart says he will remain neutral, refraining from endorsing either of the remaining two candidates in the race for Mayor.  The announcement was made this morning during an interview with Pacific Radio Group. “Recently I was invited to meet with Charmaine Tavares and also with Alan Arakawa, and we discussed the [...]

Maui County Council Member Sol Kahoohalahala has announced his backing of former Mayor Alan Arakawa in his run for the county’s top job.  Kahooholahala who came in fifth in the mayoral primary, is the second of Arakawa’s opponents from the primary to announce his support—the other was Randy Piltz who placed third. Kahoohalahala said he [...]

A Mayoral Business and Economic forum takes place tonight (Friday, October 1, 2010)—featuring incumbent Mayor Charmaine Tavares and former Mayor Alan Arakawa.  The live televised event runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Maui Hotel and Lodging Association, the Maui Contractor’s Association, and the Realtors Association [...]

By Wendy Osher The third place finisher in the primary race for Mayor has announced his support for one of the candidates advancing to the general election in November.  Retired electrical contractor Randy Piltz, who was among the 11 primary candidates in the crowded race for mayor, is now backing Alan Arakawa saying his beliefs [...]

Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares was honored by more than 40 members of the Baldwin High School Best Buddies program who visited the County Building on Monday. Michael McCormick, State Director of the Best Buddies (BB) program, which matches up special education and general education students in one-to-one friendships called “buddy pairs,” recognized Tavares for her [...]

The County of Maui broke ground today for bus stop improvements at the Queen Ka`ahumanu Center (QKC) in Kahului.  The $257,361 construction contract was awarded to Site Engineering and includes the construction of five clusters of bus shelters with seating, lighting, bike racks, and trash/recycle bins.  Related improvements include concrete bollards (barrier posts) and a [...]

By Wendy Osher (Click on story and Scroll down to see results) (Update: 7:23 a.m. 9/19/10) The Final Summary Report for the 2010 primary election was released shortly before 7:30 this morning.  In the Mayor’s race it will be a rematch between current Mayor Charmaine Tavares and former Mayor Alan Arakawa.  Tavares had 7,307 votes—268 [...]

Today is the deadline to submit an application to be in the lottery for the county’s first-time homebuyers grant fund program.  Under the program, qualified first-time homebuyers can get assistance with up to $15,000 for a down payment or closing costs. Lottery cards are available from the Evergreen Home Loans office on Hoohana Street in [...]

The Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Maui will meet on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 5 p.m., at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani, Maui. Warren Shibuya, a retired program manager at the Space and Missile Systems Center in El Segundo, Calif., will discuss photovoltaic systems, including how they operate, benefits of [...]

The Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, holds a hearing today for the proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope planned for construction atop Haleakala on Maui.  The meeting gives the public an opportunity to provide testimony on the project’s Conservation District Use Application. Some concerns that have been raised are [...]