Motorists who utilize the Honoapiilani Highway for their commute have likely noticed roadwork on the mauka side of the highway, in the area between Papalaua Wayside Park and Ukumehame Beach Park.

The training includes basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The upcoming Lahaina session will be held at the Princess Nahienaena Elementary School in March.

Several mariners are seeking help to address issues with the depth of the channel at Lahaina Harbor, attributing the problem to the surge from the March 11, 2011 tsunami and subsequent swells.

The County of Maui is reaching out to spread the word on emergency preparedness as part of National Preparedness month in September.

Upon taking the Oath of Office three months ago, one of the first tasks was opening the doors to the 9th floor.

The force of the waves ripped trees and vegetation from the ground, flooded low lying areas, and burried stretches of fence beneath piles of dirt, rocks and branches.

Maui Firefighters were called to assist in returning a stranded turtle to sea after it had washed ashore in powerful tsunami wave action in Kahului this morning.

Two separate wastewater overflows were discovered at 7:30 this morning in Paukukalo and Napili on Maui. The overflows occured during planned operational shutdowns of pump stations in preparation of the imminent tsunami impacts.

The tsunami warning event on Saturday resulted in sewage spills to the ocean at three locations. Officials with the County of Maui identified the specific areas where the public should avoid the ocean until results of bacteriological tests are complete. They are: Kahului (the ocean fronting Hale Nanea and some of the drainage ditches near [...]

Saturday’s University of Hawai‘i-BYU men’s volleyball match has been rescheduled for Monday at the Stan Sheriff Center. First serve is 6:00 p.m.   The game, originally scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at a sold-out War Memorial Gym in Maui, was postponed due to the tsunami warning issued on the Hawaiian Islands.   The match will instead [...]