The state Department of Transportation begins work today (Tuesday, April 14, 2009) to remove loose debris from a portion of the Hana Highway.  Rock scaling operations will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Motorists can expect traffic stoppages near mile post 21 in Wailuanui while work is in progress.  Roadwork is weather-permitting.

PAVING WORK IN KAUPO TO TRIGGER INTERMITTENT ROAD CLOSURES The county begins work Monday, April 13, 2009, to repave a portion of the historic Piilani Highway in Kaupo that will require intermittent road closures for approximately a week and a half.  The $539,000 project includes a half-mile stretch near Manawainui Gulch between mileposts 26 and [...]

(By Wendy OSHER © 2009) PROTECTION OF MAUI’S MAKAPIPI STREAM: STUDY SUGGESTED FOR STREAM FLOW A bill has been introduced in the state House seeking a state in-stream flow study on Makapipi Stream in East Maui. The purpose is to determine if the stream is sufficiently protected in the public interest. Makapipi Stream in Nahiku [...]

The Keanae region of East Maui is known for its white poi and the many taro patches that were once reserved for alii. By the 1900s Chinese immigrants had moved into the area and had utilized nearly half of the valley floor for growing rice patties. Today there’s a resurgence in interest in the taro [...]