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Petitions Delivered Urging County to Settle Lahaina Injection Well Case
The petition urges the county to settle the legal case involving it’s Lahaina wastewater treatment plant and withdraw it’s appeal to the US Supreme Court.
UPDATE: Maui Officer Placed on Leave Without Pay, Released on Bail
Maui Police Officer Brandon Saffeels has been placed on leave without pay and his police authority has been restricted, according to an update issued this morning by Maui police.
Second West Maui Eatery Gets Red “Closed” Placard for Roach Infestation
Another Maui eatery has been issued a red “closed placard from the Hawai‘i Department of Health Sanitation Branch for and “extensive pest infestation.”
Vacations Hawai‘i Customer Wins $330,000 in Pai Gow Poker at “the Cal”
A Hawaiian resident turned his Las Vegas vacation at the California Hotel and Casino into a nearly $330,000 payday when he hit a seven-card royal flush playing pai gow poker on Thursday, Aug. 22. The winner requested to remain anonymous.
Maui Police Arrest Officer Brandon Saffeels, Victims’ Attorney Says Women Need to Step Forward
Maui Police Arrest Officer Brandon Saffeels, Victims’ Attorney Says Women Need to Step Forward
Missing Man Last Seen in ‘Ulupalakua Area of Maui
Hoffman was reported missing on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Police say he was last seen in the ʻUlupalakua Ranch area somewhere between Aug. 20 to 23. Searches conducted in the area have so far been unsuccessful and are continuing, according to Maui police.
LIVE: Maui Little League Team Homecoming
The Central East Maui Little League team returns to Maui this afternoon after an honorable performance that concluded this weekend with a second place finish in the US and a fourth place overall finish in the series.
Crews Responding to Fire at Maui Eko Compost Facility
Maui fire crews are responding to a fire at the Maui Eko Compost facility in Puʻunēnē. The Maui Fire Department’s Tanker 10, Hazmat 10 and Tanker 14 are on scene.
Councilmember Objects to Removal of County Tapestry
The artwork was created by renowned weaver and Hawaiʻi native, Alice Kagawa Parrott under an artist-in-residence commission in 1972, nearly 47 years ago.
Central East Maui Team Falls Short in US Little League Title Match
A World Series journey has come to an end for the Central East Maui Little League Team after a 9-5 loss to the Eastbank Little League of Louisiana.
Health Department Issues Red “Closed” Placard to ʻOhana Tacos on Maui
The Hawai‘i Department of Health Sanitation Branch issued a red “Closed” placard at ʻOhana Tacos located at 3600 Lower Honoapi‘ilani Road in Lahaina on Maui for an “extensive pest infestation.”
Mahi Pono’s First Planting Signals Start to “Re-Greening” Maui
Over the next three-and-a-half years, Mahi Pono farm managers say all of the company’s 41,000 acres will have some type of crop on it.
UPDATE: Fire 100 Percent Contained – Maui Firefighters Battling Brush Fire in Pā‘ia
We have reports of a brush fire burning in old sugar cane fields in Pāʻia on the mauka side of Hāna Highway across from Baldwin Beach Park.
Hawaiian Airlines Smoky Cabin Attributed to Failed Seal in Engine
An airline spokesperson tells Maui Now that smoke resulted when oil got through the seal and leaked onto hot parts of the plane’s engine and air conditioning pressurization system.
Three-Foot-Long Iguana Found in Wai‘pio Gentry
A three-foot-long iguana was captured on Thursday by Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture inspectors in Waipio-Gentry on Board of Water Supply property adjacent to Kanoelani Elementary School.
Traffic Enforcement Near Demonstration at Maunakea Nets 610 Citations, 7 Arrests
Increased traffic enforcement on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Hawaiʻi Island near the site of an ongoing demonstration, has netted 610 citations and seven suspects arrested for 13 offenses over the past week.
No Tsunami Threat After Loihi Seamount Quake
There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii after a preliminary magnitude 4.0 earthquake reported this morning at the Loihi Seamount south of the Big Island of Hawaii.
Maui Police Arrest Three After Crashing into Police Vehicle in Kehalani
Maui Police Arrest Three After Police Vehicle Rammed in Kehalani
Maui Advances to US Title Game in Little League World Series
The Central East Maui team from Wailuku, Maui advances to the US Championship game in the Little League World Series taking place this week in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Non-Swimmer Rescued at Koki Beach, East Maui
Fire crews from Engine 7 in Hāna were dispatched to Koki Beach on Haneoʻo Road in East Maui after receiving a report of a man in distress that was being swept out into the surf by a rip tide.
