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“It would be very difficult to save turtles anywhere along the coastline at this point. The water is so turbid and murky that it would be hard to even spot them up-close from the shoreline. The time has passed.” –Ikaika Marzo

Responding officers made contact with a 28-year-old man and found out that the weapon in his possession was an unloaded air pistol.

Maui police responded to the area below Waiakoa Uka Bridge in Kīhei, intending to issue notices to vacate to homeless individuals using the area as an encampment.

A man, described by Maui police as a wanted fugitive, surrendered to authorities without further incident this afternoon.

After 130 years, kalo is growing again in Lahaina’s Kahoma Valley. Ka Malu O Kahalawai celebrated the landmark harvest on Friday, July 20, 2018.

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Maui’s Hanakaʻōʻō Beach.

If the ongoing eruption maintains its current style of activity at a high eruption rate, then it may take months to a year or two to wind down.

Recent social media posts have shown photos and expressions of concern for sea turtles reportedly trapped or affected by the East Rift Zone Eruption.

An additional eight people have been cited for loitering in the East Rift Eruption Zone in the last few weeks, seven of them in the last 24 hours.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that an explosive collapse event at Kīlauea summit occurred at 6:41 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

A missing kayaker was found exhausted, but safe near LaPerouse Bay in South Maui on Monday evening.

Sought at this time are 31-year-old Joey Ikaka Camacho (no known address), 47-year-old Shaun Candaroma of Hilo, 26-year-old Pomaikai Martin of Kings Landing and 27-year-old Latoya Poepoe-Spalding also of Kings Landing.

Funeral Services for fallen officer Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa will be held at the Hilo Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.

Jorge Pagan-Torres,35, and Malia Lajala, 30, both of Hilo, and Krystle Ferreira, 29 of Kamuela, were arrested at the scene for Hindering Prosecution.

Maui’s Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi walked off with 1st place finishes for their Kaikamahine ‘Auana and Keiki Kāne Kahiko performances, as well as taking the Wendell Kalanikapuaenui Silva Overall Perpetual Trophy for their Keiki Kane.

Responding officers found 55-year-old Lauralee Basbas fronting the facility with a puncture wound to the right side of her abdomen. Authorities say she was able to identify the female offender as 80-year-old Natividad Domingo.

The Coast Guard is seeking the publics help to identify the owner of a white unicorn float found off of Olowalu Beach, Maui, Saturday.

Members of the Department’s Special Response Team, were conducting checks within the vehicle when the suspect, Justin Waiki opened fire wounding an officer. Police say officers present returned fire resulting in the death of Waiki.

Police say the three adult victims in this case all report that three males entered their residence when one of the men “brandished a shiny handgun.”

At approximately 2:10 a.m. this morning, Maui firefighters responded to reports of a fire within a unit at the Sunset Terrace Apartments.