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Manuel Nunes Jr. allegedly used a twelve gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to shoot Douglas Balinbin in the upper back of his head, police said.

The video spells out the counter argument: “If DLNR and DHHL truly care about mālama ʻāina, maybe they would stop the TMT project that would: excavate 64,000 cubic yards of earth and destroy six acres of pristine alpine desert habitat.  That’s a lot more damage than cleaned shoes traveling along trails.”

Maui police are conducting an investigation into a shooting reported early this morning in Kahului near the back of the old Safeway store.

Maui police have confirmed a fatal traffic accident occurred in the parking lot outside of Ross and the old Kahului Safeway store this evening.

There were two 9/11 ceremonies, one at the Kahului Fire Station on Dairy Road and the other held at the main security checkpoint at Kahului Airport.

The first report of a possible case of vaping-associated severe respiratory illness in a Hawai‘i Island resident under the age of 18 years has surfaced.

A team from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources conducted a rapid assessment of coral health at Molokini and along Maui’s south shore from Mākena to Māʻalaea.

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a dive float found approximately a quarter mile off Kāʻanapali Beach today.

Emergency responders were dispatched to ʻĪao Valley State Park on Tuesday afternoon for a report of a 19-year-old female from Austria who suffered a laceration to her head after falling from a rock.

Maui High School was the fifth largest in the state with 2,082 students; Maui Waena is the fifth largest intermediate school in the state with 1,162 students; Kahului is the fourth largest elementary school with 933 students and Kīhei Charter School is the fifth largest charter school in the state with 689 students.

An inspection of the restaurant was conducted on Sept. 9, 2019 in response to an anonymous customer complaint. A red placard has been posted at the establishment to protect public health.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino received a question posed by a Maui resident as part of his Ask the Mayor weekly column, inquiring, “How does the ‘pop-up’ tent kitchen in the ʻUkumahame/Olowalu area get to operate on what appears to be state land for weeks at a time?”

Maui County’s outstanding Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) stars were showcased during the annual Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner & Auction, “Pathways to Our Future.”

Maui police issued a total of eight traffic citations during a Mauna Convoy at Kahului Airport on Monday afternoon.

Police say the traffic alert was issued due to the potential for a planned protest convoy from Lahaina to the Kahului Airport beginning at 1 p.m. today (Monday, Sept. 9, 2019). 

The second annual Maui Fiber Conference wrapped up in Kāʻanapali this weekend. The event, entitled Kauluhiwaolele, speaks to the esteemed groves from which fibers are gathered to fashion traditional crafts.

A “dust devil” in Central Maui on Friday afternoon had some taken by surprise as they witnessed the swirling column in a field off of the Maui Veterans Highway. The incident was reported at around 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 in an old sugar cane field.

The family of missing person Khiara Henry is offering a $10,000 reward for her safe return, and/or the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her disappearance.

A 64-year-old Texas man was pronounced dead at Kaanapali Beach this morning after witnesses discovered him face down in the water fronting Puʻu Kekaʻa “Black Rock.”

Leonardo Diaz, 30, was seen at his home in Hāna on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at around 10:30 p.m.  He was also observed by a resident at around 7:30 a.m. the following day on Haneoʻo Road walking towards Hāmoa Beach wearing only surf trunks.