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A humid and unstable air mass continues to linger so locally heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible through at least Friday and possibly even into the…

The 36-year-old man and 31-year-old woman from Arizona were walking back to their car when they became stranded at the two streams that they were able to cross earlier.

Peter Merriman is known as the “original locavore.” In 1985, he and local producers helped spur the farm-to-table movement in Hawai’i. Thirty years later, Merriman’s restaurants remain true to his mission statement, “Do the Right Thing.”

An estimated 871 electric customers lost power in Kahului when lightning struck a utility pole near HP Baldwin High School on Kaʻahumanu Avenue on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, 2015.

Reports surfaced of water rising to the bridge at the Lower Waiehu Road Bridge that crosses the Waiehu Stream. Water was also reported on the Kahekili Highway up to one foot in depth during the flood warning event.

A moist and somewhat unstable southerly wind flow is expected to produce very humid conditions with spotty heavy showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorms…

Cierra Rauch was crowned Miss Maui USA 2016; Jessie Sagadraca, Miss Valley Isle USA ’16; Ma‘ata Halaliku, Miss Makena USA 2016; Joahannalee Ucol, Miss Maui Teen USA 2016; and Lindsey Saludares, Miss Valley Isle Teen USA 2016 at the Third Annual Miss Maui USA and Miss Maui Teen USA pageants on Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Historic ʻĪao Theater in Wailuku.

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife has just released a draft management plan for the Nakula Natural Area Reserve on Maui that is expected to help guide restoration and management activities there for the foreseeable future.

Humid conditions and showery weather will continue during the next several days, especially in the afternoon hours. Winds will become mostly southerly through…

The Maui Police Department is seeking public input by way of a citizen survey to help the department evaluate public attitudes and opinions pertaining to the level of law enforcement services provided.

The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development has announced the selection of an Oklahoma-based firm to study utility options for Maui. The $70,000 study is intended to look at alternative forms of ownership and alternative utility business models in response to the County’s concerns about the proposed NextEra/Hawaiian Electric Industries merger.

Very humid conditions with spotty heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue through Tuesday as hurricane Ignacio passes northeast of the state. Northerly…

A total of $20,000 in awards was presented to outstanding STEM projects in Hawai‘i at the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner & Auction held at The Fairmont Kea Lani on Saturday, Aug. 29.

Ignacio is forecast to continue moving north of the state from Tuesday through Friday. During this time the system will block our trade winds and high humidity…

A total of 100 fans were donated today to middle and intermediate public schools as part of the “Keep Our Keiki Cool” program initiated by Goodfellow Brothers and Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui.

*UPDATE: 6:50 a.m. 8/31/15: According to information released by the DoD’s Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg AFB in CA, the object was likely the Cosmos 1315 payload launched in 1981. Gene Stansbery, Program Manager for NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office confirmed the report with Maui Now this morning.

Three people were airlifted to safety after becoming stranded by flood waters at the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest Trail” in the Kailua area of East Maui.

The crew reports that they were delayed due to a damaged sail, and heavier seas than anticipated. The crew advised the Coast Guard that they are not in distress, and should reach Maui by evening.

This post will updated throughout the day with the latest on Ignacio and Jimena…

Trade winds are expected to pick up during the weekend, though humid conditions will continue. Hurricane Ignacio will approach the state late in the weekend…