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The SHAKA Movement on Maui filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court, seeking an evidentiary hearing before continuing an injunction that delays the implementation of the Maui GMO moratorium.

Eleven people were displaced by a 2-alarm fire on Kea Street in Kahului reported at 11:16 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2015. Officials say the fire resulted in total of $500,000 in damages to the structure and $100,000 in damages to the contents. The cause remains under investigation.

The Maui Police Department will participate in a two week campaign targeting seat belt violations starting on Monday, May 11, and running through Monday, May 25, 2015. The fine is $102 and will be issued to the operator of the vehicle.

Maui’s Connor Baxter and Andrea Moller retained Stand Up Paddle titles in the 7th annual OluKai held over the weekend along Maui’s North Shore. More than 350 paddlers representing 12 countries registered for the elite stand up paddle competition with Baxter and Moller taking home the gender equal prize purse of $15,000 in the Maliko Downwind Run.

There were no immediate advisories issued after a 3.6 (preliminary magnitude) earthquake reported at 4:42 a.m. HST on Monday, May 4, 2015 near Volcano on Hawaiʻi Island.

Breezy trade winds are forecasted to pick up again on Monday and Tuesday. Conditions should be stable with clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka…

Some of the pieces were missing, some are broken, but few noticed the difference in Saturday’s version of the Baldwin High School boys track team.

Lieutenant Governor Tsutsui is urging Governor Ige to expedite the process so that Maui Memorial Medical Center can find the right partner.

Emergency crews are on the scene of an emergency plane landing at Kahului Airport. Initial reports indicate that a 260 passenger Hawaiian Airlines plane landed at Kahului Airport with an emergency evacuation taking place. Initial reports also indicate the plane came in with smoke coming from the cabin. Four emergency slides were deployed.

Friends say 65-year-old Margaret “Margo” Cruse used to work as a volunteer interpretive guide at the very site where she lost her life while snorkeling with friends.

A rockfall from the southeast wall of the crater initiated the explosion, sending “large clots of molten splatter up to two meters across” in the vicinity of the closed visitor overlook fence.

Trades are expected to ease slightly Thursday and Friday, then decrease further to more moderate levels over the weekend. Clouds and showers will…

Maui Police have since confirmed the identity of the victim as Margaret C. Cruse, 65, of Kīhei, Maui. Police say despite lifesaving efforts, Cruse sustained fatal injuries consistent with a shark attack. The official cause of death is pending an autopsy report.

A lockdown was initiated at the Maui Community Correctional Center in Wailuku following an inmate disturbance during breakfast this morning, public safety officials said.

An estimated 250 people showed up for a public meeting last night in which board members of the Maui Regional System of the Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation discussed potential job and service cuts to deal with a projected $28 million budget gap.

State and House conferees approved of a bill on Tuesday that paves the way for the establishment of a public-private partnership for hospitals on Maui.

We expect strong and gusty trade wind conditions to continue for the state through Wednesday. The trades are forecasted to ease Thursday…

The Four Seasons Resort Lānaʻi at Manele Bay is offering engaging new experiences for newlyweds, honeymooners, couples renewing vows or celebrating an anniversary–and those who are simply seeking a relaxing escape.

A stalled front over northern Big Island will dissipate through Tuesday. Breezy trades will persist through the rest of the week. The strongest winds…

Maui’s Shannon Cabanilla of Lihikai Elementary School on Maui was honored with the state Department of Education’s 2015 Outstanding Vice Principal Award during a recognition event held over the weekend.