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Hāmoa Beach in East Maui was ranked fifth this year and has appeared on the list multiple times. Other Maui County beaches that are former winners include: Wailea Beach; Fleming Park Beach; Kāʻanapali; Kapalua Bay Beach; and Hulopoʻe Beach on Lānaʻi.

A petition seeking a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically-engineered organisms or GMOs in Maui County is thousands of signatures shy of the amount required to be placed on the November ballot.

Maui Fire officials say the search for two possible paragliders in waters of of Keawakapu on Maui was terminated at noon today.

Maui police have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a male body found off of the Kamehameha V Highway in the remote Mapulehu area of Molokaʻi yesterday.

The meeting, hosted by the Newport Hospital Corporation, is set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 9 at the Lahaina Civic Center.

It appears that the mysterious zig-zag light in the evening sky was a contrail from a missile test off the shores of Kauaʻi at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Tuesday, May 20.

A paraglider who became entangled in trees along the base of Waipoli Road on Tuesday morning, was rescued by Maui firefighters aboard the department’s Air 1 helicopter.

The state’s Click it or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign got underway yesterday and continues for two weeks until June 1, 2014.

The Maui Police Commission released information today saying it is moving forward in fulfilling its responsibility to appoint the next Chief of Police, following Chief Gary Yabuta’s announcement on Friday that he is retiring from the post.

The Outlets of Maui announced a new West Maui shuttle service that is being offered to customers between Kāʻanapali and Lahaina.

Governor Neil Abercrombie announced the release of $1.5 million for the Upcountry Maui Watershed project, and $200,000 for improvements to the Molokaʻi Irrigation System.

Maui welcomed the crew of the Hōkūle‘a as the Polynesian voyaging canoe embarks on the first international leg of its historic worldwide voyage.

The District Court, which handles misdemeanor and traffic cases, dismissed the case on their level, and new felony charges were filed in Circuit Court. Sheriffs executed the new warrant and had set Capobianco’s bail at $25,000.

The sweet potatoes were planted in organic soils at Ocean Vodka’s Farm in Kula in July of 2013, and will be taken aboard the Hōkūle‘a for food and research during the vessel’s worldwide journey that will span some 47,000 nautical miles.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s newest school, Puʻu Kukui in Wailuku, is celebrating the completion of its milestone first year with a school-wide celebration and dedication ceremony on Friday, May 16, 2014.

An 8-year-old girl on Lānaʻi was treated and released from the Lānaʻi Community Clinic after suffering a pellet gun wound to the head over the weekend, police said.

With the free card, residents can save an average of 24% off the retail price for prescribed medications.

The Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Hōkūleʻa double hulled traditional sailing canoe will make a stop in Lahaina this weekend on its way to Hilo, where it will begin the international leg of its historic worldwide voyage.

Two meetings are planned on Maui following public concerns raised over a letter sent from the top executive at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to the US Department of State, seeking an opinion on the legal status of Hawai‘i under international law.

Rene Umberger was documenting an aquarium trade wildlife collection operation on Thursday, May 8, when another diver pulled the air regulator from her mouth at 50 feet below the surface.