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The annual BE A JERK, statewide campaign to stop underage drinking kicks off today with a proclamation to be signed by Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa this afternoon, proclaiming April as Alcohol Awareness month in Maui County.

The job fair will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and 3, 2014, at the Montage Kapalua Bay property, located at One Bay Drive.

Student volunteers from universities in Southern California and Wisconsin spent their spring break on Maui, assisting in the construction of Habitat for Humanity’s Kahawai Street affordable housing project in Happy Valley.

An estimated 1,000 to 2,000 people participated in an anti-GMO march and rally held on Sunday as a deadline nears to obtain signatures for a petition calling for the suspension of genetically engineered operations and practices in Maui County.

The threat of thunderstorms and rains remain a possibility for Maui through today, prompting an extension of a flash flood watch until 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2014.

Four members of the Seabury Hall girls track team — Dakota Grossman, Alyssa Bettendorf, Christy Fell and Kiana Smith — spent part of their spring break in San Diego, Calif., at the Mt. Carmel Invitational Track & Field Championships.

Maui Now received reports of a waterspout seen at around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, in waters off of Maui.

Maui firefighters rescued two children and an adult who became stranded when rising and turbulent water prevented them from getting back across the Wailuku River on Saturday afternoon.

Police say the discovery was made in the late evening hours on Thursday, March 27, 2014, by a local hunter in the area of Twin Falls in Haʻikū, Maui.

Baldwin High School Senior, Mason Aquino, was recognized as the 2014 Boys & Girls Clubs, State of Hawaiʻi, Youth of the Year, during a luncheon in Honolulu yesterday.

This weekend promises live music options ranging from ska punk to folk rock to that guy from Men at Work, but without any of the other Men.

The Maui Police Department will be aggressively enforcing distracted driving violations as part of the national “U drive. U text. U pay.” campaign, which runs from April 10 to 15, 2014, department officials announced.

Maui Police are seeking the public’s help with information relating to an attack reported in South Maui in which the victim was punched in the face and lost consciousness before his pants and vehicle were stolen, according to police.

For the second straight year the Hawaii All-Star Cheerleaders defended its national championships in Anaheim, Calif.

Hawaiʻi gets an estimated $160 million in federal highway funds each year, which are used to fund large scale projects through 80% federal and 20% state funding, according to Tsutsui.

Coast Guard officials say the adult was in shock, and the three children sustained only minor injuries.

County officials say officers Jun Hattori and Erik Losvar were responding to a call of shots fired when the incident occurred.

Several state transportation projects are planned this week that will result in lane closures or detours in Pukalani, Kāʻanapali, Māʻalaea. Transportation officials say schedules may change without further notice, and all projects are weather permitting.

The rain reared its ugly self for the fifth consecutive week Saturday, impacting the finals of the Victorino Invitational Championships at the Satoki Yamamoto Track & Field Facility.

A Mobile Vet Center truck arrives on Maui this weekend for a series of events to provide free services to Active Duty, Reserve, Guard personnel, and Veterans.