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Testifiers called Shiraishi a “life coach” and dedicated volunteer who “impacted thousands of people and taught hundreds of children to swim.”

Family members also said they wanted to clear the air about Charli’s ex-boyfriend, Steven Capobianco who was identified by police as a person of interest because he was one of the last people to see Charli before her disappearance.

Much as the title implies, this weekend is ripe with musical offerings including a Mardi Gras celebration at the MACC, jazz for a cause at Gannon’s and more.

The Surfrider Foundation of Maui reports that more than 1,000 petition signatures and 100 pledge cards have been collected by those in support of the legislation.

A wooden toy with a Japanese name is the latest trend in playground pageantry on Maui.

An adult humpback whale was freed of hundreds of feet of small gauge line during a successful disentanglement effort conducted this morning in waters off of West Maui.

The meeting comes on the heels of three missing persons cases in as many months, the most recent of which involves a pregnant Makawao woman, 27-year-old Carly “Charli” Joann Scott, who was last seen on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

The packing tape was found by the same group who found her clothing and blanket; and the gloves were found by a separate search team in an area nearby.

The ‘Voice of a Generation’ rocks the MACC on Saturday, Apr. 26. Tickets are available for purchase by MACC members this Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m.

A series of community meetings to discuss proposed permitting and scheduling improvements at Park facilities in Maui County is scheduled to take place in February and March.

The helicopter route will include the Maui Electric Māʻalaea Generating Station on North Kīhei Road, parts of Mokulele Highway and surrounding neighborhoods makai of the Pi‘ilani Highway to the Kīhei substation on East Welakahao Road.

Search efforts will focus at Honomanū Bay on Tuesday, “in light of new evidence” in the disappearance of Carly “Charli” Scott, a 27-year-old pregnant Makawao woman who went missing on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

A two-year-old boy was flown to Oʻahu for treatment after being pulled from the Kīhei Aquatic Center on Sunday afternoon.

The appointment comes following the unexpected death of former Health Director Loretta Fuddy who was a passenger aboard an airplane that crashed off of Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013.

Haleakalā National Park on Maui is waiving entrance fees for all park visitors for the President’s Day holiday.

“The more we find, the more I become hopeful that we’re going to find her. I don’t see how we can’t. It’s an island and the community has been such a big help.”

Maui police released new information today on the disappearance of Carly “Charli” Scott, saying the woman’s vehicle and other possible evidence was recovered by police for further investigation.

The state Department of Health announced today that it has reached a $20,000 settlement with Moloka’i’s Kanemitsu’s Bakery over alleged health violations involving food safety.

Sources tell Maui Now that the woman’s sisters confirmed that clothes belonging to Charli were found on Thursday, Feb. 13, near mile marker 14 to 18, off of the Hāna Highway in an area with heavy vegetation.

Fisheries officials say close interactions with the dolphins are not only potentially harmful to them, but can lead to harassment, which is illegal. The public is advised to keep a distance of 150-feet when observing dolphins in the wild.