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The Hāna Youth Center in East Maui is the recipient of a $5,000 donation that will allow the non-profit to purchase new equipment for a permanent computer lab, the organization announced.

Six Maui resorts earned honors in the 2014 Gold List annual reader’s survey conducted by Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Four of those resorts also earned Platinum Circle recognition which recognizes consistency in excellence for properties who make the Gold List five years in a row.

The Fire Prevention Bureau on Maui began selling fireworks permits on Monday Dec. 23, at their offices off Waikō Road, as well as at county parks permit offices at the Lahaina Civic Center and on Molokaʻi. Permit sales on Lānaʻi begin on Thursday at Pine Isle Market.

Maui’s Kurt Suzuki will be taking his baseball skills to Minnesota.

Maui Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a Maui woman who was last ween at her residence on Wednesday, Dec. 18, and may be suffering from an illness that requires medical attention.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today released nearly $11 million for capital improvement projects at Kahului Airport on Maui.

A philanthropic organization based in Chicago, Illinois, will visit Maui to distribute some 750 backpacks to hundreds of homeless individuals on the island.

It’s the weekend before Christmas and there’s not a flake of snow. Consider cooling off at the MACC while catching one of many shows.

Police say the search revealed numerous items that were taken from mail boxes with addresses in Wailuku, Hāliʻimaile, Makawao, and Pukalani.

The entanglement, which was located just forward of the calf’s pectoral fins, was considered life threatening because of the rapid growth of the animal. So far this year, PWF vessels have confirmed four entanglements in Maui County waters.

For the third consecutive year, Maui car dealer Jim Falk gifted hundreds of brand new bicycles to deserving island kids in a surprise Christmas giveaway.

The center features educational displays and videos, as well as a Maui Energy Timeline that highlights milestones in Maui’s smart energy progression.

A 66-year-old man was air lifted from the Hōlua Cabins at Haleakalā National Park on Tuesday afternoon after experiencing heart problems, officials said.

A flash flood watch was issued for Maui County with unstable conditions expected from midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 18, through 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20.

This latest phase, from Lahainaluna Road to Hōkiokio Place, is the second of five phases that will ultimately result in a four-lane bypass highway spanning approximately nine miles from Launiupoko to Honokowai.

The environmental law firm, Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in federal curt on Monday, challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a five-year plan for naval testing and training that includes the use of sonar and explosives.

Customers in the Hāliʻimaile area of Maui will be out of water for about five hours on Thursday, as personnel with the Maui Department of Water Supply work to make waterline improvements for a future water storage tank.

The first annual Makena Holiday Dessert Contest occurred Sunday, Dec. 15. Fifteen competitors entered the ring and one emerged triumphant.

The sale of Maui-based Blue Hawaiian Helicopters to Colorado-based Air Methods Corporation has closed for an undisclosed price.

Once the renovation and transition is complete in early 2015, the Daniel K. Inouye Allied Health Center will serve UHMC students and the community with 18 operatories and 3 radiology chairs including state-of-the-art digital imaging systems.