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An evening fire near the HC&S Sugar Mill in Puʻunēnē burned a pit containing 200 heavy equipment tires, fire officials said.

A male individual was transported in serious condition to the Maui Memorial Medical Center last night after sustaining a gunshot wound during an alleged assault in South Maui.

The incidents were reported at 10:40 a.m. at the Big Kmart on Dairy Road, and at 10:55 a.m. at the Walgreens on East Kamehameha Avenue.

Since the incident, officials with the DLNR Aquatic Resources division say a 12-14 foot tiger shark was spotted by lifeguards patrolling the area on Thursday afternoon; and a separate spotting of a “large shark” was reported by DLNR at around 7:50 a.m. today (Friday, Nov. 1), but it subsequently left the area.

In October, the unit was assigned to 79 cases–19 that required ambulance transport; and 33 that were standby calls to incidents in West and South Maui.

There were a total of nine adults and two juveniles arrested at the Halloween event directly related to the evening’s festivities. Officials estimate that there were approximately as many people in attendance this year as there were last year.

The first two and a half innings of the World Series Game 6 were all about blown chances. Both teams were leaving runners on base early on, but Maui-born Shane Victorino changed all of that with one swing of the bat in the bottom of third.

The exoplanet, now known as Kepler-78b, is located 400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, officials said. With a star that orbits very close to the exoplanet, researchers say Kepler-78b is much too hot to support life.

A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaiʻi heads to the Senate for third and final reading at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013.

A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaiʻi passed its first hurdle today, advancing out of committee. It is now headed to the full Senate for a vote, which could take place as early as Wednesday.

A Wailuku man suffered fatal injuries when the moped he was operating was rear-ended by a motorcycle on Waiehu Beach Road, on Monday afternoon, police said.

Maui police are canvasing the Waikapū area after an inmate, identified as Reid I.L. Kauhaahaa escaped during work detail with the Maui Community Correctional Center.

A&B is investigating the cause of the leakage, which appears to be a break in a pipeline. The company says it will not resume loading until the pipeline has been repaired.

Maui police are seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual who allegedly stole a customer’s purse during an incident reported at the Kmart in Kahului.

A special session of the Hawaiʻi Legislature begins today as state lawmakers consider legislation on marriage equity and a measure that if passed outlines a start date for gay marriage in the state.

This year, as part of “I Know What You Did Last Rocktober” event, Maui Onstage is offering three very different movies three nights in a row.

In the final race of her prep career, Dakota Grossman did more than just reached the zenith in her sport of cross country. She continues to elevate Seabury Hall’s reputation as one of the best running programs for girls outside of Oahu.

The overflow occurred at three locations including: the corner of South Kīhei Road at Welakahao; the corner of South Kīhei Road at Keala Place; and the south end of Halama Street.

Authorities say there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 7.5 preliminary magnitude (later downgraded to 7.1) earthquake reported off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 7:10 a.m. HST on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013.

Maui police responded to a vehicle down a 40-foot cliff in Māʻalaea this morning at around 8 a.m., police tell Maui Now.