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Here’s what’s what with regards to the weekend.

“We look forward to people enjoying and exploring the park again and we thank our visitors, communities, and commercial service providers for their continued patience over the past two weeks,” park officials said.

The Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck service was expanded and implemented at several neighbor-island airports this week, enabling low-risk passengers to move more quickly through checkpoint screening.

Maui police are increasing officer presence during Halloween festivities in Lahaina this year in anticipation of a larger crowd projected at between 30,000 and 35,000.

State officials say, the improvement of current facilities and development of world-class, state-of-the-art venues are also part of the initiative, intended to attract sporting events and athletic training opportunities not only on Oʻahu but throughout the state.

The property was purchased by the County of Maui from A&B for an estimated $5.2 million, in a deal which closed on Sept. 27.

The Bee The Change international march attracted anti-GMO supporters in a procession that began at War Memorial Stadium and continued along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului on Saturday afternoon.

Hui o Wa‘a Kaulua is calling for volunteers to help with finishing and outfitting Maui’s voyaging canoe, Mo’okiha o Pi’ilani, prior to its planned launched on Dec. 21 during the winter solstice.

The master of post-modern blues style chats with us before performing at the MACC this Friday night.

Responding firefighters arrived to find a conveyor belt within the mill on fire, which had ignited the bagasse that was being transported on it, according to fire officials.

“…Wind conditions resulted in the ash plume staying relatively close to the burn area so there was heavier than usual ash fallout in that immediate area,” said the company.

“Once completed, the park could serve as a venue to host local, statewide, national, and international sporting events. It has the potential to be a revenue generator for Maui and the state,” said Tsutsui.

Hey hey hey, it’s the weekend, where you can listen to ukulele music, clean up a beach or watch people choke down a balut.

PSO J318.5-22 is located 80 light-years away from Earth, has a mass that is six times that of Jupiter, belongs to a collection of young stars called the Beta Pictoris moving group, and is “one of the lowest-mass free-floating objects known.”

Maui police say the man at the center of yesterday’s arson/suicide investigation suffered from mental health issues, which he reportedly, “believed was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from his past employment.”

Maui police responded to 11 burglaries, 12 vehicle thefts, and five vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period, between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5, 2013. The complete list of locations affected and times in which the incidents includes…

Under the partnership, a portion of each ʻOhana Fuels gasoline purchase on the island of Maui will be donated to Hale Makua through Dec. 31, 2013.

The meeting, hosted by Nā Leo Kākoʻo o Maui and Nā Leo Pūlama runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health issued an alert today requesting the voluntary removal of the dietary supplement OxyElite Pro from local store shelves.

The increase was attributed in part to the wider variety of food and entertainment, as well as new attractions that debuted during this year’s four-day event that ran from Oct. 3 to 6, 2013.