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The 52-year-old Lahaina man was traveling towards Māʻalaea when the vehicle he was operating crossed the center line and sideswiped a vehicle carrying four people that was traveling in the opposite direction.

Ocean safety officers on Maui are urging the public to exercise caution today after 16 people were rescued from high surf conditions on Friday, county officials said.

Maui firefighters responded to a series of three fires reported in the Maui Lani area of Kahului on Friday evening, June 28, 2013.

Water customers on Maui will see their rates increase by an average 5% when the Maui Department of Water Supply implements a planned water rate increase on July 1, 2013.

Emergency Medical Services on Maui will expand to include a unit in Māʻalaea that will provide services 24-hours a day, seven-days a week.

The bill includes a $20 million budget appropriation for the acquisition, and is aimed at protecting the area from potential development.

“When our discussions with the council changed the intent of the project, we should have followed up with the paperwork to reflect those changes,” said Mayor Arakawa.

This weekend you can drink beer to save birds, stay up all night at the War Memorial or catch the new shows at the Maui Theater.

Under a bill, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources with the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust would work together to acquire the parcel and protect it from development.

Several units at the Kahekili Terrace apartments on Piʻihana Road in Happy Valley were evacuated last night due to a propane leak, officials said.

PETA claims “no action was taken in response to complaints regarding exhibited birds found suffering from injuries and illness, filthy enclosures, and contaminated water, among other violations.”

The Erdman family celebrates 50 years of ownership of ʻUlupalakua Ranch, located on the leeward slopes of Haleakalā on Maui.

Apprentice navigator Ka‘iulani Murphy and crew members from Hui O Waʻa Kaulua, ʻOhana Waʻa and Polynesian Voyaging Society will share stories about the vessel’s worldwide voyage.

Approved today were measures to move program oversight away from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Health, and to adjust the type and amount of medical marijuana a patient can legally possess.

The project calls for the construction of a 65-acre park bordering the Kuihelani Highway to the east and the Maui Lani residential area to the north.

The closure went into effect at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25. County officials say the landfill will close early again on Wednesday, June 26, to allow staff to collect windblown debris.

The two-month closure for repairs is expected to take place in October and November, which was described as the slowest months for visitor whale watching activities.

The woman was with her co-worker, looking for a lost dog, when she slipped on mossy rocks and suffered a right shoulder injury.

A house fire in Kīhei on Sunday, June 23, destroyed a home in the Hale Piʻilani subdivision, causing an estimated $600,000 in damage, fire officials said.

The native Hawaiian research group, Hui Pono ʻIke Kānāwai, is hosting a vigil atop Haleakalā this weekend, as organizers seek to raise awareness to the cultural landscape and history of the location.