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Clear and consistent throughout is a suggested transition away from County-subsidized residential drop box operations, and reliance instead on private vendors for recycling.

Management changes, business closings and openings, awards and other updates on the Maui business scene this month.

The new stretch of road extends a little less than a mile from Lahainaluna Road to Keawe Street, creating an alternate route that runs parallel to the busy Honoapiilani Highway below. The $77 million project was made possible with 80% federal and 20% state funding, according to the DOT.

The Maui students were among more than a dozen Hawai’i schools that nearly swept the competition by winning 16 of 17 awards issued by the nonprofit organization.

When fire units arrived on scene at 2:35 a.m., the structure was fully engulfed in flames. The pavilion as an unoccupied 20′ x 20′ open wood structure built with timber and recycled plastic planks.

When fire crews arrived on scene, they found a 5′ x 5′ section of the roof on fire at the clubhouse, and also fire in the attic area, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

A Molokai man accused of 2nd Degree Murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend , is now being held on “no-bail” following a preliminary hearing on Wednesday afternoon, March 27.

County police departments across the state will increase efforts to deter distracted driving during an upcoming campaign that begins next week, officials said.

In the end, the cheers that shook the Anaheim Convention Center was for the Hawaii All-Star Cheerleaders.

With the wheels in motion, the mayor said this year the administration is focusing in part on the Department of Water Supply.

The facility, proposed by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources includes plans for the construction of a regional park consisting of fields for baseball, softball, and soccer, as well as concessions, restrooms, and parking.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa today confirmed his plans to close county run recycling facilities. “It’s time for government to just get out of the way and allow the private sector to handle the recycling,” said Mayor Arakawa.

In a formal budget presentation before the Maui County Council, Mayor Alan Arakawa unveiled his version of the FY2014 Budget, seeking an increase in water rates and parks funding.

Born and raised on Maui, Destin Daniel Cretton just won the prestigious SXSW Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature for “Short Term 12.”

A motorist suffered fatal injuries in a single car crash in the Olowalu area of the Honoapiilani Highway early this morning. Maui police have since identified the victim as 19-year-old Jared Alvarez of Lahaina.

“What an amazing show of Maui speaking out. I was totally blown away by the energy of the massive crowd. For me it was about caring about our community’s health, our right to know what’s in the food we eat…”

Island Air will re-launch service to Kahului and Lanai starting April 15, just prior to ending its Kapalua service May 31.

It seemed fitting that if Baldwin High School’s Amber Kozaki was going to rewrite her record in the girls pole vault at the Yamamoto Invitational, that she would have to borrow a pole from one of the boys.

Marlin L. Lavoie, 33, was charged at 11:50 a.m. on Friday, March 22, with second-degree murder, and was being held in lieu of $170,000 bail.

State agricultural officials say the Madagascan fireweed moth is the state’s “best hope” for controlling the fireweed which authorities say has taken over more than 850,000 acres of pastureland, mostly on Maui and Hawai’I Island.