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More typical trade winds will return across the area late Thursday, and briefly strengthen from Thursday night through Friday. An increase…

Hawai‘i State Sen. Roz Baker and Maui County Council Vice-Chair Don Guzman were among five legislators and community leaders honored by the Nutrition & Physical Activity Coalition of Maui County at the coalition’s annual meeting last month; three new board members were also named to the NPAC board of directors.

During a press conference held this afternoon, Gov. David Ige expressed the state’s opposition to the proposed NextEra Energy Inc. purchase of Hawaiian Electric Industries and is recommending the state Public Utilities Commission reject the deal as it is currently proposed.

A four-year-old Maui boy died after suffering injuries in a motor vehicle crash in Kāʻanapali this morning, police said. The incident was reported at 7:56 a.m. on Tuesday July 21, 2015 fronting 133 Hakui Loop in Kāʻanapali.

A 20-month-old boy was medically evacuated to Maui after losing consciousness aboard a tour boat near Molokini Crater on Monday morning, July 20, 2015.

A motor vehicle crash damaged a fire hydrant and affected water service for Wailuku Town this morning. Department of Water Supply crews are on scene and expect to have the problem repaired by 1 p.m., according to an update issued by County officials.

A 57-year-old man from Sacramento, California was airlifted from the Pīpīwai Trail in East Maui after losing consciousness during a fall on Monday morning.

Light winds are expected across the state through mid week, allowing localized land and sea breezes. A disturbance high in the atmosphere is expected to pass…

Hotel executives announced the start of an extensive $12 million guest room restoration project at the Travaasa Hāna resort in East Maui. Upon completion of the project at the end of 2015, all 70 bungalows and suites at the resort will offer new and returning guests an enhanced vacation experience, according to a resort announcement.

Hoe turned himself over to police at the Wailuku Police Station late Monday night, July 20, 2015, and was arrested for the criminal offenses of: First Degree Assault and Unauthorized Entry Into a Motor Vehicle, according to updated information issued by Maui Crime Stoppers.

An 87-year-old Haʻikū woman died over the weekend after being struck by a sedan that was driven by an 11-year-old boy, Maui police confirmed this morning.

US Senator Brian Schatz introduced the amendments. Both items were adopted by the US Senate as part of the Every Child Achieves Act in an 81 to 17 vote.

The boy was struck by a silver 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was reversing within the VFW property on Uluniu Road.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a preliminary magnitude 7.5 earthquake reported at 4:28 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2015 in the Santa Cruz Islands region, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

East Maui Councilmember Robert Carroll today sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration requesting further review of a proposed skydiving operation at Hāna Airport. Carroll contends that there have been many changes in and around the Hāna Airport that warrant an updated assessment for the skydiving operation.

An investigation finds that the incident started between two large rival groups of individuals from the Happy Valley and Kīhei areas of Maui. While attempting to disburse the crowd and stop the fights, police say officers with the Maui Police Department were allegedly assaulted by individuals, that as yet have not been identified.

Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s general manager for Maui County, Rick Colletto, said the incident resulted in a severed cable to one of the company’s major fiber trunks, affecting a few thousand customers including Paradise TV in Kahului, and customers as far away as Hāna. That’s because one of the lines extends up to Makawao and Haleakala, and is relayed over to East Maui.

The first of five commercial-free days at Haleakalā National Park will occur on Saturday, July 18, 2015. The date is in observance of Lolopua, one of two days commonly known as zenith or Lahaina Noon.

Under the new law, eight dispensary licenses will be permitted in the state, including two in Maui County. There are an estimated 13,000 qualified patients throughout the state who are listed as medical marijuana card holders.

Three people were displaced after a fire broke out at a home on Ulupa Place in Spreckelsville last night. The incident was reported at 7:21 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 by a female occupant who reported that she smelled smoke and heard popping sounds coming from the garage.