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Ruben Settle, 38, was sentenced on Monday, June 29 by Chief District Judge Susan Oki Mollway to 210 months in prison for his role in a plan to distribute methamphetamine on the Island of Maui. Evidence presented in court showed that Settle recruited other individuals to assist him in the distribution, including approximately 700 grams of “ice” that was seized from Settle by Maui police on Dec. 17, 2014.

Winds are expected to be light through Friday. Daytime heating will produce local sea breezes which will cause clouds and scattered showers over leeward and interior sections…

A federal judge today ruled that the Maui GMO Initiative passed by Maui voters in November 2014 is invalid because the county does not have the authority over the matter. The 0rder states that the County of Maui GMO ordinance is preempted and exceeds the county’s authority to impose fines.

Governor David Ige signed a bill into law this morning that makes it mandatory for certain state councils, boards and commissions to attend a course on Native Hawaiian customs and rights to be administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Light winds will lead to local afternoon sea breeze and nighttime land breeze for the next few days. Low clouds and showers will favor the interior and leeward…

Governor Ige has informed the legislature of his intent to veto a list of eight bills. Noticeably absent from the list was the controversial marijuana dispensaries bill, which the governor continues to review. “There are concerns in terms of the implementation. The implementation schedule is very aggressive. We’ll be working very hard to meet those deadlines, but resources made available to the department as well as the aggressive schedule will be a challenge. So, I’m committed to implementing the law in the best way that we can,” said Gov. Ige.

Weakening trade winds are expected to lead to local afternoon sea breeze and nighttime land breeze over leeward areas. Low clouds and showers will favor…

A fire in an area frequented by homeless campers in West Maui burned a half-acre of brush before being brought under control on Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported at 2:51 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2015 on the Lahaina side of Hōkiokio Place, mauka of the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Puamana.

A veteran Maui officer who was arrested earlier this month for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, was picked up again, this time for being drunk in public in Newport Beach, California.

Gentle to moderate trade winds are expected to weaken a bit more this weekend, giving way to daytime sea breezes and nighttime land breezes for many areas. Clouds…

Pre-trial detainee Samson Hill tried to scale the 14-foot fence and was caught in the razor wire. Corrections officers pulled him down from the fence and quickly restrained him. The incident was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015

Poker With the Pros, A Prelude to Maui’s Night of Shooting Stars. Professional athletes and local celebrities tried their skills off the court at the second annual “Poker with the Pros” event, held on Thursday night at the Grand Wailea in South Maui. Maui Now’s Malika Dudley interviewed international basketball pro DJ Shelton and James Anderson with the Dallas Cowboys during their visit. The Grand Slam week continues with Saturday’s grand finale, Night of Shooting Stars game at the Wailea Tennis Club.

The Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources today approved an emergency rule that makes it illegal to take any species of sea cucumber from Hawaiʻi State waters for the next 120 days. The rule was in response to confirmed reports of a new commercial fishery that recently started. Authorities say the investigation was supported further by public observations.

The court held that for the first time, any couple — straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender — can obtain a marriage license and make their commitment public and legal across the nation.

We expect moderate trade winds through most of the weekend, focusing clouds and showers along windward slopes. Trade winds will become weaker early…

Two Maui residents will soon deliver messages of aloha, sympathy and encouragement to the Charleston, South Carolina, community, which is still reeling from the fatal shooting of nine of its residents as they participated in a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African-American congregation in the southern US, on Wednesday, June 17.

A slow moving convoy that was scheduled to depart from the area to deliver equipment to the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope currently under construction at Haleakala, did not leave at 10 p.m. as planned. As of 2:30 a.m. demonstrators on site continued to hold their ground.

Trade winds are expected to continue blowing through Saturday. A cloud band moving along in the trades will clear the islands tonight so there will be more…

Local big-wave surfer Paige Alms was nominated for an ESPY award today in the Best Female Action Sports Athlete category. Alms joins Marcus Mariota (who was nominated in the Best Male College Athlete category) as Hawai‘i’s only ESPY nominees.

Eleven individuals were arrested today during an ongoing demonstration against construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope or TMT atop Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi Island. The demonstrators are part of an ongoing effort by cultural groups and concerned citizens seeking protection of the site from development. Among those arrested were longtime cultural advocates Kaleikoa Kaeo of Maui and Andre Perez of Oʻahu. A complete list is expected to be forthcoming from the Hawaiʻi County Police Department. As part of the demonstration, which has since entered its ninetieth day, two stone ahu or altars were constructed at the site. ***Check back for updates as further details surface.