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Locally breezy trade winds are expected into this weekend, with a slight decrease possible from Sunday into early next week. The trades will keep low clouds…

Photos show inflatable boats full of the delicacy being brought to shore at Kaiona Beach in Waimanalo, a practice that Ocean Defender Hawaiʻi says has been going on for four consecutive days. In some countries they are highly prized as a food source and for medicinal purposes; so there is a commercial market for certain individuals to harvest as many sea cucumbers, as quickly as they can.

Two Lahaina men were transported to the hospital following a Jeep rollover accident on the Honoapiʻilani Highway near Wahikuli Road in West Maui on Wednesday night.

Locally breezy trade winds are expected through much of the weekend, with a slight decrease in wind speeds possible early next week. The trades…

Six Hawaiʻi Red Cross volunteers are deploying to Texas to help with the Red Cross response to Tropical Depression Bill, including two volunteers with the Maui County organization.

Wondering what to do this weekend? Maui Now staff has compiled a chronological listing of some of the island’s best events scheduled from Wednesday through Sunday, June 17 through 21. Look for this information no later than every Thursday afternoon.

Stellar service, exceptional amenities and breathtaking views were just a few of the reasons sited that earned three of Hawaii’s Marriott hotels induction into TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa is vetoing a portion of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget that was passed by the County Council on June 5, 2015.

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary reports that the close of the 2015 whale season marks 13 years of whale rescue operations by the Hawaiian Islands Disentanglement Network. Since its inception in 2002, the network has freed 22 large whales from life threatening entanglements, and removed more than 9,500 feet of large gauge line from the entangled whales.

Maui police have since identified the individual killed in a shootout on Lower Main Street in Wailuku over the weekend as Shawn Akamine, 46, of Wailuku, Maui.

A 13-year-old boy from Chattanooga, Tennessee fell nearly 15 feet onto jagged rocks below a waterfall at the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest” trail in the Kailua area of East Maui on Sunday.

Public Safety Department officials say Edward Morgan was cleaning inside the front gatehouse and managed to slip out the front door behind a civilian who walked in at around 8:40 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2015.

Trade winds are expected to stay relatively light through Monday. The weaker than normal trades should continue to push showers over windward areas, especially…

In honor of King Kamehameha, guests and associates of Starwood Maui today presented an ‘Iolani Palace-inspired float at the Nā Kamehameha Pā‘ū Parade and Ho‘olaule‘a in Lāhainā.

A man who was involved in a deadly exchange of gunfire today with Maui police has since died. Police released further details this evening saying an investigation revealed that the passenger of an SUV that was involved in a traffic stop, exited the vehicle and allegedly shot at police officers first while fleeing.

Light to locally moderate trades are expected over the main Hawaiian island chain this weekend. The trades will be light enough to allow local afternoon…

A Makawao man was arrested in Kaupō this week for his alleged involvement in a burglary and firearm theft case. The suspect, Devon Traxinger, 45, was subsequently placed under arrest by Hāna patrol officers.

A father and his two sons are safe after becoming caught in a heavy down-pour and losing their direction on Thursday night, July 11, at the Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui. The incident was the second lost hiker call that Kula fire crews responded to on Thursday night.

A three year veteran with the Maui Police Department was arrested and charged for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

Weakening trade winds are expected to weaken further on Friday, with sea breezes becoming more prominent by day and land breezes by night. Shower…