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The governor stated that plans are underway to establish an additional Office of the Lt. Governor on Maui, expanding the office’s reach and accessibility to all island communities.

Engine-1 and Rescue-10 were dispatched to respond to the report of a stranded hiker approximately one mile up on the Lahaina side of the trail, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Sen. Akaka said Senator Schatz will be a “strong progressive voice” for Hawaii in the US Senate.

Sempra US Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy today announced the full commercial operation of the 21 megawatt Auwahi Wind facility.

Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz was selected today to fill the US Senate Vacancy created by the recent passing of US Senator Daniel Inouye.

Maui Fire Chief Jeffrey Murray today announced the promotion of six members to the rank of Fire Fighter III. The promotions include Spencer Rodrigues, Jason Gamiao, Ryan Otsubo, Nathan Nishiki, Matthew Mann, and Timmothy Herrick.

According to Arakawa, his administration will hire both the exiting Council Chair Danny Mateo of Molokai, and the exiting Vice Chair Joe Pontanilla of Kahului.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa reflects on the contributions of the late US Senator Daniel Inouye, and the anticipated impact that his passing will have in Maui County.

Officials with Maui Crime Stoppers have confirmed that 46-year-old Karen Brown Young has since been located. Authorities say there is no further interest in the missing person case, and thanked the public for their help.

The victim, described as a 53-year-old man from Kuau, was transported to the Hana Clinic, where he was later pronounced dead.

“Right now, we’re spending over $300,000 to do a mini-repair to the Sakamoto Pool. If we try to repair the entire pool, and were successful, we’d still have an old pool…”

Starting next week Thursday, the state Identification Program will transfer responsibility to the Department of Transportation, and will be administered through individual counties.

A home fire in Lahaina caused an estimated $200,000 in damages early Saturday morning, December 22, 2012. The incident was first reported at 1:13 a.m. at a single story, three-bedroom home, located at 233 Lahainaluna Road in West Maui.

While the report confirms a hydrologic connection between the Lahaina facility’s treated wastewater injection wells and the near-shore seeps, monthly sampling by Hawaii Department of Health has detected no bacterial indicators.

Dozens of people participated in a remembrance walk held on Maui early this morning as a tribute to the memory of the 27 individuals who lost their lives in the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last week.

With the end of the world expected December 21, 2012, better catch a few before it all ends.

In gifting the bikes, Jim Falk, owner of Valley Isle Motors, said there were “no strings attached… all you need to do is do something nice for somebody else.”

There will be three public fireworks displays in Maui County to ring in the New Year, each beginning at midnight.

One man is dead and another was transported to the hospital in serious condition following a head-on collision on the Honoapiilani Highway (Hwy 30) this morning.

Officials from Maui Electric Company say high winds on Monday night brought several trees down on power lines in Olinda at around 9 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012. The incident cut off power to an estimated 270 customers in the Olinda and Piiholo areas.