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Hawaiian Airlines today announced plans to launch nonstop service between Taipei, Taiwan and Honolulu in July 2013, further extending the airline’s strategic expansion into Asia.

After two years of planning, the inaugural Red Bull Jaws: Paddle at Pe’ahi is a reality.

County officials say a 61-year-old male victim had been snorkeling with another man about 200 yards off shore, fronting 1790 Halama Street, Kihei, when the shark attack took place.

Today, November 30th, 2012 at 8:45 a.m., police say wanted person Charleston Koko voluntarily arrived at the Wailuku Police Station for questioning. Maui Police Lt. Wayne Ibarra said Koko was questioned and released. Further details are pending release.

A decent straight north swell and light winds are combining for epic conditions, the kind that winter in Hawaii is known for.

The resolution honors Mother Marianne for her life legacy of compassionate care and dedication to the Hansen’s disease patients she served in the remote Kalaupapa settlement.

The school will serve grades 9 to 12 in the South Maui Region, and is designed to support an enrollment capacity of 1,650 students, and approximately 206 supporting staff and faculty.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has rolled out a new program, Hua Kanu Business Loan Program, aimed at helping its beneficiaries expand their businesses.

Governor Neil Abercrombie released more than $44 million for various capital improvement projects across the state, including $3.3 million for the imaging department at Maui Memorial Medical Center.

The annual Wailea Food and Wine Festival begins next week and offers events ranging from winemaker dinners to (virtual) escapes to Italy.

An estimated 2,000 customers lost power in Pukalani this morning when a bird came into contact with power lines on the Haleakala Highway, that according to Maui Electric Company spokesperson Kau’i Awai-Dickson.

The incident reportedly occurred on Oct. 24 at a South Maui beach, and was observed by visitors on an ocean paddling tour conducted by the Four Seasons Outrigger Program.

Maui fire officials say the fire originated in the living room of the rental, and started from smoldering debris within a trash can. The incident was first reported at 3:40 p.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012, at a 700-square foot wooden structure located at 3500 Kehala Drive.

A 1984 Toyota pickup truck, was traveling northbound on Pauwela Lighthouse Road, when the driver, a 44-year old Kula man, swerved to avoid a tire on the dirt roadway, police said.

Maui Now sat down with Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa after the first deer was taken to the slaughterhouse at the end of October, and updated us on the progress of the program.

A lava flow from the Kīlauea Volcano’s Puʻu ʻŌʻō vent entered the ocean at around 1 p.m. on Saturday. The activity came a day after a small earthquake, measuring 4.3 occurred at the Lōʻihi Seamount.

Shipments of Christmas trees from the Pacific Northwest have been found to be widely infested with slugs and other pests that are not found in Hawai`i.

Although Illinois basketball is only five games into the John Groce era, the early-season progress report is as bright as the sun shining on West Maui.

If the House organization plays out as stated, Maui leaders would be at the helm of both chambers of the state Legislature.

The incident stems from an attempt by Maui Time Publisher, Thomas A. Russo to allegedly filming a traffic stop that took place along the Haleakala Highway.