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A topping off ceremony was held today for the Kahoma Stream Bridge in West Maui, marking a significant milestone in the realignment of the Honoapiilani Highway, government officials said.

The project site is currently vacant, but had been used recently as an informal homeless camp.

When crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Engine 1 in Wailuku responded to the scene at 9:02 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2012, they confirmed that the booth had burned down sometime during the previous night.

Local musician Anthony Natividad died unexpectedly last Sunday, a week and a half after this interview was conducted. He was an influential and beloved member of this community.

Due to the ongoing drought conditions, the DWS plans to reduce production at the Olinda Water Treatment Facility and utilize water from the lower elevations for Upper Kula residents. The change will take effect on or around Wednesday, November 7, 2012.

Kula resident Richard Dancil, who has been leading the legal challenge against the county-co-sponsored Halloween event in Lahaina this year, has filed another appeal.

…stays in Lahaina. Unless you see it pictured here.

The arrests included three instances of disorderly conduct, 16 drug related offenses, and four drinking violations, according to Maui Police Lt. Ricky Uedoi from the Lahaina District.

A 20-year-old Pukalani resident was transported to the hospital in critical condition after being ejected from a vehicle in a single-car accident on Baldwin Avenue last night, officials said.

A 69-year-old Maui woman was rescue by personnel from the Maui Fire Department after she became disoriented while hiking in the Makawao Forest Reserve last night.

Maui Police will close Front Street from Baker to Prison Street at 3:30 p.m. The section of road will re-open at approximately 11 p.m.

The purpose of the event is to remove invasive fish from Maui’s reefs, including roi or peacock grouper, to‘au or blacktail snapper, and ta‘ape or blue-line snapper.

“Hawaii’s tourism industry continues its robust recovery, there are other economic bright spots as well,” said Dr. Leroy Laney at the First Hawaiian Bank Business Outlook Forum in Honolulu.

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Maui for the first nine months of 2012 has reached $2.7 billion, 19.9% more than the same time last year.

We took the liberty of turning to the best sources of fodder for Halloween ideas – pop culture, hit films, and embarrassing political moments – to bring you this array of last-minute ideas.

A water outage has forced the closure of Paia School today, Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Leila Hayashida, the Complex Area Superintendent for Central Maui announced the closure at around 9 a.m.

Kula resident Richard Dancil today said he planned to file a motion for reconsideration this morning seeking a stay of the event. The filing comes on the heels of an order denying Dancil’s appeal and request for an injunction.

A single Molokai resident informed county authorities that waves pushed a picnic table into the road in Honouliwai, and also washed up debris into the yards of residents.

An appeals court today issued a ruling in favor of the County of Maui, clearing the way for the county-sponsored Halloween in Lahaina event to proceed as planned.

Loque is a Social Studies teacher for seventh graders at Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului. He has been employed at Maui Waena since 2002, and prior to that, taught 6th grade social studies and science at Kalama Intermediate School.