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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.

One woman is dead and another female was hospitalized after they were struck by a vehicle while walking in Kahului on Sunday night.

Willie Schefer made a great first impression at the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs, while Christine Schleifer made a successful return.

To assist the county in its tsunami assessment, officials are asking residents to report any damage that they may find.

Crews on Maui worked late into the night and early morning hours to assess coastal areas around Maui and determine if any damages were sustained during a tsunami event that occurred overnight.

A 51-year-old woman from California was attacked by a shark about 20 yards off-shore of Makena Landing on Saturday. The woman was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition after suffering puncture wounds to her right inner thigh, and lascerations to the front and back of her right hand.

According to PTWC officials, tsunami wave heights across the state are now below advisory levels and continue to diminish. Based on all available data, the PTWC is now cancelling the Tsunami Advisory.

Ocean Safety Officers aboard a rescue craft assisted a visiting couple who was reportedly adrift on an inflatable raft off of Haycraft Beach Park in Ma’alaea on Saturday afternoon.

During the search, authorities received word that the Quicksilver commercial ocean craft spotted the diver floating face-down in the ocean about a half-mile from shore fronting the beach park at around 5:15 a.m.

A Wailuku woman was arrested after she allegedly attempted to run over a man who threatened to break up with her, police said.

Maui police have launched an attempted homicide investigation into the discovery of a Kihei man found bound with duct tape and unresponsive this morning at his residence in Kihei.

Kula resident, Richard Dancil, filed the motion against Maui County and the Lahaina Town Action Committee on Thursday saying the event will cause what he called “irreparable harm.”

Maui police have since identified the man as 70-year-old Dennis M. Roberts of Kihei. The man was reported missing by his girlfriend after he failed to return from a drive around the island. The man appeared to have suffered severe head injuries, and an autopsy was scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.

“We are pleased that a major component of the agreement is the installation of a small eight-turbine wind farm that both supports Maui County’s commitment to clean energy and will act as the county’s pilot project for small-scale wind energy facilities,” said Mayor Arakawa.

The county will be responsible for the installation of at least eight wind turbines capable of generating 55,000 kilowatt hours per year, that will supply up to 38% of the landfill’s power needs.

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort & Spa announced today that they will be teaming up to unveil Morimoto Maui in the summer of 2013.

Crews are responding to a fatal traffic accident on the Hana Highway in Central Maui involving a male patient who was pinned under a boom truck.

The Kihei man was operating his ATV when he collided with a large deer that caused him to roll over with the ATV landing on top of him, officials said.

The fire was first reported at 3:21 p.m. on Monday, October 22, 2012 at a 2,000 square foot wooden structure located at 460 Haiku Road, authorities said.