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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.

County authorities said about 40 witnesses reported seeing a shark chase and attack the sea turtle at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 22.

The latest sighting was reported at around 11:35 a.m. on Sunday, October 21, 2012 by crews aboard the Kaulana vessel while en route to Lana’i on a snorkeling adventure.

Medic 4 from Lahaina arrived on scene at 2:51 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 to find the woman on the roadway with lower extremity and shoulder injuries.

Firefighters on Maui were dispatched to a half-acre brush fire off of Honokohau Valley Road this afternoon. The incident was reported at 2:04 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21.

Maui High School’s youth, which was a weakness at the start of the 2012 football season, served as the team’s strength Saturday night, delivering the school’s first homecoming victory in more than a decade.

The teen had reportedly lost consciousness at the crash site for a few seconds, then regained consciousness and drove to the Paia residence where he became unresponsive.

When crews from Engine 6 arrived on scene, they found a small fire on the exterior of a unit being doused with a water hose by police and bystanders, authorities said. The fire was contained to the exterior of the building and no residents were displaced.

Three major bond rating agencies scored Maui County with the highest bond ratings in the state earlier this month.

When it comes to special teams, this year’s Baldwin High School football team will be remembered as one of the best in school history.

The Maui Department of Water Supply has scheduled a water outage in the Spreckelsville area this weekend while crews conduct repairs to a leaking four-inch waterline at the Kahului Airport.

Maui firefighters assisted a visitor yesterday who fell about 20 feet from a partially blocked trail near Pua’a Ka’a State Park in East Maui.

While the exact identity of the species was undetermined, officials said it could have been a tiger shark because of the size and aggressive behavior. The beach closure will remain in effect for the remainder of the day, and ocean safety crews are expected to reassess the area at sunrise on Friday.

Maui stand-up paddle-boarder Dave Peterson said he feels lucky to be alive after a close encounter with an 8 to 9-foot shark at a surf break known as “Boneyard” near Kanaha in Central Maui this morning.

The 8 to 9-foot shark took a bite out of a board that was being used by a stand-up paddler. The paddler was not injured, but retaliated by striking the shark with his paddle.

With a score of 92.1, Maui topped all other island and city destinations named to the poll with the publication recognizing Maui as “tops in the world.”

The Leis Family Class Act restaurant, run by the UH Maui College’s Maui Culinary Academy, has been rated number one on the Open Table Diners “Best Overall Restaurants Hawaii” list.

Hawaii State Counties Association President Mel Rapozo said the agency was flooded with testimony from hundreds of residents who are opposed to Act 55, citing concerns over the PLDC’s mission to create revenue from public lands.

The single whale was spotted about four miles outside of Ma’alaea Harbor at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2012.