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In a welcome ceremony reminiscent of old Hawai’i, hula dancers and lei greeters embraced a small group of dignitaries that disembarked from a nine-seat Cessna Grand Caravan 208B aircraft.

According to Grimes, the last gate count was similar to last year, but the official count has yet to be tallied, which includes an estimated 46% rise in pre-sale tickets and an increase in parade participation.

The 2012 grand-prize winner was Kendall Sanchez from Pukalani. Kendall is the daughter of Frank and Nanela Sanchez.

“Bottom line here is the working people need jobs on this island. To be honest with you, it’s kind of rediculous–people come here and try to stop a lifestyle here on the island,” said HC&S retiree, Charles Jennings.

“HC&S is owned by Alexander and Baldwin, which is a huge corporation. This is not a traditional Hawaiian practice–this is people who came in and took the lands and hired people, and that’s still what’s going on today,” said Bruch.

Police say the incident was classified as an third degree assault, and have dismissed rumors of a shooting.

Officials hope to find a run-away dock, and handle the dock at sea, to prevent serious environmental damage if it should reach shore.

Initial reports indicated that the boat was anchored about 30 feet offshore from the sea-cliffs at Kahakuloa. Officials say the 15 foot vessel was found by Air 1 at At 6:21 p.m., located about 6 miles NW of Kahului harbor and approximately 200 yards off shore.

The weekend starts a little early with the opening of the 90th annual Maui Fair. Eat, ride, and pet miniature horses before heading to Seabury Hall or catching The Vandals in Lahaina.

While responding, an observatory supervisor told crews that it was a generator that was smoking, and the unit had been turned off.

One of the missions moving forward is to explore options for converting the plantation from a sugar farm into a bio-energy farm, said HC&S.

The focus instead was on what could be done together in moving to harvest methods and crops that would end burning.

The quake was reported at 1:40 p.m. HST on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

Oracle Team USA’s General Manager, Grant Simmer said that with full-time training underway, the team is reevaluating its winter program needs.

A group that is seeking to end the burning of sugar cane on Maui delivered petitions with more than 8,700 signatures to the State Department of Health on Tuesday.

Comedians Augie T and Frank De Lima perform Friday at the MACC. Maui Now talked with them about how they got started and what they love the most about Maui.

The feats of student-athletes throughout the Maui Interscholastic League got a boost recently, thanks to Cyrus Perry’s passion for video and high school sports.

The briefing was the first in a series of meetings to discuss the University’s failed Stevie Wonder Concert fundraiser, and look into oversight, accountability and transparency at UH.

“Every one of these is like a fishing expedition. So we’re always trying to catch a good story,” said camera operator Carl Johnson.

ORACLE Racing is proposing the use of Kaumalapau Harbor on the island of Lāna‘i as a temporary base of operations to support the development of a high-performance boat for competitive sailing events.