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Over 40 kite surfers gathered on Saturday, July 9 at Kanaha Beach Park’s “Naish Beach” to participate in the first non-competitive triangle race in Naish’s 2012 Summer Kite Race Series.

We began receiving inquiries at around 3:38 p.m., with heavy black smoke reported by passing motorists.

Branden went from current Baldwin High School switch-hitting middle infielder, to former all-state first-team selection, to Major League pro of the New York Mets, in a span of three weeks.

Dozens of community members joined in a procession up Main Street in Wailuku today, as they walked together in a silent vigil held in honor of a Maui boy who died last week in a suspected case of abuse.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa explained how the county and Maui businesses are trying to do more with less resources during an annual address made before the Maui Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

The degree received unanimous approval from the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents at its monthly meeting held May 17. Students who graduate from the new associate degree program will have the option to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Hawaiian studies at either UH Mānoa or UH Hilo.

The procession will start at 4 p.m. at the Weinberg Building in Wailuku, and proceed up Main Street to the Court House on High Street, where a moment of silence will be observed in Zion’s memory.

Mets draft pick Branden Kaupe sat down for an exclusive interview with Pacific Radio Group’s ESPN AM 550 KMVI and Maui Now.

The current closure began today and will remain in effect through Monday. During this time, work will take place between sunrise and sunset, but the closure will remain in effect around the clock.

Maui firefighters are investigating two suspicious brush fires in West Maui reported overnight. The first was reported along Lahainaluna Road. A second was reported a minute later along the Honoapiilani Highway near Papalaua Street.

Units arrived to find five separate fires totaling two acres burning. Crews were called to the scene at 7:15 p.m., and had the fires extinguished by around 11:30 last night (Wednesday, June 6, 2012).

Paia Fish Market owners have been looking for a spot to open another mouth-watering establishment on the north shore. Now they’ve found their dream location – Haiku.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld the State of Hawaii’s right to regulate commercial weddings on public beaches.

A 49-year-old woman was transported to the hospital in stable condition on Tuesday afternoon after the truck she was operating struck the concrete base of the Wailuku Bridge, officials said.

Two Wailuku residents charged with second degree murder in the death of a 4-year-old Maui boy were released on their own recognizance today.

A remake of the 1980 movie classic, “The Blue Lagoon,” which was filmed partially on Maui, is scheduled to air on June 16th on the Lifetime Network.

Visitors gathered at 5 p.m. on Monday evening for a traditional Tibetan ceremony and offering of 108 lotus flower lights led by special guest Lama Gyaltsen and others.

Park staff at Haleakala National Park will join science students from Seabury Hall in helping visitors to view the phenomena using “sunspotter” scopes and “sunpeeps” (available at cost in the park). Park officials say number 14 welder’s glasses and projection boxes are also being used for safe viewing.

Authorities say the boy fell approximately 350 feet off of a cliff located on the east side of the bay.

Authorities have since identified the man as John Boyd Krause, 19, of Hāna, Maui. The accident was reported at 5:38 a.m. on Sunday, June 3, along the highway just south of Kakio Road in the Hāna district near Hāmoa.