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The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team will hold a spring practice at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 21. The practice is Hawaii’s 12th on its 15-practice spring camp schedule.

The Hawaii State Senate on Tuesday confirmed Maui residents Jonathan Starr and Ted Yamamura to the Hawaii State Commission on Water Resource Management.

The groups allege that wastewater or sewage from the treatment facility is injected into the wells, and then flows via groundwater through the subsurface into near-shore Maui ocean waters.

Maui’s lone hālau entry in the Merrie Monarch Festival over the weekend earned several awards at the 49th annual event.

The team is working toward the goal of eradicating the population on the island before farmers face the same problems now occurring on Maui, where deer populations are exploding.

The 2012 Keiki Fest drew a crowd of thousands for fun, food, education and activities Saturday April 14 at the UH Maui College campus.

The Dalai Lama arrived Friday in Honolulu for this weekend’s “Pillars of Peace Hawaii: Building Peace on a Foundation of Aloha.”

A round-up of this weekend’s featured events on Maui.

Maui Now samples the creations of Ka’anapali chefs who competed in the Kula Maui Onion Challege, an edible lead up to the Maui Onion Fest next month.

A 21-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida was immobilized when her friend fell 50 feet and landed on top of her during a hike in the hills above Honokohau in West Maui on Thursday, April 12, 2012, officials said. The incident was reported at 4:46 p.m. in the area sometimes referred to as the Three Sisters or Chutes and Ladders near Mile Marker 37 of the Honoapiilani Highway.

The Baldwin High School boys track team is on a mission to flex some muscle against the best Oahu has to offer at Friday’s Honolulu Marathon Association Invitational at the Kamehameha Schools Kūnuiākea Stadium Track.

At this year’s event, Tiana-Lynn Nālani Manuel is Maui’s only Miss Aloha Hula entry. She is a member of Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu hula ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes of Wailuku, Maui.

The northeast facing shoreline tends to get the brunt of incoming ocean debris. Piles of netting have been reported along the shoreline of the Waiehu Golf Course. Crews say they haven’t seen an increase per se yet, but even if it’s twice as much, it would be concerning.

“We’re going to hold service there. Until they throw us out, we’ll still hold service there. All I know is at this point, it is not over,” said Kahu David Kapaku. The case ended up in court when the Door of Faith Churches and Bible School Inc. on O’ahu listed the property for sale last year, reportedly at an estimated $2.5 million.

The filming of the Lifetime Channel movie “The Blue Lagoon,” just wrapped up recently on Maui.

The Hawai’i Senate passed 197 measures on Tuesday, ahead of tomorrow’s Second Crossover deadline. A key measure that gained passage was House Bill 2145, which includes the Senate’s flagship initiative, known as “The Invest in Hawaii Act of 2012.”

The $996,000 price tag garnered initial approval by all members, but also drew some reservations by members who say unresolved issues remain.

The Realtors Association of Maui has released figures showing that condominium sales were up sharply on Maui as were condo prices for the month of March 2012.

The club currently uses the Paukukalo Community Center, but struggles with space constraints and facility limitations. The Boys & Girls Club recently signed a 35 year lease agreement with the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to utilize the open gym space next to the Paukukalo Community Center that consists of two basketball hoops.

Traffic analysis statistics indicate that average daily traffic along Keolani Place, which serves as the primary entrance to Kahului Airport, was estimated at 15,421 vehicles in 2003. The same report projected traffic volume to increase to 22,800 vehicles per day in 2015, and 25,600 per day in 2035.