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Club leaders say their sailing canoe, Hoku Holo o Ke Kai was pushed into the ocean along with its Bigfoot trolley on or around Easter Sunday. The canoe was found undamaged, but the mast was stolen.

A grand opening and blessing ceremony was held today for the first county-owned roundabout on Maui. The new Kihei roundabout, located at the intersection of Piikea Avenue and Liloa Drive, is also the first full sized roundabout on Maui, that can accommodate both truck and county bus traffic.

According to Capt. Haake, the Fire Prevention receives about one call per month in regards to people wanting to burn yard waste and trash; but numerous calls per month in regards to people complaining about smoke issues from such fires.

The stretch of roadway slated for repairs includes the segment between mile markers 15 and 16. The section of road is located on the north side of Waihali Gulch, just north of Kahakuloa Village on Conservation Lands that overlook Kahakuloa Bay.

When the pick-up truck effected a right turn onto Wahikuli Road in front of the moped, the moped collided with the right front fender of the pick-up truck, police said. Medic 4 arrived on scene at 11:39 a.m. and found the patient unresponsive and with traumatic head injuries.

A round-up of events for Easter weekend on Maui.

Following the addition of three aircraft to its neighbor island fleet and the introduction of its Maui hub, Hawaiian Airlines today announced a short-term interisland fare promotion.

“In a hospital, you can’t stop taking care of patients,” said MMMC CEO, Wesley Lo. “You don’t have the ability to go down.”

Lead supporters of the measure want the state to step up in the protection and safety of ocean users in near-shore waters.

A Maui student was selected today as the 2012 Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii “Youth of the Year”. The award was issued to Baldwin High School junior, Lopaka Mattos, who will serve as the club’s regional representative.

On Saturday, April 7, the public is invited to the grand opening celebration at the Wailea Gateway Center between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

MISC members were credited for working to guard the county from environmental threats including coqui frogs, pampas grass, veiled chameleons, miconia, and more.

State Senator Roz Baker, Representative Angus McKelvey, and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation will host the meeting, set for 2 p.m. at the Pioneer Inn Courtyard in Lahaina.

Maui surfer Albee Layer wins surf film Innersection’s 2012 “Section of the Year” award.

The bill signing ceremony will take place at Washington Place, home of Hawai’i’s last reigning monarch Queen Liliu’okalani.

The Maui Humane Society is now offering a growing $1500 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) involved in a suspected arson on Sunday that killed 12 dogs in a Waikapu kennel.

Fishermen to the west of the scenic lookout below the Honoapiilani Highway reported finding a body on the rocks. Authorities believe the man had no local address.

The Maui Charter Commission submitted a final report to Maui Council Chair Danny Mateo on Friday. The document included 11 proposed amendments to the County Charter, which sets the structure of county government.

Since it crossed over to the Senate for review, an amendment was made to add Hana community member representative to a working group, and expand discussion to include examination of shipping costs from Hana, Maui to Oahu.

Surf fans in Maui and other parts of the world anxiously await the announcement of the “Section of the Year” winner for filmmaker Taylor Steel’s 2012 Innersection surf movie.