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Maui Now and Big Island Now are pleased to announce a new addition of Malika Dudley to our news team as the Chief Meteorologist for both online publications.

County officials are urging Maui County residents to prepare now for possible storm impacts from Ana. The Mayor advises the public should prepare in advance by getting your seven day supply of food, fueling your vehicles, securing your homes and making sure you have an evacuation plan ready.

The increase will more than double the admission for individuals, motorcycles and vehicle passes over the next few years. Haleakalā National Park on Maui is proposing an entrance fee hike that is scheduled to begin in 2015 and continue with incremental increases through 2017.

“We’re hopeful that with the return of stream flow to Nā Wai ʻEhā (The Four Waters) that this can be the latest in the ripple that will create a wave that carries forward for many generations yet to come,” said Kapua Sproat of Earthjustice.

The extension of The Nature Conservancy’s Waikamoi Preserve into the Natural Area Partnership Program will help to protect Maui’s native forests and water resources, state officials said.

A 26-year-old Haʻikū man suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash when he lost control of the vehicle he was operating, failed to negotiate a turn, and collided into a tree on West Kuiaha Road on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Skin divers who were spearfishing in the area, found the vehicle underwater with a person still inside. The vehicle was found about 40 feet below the cliff, submerged in about 10 feet of water, and was 30 feet off the shoreline.

The Sabers’ defense set the tempo early and their offense delivered scores running and passing the ball en route to a 27-0 shutout of Division I foe Baldwin, before a crowd of about 2,500 at War Memorial Stadium.

Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui will announce the state’s plan to preserve historic Līpoa Point during a proclamation presentation today.

A new swell is due to arrive in the islands today, peaking at 15 to 20 feet on Friday.

Kilohana and Maunaloa Elementary on Molokaʻi, and Pōmaikaʻi Elementary on Maui were among 15 schools across the state that received the awards for achieving “Recognition” status as part of the Hawaiʻi Department of Education’s Strive HI Performance System.

Sky watchers on Maui were treated to the second and final lunar eclipse of the year overnight. True to its “Blood Red” reference, the moon appeared reddened by the atmosphere.

With the planned historic release of mauka to makai stream flow at ʻĪao planned on Monday, the state Commission on Water Resource Management is seeking assurances that compliance is clear and that the agreement is carried out by parties involved in the contested case.

Among the items stolen from a Kīhei home were credit cards, which were utilized during a “shopping spree” in the Kīhei area, police said.

For the second straight year, Maui’s Kaluka Maiava will not finish the season on the Oakland Raiders’ active roster.

The initial cause of the power outage was a problem with electrical equipment located near Maui Electric Company’s Kahului Baseyard on Wākea Avenue.

“For the first time in more than a century,” there will be a continuous flow of water from mauka to makai into the ʻĪao Stream on Maui.

The catch was reeled in after a 30 minute fight by Allyson Rose (second from left) from San Francisco, Calif., along with Captain Jeff Kahl, crewman Chimo Shipp, and her friend.

A 26-year-old Lahaina man is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail after being charged in the alleged stabbing of a 64-year-old Lahaina woman on Saturday.

Kahului’s Wehiwa Colt Kamaka was named the 2014 Healthy Baby of the Year at the contest held Saturday at the 92nd Maui Fair.