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Maui police have since arrested Jackobs Khoi Duong Duy, 26, of Lahaina on suspicion of second degree attempted murder. Police say Duy remains in custody, but has not been formally charged as of Sunday morning, Oct. 5.

A Maui man was medevaced to Oʻahu for treatment today after sustaining severe injuries in a motorcycle accident overnight.

The zombie apocalypse awakens this Saturday, Oct. 4, with a new Morey Monster Challenge Zombie Run and a return of the Haunted Hayride Zombie Shoot at the Maui Paintball course in Olowalu.

Police described the suspect as local, with a tribal diamond shaped tattoo running along the outside of his right arm. Police say the man is approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, in his 30’s, weighing 240 pounds, with medium brown colored skin, and bald with patches of black hair.

A new infestation of little fire ants has been confirmed in a large forested area of Nāhiku in East Maui. Authorities say the infested area covers at least 20 acres along the Hāna Highway, according to initial estimates.

Maui county council candidates clarified their stance on the proposed GMO moratorium during a candidate forum hosted by the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce during their 2014 Business Fest.

The Maui Police Department will launch a two week “Stop or Get Stopped” red light enforcement campaign that begins on Monday, Oct. 6 and continues until Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

The statewide childcare program provides subsidies to eligible low-and-moderate-income families to pay tuition at any of the 428 licensed preschools in the state.

Maui senators voiced concern that the hearings should include actual visits to the outer islands where thousands of residents and homeowners could be affected.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has closed beaches from Maluaka to La Perouse Bay in South Maui due to a shark sighting reported on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2014. Beaches in the area will remain closed until 4 p.m.

Maui firefighters battled a small brush fire near an old cemetery in Kūʻau on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at 5:17 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at an area near Tavares Bay, off of Kūʻau Beach Place.

Maui experienced the largest growth in visitor spending for first eight months of 2014, reaching $2.8 billion, according to new data released by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

The Maui Interscholastic League’s two newest football programs gave a spirited effort Saturday afternoon at War Memorial Stadium, with Lanai High School prevailing over Kihei Charter 54-19.

Serving just breakfast and dinner in a surprisingly private, lush green setting, 808 Bistro is somehow simultaneously front-and-center and off the beaten path.

The 25-year-old man from Germany fell about 30 feet from the top of a waterfall, sustaining injuries to his chin, jaw, and elbow.

From culture to music and theater, Maui has it all this weekend. There’s a falsetto contest being held in conjunction with the Maui Festivals of Aloha, a youth ʻukulele contest in Kāʻanapali, and a throwback concert featuring rock favorite America.

Haleakalā National Park observes Nēnē Awareness Day today, Sept. 26, in celebration of the endangered species and the officials bird of the State of Hawaiʻi.

The Department of Education yesterday announced work to build a $9 million alternate site for elementary students in preparation for lava to eventually cross Pahoa’s highway 130.

A 61-year-old Kahului man was fatally injured in an industrial accident reported early this morning at a job site located within the Azeka’s Mauka parking lot in South Maui, police said.

Law enforcement officers on Maui climbed atop Wallmart in Kahului where they will camp on the roof and seek donations to assist more than 200 local athletes in the program.