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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.

The Papa/Lono Ave. intersection will be closed starting Friday, Sept. 26, and will reopen at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29 for road reconstruction.

The state will consider approval of new fishing rules that would establish bag and size limits for uhu or parrotfish and kūmū or goatfish caught in Maui waters.

Glick’s winning entries included an in-room dining guide for the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, an electronic flip book on the Grand Wailea website, and a meetings and incentive guide for the Maui Visitor’s & Convention Bureau.

Beginning today, customers who purchase a Whopper Value Meal or Whopper Double Value Meal, get a free keiki ticket to the fair, which takes place Oct. 2 to 5, 2014 at the War Memorial Complex.

“Finding Nemo is getting harder,” that according to scientists at the Center for Biological Diversity. Scientists point toward “global warming” and “acidification of oceans” as the cause of reduced habitat for orange clownfish in coral reefs.

A 10 acre brush fire in West Maui was called 100% contained by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014.

The list of promotions includes Greg Jenkins and Rylan Yatsushiro to the rank of Captain, and Jorgen Busby and Peter Gand to the rank of Firefighter III.

Political activist Karen Chun of Maui has filed a complaint with the Hawaiʻi Campaign Spending Commission alleging that the Hawaiʻi Carpenters Recovery Market Fund has violated state law by not disclosing the original source of their funds.

Committee Chair Elle Cochran called the zero waste policy “a sustainable approach to waste management,” saying the policy, if adopted, would result in all products being reused instead of being sent to landfills and incinerators.

For the first time in more than a decade, the Maui High School football team did not have to take a backseat to the school’s marching band.

A 22-year-old Kahului man was arrested for driving while under the influence after he drove through a crowd near the start of the Maui Marathon, and struck one of the spectators, police said.

Firefighters from Pāʻia and Makawao were dispatched at 2:37 p.m., and arrived on scene to find the 20-foot by 20-foot structure on Hahana Road fully engulfed and destroyed by fire.

A 23-year-old Kīhei woman suffered fatal injuries in a motor vehicle accident on the Lahaina bypass early Saturday morning. Police say she was a passenger in the single-vehicle collision. The male driver was arrested.

The vehicle had flipped over and was found approximately 60 feet below in the shore break at a small bay just north of DT Fleming Beach.

The affected area includes Haʻikū, Makawao, Olinda, Hāliʻimaile, Pukalani, ʻŌmaʻopio/Pūlehu, Kula, Keōkea/Waiohuli, ʻUlupalakua, and Kanaio. The voluntary conservation is requested for the next two to three months until the rains restore water levels in the reservoirs.

The event this year features mayoral, gubernatorial, and council political forums. There will also be three speakers noted for their contributions to education, business and culture.

An initiative seeking a moratorium on genetically engineered organisms will remain on the general election ballot in November following a ruling on Monday.

32 high school students on Maui received AP Scholar awards. Two students from Maui High School also earned national scholar status, and one was honored with the state AP Scholar award.

A 27-year-old Kahului man suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident reported just before 7 a.m. near the Kehalani subdivision in Wailuku.