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The road remains open, but the northbound lane is under reconstruction, so traffic is being shifted to the southbound lanes, with signage posted and traffic control measures in place.

A new display was unveiled at Kahului Airport on Monday, featuring Captain Jimmy Hogg, the Hawaiian Airlines pilot and aviation pioneer for whom the airport is named.

Crews arrived to find a 10 by 30 foot area of ocean driftwood burning on the rocky shoreline off of Kaʻae Road, on the Kahului side of the ʻĪao stream river mouth.

Saturday’s football game between Lahainaluna and Maui High will best be remembered as the gift that keeps giving.

Discussion on the planned Kīhei High School will take place at an upcoming meeting of the Kīhei Community Association on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. A panel of consultants and lawmakers to field questions about the progress of the project and associated improvements.

The certification comes following a two year effort to conduct renovations aimed at energy efficiency and sustainability throughout the resort. More than 70% of purchased items at the resort are now local, recycled or made with renewable resources.

Maui firefighters are conducting mop up operations at a 15 acre brush fire near the Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course in Kahului.

A group that supports GMO farming on Maui has filed a lawsuit in Second Circuit court seeking the removal of a GMO initiative from the November ballot.

Mayor Arakawa said that the restoration of services would be implemented immediately, and that he would be submitting a new budget amendment early next year, after the election had passed, to avoid any further “political agendas” and “bickering.”

Some water customers on Dairy Road will have no service on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, while contractors connect a new waterline for the Kahului Airport Access Road.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of $5 million that will be used toward the construction of the Central Maui Regional Sports Complex, currently under construction in Waikapū.

“The mayor and I agree that an immediate priority is to make our parks such as Kanahā Beach Park and Kalama Park more family-friendly and a better experience for all. We will also be looking at ways that we can work together to better communicate with the public,” said Faaumu.

A 30-year-old female visitor was airlifted from the the Kailua area of East Maui on Monday, Sept. 8, after suffering injuries in a fall while hiking in the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest.”

An Arkansas woman died after she was found unresponsive while snorkeling in Maui County waters on Monday, Sept. 8. Maui police have since identified the woman as…

Two surfboards reported missing earlier this week have since been located. Family members who reported the incident say the boards were found at a house in ʻĪao this afternoon. Full details are pending release.

A groundbreaking ceremony takes place this week for Heritage Hall, the multi-purpose community complex that honors the history and culture of Portuguese and Puerto Rican immigrants to Maui.

At Lahainaluna High School, football is always a work in progress.

Police say Ulises Benjamin-Lozano arrived at the station at around 12:05 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, and asked police to help his wife, Samantha Garcia in the delivery of their first born child.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today signed an emergency proclamation as a lava flow from the Kīlauea Volcano advances toward Highway 130 near Pāhoa on Hawaiʻi Island.