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When she’s not busy as a bee with local community initiatives, Helen Nielsen is creating a buzz with her Maui Natural Bee honey.

Maui’s Kendall Grove suffered only his second submission loss of his career Thursday when Jay Silva submitted the former Ultimate Fighter with a rear-naked choke in the second round.

Hawaiian Airlines announced it is offering a special one-way “Rescue Fare” for travelers stranded by today’s shutdown of Air Australia.

Air Australia announced today that it will suspend all flights immediately, including two from Honolulu to Brisbane and Melbourne.

Cody Nakamura is hoping to educate, build self esteem, and improve health and overall strength to athletes who attend his weekly Hard Naks High-Performance Speed Camps.

Members stated that they were uncomfortable with the individuals’ limited knowledge of the island, involvement in the community, and experience.

At two major events this month, the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau plans to highlight the APEC conference as an example of Hawaii’s ability to host large-scale meeting.

Third World and Tarrus Riley will headline one of Maui’s biggest music festivals of the year, “The Fourth Annual Hawaii Unite Music Festival.”

The Maui show is at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Yokouchi Pavilion and A&B Amphitheater.

Marine salvage operations at Wahikuli Beach Park will result in the partial closure of the parking lot for the rest of the week. The partial closure begins today and is expected to end on Friday, February 17, 2012.

The House Tourism committee holds a public hearing today on a bill that would allow a 20-year license for a stand-alone casino in Waikiki.

Renny Richmond of Seabury Hall and Danielle Jefferies of Maui Prep Academy claimed gold medals at Saturday’s finals of the Hawaii High School State Swimming & Diving Championships.

A Maui Marine, injured in Afghanistan returned to a surprise homecoming at Kahului Airport on Thursday. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett “Kekoa” Dow was shot in the left shin during an ambush, while on active duty in the Musaquala village of Afghanistan.

Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, nicknamed the “Flyin’ Hawaiian,” will be a guest star on the Monday, Feb. 20 episode of “Hawaii Five-0.”

Three Canadian visitors were rescued from West Maui waters yesterday when they became caught in a rip current at Napili Bay. The incident was reported at 10:34 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8.

Three people, including a 9 year-old boy, survived as a disabled sailboat sank 280 miles northeast of Hilo yesterday.

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii has issued an alert to its members regarding the upcoming hearing of a bill mandating employers of all sizes to provide minimum paid sick and safe leave.

The old dormitories at the University of Hawaii Maui College campus are being re-purposed for use as a teaching lab/hotel for the Hospitality Academy of Maui.

Crews responded to multiple boating incidents off Maui’s West shore today, the first of which involved a fire aboard a 60-foot trawler.

Shortly before noon today high winds knocked down a tree that brought down two electrical lines on Hana Highway near Kanaha Pond Sanctuary. Power was restored by 1:40 p.m.