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The majority caucus, made up of Democrats, identified job creation & the creation of a sustainable economy as critical priorities.

MECO officials say a downed power line is to blame for an outage affecting customers in Wailuku. A fallen coconut tree brought down the lines that resulted in the outage.

More than two dozen Hana residents met with staff from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to start an economic self-sufficiency initiative for the remote community.

A 17 year old male hiker was found in the area of the bamboo forest trail two hours after being reported missing. The teen was hiking with a group of six individuals when he decided to turn back about three miles into the hike.

The purpose of the informational meeting is to inform the public about the current condition of Runway 2-20, present several repair options that are being considered, and discuss possible short-term and long-term effects of the options.

Governor Neil Abercrombie is expected to announce his appointment of Carmen Kahulumealani “Hulu” Lindsey tomorrow as Maui’s newest trustee to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Lindsey will fill the post that was vacated by retired Judge Boyd Mossman, who resigned on November 2, 2011 to fulfill a church calling in Kona.

“We march with them for the rights of every man–whether black or white, yellow or red–for every woman, for every child, for every elder,” said Kahu Hill who also reflected on tomorrow’s anniversary of the day that Hawaii’s last queen was overthrown on January 17, 1893.

Images of the first transport of wind turbines and tower componets of First Winds’ Kaheawa wind farm above Maalaea are now available.

A security zone will be enforced one hour prior to Kaunakakai Harbor entries and departures by the passenger vessel Safari Explorer when it resumes service to Molokai on Jan. 21. An informational meeting is set for Jan. 17.

From its start as a 400 square foot juice bar in 1983 to a large natural food and grocery store with 110 employees, Paia’s Mana Health Food has come a long way. The store plans major renovations this year.

Beginning today, January 13, First Wind will begin transporting large wind turbines from the Maui Research and Technology Park in Kihei to Kaheawa Wind II, a wind farm located above Ma’alaea.

North Shore surfers convened at Hookipa Beach Park to surf of 8 to 15 foot afternoon waves.

Hawaiian Airlines is expanding its operations to create a Maui hub, the airline announced today.

A preliminary investigation reveals that the boy’s grandfather reached out to grab the boy who had stepped off the tractor when it came to a stop; however, his foot slipped off the clutch which caused the tractor to move forward, and run over the boy.

A state-authorized motorcycle safety program will now be available on Maui with the opening of Hawaii’s newest motorcycle safety training site in Kahului.

Former Hawaii governor Linda Lingle began the first official day of her campaign for a seat in the US Senate by visiting some local businesses in the Haiku Cannery on January 10, 2012.

This time, Steve Stricker is leaving Maui with the winner’s trophy. And for the first time, he’s already booked reservations for a return trip. The difference next year will be his status — as defending champion of the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

The Wailuku copy and business center, Business Etc, will be the site of a lunchtime “Coffee Talk with Mazie” on Wednesday, January 11.

Beginning Monday, March 5, 2012, proof of “legal presence” will be required for driver licenses and learner permits throughout Hawaii.

Filmed in Hawaii, The Descendants is still running strong in the box office after grossing at $40,315,665 on January 1, 2012 (according to IMDB) and is rumored as one of the best movies of the year with 5 Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture.