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Haleakala National Park recognized dozens of volunteers for donating 18,000 hours in 2011. The awards dinner, hosted at the Maui Ocean Center on Thursday night, honored students, boyscouts, educators, carpenters, lifeguards, and first responders.

The 30-year-old woman from Greece had gone hiking on Kahakapao Road on Friday. A ground search was initiated based on information provided by the hiker via her personal cell phone, but the woman could not provide accurate directions.

The strategy will effectively remove tens-of-thousands of troops currently in the region. Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono today was among those who said President Obama’s announcement was “welcome news.”

The work will result in the nighttime closure of the southbound lanes of the Honoapiilani Highway for 10 hours beginning Saturday night

Maui Now recently caught up with Maui’s Tyler Kahihikolo at Wailuku Boxing Club to hear from the horse’s mouth what went down October 15, 2011 at the Waikiki Shell…

Maui County unemployment rose to 7.9% in September, a 0.4% increase from a month ago, but still lower than one year ago when it was 8.3%, according to the Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

The store’s grand opening event takes place on Friday, October 28, 2011 — just in time for creative Halloween ideas, and more elegant inspirations for the holidays. Sephora Maui in Whalers Village is the fourth store in Hawaiʻi, and the first on the Valley Isle.

The Mountain West, in which Hawaii will become a member in football only next year, has merged with Conference-USA to create a 22-team, football-only alliance.

The Attorney General is warning residents of companies selling magazines, books and DVDs door-to-door, stating that the proceeds will benefit a local hospital.

Lance Armstrong doesn’t expect to win this weekend’s XTERRA World Championship race in Kapalua, but he’d be pleasantly surprised if he did.

Governor Neil Abercrombie returns to Hawai’i on Thursday (Oct. 20, 2011) after nearly two-weeks in Asia, where he participated in meetings aimed at strengthening relationships in Tokyo, Okinawa, and Beijing.

The commission already made tentative decisions to propose three items including two election-related proposals. The proposals that are finalized will go before voters in the 2012 election. The next meeting is on Monday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Wailuku.

There is no tsunami expected following a preliminary magnitude 4.3 earthquake (according to the USGS) off the Waikoloa region of the Big Island of Hawai’i.

Mediocrity apparently is what is expected of the Hawaii basketball teams in their final seasons in the Western Athletic Conference.

Central and South Maui residents can catch a shuttle bus to the Halloween in Lahaina festivities. Organizers of the “Halloween In Lahaina- Back on Front” event are offering the Lahiana Halloween Express at a cost of $3 each way.

The thought of wearing high heels did not deter over 100 men from participating in Tuesday’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. Hosted at UHMC in Kahului, the event called upon men to take a stand, literally against domestic violence.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion stated that while the plaintiffs have alleged constitutional violations, the officer Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity because the law was not clearly established at the time of the incidents.

A Maui Marine is among the contestants featured in a new reality show, Maximum Warrior. US Marine Corps Platoon Sergeant “Mike S.”, is originally from Maui, and currently stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA.

Former governor Linda Lingle said she wants to become America’s point person for tourism, if elected to the US Senate in 2012–that’s one of the issues that surfaced during her speaking engagement on Monday (October 17) with the Maui Chamber of Commerce.

The Department of Defense today confirmed the death of a soldier from Schofield Barracks, Hawai’i. Staff Sgt. Houston M. Taylor, 25, of Hurst, Texas, died Oct. 13, in the Kunar province of Afghanistan.