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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.

On Sunday, October 16 from 9 a.m. until noon, activist group Millions Against Monsanto Hawaii converged near the intersection of Kanani Road and Pi’ilani Highway in front of Monsanto offices in Kihei.

Maui police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a vehicle and driver that fled the scene of a fatal collision early this morning with pedestrian near Launiupoko. Maui police say 19-year-old Failagi Vite Laloulu of Kahului died at the scene as a result of the crash.

The fire was reported at 3:15 a.m. on Holowai Place at a 900 square foot house. Crews from the Maui Fire Department had the blaze fully under control by 3:33 a.m.

Maui Firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire that was reported at 1:32 p.m. along the Honoapiilani Highway in Maalaea. The fire burned an estimated four acres of brush along the Honoapiilani Highway between the Kuihelani Highway and North Kihei Road.

The top three events happening on Maui this weekend: Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band, The Grouch Presents: Eligh hip-hop show, Willie K’s album release and birthday party.

Second Circuit Chief Judge Shackley Raffetto was named the Hawaii State Judiciary’s 2011 Jurist of the Year. He will be honored at an employee awards ceremony on Monday.

Hawaii has an excellent shot at winning the WAC football championship but needs to win tonight on the road in a televised game at San Jose State.

The new arrivals were donated to the Lahaina Restoration Foundation by the Allen and Lenabelle Davis Foundation, and be publicly unveiled at next week’s Lahaina Plantation Days festival. The three day event runs from October 20-22 and celebrates Maui’s plantation roots.

It took five sets for the eighth-ranked Rainbow Wahine to post a five-set volleyball victory at New Mexico State.

Findings have been released from an investigation into the military helicopter crash that killed 36-year-old Kraig Vickers of Maui, and 29 other service members.

More than 80 students from the Niu Team at Lokelani Intermediate School in Kihei are taking 7th grade math to a new level by running their own company.

Event organizers obtained a permit for the extended closure of Front Street for the first time since 2007, setting the stage for several hours of masquerading and holiday revelry.

Hot on the heels of her senate candidacy announcement, former Republican governor Linda Lingle will speak to the Maui Chamber of Commerce.

The 2011 XTERRA World Championship makes a venue change this year, moving from the volcanic vistas of South Maui to the verdant terrain of the Kapalua Resort.

The County of Maui is currently soliciting proposals for tourism programs on Maui, Molokai and Lanai for calendar year 2012 under the County Product Enrichment Program (CPEP).

For an unprecedented 17th time, Maui has been named Best Island in the World by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

Former Hawaii governor, Linda Lingle announced today her run for the US Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Akaka.

Worthington has been a disaster volunteer on Maui since 2006. In addition to his work on Maui, he as also been deployed for disaster response throughout the nation, where he has lent his expertise in technology.