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Gerald W. Galaway Jr., 38, of Santa Cruz, California, pleaded not-guilty to the charges included in the grand jury indictment of second degree murder, attempted first degree sexual assault, and kidnapping.

The Department of Energy has awarded nearly $300,000 to University of Hawaiʻi Maui College to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Hawaii.

Gerald W. Galaway Jr. was arrested at around 1:10 p.m. and is expected to appear in 2nd Circuity Court on Maui tomorrow morning.

The Maui students produced a story highlighting how residents and businesses on Maui are coping with the island’s plastic bag ban.

Sentencing is scheduled for today in a case involving a former Maui Police officer who was accused stealing money from a motorist, and sexually assaulting a woman in separate incidents while in uniform.

The University of Hawai‘i will present its proposed tuition schedule at a meeting on Maui in October. The proposed increase at UH Maui College is $60 more per semester.

Danielle de Jesus, a teacher at Maui High School for over three years, has won the Hawaii Council on Economic Education 2011 Economics Teacher of the Year Award.

Members of the US Coast Guard Station on Maui joined Mayor Alan Arakawa in a remembrance ceremony today honoring those who lost thier lives 10 years ago in the terror attacks on US soil.

On Friday, September 9th around 9 p.m. Oracle software held another secret concert this week in Wailea on the Four Seasons Resort ocean-front lawn. This event featured previous Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas, who performed a mellow set with a modest back-up band.

A grand jury indictment was handed down today in a case involving the death of a Santa Cruz woman on Maui. The defendant, Gerald W. Galaway Jr., who remains hospitalized at Maui Memorial Medical Center, is also being served with a grand jury warrant

One woman was injured as a truck crashed through the storefronts of the Moana Bakery and Cafe and Wings Hawaii on Baldwin Ave. in Paia.

A mystery artist will perform tonight, Friday September 9th, on The Four Seasons Maui Resort oceanfront lawn around 7 p.m. Readers are welcome to guess the identity or provide info.

An autopsy report revealed that the cause of death was asphyxiation, according to Maui Police Lt. Wayne Ibarra.

One of the areas identified was the Hana Highway in Paia near the youth center. Authorities say that between 2004 and 2008, there were four pedestrian related accidents, primarily at the intersection of Hana Highway and Baldwin Avenue.

Residents in the area reported seeing smoke at around 3:37 p.m., and said it appeared to be coming from the area east of the Boys and Girls Club.

Sting performed an intimate concert at the Grand Wailea Resort on Friday night, September 7th, from 8:30-11 p.m.

The complaint alleges the suspect intentionally, or knowingly restrained the victim with intent to inflict bodily injury upon her or subject her to a sexual offense.

For the week ending September 3, Maui initial unemployment claims decreased 11.5%, and statewide claims decreased 18.3%, according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

By 7 a.m., power was restored to most areas affected by an outage that occurred when a vehicle sheared a utility pole during an early morning accident.

Maui police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for an arson fire at the Maui/Molokai Drug Court offices early Tuesday morning.