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The Maui Charter Commission will meet with the leadership of the Maui Fire and Police Departments at its next meeting on Monday, August 15, 2011.

A near fatal motorcycle accident was reported near Kahului Airport early this morning. According to Maui police, a 31 year old Kihei man operating the 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle…

The Big Boys Toys and MMA Hawaii Expo held at the Blaisdell Center this summer was also home to the second leg of this year’s Hawaii Triple Crown of Jiu-Jitsu.

Applicants for one of the five seats open on the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission must submit applications to the Governor’s Office by Friday, August 5.

All of the games involving the Central East Maui All-Stars at the Little League West Regional will be carried locally on ESPN 500.

According to state authorities, pedestrian fatalities have declined each year since 2003, until last year when pedestrian fatalities rose to 27 deaths.

Today, the Hawaii Better Business Bureau issued an advisory cautioning job hunters to beware phony job posting scams.

The 2000 Honda Civic is the most stolen car in Hawaii according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The 1994 Honda Accord and the 1991 Toyota Camry are number two and three on Hawai’i’s list.

Maui-based Pacific Biodiesel has entered into a three-year contract with Hawaiian Electric Company to supply at least 250,000 gallons of locally produced biodiesel to the new 8-megawatt (MW) Honolulu International Airport Emergency Power Facility.

The U.S. Senate today voted 74 to 26 in favor of raising the debt ceiling, in an effort to meet the nation’s deadline to pay its bills on time. Under the compromise legislation, the nation’s borrowing cap is raised, and more than $2 trillion in budget cuts is in store over the next 10 years.

An estimated 50,000 juror questionnaires will be mailed out to residents on Maui. Recipients have 10 days to complete and return the questionnaires, or face penalty.

Maui police have identified the diver killed in a boating accident off of Lanai as Alan Amoncio, 51, of Lanai City. Amoncio was reportedly free diving with his wife at around 10:35 a.m, on Sunday, when he was struck by a tour boat just outside of the break wall at Kaumalapau Harbor.

The Maui Fire Department recommends checking smoke detectors at least once a month, and change batteries at least once a year.

Officers responded to a unit at the condominium complex after receiving a report of a male that had been stabbed in the chest with a pair of scissors.

Around-the-clock lane closures are in effect for a portion of Kaahumanu Avenue beneath the Waiale Road Bridge. The single lane closure went into effect over the weekend and continues through 6 p.m. Sunday, August, 7, 2011.

A 51 year old man suffered fatal injuries while diving off Lanai today, when he was struck by a tour boat off Kaumalapau Harbor.

The project took about three and a half years to complete and cost an estimated $2.9 million, which includes night time lighting along the path.

The first phase used 75,600 man hours, with an average of 85 employees on the site during the peak of construction. The cost of phase 1A was estimated at $11 million dollars.

Four students from Maui were selected as recipients of annual scholarships awarded by A&B. All four recipients are children of employees at subsidiary Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.

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