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The master of post-modern blues style chats with us before performing at the MACC this Friday night.

Responding firefighters arrived to find a conveyor belt within the mill on fire, which had ignited the bagasse that was being transported on it, according to fire officials.

“…Wind conditions resulted in the ash plume staying relatively close to the burn area so there was heavier than usual ash fallout in that immediate area,” said the company.

“Once completed, the park could serve as a venue to host local, statewide, national, and international sporting events. It has the potential to be a revenue generator for Maui and the state,” said Tsutsui.

Hey hey hey, it’s the weekend, where you can listen to ukulele music, clean up a beach or watch people choke down a balut.

PSO J318.5-22 is located 80 light-years away from Earth, has a mass that is six times that of Jupiter, belongs to a collection of young stars called the Beta Pictoris moving group, and is “one of the lowest-mass free-floating objects known.”

Maui police say the man at the center of yesterday’s arson/suicide investigation suffered from mental health issues, which he reportedly, “believed was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from his past employment.”

Maui police responded to 11 burglaries, 12 vehicle thefts, and five vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period, between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5, 2013. The complete list of locations affected and times in which the incidents includes…

Under the partnership, a portion of each ʻOhana Fuels gasoline purchase on the island of Maui will be donated to Hale Makua through Dec. 31, 2013.

The meeting, hosted by Nā Leo Kākoʻo o Maui and Nā Leo Pūlama runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health issued an alert today requesting the voluntary removal of the dietary supplement OxyElite Pro from local store shelves.

The increase was attributed in part to the wider variety of food and entertainment, as well as new attractions that debuted during this year’s four-day event that ran from Oct. 3 to 6, 2013.

Coast Guard officials say they will maintain communication with the 1,900-passenger Oosterdam vessel until it arrives in Maui waters tomorrow.

There are linebackers and there are middle linebackers.

The first whale sighting off Maui for the 2013 season was reported on Saturday morning, about two miles from Molokini.

Hawaii surfer Carissa Moore won the 2013 ASP Women’s World Tour Championship today at the season-ending event, EDP Cascais Girls Pro, in Portugal.

“Over the short-term it’s not as big of an impact; but as the lieutenant governor has mentioned, one of the things that we are critically worried about is how long the duration of the shutdown lasts…”

Attendance at the 91st Maui Fair is up so far after preliminary gate totals were tallied from opening night on Thursday. Maui Fair Managing Director Sherri Grimes said paid admission was up by about 1.8% from previous year totals.

The person appointed to the post would be tasked with dual responsibilities in attracting productions to the county and promoting local film production in the community.

Education officials say the enrollment gains can be partly attributed to the “large number of births in 2008” and more students staying within the state’s public school system.