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All four counties face similar issues, including: liability, unfunded mandates for employee benefit packages, reducing costs through consolidation of services, and issues surrounding the transient accommodations tax or TAT.

Cane burning resumed on Monday morning, Sept. 23, on the Kahului side of Baldwin Avenue, below Skill Village in Pāʻia, Maui.

The closure extends along Wakea Avenue from Kamehameha to Lono for the rest of the work week.

A 56-year-old man was airlifted from ʻĪao Valley after injuring his shoulder in a fall while hiking over the weekend, officials said.

The Baldwin High School football team passed its mid-term exam Saturday, beating King Kekaulike 27-3 at the upcountry school’s stadium before an estimated crowd of about 1,500.

A California man was airlifted from the Kailua area of East Maui after falling approximately 15-feet at a pool in the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest,” officials said.

This weekend is dominated by a wide variety of festivals and the 43rd annual Maui Marathon.

Hawaiian immersion advocacy groups on Maui will host stakeholder meetings to discuss a plan for the proposed transition of Pāʻia Elementary School into an entirely Hawaiian speaking, immersion site.

Unlike a regular test of the siren warning system, the goal of Friday’s test is to have no audible sounds. The test follows a siren system malfunction reported last week in which approximately one third of the sirens on Maui and Molokaʻi unintentionally sounded.

The kickoff event includes a blessing of a DC Fast Charging station at the Piʻilani Village shopping center, including remarks by Mayor Arakawa and MECO president Sharon Suzuki.

State officials say the “inverted tier arch design” was utilized to minimize the obstruction to ocean views. The $24.3 million Kahoma Stream Bridge project will now be included for consideration in a national competition.

The threshold for small systems, those of 10 kilowatts or less, has been raised to 100% of the daytime minimum load (“DML”) for circuits.

The company continues to receive reports of business customers receiving scam calls in which they are told their bill is delinquent and they are subject to same day disconnection.

The store brings to four the total number of Safeway locations on Maui. Other retail locations include Kahului, Lahaina and Kīhei.

Maui police say violators face fines up to $500 and have to take a child passenger safety class.

Members say the unified front emphasizes the importance of the role counties play in the visitor industry and other economic sectors in the state.

The funding will be used to support ferries from Kaunakakai, Mānele, and Māʻalaea small boat harbors.

Turner Terry, 22, of Lahaina was placed under arrest at around 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, and charged with second-degree robbery. He was being held in lieu of $50,000.

Projected construction costs are estimated at $60 million, with anticipated completion to take four years upon receipt of Section 201H-38 approval, SMA Use Permits, and other construction-related permit approvals.

The Maui High School football team raised its record to 2-1 Saturday, spoiling Kamehameha Maui’s homecoming in the process.