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Officials say the change will enable direct discussions about the development of the project with the community, including the Kīhei Community Association and other groups.

A three-year pilot program in which homeless would get a one-way ticket out of Hawaiʻi, has drawn national attention, even before being implemented.

The report states that Maui County received peak rainfall amounts of 5.27 inches, with average rainfall of 1 to 2 inches during the event. Sustained winds in Kahului on Maui were also the highest recorded in the state at 33 mph.

“It happened so fast. I didn’t see him coming. I didn’t see him leave. He just came and hit me hard, and bit me hard…” said Evonne Cashman, who was bitten by what doctors estimate was a 20 to 25-foot shark.

Habitat for Humanity Maui announced the start of construction on a 16 unit condominium project on Kahawai Street in Happy Valley.

A 52-year-old visitor from Whitehall, Maryland, was transported to the hospital after jumping about 30-feet into a pond in the Twin Falls area of Maui on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

Maui police issued a total of 634 tickets, 530 of them for speeding during the recent Operation SPEED traffic enforcement campaign last week.

“The build up of green waste in the stream bed, caused the stream to clog and divert from its normal path,” said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Lightning that struck a home at Kipapa Place in Kahului, created a 10 inch hole in the roof of a two-story home and resulted in $1,000 in damage.

Maui park and trail closures include: Kula Forest Reserve; Makawao Forest Reserve; ʻĪao Valley State Monument Park; Waiʻānapanapa State Park; Mākena State Park; and Polipoli State Park.

The Maui of County Civil Defense agency announced the availability of shelters for those needing protection or refuge from the storm.

The following are closures in effect for Monday, July 29, 2013, in anticipation of the effects of Tropical Storm Flossie.

FLOOD ADVISORY for LANAI, in effect until 11:00 p.m. At 7:48 p.m. radar showed heavy rain over Lanai. The heavy rains are moving west at 15 to 20 mph. Other locations in the advisory include, but are not limited to, Manele Harbor and Lanai City.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa outline contingency plans that are being implemented as Tropical Storm Flossie nears the Hawaiian Islands and Maui County.

The County of Maui activated its Emergency Operations Center at 7 a.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2013, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Flossie, which is due to reach the Hawaiian Islands on Monday morning.

A 19-year-old Maui man suffered fatal injuries as the result of a motor vehicle crash in Kahana on Thursday night, police said.

It’s the last weekend of July and this one is packed with things to do with your now-maybe-growing-a-little-bored-and-restless summer vacationing kids.

Five separate appropriations totaling more than $57 million were made for different projects at Kahului Airport.

Joyner D. Recheungel, 25, and Rowan Sombelon, 24, were both formally charged with first degree robbery and three counts of first degree terroristic threatening.

Earthjustice claims findings of a final study show wastewater injected at the Lahaina facility travels underground and ends up in the ocean offshore of Kahekili Beach, contributing pollutants to nearshore waters.