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Medic 4 from Lahaina arrived on scene at 2:51 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 to find the woman on the roadway with lower extremity and shoulder injuries.

Firefighters on Maui were dispatched to a half-acre brush fire off of Honokohau Valley Road this afternoon. The incident was reported at 2:04 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21.

Maui High School’s youth, which was a weakness at the start of the 2012 football season, served as the team’s strength Saturday night, delivering the school’s first homecoming victory in more than a decade.

The teen had reportedly lost consciousness at the crash site for a few seconds, then regained consciousness and drove to the Paia residence where he became unresponsive.

When crews from Engine 6 arrived on scene, they found a small fire on the exterior of a unit being doused with a water hose by police and bystanders, authorities said. The fire was contained to the exterior of the building and no residents were displaced.

Three major bond rating agencies scored Maui County with the highest bond ratings in the state earlier this month.

When it comes to special teams, this year’s Baldwin High School football team will be remembered as one of the best in school history.

The Maui Department of Water Supply has scheduled a water outage in the Spreckelsville area this weekend while crews conduct repairs to a leaking four-inch waterline at the Kahului Airport.

Maui firefighters assisted a visitor yesterday who fell about 20 feet from a partially blocked trail near Pua’a Ka’a State Park in East Maui.

While the exact identity of the species was undetermined, officials said it could have been a tiger shark because of the size and aggressive behavior. The beach closure will remain in effect for the remainder of the day, and ocean safety crews are expected to reassess the area at sunrise on Friday.

Maui stand-up paddle-boarder Dave Peterson said he feels lucky to be alive after a close encounter with an 8 to 9-foot shark at a surf break known as “Boneyard” near Kanaha in Central Maui this morning.

The 8 to 9-foot shark took a bite out of a board that was being used by a stand-up paddler. The paddler was not injured, but retaliated by striking the shark with his paddle.

With a score of 92.1, Maui topped all other island and city destinations named to the poll with the publication recognizing Maui as “tops in the world.”

The Leis Family Class Act restaurant, run by the UH Maui College’s Maui Culinary Academy, has been rated number one on the Open Table Diners “Best Overall Restaurants Hawaii” list.

Hawaii State Counties Association President Mel Rapozo said the agency was flooded with testimony from hundreds of residents who are opposed to Act 55, citing concerns over the PLDC’s mission to create revenue from public lands.

The single whale was spotted about four miles outside of Ma’alaea Harbor at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2012.

A particular feature known as Loa’a or Pōkāneloa, is a collection of petroglyphs and cupules located on the top surface of a large flat boulder. Studies suggest that it may possess an archaeo-astronomical significance in Hawaiian culture.

Daryl Lynn Tavares, 46, of Kihei, was the first patient to be treated on the TrueBeam STx from Varian Medical Systems. Tavares, a patient of Dr. Diane Tsai, received approximately seven rounds of radiation at the Maui cancer center when her treatment for breast cancer was switched to the new machine.

Some drought recovery is expected on the Big Island of Hawai’i and in Maui County, but a full recovery may not occur due to the intensity and longevity of existing drought conditions, forecasters said.

The Hawaii state auditor released a report Friday stating that regulation of the zipline tours was not warranted, and that the state was incapable of oversight.