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The $1 million grant will help Maui keep pace with the growing demand for transit services, which now exceeds 2.7 million passenger boardings per year.

Officials from the county Department of Environmental Management say crews unexpectedly ran into large boulders under the highway, slowing construction speed and traffic in the area.

Uakea Road in East Maui is now open following a severe storm in March that washed out the rural road on the approach to Hana Town.

The deposit fee for beverage containers in Hawai’i will increase by a half-cent to keep the successful HI-5 recycling program in operation for two more years.

Hawaiian Airlines today implemented a new fare structure for neighbor island travel that lowers ticket prices across all of its fare classes from 4% to 25%.

The list is dated June 30, 2012, and currently has a total of 1,474 requests for building permit applications, subdivisions, and water service requests received as of June 27, 2012.

A job fair and expo is planned next month to help former Hawaii residents and mainland college students interested in returning to the islands.

Kihei resident Richard Oliverio is on five years probation for a sports bookmaking operation that investigators said took in 318 wagers totaling more than $44,290 in a three-week period.

Hawaiian Airlines announced Sunday it will offer nonstop flights between Honolulu and Auckland, New Zealand, three times a week beginning March 13.

An 18-year-old male visitor reportedly died from a 50-foot fall off the bridge near Makapipi Falls just past mile-post 25 on Hana Highway at approximately 1:51 p.m.

According to the US Census Bureau, total business establishments in Maui decreased 2% from 4,422 establishments in 2005 to 4,332 in 2010.

As many as six more University of Hawaii officials in different departments may face review in their respective roles to the botched Stevie Wonder fundraising concert.

Costco Wholesale on Maui opened a gas station this morning, selling regular unleaded gas at $3.99 and premium for $4.19 for a gallon.

Grand jury indictments were obtained against six individuals who were identified in an undercover operation aimed at addressing the illegal distribution of prescription pills and other narcotics at Kalama Park in South Maui.

Repairs will begin on Monday, July 16, 2012, and will include work along the Hana Highway at mileposts 10.4, 14, and 16.

A pair of Hana surfers found themselves locked in a championship duel Sunday of an Association of Surfing Professionals three-star event in El Salvador.

The Honolulu Civil Beat is reporting today that the San Francisco-based Bio-Logical Capital is interested in buying the Hana Ranch.

Tropical Storm Daniel is expected to transition into a remnant low by Thursday, when it will be approximately 700 miles East South East of Hilo, Hawai’i.

The lanterns, authorities say, can remain airborne for over four minutes, and pose a potential hazard by interfering with aircraft, flying into power lines, landing on roof tops, and landing in combustible vegetation posing a brush fire risk.

The Red Cross was activated a mother and father, along with their 3 children who resided in the unit. Crews were called to the scene at 8:10 a.m. to find a fire in the kitchen of a unit located at 71 Kopi Lane.