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The University of Hawaii Maui College Fashion Technology program presents “Muse(ic)… the Sound of Fashion!”

This year, the event will celebrate Hawai’i’s ali’i through the State Commission theme: “Holomua Kamehameha” – Honoring the 125 years of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s educational legacy.

The funding specifically covers emergency work and repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, flooding, and landslides in Kauai County. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

Maui Economic Development Board is celebrating Earthy Day this week by giving away free downloads for their Clean Energy Hawaii STEM App.

Once complete, the eight wind turbines will generate enough electricity to power 10,000 Maui homes.

The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team will hold a spring practice at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 21. The practice is Hawaii’s 12th on its 15-practice spring camp schedule.

The Hawaii State Senate on Tuesday confirmed Maui residents Jonathan Starr and Ted Yamamura to the Hawaii State Commission on Water Resource Management.

The groups allege that wastewater or sewage from the treatment facility is injected into the wells, and then flows via groundwater through the subsurface into near-shore Maui ocean waters.

Maui’s lone hālau entry in the Merrie Monarch Festival over the weekend earned several awards at the 49th annual event.

The team is working toward the goal of eradicating the population on the island before farmers face the same problems now occurring on Maui, where deer populations are exploding.

The 2012 Keiki Fest drew a crowd of thousands for fun, food, education and activities Saturday April 14 at the UH Maui College campus.

The Dalai Lama arrived Friday in Honolulu for this weekend’s “Pillars of Peace Hawaii: Building Peace on a Foundation of Aloha.”

A round-up of this weekend’s featured events on Maui.

Maui Now samples the creations of Ka’anapali chefs who competed in the Kula Maui Onion Challege, an edible lead up to the Maui Onion Fest next month.

A 21-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida was immobilized when her friend fell 50 feet and landed on top of her during a hike in the hills above Honokohau in West Maui on Thursday, April 12, 2012, officials said. The incident was reported at 4:46 p.m. in the area sometimes referred to as the Three Sisters or Chutes and Ladders near Mile Marker 37 of the Honoapiilani Highway.

The Baldwin High School boys track team is on a mission to flex some muscle against the best Oahu has to offer at Friday’s Honolulu Marathon Association Invitational at the Kamehameha Schools Kūnuiākea Stadium Track.

At this year’s event, Tiana-Lynn Nālani Manuel is Maui’s only Miss Aloha Hula entry. She is a member of Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu hula ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes of Wailuku, Maui.

The northeast facing shoreline tends to get the brunt of incoming ocean debris. Piles of netting have been reported along the shoreline of the Waiehu Golf Course. Crews say they haven’t seen an increase per se yet, but even if it’s twice as much, it would be concerning.

“We’re going to hold service there. Until they throw us out, we’ll still hold service there. All I know is at this point, it is not over,” said Kahu David Kapaku. The case ended up in court when the Door of Faith Churches and Bible School Inc. on O’ahu listed the property for sale last year, reportedly at an estimated $2.5 million.

The filming of the Lifetime Channel movie “The Blue Lagoon,” just wrapped up recently on Maui.