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Continental Airlines has announced two new direct flights to the Big Island. The daily non-stop service between Hilo and Los Angeles, and the once-weekly service to Hilo from San Francisco, begins June 9, 2011.

The University of Hawaii Athletics Department is now offering special group rate tickets for Fridays UH Mens basketball game on Maui.

Governor Neil Abercrombie is two appointments shy of rounding out his list of 16 cabinet positions. Director selections must still be made for the Department of Health and the State Attorney General.

Maui Economic Opportunity today announced the selection of Programs Chief Lyn McNeff as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer.

The Lahainaluna girls are in a class — if not league — of their own in basketball. That was underscored yet again last night as the Lunas routed Baldwin 62-4.

West Maui Councilmember Jo Anne Johnson was appointed as the Director of the Maui Department of Transportation for the incoming administration.

A tree-type disguise was recommended to mask a proposed 40-foot cell tower in Hana, Maui. The suggestion was made by the State Historic Preservation Division

For the first time in seven years, the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team will return to Maui. The game against Chicago State

Minit Stop collected over 800 toys and donated $13,662 as part of the Toys for Tots campaign in 2009. The goal this year is one toy and one dollar more than last year.

Maui Police have opened a suicide investigation into a pedestrian-vehicle accident reported in Ukumehame over the weekend. The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries during the incident.

Here on Maui, the Judiciary’s Maui/Molokai Drug Court program lost four full-time equivalent positions after suffering a $420,000 cut to its annual allocation.

The upcoming Hyundai Tournament of Champions is giving Kamaaina a close up and personal experience this year with free admission and special rates for accommodations.

So far, Gov. Abercrombie has named 12 department directors and six deputy directors to his Cabinet. The governor is still interviewing applicants for …

How does a cash-strapped athletic department reward a coach who guided a team to a 10-3 record, a share of the WAC title, a No. 24 national ranking and a bowl berth?

An intimate crowd of about 200 people gathered at the Lahainaluna High School Gym to welcome Hawaii’s new Governor Neil Abercrombie

A traditional Hawaiian practitioner raises his voice in chant at the Maui confirmation ceremony of Gov. Neil Abercrombie.

Update: 11:25 p.m. Dec.11, 2010 Hwy 30 Honoapiilani at Mile Marker13 is now OPEN. Maui Police say traffic is now starting to flow thru.

The deals have been done. The University of Hawaii officially is switching to the Mountain West in football and the Big West in most other sports.

The summits of the Big Island can expect a white winter with 6 inches of snow expected today.

Flooding is still possible across the state tonight. Although thunderstorms have moved southeast of the state, the atmosphere remains moist and unstable.