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A small group of people gathered at Kahului Harbor today to witness the last scheduled voyage of the Hawaii Superferry from Maui to Honolulu.

TSUNAMI ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR HAWAII: updated: 10:15 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Tsunami Advisory has ended for the state of Hawaii effective at 10:09 a.m. The advisory was initially issued following a large earthquake off of the Tonga Islands this morning. The quake was measured at a magnitude of between 7.7 and 7.9 at […]

The Hawaii Superferry began its last round trip this morning and is scheduled to depart from Maui on its final voyage to Oahu.

Maui Land and Pineapple Company today announced the sale of its Plantation Course. The $50 million sale to TY Management is expected to close before the end of the month. Under the sale, Kapalua Plantation Golf, a subsidiary of MLP, will renew a two-year lease to operate the course on behalf of the new owner. […]

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AUDIO FROM THE MAYOR’S FY2010 BUDGET PRESENTATION Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares presented her Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal to the Maui County Council today. Tavares said, “We were able to craft this tight and focused budget that meets our overall mission with no proposed increase in real property tax rates, […]

The inaugural program featured entertainment by Willie K who took guests on a journey back to his days growing up in Lahaina Town.

Maui’s unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in January—that’s more than a percentage point higher than the seasonally adjusted figure for the state—and does not account for the recent layoffs at Maui Land & Pineapple Co. that left 100 people unemployed. Statewide, unemployment increased 1 percent to 6.1 over the month before. That’s that highest […]

Maui community College has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.The designation was issued by the Corporation for National and Community Service—and is the highest recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.More than 100 students at MCC participate in a number of partnerships established with […]

Congressman Neil Abercrombie visited Maui yesterday to officially announce his gubernatorial campaign bid to neighbor island supporters. The 10th-term congressman spoke to a crowd gathered at the canoe hale at Kanaha Beach detailing his campaign, which he says will focus on issues of economic recovery, energy independence and expanded quality education. “During these challenging times, […]

The state Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding the contract for the Honoapiilani Widening Project, Lahainaluna Road to Aholo Road. A bid protest had been filed but a subsequent hearing was not requested, allowing the DOT to move forward with the contract award process. Bids from prospective contractors, ranging from $18,495,401, to $24,767,977, are […]

Maui Firefighter Lawrence Larry Crilley was honored today with the Kahuola Award for his efforts in going beyond the call of duty to save a life

A small earthquake was recorded off the Kona Coast of the Big Island at around 9:20 this morning. Preliminary estimates from the State authorities place the magnitude at 3.5; while the US Geological Survey has reported the event as a 3.3 magnitude. The depth of the quake was at 23 miles below the surface and […]

Kaheawa Wind Power is proposing to build an additional 14 wind turbine generators that are nearly identical to the 20 that already operate in the pastures above Maalaea. The company prepared a draft environmental impact statement in February explaining that the new 21 megawatt facility would be located adjacent to the existing 30 MW wind […]

Maui Police Chief Thomas Phillips will retire on June 1, 2009 after serving 33 years with the department, nearly 11 of them as Chief.

Motorists traveling on the Honoapiilani Highway today are advised to use extra caution as marchers in a week-long journey around the island make their way toward their final destination in West Maui.

Nearly 200 people joined in the week-long Kaapuni procession as it reached North Kihei last night. Much of the energy for the day was focused on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing over ceded lands.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company yesterday announced a workforce reduction that will eliminate 100 jobs at its Kapalua Resort and corporate headquarters in Kahului. The company also instituted a 10% reduction in salary for all remaining employees. In an effort to minimize the number of staffing cuts, officials at Maui Land & Pine said they […]

CLICK HERE FOR KAAPUNI AUDIO UPDATE 2/23/09 5 A.M. A 193-mile torch-lit walk around Maui is now in its third day of an estimated six day journey for unity and enlightenment in the Native Hawaiian Community. The new leg of the journey entered the Hana region of East Maui early this morning At 5 o’clock […]

(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009, information and photos courtesy Office of Hawaiian Affairs) The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced the scheduling of events in Hawai`i and across the U.S. designed to heighten awareness of the Feb. 25 oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in the case of State of […]

The rock group JOURNEY returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center stage on Tuesday, March 24th. Among their numerous top 40 singles are “Any Way You Want It” and “Don’t Stop Believing,” which is also the top selling catalog track in iTunes history, at the two million download mark. Journey is touring with Flipino […]