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20 injured after Hawaii bound flight encounters “severe turbulence”
Twenty people were injured including 13 people who were transported by ambulance to area hospitals after the flight they were on encountered “severe turbulence” shortly before arrival in Honolulu, Sunday, airline representatives said at an afternoon press conference that was live-streamed on the Hawaiʻi News Now website.
Inclement weather forces closure of Maui County pools and municipal golf course
The County of Maui’s Department of Parks and Recreation has announced that due to heavy rains and flooding, the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course is closed and will remain closed through Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Storm-generated lightning has also closed all Maui County pools.
Kīhei Charter School takes innovative steps to snuff out vaping on campus
Hawaiʻi leads national averages for vaping in both middle and high school students, the school said. Almost one in three high school students in Hawaiʻi regularly vape.
Sunday Updates: Kona low brings threat of showers and thunderstorms
A strong front is moving rapidly toward the main Hawaiian Islands, bringing periods of heavy showers and thunderstorms through Monday night. Strong and damaging southwest, or kona, winds will also develop tonight and continue through Monday.
Air medical support for Maui increases as search for missing aircraft continues
The search continues for a missing aircraft and the three crew members aboard in waters off of East Maui.
Powerful incoming kona low storm system prompts advice to be prepared
The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency is urging members of the public to be prepared as a “kona low” storm system is forecast to to bring inclement weather to the islands Sunday night into Monday.
Eco-tourism pioneer Skyline Hawai’i celebrates 20 years
Skyline Hawaiʻi – the United States’ first commercial zipline company– celebrated 20 years in operation on Dec. 16 by inviting staff and community partners to its original Haleakalā Ranch location to plant its 20,000th native tree.
Heart healthy food drive to gather nutrient rich foods, Jan. 16-30
The American Heart Association, alongside Hawaiian Airlines is supporting food access organizations in Hawaiʻi by hosting a heart healthy food drive Jan. 16-30, 2023.
Focus at Mauna Loa shifts from eruption response to assessment and demobilization
Teams from the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency who were deployed to Hawai‘i island for the Mauna Loa eruption are shifting their focus to damage assessment as volcanic activity paused recently.
Virtual meetings to discuss shared solar projects in Kīhei, Piʻiholo and Makawao on Maui
Nexamp will host virtual community meetings in January to discuss three planned Community Based Renewable Energy shared solar projects on Maui: Piʻiholo Road Solar, Makawao Solar, and Lipoa Solar.
‘Vigorous Cold Front’ expected to bring strong SW winds and thunderstorms
The National Weather Service is forecasting a “vigorous cold front” to bring strong southwest winds and thunderstorms to the islands late Sunday through Monday.
County acquisition of Lahaina Crossroads Apartments is final
Mayor Michael Victorino announced today that the County of Maui’s acquisition of the Lahaina Crossroads Apartment Building on Luakini St. is final.
Grammy-winning rock group America returning to Maui for April show at MACC
Iconic band America is returning to Maui for a show at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Henry Kapono is the special guest. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Dec. 17, for the general public, with MACC members able to buy passes as of Thursday.
Gov. Green issues emergency proclamation in response to Hawai’i Life Flight accident
“The emergency proclamation gives the state the ability to supplement Hawai‘i’s medical airlift capacity with aircraft and flight crews from other states and permits out-of-state actively licensed and certified emergency medical personnel to be employed as certified flight paramedics and registered nurses on medical transport aircrafts.
Investigations into Maui shark incident conclude, additional information shared
A report from the DOCARE investigating officer found that, based on information from the woman’s husband and an eyewitness, her disappearance is classified as “shark attack-fatal.” The MPD report terms the disappearance as a “miscellaneous accident-fatal.”
No tsunami after 4.0 earthquake in waters off of Hāna, Maui
There was no tsunami generated from a 4.0 earthquake reported at 6:47 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 in the Alenuihaha Channel (between Maui and the Big Island of Hawaiʻi), in waters off of Hāna, Maui.
Maui residents vow to pursue legal action over massive Nāpili home
Owned by developer Greg Brown, the eight-bedroom, 45-foot-tall house at 5385 Lower Honoapiʻilani Road drew strong community opposition in 2021 over its height and its intended short-term rental use. The unfinished, two-story home originally called for two rooftop pools, eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms, along with multiple dens and media rooms.
Report: Maui home prices drop, but high interest rates deter buyers, developments
Nationally, applications for new mortgages have fallen by more than 40%, and figures for Hawaiʻi showed a 56% year-over-year drop in October.
Search underway for 3 people aboard missing medical response plane in waters off Maui
A spokesperson for Hawaii Life Flight tells Maui Now, “Global Medical Response can confirm that one of our Hawaiʻi Life Flight emergency fixed wing airplanes based in Maui, went off radar while enroute to pick up a patient in Waimea Big Island.”
Large northwest swell builds, expected to produce surf 20-30 feet high
A large northwest swell is building across the state, resulting in a high surf warning for the north and west facing shores of various islands.
