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Officers conducted a traffic stop and detained a 15-year-old boy.   Police say investigators with the Juvenile Crime Prevention Division recovered a pellet gun and 1.35 grams of marijuana from the teen who was on a school bus in Kahului.

At the meeting on Sept. 14, members will consider changes to “allow flexibility for innovative approaches and techniques to effectively use energy.”

Imua Family Services is working with The Doseum Design Studios team from Texas to create a new childrenʻs exhibit at the Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku.

On Kaua‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island, mosquito trapping surveys now have a sense of urgency, with three species of honeycreepers (‘akikiki, ‘akeke‘e, kiwikiu) on the precipice of extinction in the wild in under five years.

The pop-up features a unique dessert incorporating the farm’s homegrown/processed paʻi ʻai (pounded, undiluted taro). Chang Farms also markets its homegrown loofah sponges and homemade soaps via Project MAHIʻAI.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for Sept. 8-14, find our comprehensive listing here.

Volunteers in Maui County are sought for the Community Emergency Response Team, a national program designed by the FEMA and run by the Maui Emergency Management Agency.

An elderly resident who was home at the time of the fire, was extricated by neighbors and family members prior to the arrival of Maui Fire Department personnel. Fire officials say one person was injured, suffering burns to their face and arm, while extricating an elderly female resident from the fire.

Taxpayers who earn less than $100,000/year, or couples earning less than $200,000/year will receive $300 each (including dependents, so a family of four would receive $1,200).

Central Pacific Bank Foundation presented a check for $10,000 to the Honolulu Little League world championship team.

Seabury Hall is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its ‘Aʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center on Sept. 23 and 24, 2022.

Hawaiʻi Dental Service Foundation has provided a $133,447 grant to continue a public school dental sealant program that screened more than 650 children during the last school year, two thirds of whom received dental sealants at no-cost.

There was no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 4.0 earthquake reported at 3:20 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The earthquake was located about 7 miles east-northeast of Pāhala on Hawaiʻi Island, at a depth of 20 miles below sea level. 

The busy agenda includes visits to Haleakalā Ranch to discuss the critical axis deer problem, and to Pā‘ia to witness the dramatic coastal erosion of the Mantokuji Soto Zen Mission and cemetery site. 

Hawaiʻi-based PGA Jr. League teams advanced to semi-final play at the National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Regional at Wailea Golf Club this weekend, but failed to bring home the title. The California-based Redwood Empire Redwood 17u All-Stars took home the 17u Region 12 title, besting the Maui League 17u All-Stars.

A team of 10 with Maui-based fashion brand Pulelehua Maui is headed to New York Fashion Week on Thursday. This is the first time a Maui brand has been invited, and the first time a Hawaiʻi brand is doing the Brooklyn event.

The incident sheds light on the axis deer problem on Maui, as the animals push into populated areas in search of food and water.

A woman was transported to the hospital for a “serious bite,” from an apparent shark incident at Pāʻia Bay on Maui’s north shore Saturday afternoon, Sept. 3.

Attorney General Holly T. Shikada joined a group of 20 Attorneys General in filing a friend of the court brief supporting the federal government’s efforts to regulate “ghost guns”: unserialized, untraceable weapons that are often made at home and purchased without background checks.

Fairmont Kea Lani, in partnership with the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society, will host Gathering of the Voyagers, a two-day celebration of Polynesian culture honoring Lea, goddess of canoe building on Sept. 9-10, 2022.