Update: 3:48 a.m. Nov. 22, 2019 Maui Electric Company is responding to power outages in various parts of Maui, including areas in Kahului, Upcountry, Haiku and Spreckelsville. Company officials say the power outages are due to wind impacts.

Maui police responded to 9 burglaries, 11 vehicle thefts and 12 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Nov. 10 to Nov. 16, 2019.

Hawai‘i residents are being alerted of a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of Cheese Nips (11 oz. box) products in Hawai‘i due to the potential presence of small food-grade yellow plastic pieces from a dough scraper.

A brush fire burning mauna of the Piʻilani Highway in East Maui has forced the closure of a portion of the highway.  The blaze was moving northwest toward the Kahikinui subdivision and residents of at least a dozen homes were being evacuated.

Monsanto Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegally Spraying Banned Pesticide at Maui Facility; also Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement that Calls for $10 Million Payment Related to Storage of Banned Pesticide on Maui and Molokaʻi.

In memory of Hannah Brown, MADD and the Maui Police Department prepared a message regarding the dangers of drinking and driving.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr., 25, from Keaʻau, Hawaiʻi, died when the helicopter he was in crashed while providing security for troops on the ground.

An opine picker reported missing at Maliko Bay on Wednesday night, was located and escorted to safety this morning by fire department personnel.

Hawaiian Paddle Sports hosts its 19th Annual Paddle For Hunger event on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 28) in South Maui.  Registration is now open and the public is invited to participate.

The large northwest swell will spread down the island chain today, bringing advisory level surf to the north and west facing shores of Molokaʻi, and north facing shores of Maui.