Maui News

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting.

Seabury Hall announced the appointment of alumna and former trustee Kaimana Lee Brummel as the new Director of Advancement.

Organizers say the event will “provide an opportunity for us to suspend our differences, join together, and become the change needed for a better Maui.”

Haleakalā National Park announced the temporary intermittent closure of the Pā Ka‘oao Trail from Jan. 22 through July 31, 2020, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., on weekdays only.

The Maui Police Department will begin towing the vehicles of drivers arrested for driving under the influence beginning this weekend, according to Maui Police.

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu will be conducting a mobile outreach on Maui for passport renewal, dual citizenship, authentication and other consular services Feb. 22 to 23, 2020 at the Maui County Business Resource Center, located in the Maui Mall.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino proclaimed today, Jan. 17, 2020, “Kurt Suzuki Day” throughout the County of Maui.  The proclamation was issued during a morning press conference at the Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku.

The Certificate for Customer Service in Hawaiʻi and Certification for Hawaiʻi Professional Tour Guides training programs are designed for employees in the Hawaiʻi visitor and service-related industries.

Projections in the report indicate Hawai‘i is on target to meet the state’s goal established by the legislature in 2007 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to be equal to or below 1990 levels.

All lanes and all directions of Hāna Highway will be closed from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. between Tuesday evening, Jan. 28 and Friday morning, Jan. 31.

A final factual report was released by the National Transportation Safety Board following their investigation into a deadly Cessna plane crash on Dec. 10, 2017 on Molokaʻi.

The Lahaina Aquatic Center will be closed on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, for continued repairs to a 10-inch pipe leading to the filtration system.

Chick-fil-A is coming to Hawaiʻi with a potential site at the Puʻunēnē Shopping Center in Kahului on Maui. The restaurant filed for a building permit at the site on Jan. 10, 2020, according to records with the County of Maui Department of Public Works. According to the application, the initial value placed on the project is $2.95 million.

Wailuku Town Improvements will be the subject of a community meeting hosted by the County of Maui Department of Management, schedule to take place on Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 5 to 6 p.m. at ʻĪao Theater.

Hawaiʻi gas prices continued their stable pattern as oil prices dropped back to their lowest levels in a month following no further military action to date between the US and Iran, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi

The County of Maui, Department of Parks and Recreation invites the community to an open meeting to discuss concepts for the One Aliʻi Park Playground Shade and Wind Structures project on Molokaʻi.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Kula Park Playground takes place on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Following the groundbreaking, a portion of the park will be closed to the public until Oct. 30, 2020, for the construction of the New Kula Park Playground project.

The postcard is part of a series of election mailings to raise awareness about the transition to elections by mail and maintain the voter registration rolls.

The Maui Department of Fire & Public Safety announced the promotion of Michael Werner to the rank of Assistant Chief.  A badge pinning ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Kahului Fire Station.  Werner is a veteran firefighter, most recently serving as Battalion Chief.  Prior to that was promoted to Captain in 2011.  

Maui District health and PE resource teacher Michelle Baysa, is among a group of five teachers in Hawaiʻi who were honored as part of Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving Schools Honor Roll awards program.