Maui News

Hawaiian Electric Crews are responding to a power outage on the island of Molokaʻi. An outage notification was issued at 11:59 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, indicating that crews are responding to the situation.

Surf is expected to be in the 6 to 10 foot range, rising to 8 to 12 feet on Wednesday, and building further into Thursday, according to the NWS.  

The Ka Holu HVAC program offers participants 45 hours of online coursework and hands-on lab workshops, 15 hours of work readiness training, and a 70-hour work-based internship with local HVAC companies.

Hawaiian Electric was approached by Pūlama Lāna`i about acquiring the assets of the utility after Hawaiian Electric issued a request for proposals for renewable energy projects on Lāna`i.

Enrollment is now open for an entry-level Dental Assisting training program offered through the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Office of Extended Learning & Workforce Development. The opportunity is sponsored by Hui No Ke Ola Pono in an effort to increase the capacity of Native Hawaiians working in healthcare.

A Stage 1 water shortage has been lifted for Upcountry.  The decision was made due to near-normal rainfall, a short-term forecast for more wet weather and adequate water storage in Upcountry reservoirs.  

Applications will be accepted online beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2020 until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2020.

The public is advised to stay out of flood waters and storm water runoff due to possible overflowing cesspools, sewer, manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals, and associated flood debris.

US Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a war powers resolution to force a debate and vote in Congress to prevent further escalation of hostilities with Iran.

“With lots of prayers, thoughts and guidance, I have decided that I will be declaring and entering the 2020 NFL Draft,” said the 21-year-old Tagovailoa.

Maui police responded to 15 burglaries, 7 vehicle thefts and 13 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, 2019.

In 2018, the Legislature allotted $30 million for six “Ohana Zones” on public lands, with three sites on O‘ahu and one site each on Hawaiʻi, Kaua‘i and Maui.

In the lawsuit, Rhode Island seeks to hold oil companies accountable for their alleged contributions to climate change and the resulting harms the state suffered from sea-level rise, changes to the hydrologic cycle, and increased air and ocean temperatures.

It’s the 3rd annual event with all proceeds going to Special Olympics Maui to assist in various expenses to help participating athletes reach their potential.

The new ceiling loan limit for one-unit properties in 2020 will be $765,600—a nearly $40,000 increase from $726,525 in 2019. As a result of generally rising home values, the increase in the baseline loan limit, and the increase in the ceiling loan limit, the maximum conforming loan limit will be higher in 2020 in all but 43 counties or county equivalents in the US.

Wind Advisory Until 6 p.m. Tuesday:The National Weather Service is forecasting windy conditions through tomorrow evening.  

Workplace drug testing results by Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc., showed increases in the positivity rate in the four major drug classes from Q3 to Q4 2019.

Hawaiʻi is home to more than 350 federally listed threatened and endangered plant species. The Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund would receive $30 million over six years.

Justin Thomas defeated Patrick Reed with a birdie on the third playoff hole to win the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions for the second time at The Plantation Course in Kapalua, Maui.

Fire officials say witnesses found the victim at the bottom of the ocean about 30 yards off the shore of the Montage Resort at about 1:12 p.m.