Maui News

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.

Ornithologist Laura Berthold of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project will be hosting a free presentation on Maui’s native birds. 

Kahekili Highway is closed in the area after MP 10 and before Kaukini Loop following a traffic accident. 

Maui police responded to four burglaries, 12 vehicle thefts and 11 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Dec. 22 to 28, 2019.

Defending champion Xander Schauffele could become the youngest player since Daniel Berger at the 2017 FedEx St. Jude Classic to successfully defend a title.

Three past champions of the event are inside the top five.

The County of Maui will hold a one-stop recruitment day Jan. 29, 2020, for pool guard trainees at the Kīhei Aquatic Center to fill positions within the Department of Parks and Recreation.

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

Water was shut off at Polo Beach Park in South Maui due to a main break in the park’s water line.

Fire officials say a 27-year-old woman from San Francisco, California was injured in a 25-foot fall. The woman landed on rocks adjacent to a pond and was unable to walk out on her own. Two members of her family, who reside in Kīhei, Maui, (a 47-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman) were also stranded due to a swollen stream following heavy rains in the area.

The Hawaiʻi Chapter of the American Resort Development Association recently donated $4,000 to the Wailuku branch of the Ka Hale A Ke Ola homeless resource center in Central Maui.

Starting in January, the three utilities that serve 95 percent of Hawaiʻi’s residents will be united under a common name: Hawaiian Electric. “Having three different names continues the three-company mindset,” Oshima said. “By having one common and inclusive name that is of Hawaiʻi, not just of one place, we signal that we are a strong and united team working for all the people of the five islands we serve.”

US Senator Hirono said the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike “further escalates hostilities and increases the potential for widespread violence in a part of the world already fraught with peril.”

The state Department of Transportation continues roadwork on the Hāna Highway near Wailua Valley State Park in East Maui. There’s also a lane closure on the Hāna Highway in Haʻikū near Papaʻaea Road for ongoing retaining wall work. 

The leader after round one of the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions is 21-year-old Joaquin Niemann, who was in a one-shot lead over Justin Thomas after day one on The Plantation Course in Kapalua.

The event raises vital funds for early childhood development programs and services that meet the diverse needs of Maui County’s children with disabilities and developmental delays.

Police have since identified the pedestrian as Lisa Salmon, 57, of Lahaina.  Authorities say she was within a marked crosswalk, headed south on Waineʻe Street and crossing Lahainaluna Road when the incident occurred.Police have since identified the pedestrian as Lisa Salmon, 57, of Lahaina.  Authorities say she was within a marked crosswalk, headed south on Waineʻe Street and crossing Lahainaluna Road when the incident occurred.

Mayor Michael Victorino offered his condolences Thursday to family members of the late Jan Dapitan, a longtime environmental community leader and former director of the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation.

In Kahului on Maui, the average price today is $3.83, which is the same as last Thursday, also the same as a month ago and eight cents higher than on this date a year ago.