Maui News

Crews from the state Department of Transportation will be doing an inspection of the Lahaina Bypass that will result in increased activity at the bypass intersection with Kai Hele Kū Street.

Maui police are on the scene of a traffic accident on the Honoapiʻilani Highway near the North Kīhei Road intersection in Māʻalaea.

Maui police have identified the victim in Wednesday night’s fatal motor vehicle collision in Kahului as 41-year-old Jeremy Tackett.

Police say Kahalawai was reported missing by family members, who say she was last in contact with them at around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019.

Manuel Nunes Jr. allegedly used a twelve gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to shoot Douglas Balinbin in the upper back of his head, police said.

The video spells out the counter argument: “If DLNR and DHHL truly care about mālama ʻāina, maybe they would stop the TMT project that would: excavate 64,000 cubic yards of earth and destroy six acres of pristine alpine desert habitat.  That’s a lot more damage than cleaned shoes traveling along trails.”

There will be firefighting exercises at Kahului Airport today, Sept. 12 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

This week, a group of volcanic gas scientists from across the US will gather for a workshop to improve and facilitate collaboration within the volcanic gas community during times of eruption or “volcanic unrest.”

The Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani will be closed to the public from Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020, for the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center Improvements project.

Maui police are conducting an investigation into a shooting reported early this morning in Kahului near the back of the old Safeway store.

Maui police have confirmed a fatal traffic accident occurred in the parking lot outside of Ross and the old Kahului Safeway store this evening.

In light of Hawaiʻiʻs first suspected case of severe respiratory illness linked to e-cigarette use, Hawaiʻi residents are being warned against the dangers of the device. 

Fire crews are responding to multiple reports of a brush fire reported off Maui Veterans Highway between the Central Maui Baseyard and the sugar mill. 

Government officials from all levels convened on Tuesday to discuss how Hawaiʻi can better prepare for and recover from catastrophic incidents that impact the stateʻs ability to provide goods and services. 

A mokulele airplane that swerved off a runway at Kapalua Airport last month had trouble decelerating, according to a preliminary report that the National Transportation Safety Board issued on Wednesday. 

In honor of International Coastal Cleanup Day, the Pacific Whale Foundation will be hosting several beach cleanups throughout the island on Sept. 21.

There were two 9/11 ceremonies, one at the Kahului Fire Station on Dairy Road and the other held at the main security checkpoint at Kahului Airport.

Last Friday, Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 26 public jurisdiction and health care providers requesting the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to block the Trump administrationʻs “Refusal-of-Care” rule. 

The Maui County Council’s Water and Infrastructure Committee will discuss changes to ordinances affecting subdivision improvements at its Sept. 16 meeting.

The first report of a possible case of vaping-associated severe respiratory illness in a Hawai‘i Island resident under the age of 18 years has surfaced.