Maui News

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management this week notified the US Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Health, reporting October 2016 findings from wastewater test samples of the presence of nitrophenol. The chemical is a metabolite of methyl parathion, the active ingredient in Penncap-M, the same banned pesticide identified in the recent Monsanto case on Maui.

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Wailea Beach, Maui. Levels of 384 per 100 mL were detected during routine beach monitoring by the Department of Health Clean Water Branch.  That’s above the threshold of 130 enterococci per 100 mL.

An alligator lizard was found on a Christmas tree in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island over the weekend and a green iguana was captured this week in Waimānalo, Oʻahu.

Here is a list of things the US Postal Service wants Hawaiʻi residents to know for mailing packages over the holidays. 

At approximately eight acres, the infestation encompasses several homes and some areas frequented by hikers and swimmers.

Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires in the US. The Red Cross urges everyone to never leave cooking food unattended — which is the most common cause of kitchen fires.

In an effort to improve learning environments for Mauiʻs keiki, Maui Hui Mālama staff have offered tips they have learned through working with frustrated youth.

This Sunday, a convoy of cyclists will embark on a 60 mile trek around the famed West Maui Mountains in an effort to raise funds for children in need.

The Salvation Army will be providing approximately 5,000 Thanksgiving holiday meals through annual meal events at locations statewide this week.

A Maui man succumbed to injuries sustained in a moped crash on the Kūihelani Highway earlier this month.

The lululemon Maui Pro, the final stop on the World Surf League Women’s Championship Tour, will be OFF again today (Wednesday, Nov. 27) due to lack of swell conditions at Honolua Bay.

The greatest potential for coastal flooding impacts will be during the peak high tides through Friday, Nov. 29, which will occur before sunrise during the early morning hours.

As the holiday season approaches, law enforcement officials are hoping to spread a simple, yet life saving message–donʻt drink and drive.

More than 3,000 Lānaʻi residents attended the 26th annual Lānaʻi Turkey and Rice Giveaway, hosted by the Coon Brothers.

A Hawaiʻi resident turned a stay at Boyd Gaming’s Fremont Hotel and Casino into a $1,098,478 payday when she hit a giant jackpot on IGT’s Wheel of Fortune slots on Saturday, Nov. 23.

“…can’t ignore the 800-pound gorilla that, except for bag limits for a limited number of species, nothing prohibits these collectors from taking every single fish from every singe reef in the state.” –Earthjustice

Under current federal law, employers in the United States are not legally obligated to provide workers a break to eat a meal, use the restroom, or tend to medical needs.

Raymond Alejo is this yearʻs recipient of the Suzanne Richmond-Crum award, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health announced on Monday. 

Hobart W. Dickinson, 39, is approximately 6’2″ tall, weighs 225 pounds, and has no local address. He was last known to be in the Lahaina area.

Maui police responded to 16 burglaries, 9 vehicle thefts and 7 vehicle break-ins in Maui County from Nov. 17 to Nov. 24, 2019.