Maui News

Sierra Club Maui hosts its Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center. During the event, leaders will honor a lift of Environmental Champions.

Fire fighting units at Kahului Airport will be conducting fire training exercises today, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Smoke may be visible in the airport area. It is only a drill.

Nalu Scientific’s chip can detect and digitize very small signals timed to the picosecond (one-trillionth of a second) and is currently used in a six-story-high particle collider in Japan as well as a space-based project with NASA.

A wind advisory is in effect at the Summit of Haleakalā until 6 o’clock this evening. The National Weather Service is forecasting SE winds of 35 to 50 mph with higher gusts at the location. Winds this strong can make driving difficult. Motorists should use extra caution.

68-year-old woman was not able to walk after falling on the trail.

Hawaiian Caucus week at the State Legislature will culminate with an open exhibition of groups promoting the language, history, and education of our host culture on the fourth floor of the State Capitol from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.

The former Hawaii News Now general manager made his announcement in front of more than 100 supporters at Old Stadium Park in Mōʻiliʻili on Wednesday.

Surf of 7 to 10 feet is expected along the East facing shores of Maui and Molokaʻi, resulting in a high surf advisory, in effect until 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.

Utility work starts this weekend on Main Street in Wailuku near the Church Street intersection, the Department of Management announced today. 

Today, West Maui’s Councilmember Tamara Paltin, filed nomination papers to run for her second two year term on the Maui County Council. She is among a list of council candidates that have either pulled papers or filed for candidacy since the filing period opened on Feb. 3. 

The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park reopened to the public at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after two days of closure due to unsafe road conditions and power outages.

Participants will be working to complete the last five homes of Habitat Maui’s 10 single family affordable homes project in the Kahoma Residential Subdivision in Lahaina.

The cleanup runs from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Kanahā Beach Park off of Amala Place in Kahului at the volleyball courts.

Former UFC Champion Jay Dee “BJ” Penn was injured in a single-vehicle accident last week in Hilo, prompting a traffic investigation into the cause.  

Company reached 28 percent consolidated renewable portfolio standard in 2019 despite lack of geothermal resources from Hawaiʻi Island.

The two-lined spittlebug is native to the southern United States and was first discovered on Hawai‘i Island in 2016, when it damaged nearly 2,000 acres of grazing land. Since then, the invasive pest has devastated more than 125,000 acres of pasture grass.

The winter weather advisory has been extended once again for the Summit of Haleakalā until noon today.  

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino delivered his 2020 State of the County Address on Tuesday night at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium.  During a 40 minute address, the mayor highlighted accomplishments of his first year in office and present his key goals and initiatives for the year 2020.

The Wharf Cinema Center in Lahaina is under new management. The contract was awarded to Peake & Levoy, a commercial real estate services company, which has more than 75 clients on Maui.

Thousands of students statewide are urging drivers and passengers to reduce risky behaviors while on the road with the annual “Stop If You Love Me” campaign.