Maui News

Two positions are currently open for the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens during the Hoʻoilo Spring 2020 term.

Maui County has released a request for proposals to upgrade and expand public electric vehicle charging stations at various county properties.

Mayor Michael Victorino will be delivering his 2020 State of the County Address on Feb. 11 at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium.

Astronomers from UCLA and W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered four more bizarre objects at the center of our galaxy, not far from the supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, that are now forming a class of their own.

Members of the caucus say they will will build on legislation passed in recent years that “has made Hawaiʻi a leader in environmental policy.”

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

Seabury Hall announced the appointment of alumna and former trustee Kaimana Lee Brummel as the new Director of Advancement.

Organizers say the event will “provide an opportunity for us to suspend our differences, join together, and become the change needed for a better Maui.”

Haleakalā National Park announced the temporary intermittent closure of the Pā Ka‘oao Trail from Jan. 22 through July 31, 2020, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., on weekdays only.

The Maui Police Department will begin towing the vehicles of drivers arrested for driving under the influence beginning this weekend, according to Maui Police.

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu will be conducting a mobile outreach on Maui for passport renewal, dual citizenship, authentication and other consular services Feb. 22 to 23, 2020 at the Maui County Business Resource Center, located in the Maui Mall.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino proclaimed today, Jan. 17, 2020, “Kurt Suzuki Day” throughout the County of Maui.  The proclamation was issued during a morning press conference at the Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku.

The Certificate for Customer Service in Hawaiʻi and Certification for Hawaiʻi Professional Tour Guides training programs are designed for employees in the Hawaiʻi visitor and service-related industries.

Projections in the report indicate Hawai‘i is on target to meet the state’s goal established by the legislature in 2007 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to be equal to or below 1990 levels.

All lanes and all directions of Hāna Highway will be closed from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. between Tuesday evening, Jan. 28 and Friday morning, Jan. 31.

A final factual report was released by the National Transportation Safety Board following their investigation into a deadly Cessna plane crash on Dec. 10, 2017 on Molokaʻi.

The Lahaina Aquatic Center will be closed on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, for continued repairs to a 10-inch pipe leading to the filtration system.

Chick-fil-A is coming to Hawaiʻi with a potential site at the Puʻunēnē Shopping Center in Kahului on Maui. The restaurant filed for a building permit at the site on Jan. 10, 2020, according to records with the County of Maui Department of Public Works. According to the application, the initial value placed on the project is $2.95 million.

Wailuku Town Improvements will be the subject of a community meeting hosted by the County of Maui Department of Management, schedule to take place on Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 5 to 6 p.m. at ʻĪao Theater.

Hawaiʻi gas prices continued their stable pattern as oil prices dropped back to their lowest levels in a month following no further military action to date between the US and Iran, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi