Maui News

The Foundation is hosting the fundraiser to supplement the Maui Police Department for projects and programs that cannot be funded due to budget shortfalls.

“When I heard Governor Ige’s proclamation, the ʻeha (pain) and the words that he used–that he had to remove those who were illegally occupying our ʻāina (land)–we are… this is Hawaiian homelands this is our ʻāina.  We’re not the illegal occupants. This is ours,” said Takamine.

Maui police responded to 11 burglaries, 20 vehicle thefts and 11 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from July 7-13, 2019.

Two-and-a-half months of relative stability for Hawaiʻi gas prices continued over the past week, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch. 

Maui Huliau Foundation, a nonprofit organization offering environmental education programs to Maui youth, will host its 7th annual farm-to-table benefit

In a 12 minute retort to Governor David Ige’s Emergency Proclamation at Maunakea, leaders with the TMT opposition offered a proclamation of their own.

The second phase of an improvement project at Kepaniwai begins next week Monday, and includes the rebuilding of pathways with accessible concrete paths/ramps.

Maui police arrested 28-year-old Holden Bingham on Monday on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that sparked 9,000 acres on Maui last week.

Maui County did fairly well among the six categories: favorite Hawaiʻi beaches, restaurants, hotels, family attractions, tour companies and poke.

Ninety-nine percent of wildfires in Hawaiʻi are caused by people, both accident and arson

According to state estimates, there were approximately 1,000 people at the intersection of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway and the Maunakea Access Road.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health will allow two-year certification renewal for in-state medical cannabis patients starting on Thursday. 

The Maunakea Observatories today announced the withdrawal of all personnel from their telescope facilities atop Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island amid safety concerns.

Maui police say the operator of a truck seen leaving the area of the Hoʻokele Street fire when it started on Friday, has been ruled out as a suspect in an ongoing arson investigation.

“They’re not ‘supposed’ to be there,” says Dr. Jim Darling, Whale Trust biologist and project partner.

Keōpūolani Park will be closed July 18-19 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for cleanup work and to address health and safety concerns, county officials said.

TMT International Observatory filed a memo on Monday in opposition to a petitioners’ application for a temporary restraining order seeking a halt on construction of the TMT project.

Ocean Vodka, based on Maui, is representing Hawaiʻi at the 3rd Annual Made in America Product Showcase, taking place at The White House today. 

The Office of the County Clerk on Maui will use the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku as a voter service center for the 2020 elections.

The incident was reported on Wednesday March 20, 2019 near the roadway in the area of the ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve and involved several males fighting with two male visitors.