Maui News

Maui Soda & Ice Works is introducing a new, 48-oz. carton (down from 56-oz.) statewide, saying it is in line with industry standards and is a more practical size for customers.

A five-foot-long boa constrictor was turned in to the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

A Special Response Team from the Maui Police Department took a man into custody at a cottage on Kea Street this morning.

The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture confirmed a second infestation of little fire ants in a neighborhood in ʻĀhuimanu after a resident reported stinging ants. The department conducted surveys of the area and a nearby home of a relative and detected two infestation sites around ʻĀhuimanu Road. The main site involves 13 properties and the other […]

According to the Hawaiʻi Department of Healthʻs “Hawai‘i Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report,” Hawaiʻi is on target to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2020. The report, which was prepared by the ICF International and the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization, indicates that the state is on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to […]

“Initial reports indicate inmates broke the fire sprinklers and have started a small fire in one module,” said Toni Schwartz, Public Information Officer at the Hawaiʻi Department of Public Safety

First Deputy Corporation Counsel Edward Kushi has taken over management of Corporation Counsel while department head Patrick Wong is on administrative leave.

Maui police responded to eight burglaries, eight vehicle thefts and 33 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 3 to 9, 2019.

From 2013-17, 926 Hawai‘i residents died from suicide—25% of a total of 3,695 fatal injuries—outpacing car crashes, homicide, unintentional poisoning & drowning

The Kēōkea Homestead Farm Lots Association welcomes spring with a March 16 soft opening of its newly named Malalani, or heavenly garden, in Kēōkea town.

A $257,000 project to repave two parking lots at Launiupoko Beach Park continues with work on the mauka side of the highway starting today.

The study lumped the Kahului-Wailuku-and-Lahaina areas into one category and said 45% of the homes purchased there in 2017 were bought as non-primary dwellings.

The Maui Humane Society holds its first annual Spring Fling Slumber Party Fundraising event on Saturday, March 16, 2019.

A 56-year-old female was pulled from the water by unknown witnesses. Fire officials say the female was having difficulty breathing while snorkeling.

May they rest in peace. Maui obituary notices for the week of March 10, 2019. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

Wong was arrested early Saturday, March 9, by police at a residence in Wailuku. He was charged with abuse of a household member and has since posted bail.

The Coast Guard and good Samaritans assisted the crew of the 63-foot catamaran Kaulana after it reportedly struck a rock off Mānele Bay, Saturday morning.

The Maui Police Department is reminding the public to practice roadway safety. According to the department, both drivers and pedestrians need to stay alert and avoid distractions while traveling on roadways. Every hour and a half, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic collision in the US, according to MPD. In 2016, 5,376 pedestrians were […]

Eruption rate is probably the best measure of volcanic activity, and the first step in that calculation is to measure lava flow thickness and area.

WalletHub released a report called 2019ʻs Best & Worst States for Women, which ranks Hawaiʻi the ninth best state for women in the nation.