Maui News

This action is taken as a sign of respect for the victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where 11 public servants and one member of the public were killed on Friday, May 31, 2019.

The Honoapi’ilani Hwy is now open in both directions. It was closed for about an hour while crews battled a brush fire on the makai side of the road between miles 7 and 11 in Māʻalaea.

Hawaiʻi’s neighbor islands have produced 13 new physicians who received their MD degrees May 11, 2019 from the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine.

Olivia Wilde will receive the 2019 Maui Film Festival Lights! Camera! Passion! Award at the 20th annual Maui Fim Festival, taking place from June 12-16, 2019, at the Wailea Resort on Maui.

Maui obituary notices for the week of June 2, 2019. May they rest in peace. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

Top scientists and managers engaged in the fight against Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death in the first ever science symposium of its kind.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists have wanted to resurvey Kīlauea Volcano’s ground surface to document changes brought about by the Puna eruption.

In a seven minute video, missing-then-found hiker Amanda Eller issued a new statement today saying she wants to “clear up some misunderstandings.”

Maui police arrested and charged a man after recovering dozens of marijuana plants during a search of a Haʻikū home this week.

While the tales of missing hikers Noah “Kekai” Mina and Amanda Eller both ended very differently, their stories have drawn attention to a very important subject for anyone hiking the Maui landscape: What kind of precautions to take while hiking.

Authorities recovered the body of an individual from the Pools of ‘Oheʻo in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park late Thursday night, May 30, 2019.

A Draft EA was filed for the proposed relocation of the existing Maui transit hub from the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center to a new site off of Vevau St. in Kahului.

Rep. Gabbard, who is among the candidates for president in 2020, is speaking out against the recent arrest of a grandmother is Texas for possession of CBD oil.

Help is underway at an island pond, where researchers are reintroducing endangered damselflies, in an effort prevent extinction of a native Hawaiian insect.

Due to a personnel shortage, a scheduled refuse route today in the Kula area has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 1, 2019.

Maui police issued a total of 142 seatbelt citations during the first week of the nationwide Click-It-Or-Ticket campaign that began on May 13th.  

Survey results will be used to evaluate current housing programs and conditions and project future demand.

A fire on Molokaʻi charred 4,000 square feet of brush before being brought under control on Thursday afternoon.

County crews worked to address homeless encampments Thursday morning at Kanahā Beach Park on Maui. Notices to vacate were reportedly issued on May 17.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory or HVO, was damaged beyond repair during the recent Kīlauea eruption.  At one point, there was discussion of possibly moving the facility to Oʻahu.