Maui News

Maui crews began damage assessments after a powerful winter storm brought snow, hurricane force winds and warning level surf to the Hawaiian Islands.

Heavy surf and high winds broke nine vessels away from their off-shore moorings on Maui and Molokaʻi. In Lahaina six boats ended up on rocks.

Maui police responded to 15 burglaries, 10 vehicle thefts and 29 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 3 to 9, 2019.

The Department of Public Safety is seeking applicants on all islands, including Maui for adult corrections officer positions.  

The state Department of Health, Clean Water Branch reports that heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

Occasional snow showers and freezing fog will continue into the morning hours above the 8,000 foot elevation of Haleakalā. The public is advised that Haleakalā National Park is closed until further notice due to the extreme weather conditions at the summit.

Restoration efforts continue in parts of Haʻikū, Olinda and Piʻiholo this morning to bring back power to a remaining 455 Maui Electric customers.

This is an ongoing list of traffic advisories, school updates, power outage updates and island business closures and cancellations.

Kalani Peʻa picked up his second GRAMMY award tonight, this time for his sophomore album, No ʻAneʻi, which released in August.

Maui Electric is asking affected customers in the Olinda and Pi‘iholo area as well as parts of Haiku along Kokomo Road and Kauihikoa Road to prepare for an extended outage with the possibility of an overnight outage.

Polipoli State Park on Maui is blanketed with snow. It could also be the lowest elevation snow ever recorded in the state.

High surf of up to 60 feet was being forecast for the north shores of Maui, attracting spectators and “triggering a multitude of illegal parking on the Hāna Hwy

All beach parks and numerous roads throughout Maui County are closed due to today’s severe winter storm.

The center of a powerful low pressure system will continue passing by just north of the islands overnight

The collision occurred as a 71-year-old male pedestrian was walking on the shoulder of the road and was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop and fled the scene prior to police arrival.

A pedestrian succumbed to injuries sustained in a traffic accident Saturday night in Kīhei. The victim has since been identified as Brandon M. Wilson, 22.

Honoapiʻilani Highway is partially closed at Mile 18 as a large tree is down across the southbound lane. Traffic signals on Honoapiʻilani Highway at Waikō Rd..

The UH Community Colleges will be offering a new $200 scholarship for 2019 public high school graduates who earned UH credits while in high school.

Hundreds of students from 27 schools throughout the state will be participating in the “Stop if You Love Me” campaign from Feb. 12 to 15 to promote safe driving. During the campaign, the Department of Educationʻs Driver and Traffic Safety Education Program will work with student advocates to encourage drivers and passengers to avoid dangerous […]

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