Maui News

Another Maui eatery has been issued a red “closed placard from the Hawai‘i Department of Health Sanitation Branch for and “extensive pest infestation.”

A Hawaiian resident turned his Las Vegas vacation at the California Hotel and Casino into a nearly $330,000 payday when he hit a seven-card royal flush playing pai gow poker on Thursday, Aug. 22. The winner requested to remain anonymous.

Maui Police Arrest Officer Brandon Saffeels, Victims’ Attorney Says Women Need to Step Forward

Pacific Permanente Group recently added cardiologist Shalin Patel to its interventional cardiology service team.  

Beach cleanups will be held throughout on Maui and across the globe on Sept. 21 in recognition of International Coastal Cleanup Day. 

Police arrested and charged Wailani Kenui, Natasia Fontes, Bronson Oili, Lance Ishibashi, Kuuipo Kalani, Brandon Cabral, Jadelin Grammer, and Jason Mitchell with arrest warrants.

Hoffman was reported missing on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Police say he was last seen in the ʻUlupalakua Ranch area somewhere between Aug. 20 to 23. Searches conducted in the area have so far been unsuccessful and are continuing, according to Maui police.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving teamed up with Maui police to hold several sobriety checkpoints to remind the public about the dangers of drunk driving. 

The Central East Maui Little League team returns to Maui this afternoon after an honorable performance that concluded this weekend with a second place finish in the US and a fourth place overall finish in the series.

Maui Electric Company will be using unmanned aircraft, or drones, and a helicopter for routine aerial power line inspections from today through Friday.

The state Department of Health posted a red “closed” placard at the Honokōwai eatery last week following an inspection in which numerous violations were recorded including: an extensive roach infestation, build up of black mold on the chute of the ice machine, unsafe food cooling practices and employee hygiene violations.  

Over the past two weeks, staffing shortages at the Maui Community Correctional Center prompted cancellations of weekend visits for inmates. No other correctional facilities in the state experienced any visit cancellations in the past four years.

Maui fire crews are responding to a fire at the Maui Eko Compost facility in Puʻunēnē. The Maui Fire Department’s Tanker 10, Hazmat 10 and Tanker 14 are on scene.

Scores of surfers and Maui residents convened on the shores of Launiupoko Beach Park on Sunday to express their opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope.

Maui Obituary Notices: Week of Aug. 25, 2019. May they Rest In Peace. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

Maui parents and caregivers will soon have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills under the Parent Leadership Training Institute Hawai’i program. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30.

HPD is asking for the publicʻs assistance in locating 26-year-old Cody Araw of Pepeʻekeo. 

Maui County hotels had the strongest performance in July compared to the rest of the state, according to a report from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. 

Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of nine states in filing an amicus brief to defend New Yorkʻs Green Light Law. The law allows residents to acquire driving credentials regardless of their federal immigration status. 

The artwork was created by renowned weaver and Hawaiʻi native, Alice Kagawa Parrott under an artist-in-residence commission in 1972, nearly 47 years ago.