Maui News

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Harry Kim was taken to the Emergency Room at Hilo Medical Center early Friday morning, and was diagnosed with a relapse of pneumonia.

Governor David Ige’s request for individual assistance for Hawaiʻi County residents who lost their homes and property in the Kīlauea volcanic eruption has been approved.

Forestry managers on Hawai‘i island report one-third to one-half of the total acreage of the Malama Kī Forest Reserve has been impacted by the month-long East Rift Zone volcanic eruption.

Disturbing words to describe the latest activity on Kīlauea Volcano; lawmakers take action against a dangerous pesticide affecting our keiki; and HOW much do you need to earn to afford a rental on Maui?? Those stories are more in our headline recap with Kiaora Bohlool.

The Maui Pearls and East Honolulu girls softball teams will compete in the first ever Hokkaido Hawaiʻi Girls Softball International Aloha Games, June 23 and 24, 2018 in Ishikari City, Hokkaido.

The Hawai‘i Congressional delegation, local government officials, small business owners, and educators participated in the 5th Annual Hawai‘i on the Hill events on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

The county has estimated that since the recent onset of activity in May, the eruption has destroyed about 455 residential dwellings, 192 of which are primary residences.

At least 760 homes were impacted in some way by the storm and floods on Kaua‘i and O‘ahu.  Of the 187 homes that were destroyed or severely damaged, 109 were owner-occupied.

Since the onset of the recent eruptive activity in May, there have been dozens of seismic events that have prompted statements from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Urgent utility pole replacement will take place in Makawao on Friday and Saturday on Makawao Avenue near the Brewer Road intersection.

Hawaiʻi becomes the first in the nation to enact a law banning pesticides containing chlorpyrifos. Governor David Ige signed Senate Bill 3095 into law on Wednesday, which completely bans the use of pesticides containing the potentially harmful chemical, starting in 2023.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is currently investigating a confirmed case of legionellosis, commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease, in an adult resident of Honolulu.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is proposing to establish a light industrial and commercial business park at Pulehunui on Maui. 

For an area that is used to accommodate some 5,000 viewers a day, Ferracane said it has been transformed into what “feels like a ghost town to some degree.” During a recent visit to the Jaggar Museum Overlook, Ferracane said there was a dusting of ash that made the area look like it was “white washed in a coating of flour.”

The Realtors Association of Maui is sponsoring the third annual Maui County Landlord Summit on Wednesday, July 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului.

Hawai‘i is poised to become the first state in the country to ban pesticides containing chlorpyrifos – a chemical that has been linked to developmental delays and learning disabilities in children.

Hawai‘i Congressional Team Urges Continued Diplomatic Talks on North Korea Denuclearization. Both US Reps Tulsi Gabbard and Colleen Hanabusa suggested that the details of the agreement are critical in defining the way forward.

More than a dozen Maui non-profit organizations benefitted from the 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Checks totaling over $310,000 were presented to the charities yesterday.

The juvenile female monk seal, ID RJ42, was found dead by community members on May 31, 2018 on the west end of Kawaʻaloa Bay in Moʻomomi.

Hawai‘i has the highest “housing wage” in the country, at $36.13 per hour ($31.13 in Maui County), according to a new national report released today, or over $75,000 per year.