Maui News

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.

The DLNR Division of State Parks is hosting an open workshop meeting on Thursday March 14, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku for attendees to discuss their insights, concerns and recommendations directly to project staff on improvements made to ʻĪao Valley State Monument.

A free night sky photography workshop will be held by astrophotographer Stan Honda at the Haleakalā National Park Visitor Center on March 23, 2019 at 5 p.m. 

Pace University students are headed to Hawaiʻi to film a documentary capturing the ways in which the Kīlauea volcano has impacted life in the islands.

Applications for the 2019 Lānaʻi mouflon sheep hunting season will be available at all Division of Forestry and Wildlife Offices beginning Monday, March 18th.

The two-story, four-bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms home join’s NHOM’s growing inventory of homes that will remain affordable in perpetuity and never go to market price.

Tulsi Gabbard will be making her first official visit to Pennsylvania as a candidate for president.

Due to mechanical problems, a scheduled refuse route today in the Pāʻia and Haʻikū area has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 9.

The state House advanced a bill which decriminalizes the possession of three or less grams of cannabis and instead establishes a $200 fine.

Little Fire Ants have been confirmed in a second Windward Oʻahu neighborhood. The two sites in Ahuimanu total about three acres.

Lau Ola LLC, dba Big Island Grown Dispensaries passed its final onsite inspection and will operate the company’s second retail center at a dispensary in Kamuela

Fair organizers have announced the dates for this year’s 97th Maui Fair, happening Oct. 3-6, 2019.

Island Scuba & Surf School Operations Manager Madalyn Groulx organized cleanup after a winter storm swept trash and debris onto a Wailea reef.

An estimated 500 feet of heavy gauge line was removed from an entangled humpback whale off Maui.