Maui News

May they rest in peace. Maui obituary notices for the week of March 3, 2019. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

A Kīhei resident on a sunset cruise out of Mā‘alaea didn’t notice until she arrived home that the humpback calf she captured in a photo had sustained an injury.

One vehicle operator renders aid; second vehicle operator arrested for leaving the scene of a serious accident. She was released pending further investigation.

Oʻahu artist Mark Brown won the “Best in Show” award at the 2019 Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational. Brown received the award over 96 other entries by 23 nationally acclaimed artists for his oil painting entitled “Stars and Stripes Over Lahaina.” A professional artist based in Honolulu, Brown uses vibrant colors and thick paint texture […]

State grants are available for Hawaiʻi farmers and ranchers to help bring their operations in compliance with state and federal food safety regulations.

According to a report from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Maui County hotels led the state in revenue per available room in January of this year. However, the RevPAR for Maui County hotels decreased from January of last year. Both the average daily rate and occupancy for Maui County hotels dropped as well. Resorts in the […]

Incoming and current students at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics may now qualify for three or four-year scholarships. The scholarships are available through the Project Kaihuwaʻa program, which recently received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.  The program aims to promote academic success […]

Mayor Michael Victorino appointed Don Guzman as acting Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Maui, effective March 1, 2019.

Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Toni Schwartz has confirmed that inmate Maurice Arrisgado was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The bills include measures on election reform, climate change and the environment, minimum wage, education, public safety, crime, taxes and other issues.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is continuing roadwork on the Honoapi‘ilani Highway on Maui.

As predicted, Southwest Airlines plans to challenge Hawaiian Airlines for control of Hawaii’s interisland market.

A Hawai‘i cannabis legalization bill died when lawmakers didn’t consider it in time for a deadline on Friday, March 1, 2019.

A Response Boat crew from Station Maui recovered the kayak and searched for the possible occupant between Launiupoko Beach Park and McGregor Point in West Maui.

The Maui County DWS will switch the distribution system disinfectant for the Upper Kula water system from chlorine back to chloramines on or about March 15.

There was no tsunami threat to the state of Hawai‘i because the quake was to deep.

Public officials must avoid inadvertently or purposefully censoring constituents by blocking them or deleting their comments based on their viewpoints.

Maui Crime Stoppers is requesting any assistance from the public regarding a reported missing person.

This is a difficult question to answer, because the initial eruptive temperatures along with many different factors can influence the rate of cooling.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed the first mandatory statewide rent control bill in the U.S.