Maui News

Gov. Ige announced that he is reappointing the director and deputy at Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands and is appointing a new state chief information officer.

Aunty Pilahi Paki said in 1962, that “the world will turn to Hawaiʻi as they search for world peace, because Hawaiʻi has the key – and that key is aloha.”

Hawaiʻi is ranked 4th in the nation for the locations most affected by the latest federal government shutdown.

Good Samaritans from four merchant vessels were able to rescue 16 of the 21 Sincerity Ace crew who abandoned ship following a fire, Monday.

Maui County Mayor Mike Victorino took the oath of office on Wednesday morning from 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Joseph Cardoza.

The 308-foot Chinese-flagged commercial fishing vessel Ou Ya Leng No. 6 ran aground on Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2019.

Terminal cancer patient and medical aid-in-dying advocate John Radcliffe, today went on record as Hawaiʻi’s first individual to request a prescription for aid-in-dying medication under a new law that took effect on Jan. 1, 2019.

Maui police responded to 10 burglaries, 17 vehicle thefts and 22 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Dec. 23 to 29, 2018.

A Brown Water Advisory has been for DT Fleming Beach in West Maui.

Sentry announced it will donate $25,000 to Maui United Way, an organization helping to address Maui’s most vital needs through the impact areas of Education…

Over a 24 hour period beginning New Year’s Eve at 3 p.m., the Maui Fire Department responded to 12 total fire related calls.

The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 at 11:45 a.m.

The collision occurred as a 2004 Honda CR-V multi-purpose vehicle was traveling southbound on Pūlehu Road attempting to negotiate a right curve in the roadway.

Hurricanes, snow, a false missile and volcanic activity all made our list of top 20 stories in 2018.  Here’s a recap of our top stories of 2018:

Hawaiʻi-based marine and animal protection organizations have joined forces with the DLNR to make it easier to report illegal aquarium collecting activity.

The US Senate unanimously passed the Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (READI) Act on Dec. 17. The bipartisan legislation, which Sens. Brian Schatz, John Thune, and Roger Wicker introduced, aims to ensure that more people receive emergency alerts on their mobile phones, televisions, and radios. The legislation will also explore new ways of alerting the […]

In a continued effort to safeguard the neighborhood of Leilani Estates, police conducted another sweep aimed at unlawful occupancy of residences.

Maui’s purchase of 262 acres of A&B ag land in Kula has closed escrow, effectively allowing the county to nearly double the size of its current ag park lands.

At least four mariners abandoned ship after a fire was reported aboard a 650-foot vessel about 1,800 nautical miles NW of Oʻahu.  

Starting tomorrow, residents with a terminal illness and 6 months or less to live may request medical-aid-in-dying prescriptions under Our Care, Our Choice Act.