Maui News

The removal of the seven-story former Maui Prince Hotel will begin this month and is estimated to be complete in December. The announcement was made today by ATC Makena Holdings, LLC and Discovery Land Company.

The Hawaiʻi Promise Scholarship provides financial aid for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students at any community college campus within the University of Hawaiʻi System.

Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a 55-year-old Government Beach Road resident after he circumvented a traffic checkpoint and crashed his vehicle into a hardened lava flow which had crossed the road.

A 41-year-old man managed to escape on his own and was treated for smoke inhalation. The fire was reported at a 4th floor unit of the Maui Parkshore Condominium.

A “Stop Separating Families” sign waving event takes place this afternoon on Maui. The event runs from 4 to 6 p.m. in front of the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College campus in Kahului.

Hawaiian Airlines is launched its new, non-stop daily service between Honolulu and Long Beach, California. The Long Beach destination is Hawaiian Airline’s 12th gateway city.

Justin Namauu was being held in lieu of $2 million bail.  According to court records, a finding of probable cause was made on Thursday after a preliminary hearing held before Judge Blaine Kobayashi.

Mayor Alan Arakawa will be presenting an official proclamation to Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF), in recognition of the environmental organization’s program of activities in celebration of World Oceans Day 2018.

In celebration of The Salvation Army’s National Donut Day on June 1, 2018, Krispy Kreme will be giving out free glazed donuts from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., while supplies last.

New details and charges emerge in a Kanaio murder investigation, a health advisory warns about high bacteria levels at a local beach, and a new lunch and dinner option opens in Central Maui! Catch these stories and more in our headline recap video with Kiaora Bohlool.

Hawai‘i’s monthly test of the statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Friday, June 1, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.

Fountain heights of 250 feet were recorded at Fissure 8 on Wednesday night, with magma temperatures recorded at around 900°C or 1652°F.

Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Harry Kim signed a mandatory evacuation order today requiring the mandatory evacuation of all civilians from a designated portion of the Leilani Estates subdivision, including the area East of Pōmaikaʻi Street.

The University of Hawai‘i (UH) announced a $3 million grant from Strada Education Network, a national nonprofit dedicated to strengthening America’s education to employment pathways.

The victim, a 32-year-old man, also from Leilani Estates, told police that he and several acquaintances were surveying the area of his former residence that had since been taken by lava when they were approached by a man in a pickup truck.

A California couple in their late 30s, had been standup paddleboarding but were blown out to sea by brisk 30-40 mph tradewinds. A friend and an employee at the beach rental kiosk attempted to help.

The Blood Bank of Hawai‘i is coming to Maui and they have launched their June blood drive dates, which takes place at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku.

The stranded resident was spotted and instructed to “follow the drone to safety.” The incident occurred during a rapid outbreak of lava that took out 10 lots in 10 minutes.

Kapa Oliveira, a professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa from Waiohuli, Maui has been selected as a 2018 Omidyar Fellow.

On Monday night, a New York State couple allegedly bypassed a security check-point on Highway 132, parked outside of Lava Tree State Monument which is closed, and then walked into an area of intense active lava flow.