Maui News

Mayor Arakawa said he is not anticipating the closure of county facilities because most of the impacts are forecast for the evening and early morning hours over the course of an 8-12 hour period between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. 

Hawaiʻi Materials Recycling will be opening to the public sand for sandbags at no charge due to the up coming weather advisories.

“We’ve got a lot enthusiasm and excitement from our current scouting members who have female siblings,” Button said, “and from some parents, fathers especially who have a scouting background and who want to share that experience with their daughters and who may not have sons.”

As the Honpa Hongwanji Federation State Judo Championships made its return back to the Valley Isle, it was a special moment for host Wailuku Hongwanji Judo Club

A Tropical Storm WARNING is now in effect for Maui County (including the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe) and Hawaiʻi County.

Hurricane Olivia had intensified overnight, with maximum sustained winds at 85 mph, and slowed its forward advance to 10 mph toward the west.

Roadwork in Haʻikū that was delayed due to weather will resume Monday, Sept. 10 along Awalau Road from the half mile mark to Kaupakalua Road. 

Hawai’i County residents with uninsured or underinsured damage or losses from the Kilauea eruptions and earthquakes have until Sept. 12 to register with FEMA for disaster assistance and to apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Disaster assistance includes grants for rental assistance, home repairs and replacement, as well as […]

The National Weather Service has ISSUED a TROPICAL STORM WATCH for MAUI COUNTY.

Gov. Ige signed an emergency proclamation that will provide relief for disaster damages, losses and suffering caused by Hurricane Olivia.

In 1902, Thomas A. Jaggar, a geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), visited the scene of one of the most deadly volcanic disasters in modern history: Mount Pelee on the Caribbean Island of Martinique.

Hawaiian Paddle Sports and Hawaiʻi Mermaid Adventures are seeking volunteers to join them in their beach cleanup on Sept. 15. at Poʻolenalena Beach Park in Kīhei from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The cleanup is a part of the larger International Coastal Cleanup Day, which the Ocean Conservancy has hosted for the past 30 years. […]

May they rest in peace. Maui obituaries for the week of Sept. 9, 2018. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of an adrift kayak found in the shore break off Kama’ole Beach Park I in Kīhei, Maui.

“Two things that concern us at a time like this are emergency fatigue and the public underestimating the threat,” said HI-EMA Administrator Tom Travis.

Maui’s Kaulike Pescaia earned the championship title at the 2018 Richard Hoʻopiʻi Leo Kiʻekiʻe Falsetto Contest held last night at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua.

The latest track could bring the outer circulation of Olivia close to the Hawaiian Islands starting on Tuesday night, according to CPHC forecasters.

Francine Flores, Custodian at Maui’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School, was named HIDOE’s 2018 Employee of the Year.

The Coast Guard Captain of the Port set port condition Whiskey for Hawaiʻi, Maui and Honolulu County ports as of 8 a.m. Saturday in advance of Hurricane Olivia.

Olivia has weakened to a Category 1 (74-95 mph) hurricane with sustained winds near 85 mph, and the system is moving toward the west near 15 mph.