Maui News

The County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Maui Chamber of Commerce are reminding businesses interested in participating as a Product Vendor or Food Truck Vendor in the 5th Annual Made in Maui County Festival that the deadline for applications is Thurs., May 31, 2018.

In Maui County, there were 1,662 personal firearm permit applications processed in 2017, marking a 26% decrease from the tally in 2016.

Another burst in volcanic ash emissions from the Haleamaʻumaʻu Crater on Hawaiʻi Island was recorded at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, prompting a special weather statement advising area residents of light ashfall and hazardous air quality.

Being properly secured in a vehicle is the single most effective way to avoid being killed in a crash. The minimum fine for not wearing a seat belt is $102.

Hāna’s only gas station will be changing out their fuel pumps starting today and ending on May 25, 2018.  

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports a new fissure has opened in the Lanipuna Gardens Subdivision northeast from fissure 19.

Four men from Hawai‘i County were issued cease and desist orders for the illegal removal of lava rock from the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve.

Very light ashfall is expected through at least 6 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2018 following a burst in volcanic emissions at around 9 o’clock this morning.

An new fissure opened up this morning in Lanipuna Gardens Subdivision between fissure 15 and 16, bringing the total to 19 at the East Rift Zone eruption.

The public is invited to attend INNOVATE Internship presentations on Friday, May 18th from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Laulima Building in room 225 at the UHMC Campus

The House of Representatives adjourned their 2018 session and passed many important bills on affordable housing, homeless services and cesspool conversion that will directly benefit the people of Maui.

Evidence has suggested that poisons used to kill garden and household pests is wiping out aquatic wildlife in some east Hawai‘i streams.

The disaster declaration means that federal assistance will be available for public facilities damaged by the Kīlauea volcanic eruption and earthquakes.

Found in the coastal waters off Oʻahu by UH students and faculty, the TetV-1 virus contains the biggest genome ever sequenced for a virus infecting a photosynthetic organism.

Rocks falling from the conduit wall can form a plug. When this happens, steam below the plug can no longer passively escape, resulting in a steam explosion.

Such an eruption at the Halemaʻumaʻu’s summit lake could generate ash plumes as high as 20,000 ft. The area affected by ash plumes could be as wide as 12 miles.

Among the graduates was Jessie Wallace, a 31-year-old single mother of two who earned an associate degree in science for electronics and computer engineering.

The events pose a possibility for a local tsunami risk, and serve as a reminder for Maui County residents to be prepared for emergencies and disasters.

As a precautionary measure, residents of Lower Puna are advised to be on the alert in the event of possible gas emissions and volcanic eruption. 

Expected steps include addressing supplies of pentane gas used in production of geothermal power including options for off-site relocation or controlled leakage or burn.