Maui News

Family members of East Maui resident Billy Oliveira have renewed their plea for help in locating him, in the hopes that new information will surface in the case that has seen little if any movement since it was first reported.

Three small quakes nudged the outer islands between March 28 and April 5, offering a gentle reminder that damaging earthquakes are part of Hawaiʻi’s history.

The governor’s team will work to develop a “blue print” for Hawai‘i’s public schools that he said, “will maximize opportunities and possibilities for Hawai‘i to transform education.”

The program expansion is made possible through MEDB and Toshiba America Foundation grants, and will be used to serve 40+ students in grades 3-5.

Maui firefighters responded to multiple small brush fires on Tuesday April 12, including one that rekindled a second time from a brush fire on Nov. 30, 2015.

Lillian “Leo” Asuncion with the Maui Family Guidance Center and Sanoelani Lanias, a senior at Kamehameha Schools Maui, are among five individuals across the state who were selected for individual leadership awards.

Information will be used to create action plans in each geographic park region to assist in the prioritization of capital improvement projects.

As an early kick-off to next month’s “National Bike Month,” the Maui Bicycling League will hold a family bike ride on the Northshore Greenway starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016.

For an eighth year, Maui Electric Company has been named as one of the nation’s top utilities for connecting the most solar watts per customer to the grid.

The panel had hoped to make their selection by this week Friday, April 15, but say they may need another two weeks to ensure all applicants have a fair opportunity to comply with statutory requirements.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced that the Hui Aloha Playground at Keōpūolani Park will be partially closed for renovation work April 27-29, 2016.

Hawaii Nature Center’s program facility at ʻĪao Valley on Maui, will soon have solar power thanks to a $40,000 grant from the Jonathan Merage Foundation and discounted photovoltaic installation by Maui-based Hawaiʻi Pacific Solar.

Maui police responded to 28 burglaries, 8 vehicle thefts, and 20 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period, between April 3-9, 2016.

The US Coast Guard medically evacuated an 82-year-old man experiencing difficulty breathing from a snorkeling tour boat near Olowalu Point on Wednesday.

The public is invited to celebrate the centennials of Haleakalā National Park and the National Park Service during National Park Week, April 16-24, 2016.

A total of 26 Post Offices across the state, including 7 in Maui County, will offer late collection of mail from specially marked collection boxes on federal Tax Day, Monday, Apr. 18.

Advocates for the restoration of East Maui’s streams plan to hold a demonstration at A&B’s shareholder meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 7 a.m. at A&B’s headquarters on Bishop Street in Honolulu.

Bearded dragons are native to central Australia and are common in the pet trade on the Mainland, but are illegal to possess in Hawaiʻi.

Residents of Maui now have a 24-Hour Animal Response hotline to call when they see domestic animals, livestock or horses in need of help. Organization leaders say the Maui Humane Society is launching this new service in response to the number of calls it receives for animal emergencies from the community. “Last year, we responded […]

HB2605 HD1 SD2 appropriates funds for on-the-job training for individuals who are unemployed and displaced due to the closure of HC&S and the Mākena Beach and Golf Resort on Maui.