Maui News

Maui fire and police crews are responding to a report of downed guy-wires on West Kauaʻi Street in Kahului between Lono and Puʻunēnē Avenues.

High surf of about 20 to 30 feet forced the closure of Hookipa Park today.

The Maui Food Innovation Center at UH-Maui College welcomed its first cohort of food business entrepreneurs and farmers to the Maui Accelerator Program…

The Maui County Civil Defense Agency announced that new sirens have been installed at various locations on Maui, with testing scheduled for this week, Wednesday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.

A small business in Wailuku is hoping to get the word out about neighborhood crime after being burglarized twice in as many weeks.

The goal of the workshop and presentation is to develop the design and amenities for a five-mile greenway from Olowalu to Puamana, with hopes of continuing the vision for a continuous 25-mile greeway along Maui’s West coast.

The waste to energy project demonstration showcases the efficacy of converting 10 tons of waste per day to electricity using a state-of-the art gasification technology.

WedTech is the first wedding conference to look behind the veil, cupcakes, and champagne bubbles to reveal a goldmine of apps, platforms and wearables.

Firefighters continue to battle a large brushfire in the remote and rugged terrain of Kahikinui, with firefighting operations now entering a fourth day. The fire has burned a total of 5,300 acres on the southern slopes of Haleakalā.

A fire at a Kapunakea Street gas station building in Lahaina on Wednesday afternoon was deemed accidental, fire officials said.

Initial reports indicate flames were about 10 feet tall and the fire had burned about a half-acre of brush.

Police say a custom made chair was stolen from a home on Halama Street in Kīhei on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 between 10 and 10:30 p.m.

Police say Doreen Sherrie Laureta-Parr, 25, was last seen on Feb. 1, 2016 at 11:23 p.m. leaving her residence in Kahului. She is said to be operating a black Acura four-door sedan.

The Honoapiʻilani Highway is now OPEN in both directions. Motorists are asked to exercise patience and to expect delays as traffic resumes its normal flow.

The Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau today launched its new “Maui Mavericks” public relations campaign and selected 16 next-generation leaders as Maui ambassadors for the program.

Hale Kau Kau, in conjunction with Kīhei Lutheran Church, Trinity by the Sea Episcopal Church and Ke‘olahou Church, will host their 25th Annual Hale Kau Kau Fundraiser on Friday, March 4, 2016, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui.

The event is from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday Feb. 21 at the Paukūkalo Community Center.

Fire officials say the blaze is still actively burning along the northern, mauka edge, where ground crews were utilizing bulldozers to cut a firebreak.

The building was originally scheduled for a two-month closure; however, during the renovations, a storm blew off the temporary roof and caused extensive flooding inside the building, resulting in numerous additional repairs.

Of the 11 vehicle thefts, four of the vehicles have since been recovered. Vehicle break-ins were down by nearly half to 11, from the 20 incidents reported the week before.