Maui News

Carlos, Frate, 31, of Kīhei, was arrested and charged for violating a warning citation, which was issued as a result of an investigation into a case involving alleged abuse of a family or household member.

Crews will be replacing the traffic signal controls at the intersection of Papa Avenue and Onehee Street on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, will hold a series of talk story sessions across the islands about methods to control and eradicate invasive rodents and mongooses to protect the state’s native species.

Police say a male suspect entered the kitchen area of a Lahaina resort at around 1:15 a.m. without permission and allegedly took items valued at $63.

The Benefactor of the Year was shared by two Maui businesses, Goodfellow Brothers Inc. and Maui Electric Company.

The Hawaiian Electric Companies on Tuesday submitted an interim status report on plans for a diverse mix of energy resources to meet the state’s 100 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard by 2045.

The Treasured Mahiole (feathered helmet) and ‘Ahu ‘Ula (feathered cloak) of Kalani‘ōpu‘u makes its way back to the Hawaiian Islands for the first time after leaving its shores on Captain James Cook’s ship 237 years ago.

While authorities have not said what caused the tree to fall, Maui and the rest of the state are currently under a Wind Advisory due to high pressure building northwest of the island chain.

Residents of the Keʻanae Lowlands are in opposition to the bill and are gathering at the Oʻahu State capitol tomorrow for the meeting, which starts at 2:45 p.m.

A crowd of more than 100 people gathered for the grand opening of Victoria’s Secret at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Shopping Center in Kahului today.

On 02/14/16, the employer of Mickey A. CUYLER reported that CUYLER has not been seen since Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Mickey A. CUYLER was last seen at his workplace by a co-worker.

Maui police have closed Kauhikoa Road between 2189 Kauhikoa Road and Kaupakalua Road due to suspected unexploded ordnance located in the area.

Fire and police personnel began evacuating homes in the Kahikinui Homesteads area downwind of the fire last night.

The cause of the fire was undetermined, but fire officials say the fire appeared to have started in piles of household trash dumped in the area, which then extended into the brush.

Fire officials say crews from Pāʻia arrived on scene at 12:22 a.m. to find a 50 by 50 foot area of cane on fire, with the fire moving uphill and away from area homes and the gym, which was 50 yards away.

Coast Guard crews with Hawaiʻi Department of Natural Resources conservation officers conducted joint patrols off Maui Thursday in conjunction with Operation Koholā Guardian.

A visitor was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical, life-threatening condition, after he was found floating and unresponsive while snorkeling off of Molokini on Friday morning, police said.

Maui Police Lieutenant William Juan said officers made checks at the school and discovered that the alleged threat was only a rumor that had circulated among the students.

This follows the recent decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to open its emergency operations center at Level 1 to prepare for and mitigate the Zika risk.

Hawai’i has 34 Delegates at stake to win the nomination at the Democratic National Convention which will be held in Philadelphia this coming July.