Maui News

The Department of Water Supply is asking all consumers to conserve water and to avoid any unnecessary water use until tomorrow morning, when power supply is completely restored.

The National Weather Service just released it’s summary of the 2015 hurricane season which officially ended on December 1st. Numerous records were broken…

At approximately 3:20 p.m., Maui Electric experienced a problem on the transmission and distribution system that resulted in an automatic load shed of electrical service in order to protect and prevent further damage to the system.

Only three Hawaiian false killer whales have been reported stranded in the past 18 years. “With less than 200 individuals alive today, every piece of information is critical,” says Dr. Kristi West, head of Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s stranding program.

A total of 33 individuals graduated with the latest Community Emergency Response Team training classes held in Pukalani, Kīhei and Hāna on Maui.

The 30-year-old female from Oakland, CA, was making a downwind run from Maliko Bay with a male paddler from Makawao but fell behind. She called for help after losing sight of her partner and was having trouble finding their destination at Kaʻa Point.

Hirono today supported the bipartisan omnibus package, a $1.1 trillion bill that funds the government, including a number of programs that will help Hawaii families, through September.

The next commercial-free day at Haleakalā National Park will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 in observance of Ka’elo, Huna Moon.

Two pilots who formerly worked on Maui, died in separate medical helicopter crashes on the mainland within the past week.

Wailuku Elementary School Park will be closed to the public for repairs on Dec. 18, and then again from Dec. 21 to Dec. 23, county officials announced.

A fundraiser for two-year-old Trucker Dukes is planned for this Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 at L’AVA Sportsbar, located on Lower Main Street in Wailuku.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded a $ 7,000 grant to the East Maui Taro Festival to support its annual event held in Hāna, Maui.

For the fifth consecutive year, Maui car dealer Jim Falk gifted hundreds of brand new bicycles to deserving island kids in a surprise Christmas giveaway.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 6.4M (preliminary magnitude 6.6) earthquake reported at 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

ʻĪao Valley State Monument on Maui will be closed from Jan. 11-22, 2016 for various park improvements, including closures of the two large capacity cesspools in the park that were mandated via a consent agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Maui is ranked number 2 on a top 10 list of domestic destinations being booked for 2016, according to the Travel Trends Survey released today by the Travel Leaders Group

Stewart Stant replaces former director Kyle Ginoza, who left the county earlier this month to accept an offer for employment with Hawaiʻi Gas.

A structure used as a part-time residence and storage facility for taro farming in Keʻanae was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday night. Four occupants were home at the time of the incident.

There were no immediate advisories issued following a 3.9 preliminary magnitude earthquake reported at 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 about 9 miles SE of Volcano on Hawaiʻi Island.

Fireworks and firecrackers can only be legally set off from 9 p.m., New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m., New Year’s Day. Setting off fireworks outside of designated times is punishable by law. Violations are subject to fines up to $2,000.