Maui News

Free residential household waste collection service is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21 and 22, 2015, by appointment only.

Maui police have closed Lahainaluna Road and the Lahaina Bypass in West Maui following a motor vehicle accident reported at around 7:45 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015.

October 18th marks the 20 year anniversary of the disappearance of Noquisi-Ama Blossom, who was 15 years old when she went missing from Makawao in 1995.

Maui firefighters responded to three separate reports of youth caught in flash flooding conditions along the river that runs through ʻĪao Valley on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 11, 2015.

With just weeks to go before Halloween, many on Maui are making the traditional trek up the mountain ahead of the holiday to pick out pumpkins from the Kula Country Farms Pumpkin Patch.

A 120 day emergency rule that was implemented prohibiting camping atop Mauna Kea at night was invalidated by a circuit court judge on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Since the rule was enacted on July 14, several enforcement operations were conducted, resulting in a total of 21 reported citations or arrests.

The blessing will be held Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at 4 p.m. and will be followed by the first rounds of a three-day youth “3 vs. 3” basketball tournament.

Eighteen recruits graduated today from basic corrections training, with six to be assigned as adult corrections officers at the Maui Community Correctional Center.

Maui police responded to 28 burglaries, 42 vehicle break-ins and 20 vehicle thefts in Maui County over the seven-day period between Sunday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015.

A series of public hearings are scheduled in November in response to the unprecedented large-scale commercial harvest of sea cucumbers earlier this year off of Maui and Oʻahu.

Organizers are currently looking for 5 to 8 properties to put on the tour. The homes should have renewable energy with battery backup either tied to the grid or completely off the grid.

A special showing of “Nā Lio”, a new equestrian theatrical performance in Lahaina, will be held on Oct. 23, 2015 as a benefit for children with special needs.

UPDATE: 8:02 a.m. 10/12/15, Police say Christian Maggio has since been located and is in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

The 25th anniversary celebration of “Hula O Nā Keiki”, Maui’s only children’s hula competition, is set to take place November 13-15, 2015 at the Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel in West Maui.

Maui Preparatory Academy celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a host of activities on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at the school campus in Nāpili.

The state Department of Health has issued a red “closed” placard to a bakery on the north shore of Oʻahu. The permit for Paalaa Kai Bakery in Waialua was temporarily suspended until food safety violations are corrected.

All residential refuse pickups on Molokaʻi were cancelled on Wednesday due to emergency repairs to the island’s primary rear loader truck, county officials said.

The event comes on the heels of a similar march on Oʻahu on Aug. 9 that drew an estimated 10,000 participants, said Maui’s Tiare Lawrence who is among those leading the Maui event.

“In a fire, seconds count. Half of home fire deaths result from fires reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep,” said Maui Fire Chief Murray.

The first humpback whale of the season was spotted by researchers aboard the NOAA ship Hiʻialakai off of Niʻihau last week, marking an early start to the whale season in Hawaiʻi. The sighting was reported on Tuesday, Sept. 29, as the crew traveled home from a mission at the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.