Maui News

The Kākoʻo Haleakalā group has mobilized for a third time in opposition to the ongoing construction of the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. Flares were lit on the road outside of the gate where a convoy carrying equipment and telescope parts was scheduled to depart this evening.

The ride on Aug. 22 is the Maui Bicycling League’s first monthly ride. The group plans to host a ride each month based on feedback it receives from participants.

As Maui hospitals undergo a search to secure a public-private partnership, hospitals in East Hawaiʻi are looking for viable solutions as well to deal with budget shortfalls and service cuts.

Starting this fall, the Maui ARTS league Committee will run focus groups to assess community interest, and to collect ideas and support for the museum.

Due to insufficient staffing, the Hāna Landfill will close at 1 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, Aug. 18-22, 2015.

The National Marine Fisheries Service today issued a final rule protecting almost 7,000 square miles of critical habitat for Hawaiian monk seals, among the world’s most endangered marine mammals.

The Kamehameha Schools K-12 program applications for the Kapālama, O‘ahu; Kea‘au, Hawai‘i Island; and Pukalani, Maui campuses for the 2016-17 school year are now available online. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2015.

The County of Maui Department of Public Works will be readdressing roadway treatments in the Wailuku Heights Subdivision area starting on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 as part of the county’s pavement preservation program.

The state Department of Health is proposing amendments to current laws, that if passed would prohibit the construction of new cesspools in Hawaiʻi. The proposed changes will be discussed at a meeting on Maui tonight (Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015) at 5 p.m. at the Kula Community Center; and on Molokaʻi on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kaunakakai Gym.

Baisa said she is working with the department to assess the potential reuse of gray water, review the allowed number of water fixture counts per home, and evaluate the efficacy of water catchment tanks to promote water conservation.

The group Kākoʻo Haleakalā is mobilizing for the third time in protection of Haleakalā with demonstrations planned on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 at two locations: the Central Maui Base Yard on Mokulele Highway AND at the junction of Haleakalā Highway (Crater Road) and Kekaulike Avenue.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say a lingering moist and unstable atmosphere over the smaller islands will support the development of slow-moving heavy downpours that could lead to flash flooding.

Kisa Uradomo of Maui recently participated as a member of the prestigious National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, a program facilitated by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. She will be recognized by Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa tomorrow for her accomplishments.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program will offer training September through October Upcountry and in South Maui.

The Maui Department of Parks and Recreation closed the Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool today through Wednesday, Aug. 19 for repairs to the main pool pump.

As currently written, the proposed bill would prohibit smoking 20 feet around bus shelters and bus stop signs. The bill was introduced by Michael Victorino.

Maui County schools were listed in the top four spots with the following increases: Maui High School increases scores by 17%; Moloka‘i, 19%; and Lana‘i, 16%.

The Flood Warning for Maui has since been cancelled and has been replaced with a Flood Advisory, that will remain in effect until 6:45 p.m.

Maui Fire Chief Jeff Murray announced the promotion of four firefighters. The promotions include: Edmund Wong Leong to the rank of Firefighter III; and Kawika Alo, Shawn Kiesel and Laʻakea Chang to the rank of Firefighter II.

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa arrived in Honolulu recently after studying small-scale ocean mixing under El Niño conditions while aboard the Falkor, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel.