Maui News

Customers on Maui who use the Uber app between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. today (Friday, July 24, 2015), can set their location and request “ICE CREAM.” If connected, five frozen treats will be delivered curbside for the cost of $15.

Air 1 located the vessel and missing individual on shore in the area just west of Kaiolohia or “Ship Wreck Beach” on the island of Lānaʻi. The Molokaʻi man in his 40’s was reported to be in stable condition at last report.

Fire officials say a golf course attendant was using the cart to gather golf balls within the driving range, when he noticed smoke from under his seat, and upon investigation, reported fire coming from the engine compartment.

The Maui Ocean Center in Māʻalaea has been named among the “Top 25 Best Aquariums in the US” by TripAdvisor as part of the publication’s Travelers’ Choice Best of 2015 list.

A pygmy sperm whale was found beached at Keawakapu in South Maui on Wednesday morning, July 22, 2015, according to representatives with the non-profit Ocean Defender Hawaiʻi group.

Tamura Enterprises will open a new Maui location in Kīhei later this year, with additional plans to expand over the next two years on the Valley Isle. The Kīhei location on East Līpoa Street, will be the fourth Maui establishment for the company.

  By Debra Lordan Maui police responded to 13 burglaries, 42 vehicle break-ins and 19 vehicle thefts in Maui County over the seven-day period between Sunday, July 12, and Saturday, July 18, 2015. The number of burglaries is five less than reported the previous week. The number of vehicle break-ins this week is the same as the […]

Today is the deadline to comment on a draft environmental assessment filed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Maui Public Works Department for the proposed modification of the ʻĪao Stream (Wailuku River) Flood Control Project located in Wailuku.

A 34-year-old man died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 as the result of an industrial accident at a resort in Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. The man has since been identified as…

The Maui Police Department will conduct an Active Shooter Training exercise at the Maui High School campus on Monday, July 27, 2015 from 8 to 11 a.m.

Today, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, the Department will be replacing service lines on Kaohu Street from 6 p.m. to approximately 10 p.m. Water will be shut off for residents and businesses at the following addresses for a 3 hour period beginning at 6 p.m.: 1833 Kaohu Street; 1837 Kaohu Street; and 1841 Kaohu Street.

Aloha House, doing business as Maui Behavioral Health Resources was ordered to pay an estimated $45,000 in back wages, damages and penalties to employees for violating the federal fair labor standards act.

The application period opens today for the popular Keiki Tilapia Fishing Tournament hosted by Maui Electric Company and the Kā‘anapali Golf Course. Registration is limited to 600 participants and will close when the cap is met or on the Monday, August 17 deadline, whichever comes first.

Water Resources Committee Chair Gladys Baisa introduced a bill that, under certain conditions, would exempt residents on the Upcountry water meter priority list from making costly infrastructure improvements.

A four-year-old Maui boy died after suffering injuries in a motor vehicle crash in Kāʻanapali this morning, police said. The incident was reported at 7:56 a.m. on Tuesday July 21, 2015 fronting 133 Hakui Loop in Kāʻanapali.

A 20-month-old boy was medically evacuated to Maui after losing consciousness aboard a tour boat near Molokini Crater on Monday morning, July 20, 2015.

A motor vehicle crash damaged a fire hydrant and affected water service for Wailuku Town this morning. Department of Water Supply crews are on scene and expect to have the problem repaired by 1 p.m., according to an update issued by County officials.

Firefighters from Lahaina quickly contained a brush fire that burned an area of brush approximately 20-by-30-feet located behind the Lahaina Aquatic Center.

A 57-year-old man from Sacramento, California was airlifted from the Pīpīwai Trail in East Maui after losing consciousness during a fall on Monday morning.

The 2015 Kids Count Data Book finds that more than 40,000 kids in Hawaiʻi live in poverty, a worsening trend since 2008 when the country was in the midst of the recession.