Maui News

According to the newly formed Save Our Parade – Save Our Parking Lot group, a community meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Makawao Elementary School Cafeteria to discuss the future of an Upcountry tradition–this year’s 50th Annual Makawao Paniolo Parade.

The NerdWallet study showed that drivers on Maui who are arrested for a DUI are likely to pay a minimum “true cost” totaling $2,961.25 as a result of the offense. The maximum high-end “true cost” on Maui was estimated at $4,131.25.

Parties in the case were notified that the court would decide on motions in the case without a hearing, a move that was met with disappointment by members of the SHAKA Movement and five Maui residents–Dr. Lorrin Pang, Mark Sheehan, Leiʻohu Ryder, Bonnie Marsh and Alika Atay–who introduced advocated for passage of the initiative.

Winds were named as the cause of two separate power outages affecting an estimated 2,100 customers in Wailuku on Monday afternoon, a Maui Electric spokesperson said.

Hawaiʻi outbid eight other cities to host the World Conservation Congress in 2016, according to Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui. The item was among several highlights that Lt. Gov. Tsutsui included in a newsletter which detailed administrative updates on education, the environment and a recent trade mission to the Philippines.

The Hawaiʻi Meth Project celebrates the one-year anniversary if its “Not Even Once” mural project by inviting middle and intermediate schools to apply for their own campus mural installations.

The event will serve as host to 500+ students and educators from 30 intermediate and high schools across the state, who will get first-hand exposure to advanced technologies, new software training and real world challenges.

The Hawai`i Association for College Admission Counseling sponsors the third annual Maui College Fair on Monday, April 13, 2015 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Maui High B-Building and School Gym.

The County of Maui today announced the official launch of a new app which will enable residents to participate in community-based reporting of non-emergency issues from their cell phones and mobile devices.

The year-round supplementary educational enrichment program is specifically for students entering grades 9 through 12 in Fall 2015, and who are not currently enrolled full-time at a Kamehameha School campus.

The US Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of a kayak found floating adrift approximately 12 miles southwest of Lāʻau Point, Molokaʻi on Sunday, March 29, 2015.

The count was the final of three conducted for the year during peak whale season. The Sanctuary Ocean Count is held each year on the last Saturday of January, February, and March.

A 35-year-old Maui woman was flown by medevac to the Maui Memorial Medical Center on Saturday, March 28, after falling 15 feet from a cliff just north of Kapalua Bay.

The moped operator was attempting to make a left hand turn from a business onto Hanakai Street at around 12:30 p.m. when he collided with a 2008 Toyota Tacoma traveling south on the roadway.

“We appreciate the reports, and also our residents’ willingness to help clean up the debris,” said Ward. “Please continue to report debris, especially large quantities, unusual items, large items and materials that may be hazardous.”

Maui was ranked number one in the state for the county with the healthiest outcomes and quality of life in a new County Health Rankings Key Findings Report conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Seabury Hall School on Maui hosts a “Social Media and Internet Safety for your ʻOhana” event on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the school’s Performing Arts Center.

Immediate cuts will be made to non-clinical and non-essential contracts that the hospital maintains, as well as 50 to 75 non-clinical administrative positions.

Due to a manpower shortage, refuse in the Kahului area residential collection route was not picked up today. Refuse pickup is expected to be made on Saturday, March 28.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced a proposed plan to expand the size and focus of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to include multiple marine species.