Maui News

Baldwin Beach goers found an unhappy surprise this morning, Thursday, March 26. The usually pristine shoreline was littered with what looked like Japanese tsunami garbage.

The Friends of Haleakalā National Park group is looking for enthusiastic and physically fit volunteers for an upcoming service trip into Haleakalā Crater.

The list of finalists was announced by Congresswoman Tusli Gabbard of Hawaiʻi and includes: Karina Bhattacharya, Levi Holley, and Julia Kimoto of Baldwin High School; and Kenneth Basubas and Cendall Manley of Molokaʻi High School.

Eight middle school students on Maui graduated from Haleakalā National Park’s Kupukupu ʻĀina internship program during a ceremony held over the weekend.

The measure comes as the Maui Police Department prepares to launch a one month feasibility study on April 6, to assist them in decision making relating to the possible use of body-worn cameras by officers in the future.

Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole is credited with the establishment of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act that provides homestead lands for Native Hawaiians.

The Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation has launched a “Heal Our Hospitals” campaign as state run hospitals on Maui deal with budget shortfalls and administrators push for the support of a public-private partnership.

The state Department of Transportation will implement a single lane closure on Waiehu Beach Road from Friday night March 27, to Monday morning March 30, as part of a bridge widening project at the ʻĪao Stream Bridge.

Arrivals to Maui rose 3.5% in February to 195,624, according to new information released by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. The bump comes as the agency reports a 19.8% increase in air seats to Kahului in the first two months of the year; and a 13.9% increase in day trips to Maui compared to the same time last year.

Maui police responded to 13 burglaries, 23 vehicle break-ins and 15 vehicle thefts in Maui County over the seven-day period between Sunday, March 15, and Saturday, March 21, 2015.

Bruce Anderson of Maui High School and Steve Franz of King Kamehameha III Elementary School, are among a list of 13 public school principals nominated for the award.

Whole Foods Market in Kahului will donate 5% of its sales on April 1, 2015 to Mālama Maui Nui, the nonprofit environmental organization formerly known as the Community Work Day Program.

Maui Ocean Center’s Sea Talk Series will continue with “New Insights from Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Seafloor,” presented by Dr. Christopher Kelley on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m.

Maui’s Kanoa Leahey was among the honorees who was recognized by Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui during a proclamation today in recognition of ESPN’s contributions to the state.

The budget proposal includes an operating budget of $533.2 million and a capital program budget of $166.7 million.

Starting in June, five pediatricians will provide round-the-clock care to the majority of youth patients on Maui, regardless of their medical insurance coverage, in a new pediatric hospital contract with MMMC.

Ocean Safety crews were assigned to patrol waters offshore of Kaʻa Point near Kahului Airport in Kahanā after sharks were seen feeding on a decomposing baby whale carcass.

A man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend will stand trial next month. Steven Capobianco faces second degree murder and arson charges in the death of 27-year-old Charli Scott, who was five months pregnant when she was reported missing in February of 2014.

A Maui man was arrested and charged for second degree murder in the death of Gail Otsuka of Kahului on Jan. 2, 2015. Tomas is the same individual that was charged in connection with the alleged stabbing death of his mother, Kimberly Vinuya, 43, at a Makaliʻi Street home on Monday, March 9, 2015.

A three-week, 13-site series of mobile health screenings takes place this month on Maui.