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Maui Electric President Sharon Suzuki said that while she respects the mayor’s decision to explore options; she said Maui Electric’s efforts to bring clean energy to Maui County reflect the same goals.

The Honolulu-based commuter and charter airline, Makani Kai Air, begins service between Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi and Kahului, Maui on June 1, 2015.

Speaker Souki thanked House members for thinking “outside the box” in resolving Maui hospital’s financial crisis.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 7.2 (preliminary magnitude) earthquake reported in the Solomon Islands/ Papua New Guinea region at 9:10 p.m. HST on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

A 46-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle along the Hāna Highway near Hoʻokele Street in Kahului on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

House Bill 623 mandates that Hawaiʻi utilities generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2045.

Speaker Souki said there is a balance that must be sought to ensure that needed projects are funded to maintain state services and ensure quality of life on Maui.

By Maui Now Staff The full Senate on Tuesday passed 160 bills including measures to protect undeveloped land on Oʻahu’s North Shore, increase the food/excise tax credit, and ensure funding so that Hawaiʻi’s elderly are cared for. Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English of Maui said the body was able to resolve a number of […]

The RFP gives the company or firm with the winning proposal four months to provide a preliminary appraisal of the costs associated with purchasing the electric utility company in its entirety and also certain parts of the utility.

The state legislature approved $79 million for capital improvement projects in Central Maui, Representative Justin Woodson announced.

A majority of State Senators on Tuesday agreed to have Senator Ronald Kouchi of Kauaʻi preside as its President, replacing Donna Mercado Kim. Senator Will Espero of ʻEwa Beach will continue to serve as Senate Vice President.

A crew from the Hāna station arrived on scene and spotted a woman clinging to the rocks about 30 feet from the shoreline.

Maui Memorial Medical Center has met specific scientific guidelines as a Primary Stroke Center, featuring a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department, Clark said.

A new Hawaiʻi-based non-profit organization, the Ama OluaKai Foundation, is now operating with a focus on preserving, protecting and celebrating Hawaiʻi’s cultural heritage and aloha spirit.

The US Postal Service will be collecting food donations this Saturday, May 9, as part of its annual effort to “Stamp Out Hunger.”

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management will host a collection event for Household Hazardous Waste on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Twenty-two individuals were added to the Maui Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team during the program’s fifth graduation ceremony, held on Friday, May 1, 2015.

Pāʻia firefighters and a Kahului rescue crew, aided by an East Maui Irrigation employee, found the group about a 90 minute hike into the trail, at an area often referred to as the “Lava Tube.” The group was safe and were awaiting daylight and stream flows to recede before exiting.

The nonprofit Maui Bicycling League will hold a series of events in May to celebrate the 60th annual National Bike Month. MBL is a local chapter of the Hawaiʻi Bicycling League. “Bicycling is good for your health; it’s a great exercise for all ages.”

The SHAKA Movement on Maui filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court, seeking an evidentiary hearing before continuing an injunction that delays the implementation of the Maui GMO moratorium.