Maui News

The spider is considered one of the most venomous spiders in the world and may grow to have a leg span of five inches.

This is the second time that the Governor has announced a “timeout extension” following ongoing demonstrations blocking access to the construction site, teach-ins, and walkout events across the state.

All national parks will waive entrance fees on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, 2015 to kick off National Park Week.

The Wellhead Protection Project was initiated to protect the wells that supply drinking water to the community. If pollutants are spilled or discharged in these areas, they could filter through the soil to the groundwater and be drawn into a drinking water well.

Three Maui residents were honored with the Maui Fire and Public Safety Commission’s Kahuola Award for separate acts of heroism reported between February and October of 2014.

The National Park Service proposes to protect and restore habitat for native species in the upper elevations of Nu‘u on the leeward slope of Haleakalā.

Maui police temporarily closed Wākea Avenue at Kamehameha Avenue near Hale Mahaolu in Kahului on Friday morning due to a ruptured fire hydrant.

Maui police released photos today of the new body-worn cameras being used as part of a month-long pilot program to test their feasibility for use by the department.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii after a 6.5 (preliminary magnitude 6.8) earthquake reported at 5:53 a.m. HST on Friday, April 17, 2015 in the Fiji Region, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Two sailors are safe after their 37-foot sailing vessel, the Hina Nui, sustained severe damage after running aground on a remote island near Malden Island, Kiribati.

Gerald Matthew Pritchard, 25, was sighted at around 8 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2014 in the Pāʻia area. Police say he was wearing a fluorescent orange t-shirt and was holding a tan backpack.

The Salvation Army announced the launch a new Pathway of Hope program, aimed at providing participants with a foundation of housing, jobs and a new community to break the cycle of inter-generational poverty, homelessness and drug addition.

The Maui Bicycling League urges residents to sign a petition, email testimony or offer oral testimony to support 2016 budget items providing for increased bike-pedestrian pathways.

The week of April 13 though 18, 2015 is National Telecommunicators Week, and Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Maui County. This week is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators, including those who staff the dispatch department for the Maui Police Department.

For the second consecutive year, the Maui Zipline Company is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui during the month of May to provide free zipline activities to all Bigs and Littles enrolled in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

Maui police responded to 17 burglaries, 17 vehicle break-ins and six vehicle thefts in Maui County over the seven-day period between Sunday, April 5 and Saturday, April 11, 2015.

The state’s Sex Offender Search mobile app just underwent a major upgrade that now allows subscribers to get alerts whenever an offender has relocated to an area; or when an existing offender has updated their registration information.

The organization is hoping to increase the length of the fireworks show from the ten minute display that was conducted in past years, to one that runs longer.

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission will present its inaugural Mahinaʻai Night on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at its Kīhei boat house property in South Maui, in an effort to raise awareness of and access to Kahoʻolawe.

The Lions clubs of Maui in collaboration with the nonprofit Project Vision Hawaiʻi will host the inaugural Race for Sight this Saturday, April 18, at the Maui Raceway Park in Puʻunēnē.