Maui News

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced registration dates for the 2015 Summer Play and Learn Sessions, also known as the PALS program.

The cost of the fireworks alone are upwards of $40,000, in addition to other expenses. In soliciting funds, the LTAC called the holiday celebration, “a major economic event for West Maui businesses,” saying the shops and restaurants benefit from the increased foot traffic, which was estimated at 20,000 in 2014.

Student lunch and breakfast prices will increase by 25 cents and 10 cents, respectively next school year at public schools in Hawaiʻi due to inflation and labor costs, the state Department of Education announced today.

Governor David Ige today announced the nomination of The Nature Conservancy executive director, Suzanne Case to head the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Maui’s Aubrey Hord is currently the only woman in Hawaiʻi t0 have a Certified Professional Photographer designation from the non-profit Professional Photographers of America.

Due to a manpower shortage, refuse collection on the Kula residential route was not picked up today. Refuse pickup is expected to be made on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

Students and faculty with the Hawaiian Studies Department at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will hold a sign waving demonstration and teach-in this afternoon in support of the protection of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a factual report on a Cessna crash into the ocean off Maui that claimed the life of an island resident.

A blessing ceremony was held last week at the Women Helping Women shelter for women and children on Maui following a six week renovation of the facility.

Maui’s Helen Nielsen and Ernest Wilson, Jr., were among the list of nominees named by Governor David Ige to fill posts on the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents.

The Nature Conservancy has completed a three-mile fence through East Maui’s remote high elevation forest, adding new protection to more than 1,000 acres in the heart of the East Maui watershed.

Pat Kekahuna is among the top sales people in the world for the company in his current role at the PepsiCo Maui Headquarters in Kahului, where he has been employed for the past 24 years.

The Hawaiʻi Teachers for Change Caucus has announced its candidates for Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association elections, which will be open for voting from April 13 to 24 by electronic and mailed ballots.

OluKai Archie Kalepa and Suzie Cooney will host a free, Three-Mile Fun Paddle on Sunday, April 26, in preparation for the 7th Annual OluKai Hoʻolauleʻa in May.

The Department of Water Supply is lifting restrictions on water use in the Honokōwai and Nāpili areas.

An 18-year-old Kahului man was airlifted to safety on Saturday after being swept into the ocean by a large wave in the Kailua area of East Maui.

Makawao Avenue just north of Laie Drive closed just before 11 a.m. on Easter morning due to a broken fire hydrant that was hit by a car. Police have the road blocked going both ways. There is flooding around the structure at the corner of Laie Drive and Makawao Avenue. More information will be posted as it is made available.

There was no tsunami generated by a preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake reported at 3:23 a.m. on Sunday, April 5, NW of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Last night’s lunar phenomenon is the shortest eclipse since 1529, making it the shortest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century. According to the Bishop…

A little barber shop with a lot of character opened its doors in Kahului on Thursday, bringing fades, top of mind designs, and faux hawks to hairlines on Maui.