Maui News

Mokulele Airlines today announced the launch of same day rush shipping service to and from the 10 airport locations it serves on Oʻahu, Maui, the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.

The Hāna Landfill in East Maui will close early today and tomorrow due to insufficient staffing. Officials with the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division, say the facility will close at 1 p.m. today, Dec. 19, and on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

The new Maui Bicycling League hosts its first general membership meeting tonight in Māʻalaea.

Maui Police arrested a Wailuku man for terroristic threatening after an incident at a Paukūkalo home last night.

The Maui Department of Water Supply is warning customers of a phone scam involving unauthorized calls to customers seeking water bill payments.

A 33-year-old Wailuku man was found guilty by a federal jury today of possession and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Maui to Molokaʻi, justice officials said.

Maui singer and songwriter, Anuhea, was among the first to catch an Uber ride on Maui, according to the company blog, becoming “Rider Zero” when she booked a ride to her dinner party.

The Mayoral Inauguration Committee today announced that a swearing-in celebration will be held Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū.

The Queen Kaʻahumanu Shopping Center in Kahului hosted its first-ever Singing Santa Celebration for deaf youth and education programs on Maui during a morning program at the mall’s Center Stage.

Crews from the Maui Civil Defense Agency today conducted a test of the Emergency Alert Siren located at the Pāʻia Fire Station to ensure the system is working properly following maintenance.

Gas prices on Maui continue to fall with the average price of a gallon of regular gas dropping to $2.89 at Costco in Kahului and $3.86 in Wailuku.

Maui’s Harrison Matthews became Hawaiian Airlines’ 10 millionth passenger of 2014, marking a new annual record for the airlines, officials said.

The outage occurred overnight, knocking out power to an estimated 1,717 customers at 3:18 a.m. Officials say a generator tripped offline, but an investigation into the generator malfunction remains under investigation.

At approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, the Olowalu siren malfunctioned, sending an audible tone, County officials said.

Skyline Eco-Adventures, a commercial zipline company on Maui, raised an estimated $7,500 for local Maui charities during its fourth annual “Zip for the Trees” community event and fundraiser held last month at its Haleakalā Maui course located on Crater Road in Kula.

The Maui Department of Water Supply is asking Kīhei and Mākena area customers to conserve water until 9 p.m. (Wednesday, Dec. 17), while repairs are conducted on a 36-inch transmission main line.

Police say $600 worth of merchandise was taken from the store during the incident reported at 3:53 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014.

Fishers are invited to a special educational meeting this Saturday to help educate the public about the new Maui Island fishing rules that went into effect on Nov. 1, 2014.

Police say the involvement of alcohol is suspected, however an investigation is still pending. A 40-year-old Kīhei man was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center with life-threatening injuries following a motor vehicle crash reported overnight on the Mokulele Highway.

A Kīhei firefighter’s infant son is waging the battle of his life. Just before Thanksgiving, 20-month-old Trucker Dukes was diagnosed…