Maui News

Proponents of the recently passed GMO Initiative on Maui have been given the green light to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the measure, attorneys confirmed.

After an inaugural event this year, organizers of the Maui Comedy Festival have announced the return of the event for a second year in 2015.

Volunteers removed close to 500 invasive pine trees at Haleakalā, and are now reusing them as Christmas Trees for Maui families.

Michael Dowell of Stay at Home Modifications and Linda Mau, a public health nurse on Lānaʻi are among four individuals who will be honored for their work in promoting fall prevention among seniors in the state.

The service is coordinated by the Upcounty Rotary, with a suggested $10 donation per tree going to support the organization’s community projects.

The “Holiday Gift to Maui Nui” cleanup effort included the removal of about 200 pounds of litter and 800 pounds of kiawe from Kanahā Beach Park on Dec. 6.; and the cleanup of Sugar Beach in South Maui, and Hawea Point in Kapalua in December.

Mayor rejects idea of Council Committee of the Whole; Identifies administrative goals for New Years Resolution; Outlines Swearing-in Events for Jan. 2, 2015.

A 63-year-old visitor was air rescued from the Pali Trail in West Maui after a falling onto some rocks and suffering injuries to his forehead, knee, and cheek, fire officials said.

The marketplace is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 21, near mile 16.9 of the Kula Highway at Kaʻama Street (about a quarter-mile past Grandma’s Coffeehouse).

The Maui Police Department will be stepping up holiday DUI enforcement over the next three weeks during their “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign that runs from now until Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.

Maui police responded to 19 burglaries, 18 vehicle thefts, and 29 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period, between Dec. 7 and 13, 2014.

The local non-profit organization, HUGS, partnered with fellow non-profit, A Keiki’s Dream over the weekend to host a holiday party for children facing seriously illness in Maui County.

The Pāʻia Town Association is backing the return of Pāʻia Gives, an annual event that raises thousands of dollars for charities and non-profit organizations adopted by each participating store.

Students at the University of Hawaiʻi are among those utilizing Geographic Information Systems technologies to map and track the Puna lava flow on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

After nine hours of searching, a coast guard air crew located the man about 46 miles southwest of Kahoʻolawe, when members noticed him waving a flashlight from the 19-foot boat.

Maui police launched a murder investigation after finding a Maui man unresponsive with suspicious injuries off of the Hana Highway in Maliko Gulch on Thursday.

The local female fell off the Waihou Springs Trail to the bottom of a rocky dried out riverbed, while hiking with friends on Saturday afternoon.

The event, hosted by resident Sharon Hapakuka and friends gives the public a chance to drop off donations of clothing and blankets for homeless families living in the area. It also gives homeless the opportunity to browse through donations and take what they need.

There were no immediate advisories issued following a magnitude 4.2 earthquake reported at 8:42 p.m. about 35 miles WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

A Molokaʻi man was arrested on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, on the strength of a grand jury indictment for second degree murder in a case involving the the death of a 20-year-old resident earlier this year.