Maui News

Water customers in Hāna are being asked to reduce water usage on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, as contractors conduct electrical connection work on a new backup well in Hāmoa.

The presentation will include discussion on challenges and opportunities on how best to humanely and effectively reduce free-roaming cat populations.

Hawaiʻi Health officials say an individual in isolation at a Honolulu hospital, who was reported to the department as a possible Ebola case yesterday, does not meet the criteria for testing.

Police say a 10-year-old boy reported that an unknown adult male grabbed his arm while he was walking at around 2:10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.

A unique experience in Hawaiian culture is nestled in the deep reaches of Waiheʻe Valley where the Maui Hawaiian Village hosts tours and demonstrations in authentic food preparation, clothing design and shelter construction.

From Maui Macaroons to Pono Pies, and 808 Shells to Papala Designs, the very first Made in Maui County Festival has attracted a list of more than 100 vendors that elevates the idea of craft fair to a whole new level.

Roadway repairs to Upper Kimo Drive will start sometime between Oct. 13 and 17. The work follows weather delays earlier this year.

The Maui Police Department will launch a two week “Stop or Get Stopped” red light enforcement campaign that begins on Monday, Oct. 6 and continues until Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

The statewide childcare program provides subsidies to eligible low-and-moderate-income families to pay tuition at any of the 428 licensed preschools in the state.

Maui senators voiced concern that the hearings should include actual visits to the outer islands where thousands of residents and homeowners could be affected.

Tests of the sirens are conducted simultaneously, normally on the first working day of the month in cooperation with the Hawaiʻi broadcasting industry.

The sealcoating, which is part of the county’s pavement preservation program, will result in restricted traffic, which will be reduced to one lane in most areas.

The Maui Fair is bringing energy efficiency to the center stage by replacing old incandescent lighting with all-new compact fluorescent lights.

Maui police responded to 35 burglaries, 13 vehicle thefts, and 13 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period, between Sept. 21 to 27, 2014. Burglary incidents jumped to 35 with the greatest number of burglaries reported in Kahului where 12 incidents occurred over seven days.

Heavy rain near Lānaʻi City prompted a flood advisory for the island until 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has closed beaches from Maluaka to La Perouse Bay in South Maui due to a shark sighting reported on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2014. Beaches in the area will remain closed until 4 p.m.

The next in a series of community budget meetings takes place tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 30, in East Maui.

Maui firefighters battled a small brush fire near an old cemetery in Kūʻau on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at 5:17 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at an area near Tavares Bay, off of Kūʻau Beach Place.

Maui Police say a man was arrested and released on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing a stolen vehicle at the Cavendish Golf Course on Lānaʻi on Sunday morning, Sept. 21, 2014.

Maui experienced the largest growth in visitor spending for first eight months of 2014, reaching $2.8 billion, according to new data released by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.