Maui News

The Liko A‘e Native Hawaiian Leadership Program at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is the recipient of a $187,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

The four year plan identifies state and county transportation projects to be funded, in part with federal highway and transit funds.

The incident was reported on Wednesday morning with the arrest portion captured on video tape by a bystander.

A bill seeking the implementation of a park volunteer policy for Maui County comes up for review before the council’s Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture and Recreation Committee on Tuesday.

The site is currently vacant with a portion being used as a temporary office and storage site for Betsill Brothers Construction.

A bill seeking a ban on the use and sale of polystyrene disposable food service containers in Maui County comes up for review before a council committee on Monday.

Walk-in absentee voting for the primary election begins in Maui County on Monday, July 28, 2014, and continues until Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.

Habitat for Humanity Maui raised more than $11,500 during the organization’s eighth annual build-a-thon at the Kahawai condominium complex in Happy Valley.

Crews from the Maui Department of Water Supply are currently working to repair a 12-inch main line break at the intersection of Kaʻahumanu and Puʻunēnē Avenues in Kahului.

Trade wind weather is expected through Thursday, with the chance of windward showers increasing later this weekend into early next week.

Police arrested and charged Thomas Schillaci, 47, of Kīhei with methamphetamine trafficking, among other charges, and were holding him in lieu of $144,000 bail at last report.

There is no potable water in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park for the foreseeable future due to a leak in the main waterline.

Crews were still searching for the missing passenger, 58-year-old Babar Suleman at last report. A single-engine plane, carrying two passengers crashed about a mile offshore into the water near Pago Pago International Airport on Tuesday night.

The meeting runs from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Kamehameha III Elementary School cafeteria on Front Street.

The funding release was announced today by Governor Neil Abercrombie who shed light on the crucial role the center plays in serving the uninsured and under-insured citizens on Lānaʻi.

The “Small Business Revitalization” program is designed to assist small businesses on Lānaʻi that have fewer than 10 employees, with 40/60 matching grants ranging from $500 to $5,000.

Restaurants and food trucks get a yellow placard when a business has two or more critical violations, or when they have a critical violation that is not corrected; and a red placard indicates that a food establishment poses a danger to health and requires closure.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard announced the US Department of Health and Human Services awarded Maui Family Support Services a $1.3 million grant to support their Early Head Start Program.

State Health Department officials say the conditions can be hazardous due to possible pesticides, fecal matter, pathogens, and chemicals associated with flood debris.

The state reopened the Makawao and Kula forest reserves on Maui, including Polipoli Springs State Park on Monday following inclement conditions associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Wali.