Maui News

Maui police issued 359 citations to red light and stop sign violators during a two week “Stop or Get Stopped” traffic enforcement campaign that concluded on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa and his administration are hosting the meetings to gather public input on the upcoming Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget. Today’s meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center.

While the park reports no significant damage from Tropical Cyclone Ana, the summit visitor center at the 9,740 foot elevation remained without power on Sunday morning.

Mahalo to our online weather watchers who captured the lightning show, waves, and rain overnight in the following images.

A surfer is safe after a 12-14 foot shark bit his board. Officials say he had to shove the board into the shark to fend off the attack.

Although the watch was cancelled, officials advise that bands of heavy rainfall associated with Ana will periodically move over the main Hawaiian Island chain this weekend.

Bob Burke from the National Weather Service in Honolulu responded saying, “Since the convection is rather shallow, it looks like a large dust devil since it appears to be kicking up some dirt near the ground.”

The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents on Thursday confirmed Lui Hokoana to the post of chancellor at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.

A Haʻikū man was arrested following a grand jury indictment for second degree attempted murder in the alleged stabbing of his wife in August.

It is very important that our community remains vigilant due to the fact that storms like this are very unpredictable, said Mayor Alan Arakawa

Police say Clifford Muller was allegedly observed entering the South Maui Gold and Loan pawn shop on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. He is accused of allegedly stealing a cell phone valued at $500.

All state forest managed lands on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi were closed today until further notice. All Maui County parks and recreational facilities will close beginning on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014.

Maui police anticipate a crowd of at least 30,000 at the upcoming Halloween festivities in Lahaina this year, in part because the event falls on a Friday, just ahead of the weekend. The projections are slightly ahead of last year when an estimated 28,000 people attended the event.

Days after the celebratory release of water at ʻĪao, parties involved in the settlement remain at odds over the amount of water being returned in Wailuku.

The following are a list of closures and cancellations that were made in anticipation of the approach of potential for severe weather associated with Ana.

Maui Now and Big Island Now are pleased to announce a new addition of Malika Dudley to our news team as the Chief Meteorologist for both online publications.

In the best case scenario ANA goes well south and is nothing but a high surf event. The worst case scenario is landfall which could bring flooding rains, extreme winds, storm surge and coastal flooding.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education announced the closure of Hawaiʻi Island public schools on Friday due to the anticipation of severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Ana.

Potential threats include flash flooding, strong and damaging winds, and coastal inundation over the main Hawaiian Island Friday through Monday.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today signed an emergency proclamation in anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ana, which is forecast to impact the state this weekend, possibly as a hurricane.