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The plan is a tool used as a prerequisite for receiving federal funding for wildfire protection projects. It also assists the community in identifying and prioritizing areas for vegetation management, public outreach, and fire suppression training.

The shopper inquired with store personnel about the missing items, and learned that the bag and camera had been turned in to staff; but was told that an unknown female walked up to one of the employees and claimed the items.

Gordon was the centerpiece of the film Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon directed by actor and comedian Mike Myers, which made its Maui premier at the event last night.

Congresswoman Tusli Gabbard visits Maui today where she will host a Veterans Listening Session tonight at 6 p.m. at the Pōmaikaʻi Elementary School in Kahului.

Part of Alamaha Street in Kahului will be closed next week, Thursday, June 12, while crews from the Department of Water Supply replace a broken water service line. The project was originally scheduled for June 5 (tonight), but has since been rescheduled.

Long-time sportscaster Kanoa Leahey joins Pacific Media Group as the newest voice at ESPN Maui AM 900. Leahey will be hosting a two hour mid-day sports talk show, “Let’s Talk Sports With Kanoa Leahey.”

About 85 seniors die, 1,960 are hospitalized, and 8,700 are treated in emergency rooms due to falls statewide each year – resulting in $120 million in hospital and physician charges.

This year’s recipients include Tyler Pascua of Lānaʻi High School, Takayoshi Tsutsui of Seabury Hall and Nash Wuthrich of Baldwin High School.

The state elections office released an uncertified list of candidates running in the 2014 election after the filing deadline passed on Tuesday afternoon. The list features several familiar faces and former elected officials.

An exercise to prepare firefighters for a Search and Rescue mobilization and evaluate team readiness will be conducted today, at the Maui Fire Joint Training Center site in Kahului.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will be working this week on the right hand turn at the corner of the Honoapiʻilani Highway and ʻAholo Road, just north of the Puehuehuiki Cemetery in West Maui.

Products and foods to be showcased at the upcoming Made in Maui County Festival will be featured in the latest edition of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s television show entitled “Your County with Mayor Arakawa.”

The Kahana Sunset AOAO is proposing to construct a replacement seawall, drainage improvements, and beach access path within the shoreline setback of an existing 79-unit condominium resort site in West Maui.

A water outage is affecting parts of Kahului at this hour due to a broken waterline reported this morning. Crews from the Department of Water Supply anticipate restoration of water service to affected customers by 1 p.m. today, June 3, 2014.

Officials with the county Parks Department say kids do not have to be enrolled in the PALS program to take advantage of the free meals.

The award was issued to Keoki Pfaeltzer for his efforts in rendering assistance to a distressed snorkeler off the coast of Māʻalaea Bay during an incident on June 14, 2013.

A total of 395 citations were issued by Maui police during the two week Click it or Ticket national seat belt enforcement campaign that ran from May 19 to June 1, 2014.

Erath Kaihewalu, 21, of Wailuku was arrested and charged at 5:26 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, for an outstanding indictment warrant for attempted murder and multiple drug charges including methamphetamine trafficking.

The county’s use of injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility in West Maui violates the federal Clean Water Act according to a federal district court ruling on Friday, the environmental law firm Earthjustice announced.

The environmental review process may be concluded by September 2014, with design anticipated to commence in fall 2014, and construction of the $7.3 million project anticipated to start in Spring 2016.