Maui News

There were no immediate advisories issued following a preliminary magnitude 3.5 earthquake reported in waters north of Molokaʻi and north east of Oʻahu at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

A 31-year-old visitor from Granite Bay, California was transported to the hospital in stable condition after suffering a back injury in a waterslide accident at the area known as Kahoma Cabin in West Maui, fire officials said.

Ohigashi becomes the first woman to hold the post and the first individual from Maui and the neighbor islands to lead the party. Ohigashi was selected in a 393 to 257 vote during the State Convention over Tony Gill, an Oʻahu Attorny and former Oʻahu party chair.

The Maui Department of Parks and Recreation today announced restroom and playground repairs at five parks in Central and South Maui. The repairs are part of the department’s county-wide maintenance program to repair aging park restrooms, facilities and recreational equipment.

The $604 million budget was passed on first reading with amendments including correction of fund balances on special purpose revenues. The deadline for the council to pass the budget is on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

The County of Maui celebrates the 21st Annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day today with a proclamation signing at noon on the front lawn of the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku.

Members of the SHAKA Movement rallied in front of the county building in Wailuku today before delivering a final list of signatures to the County Clerk’s office in support of a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically-engineered organisms or GMOs in Maui County.

“I’m not going to argue one way or the other, because it’s going to be up to the different groups to be able to make their point publicly about it. As the administrator, we’ll administrate whatever rules are in place and we’ll see where it goes from there,” said Mayor Arakawa in an exclusive interview today.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa officially entered the 2014 mayor’s race by filing his nomination papers seeking re-election for another term on Friday morning.

Austin Van Heusen is the first student from Maui to be nominated and accepted into the rigorous engineering program.

The incident was reported at 6:59 p.m. on Holomua Road, about a mile and a half above the old Maui High School campus.

Several state transportation projects are planned this week that will result in lane closures or detours in Kāʻanapali, and Māʻalaea.

The incident was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, May 26, at a home located at 538 Māʻalo Street.

Governor Neil Abercrombie and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard are among the dignitaries that will be attending the Maui County Veterans Council Memorial Day Observance at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2014.

A staffing shortage will result in the early closure of the Molokaʻi Landfill today, Saturday, May 24, 2014.

Police say the lone male offender entered the business at 10:08 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, brandished a knife at the lone female employee on duty within, and demanded that she open the cash register.

A bill that raises Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour in 2018, was signed into law today by Governor Neil Abercrombie.

Prekindergarten Classes will be available at 18 public schools this fall, including Hāna, Lānaʻi, and Kaunakakai Elementary Schools in Maui County.

UPDATE: TRAFFIC ADVISORY MĀʻALAEA: 10:30 a.m. Emergency crews remain on the scene of a rollover accident on the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Māʻalaea. A van was still on its side blocking Lahaina bound traffic at last report.

A broken hydraulic fluid hose on an Aloha Waste trash truck created a puddle of fluid that was initially measured at 20 feet by 15 feet, but spread to an area 10 feet wide by 120 feet long, according to Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.