Maui News

The public is invited to register for the next month’s Hawai‘i State Association of Counties conference for an opportunity to learn about issues facing county governments and residents across the state, Maui County Councilmember Michael Victorino announced.

The Hawai‘i-based nonprofit, Science Camps of America, is offering two scholarships specifically for Maui teens, to assist them with 50% of registration costs for attending one of two science camps on Hawai‘i Island this summer.

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. Youth Services division will host a suicide prevention and awareness event at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College campus this weekend.

The sweet potatoes were planted in organic soils at Ocean Vodka’s Farm in Kula in July of 2013, and will be taken aboard the Hōkūle‘a for food and research during the vessel’s worldwide journey that will span some 47,000 nautical miles.

According to the annual list of top baby names there were 86 baby boys who were given the name Liam last year, and 64 girls who were named Olivia. That replaces the 2012 Hawai‘i favorites of Ethan and Sophia.

Trustees from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs heard often heated testimony relating to Native Hawaiian rights to self-governance, the Kana’iolowalu registry, and all encompassing question relating to the legal status of Hawai‘i under international law.

For the first time, a joint commencement will be held, combining ceremonies for graduates of the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College and the University of Hawaiʻi Center, Maui.

There were no immediate advisories issued following a preliminary magnitude 3.3 earthquake reported at 8:14 a.m. HST on Thursday, May 15, 2014, near Waikoloa Village on Hawaiʻi Island.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s newest school, Puʻu Kukui in Wailuku, is celebrating the completion of its milestone first year with a school-wide celebration and dedication ceremony on Friday, May 16, 2014.

An 8-year-old girl on Lānaʻi was treated and released from the Lānaʻi Community Clinic after suffering a pellet gun wound to the head over the weekend, police said.

With the free card, residents can save an average of 24% off the retail price for prescribed medications.

The Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Hōkūleʻa double hulled traditional sailing canoe will make a stop in Lahaina this weekend on its way to Hilo, where it will begin the international leg of its historic worldwide voyage.

The year-long program is designed to develop future leaders to address planning for Maui’s future, and was developed in collaboration between Decisions Maui and Focus Maui Nui.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard visited the Friendly Isle of Molokaʻi on Tuesday where she recognized students, visited with veterans, and talked story with business owners.

Two meetings are planned on Maui following public concerns raised over a letter sent from the top executive at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to the US Department of State, seeking an opinion on the legal status of Hawai‘i under international law.

Rene Umberger was documenting an aquarium trade wildlife collection operation on Thursday, May 8, when another diver pulled the air regulator from her mouth at 50 feet below the surface.

The Maui Zipline Company at the Maui Tropical Plantation announced a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui that will offer free zipline activities for participants enrolled in the organization’s community and school based mentoring programs this month.

The victory represented the first time in the 36-year history of the Math Bowl that the overall high score was achieved by a team in the small-school division.

In celebration of Hospital Week on Maui, the Maui Memorial Medical Center will host a special screening of the film “Ola-Health is Everything,” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.

Maui police say the involvement of speed and driving while using a mobile electronic device is suspected as a factor in a deadly crash that claimed the life of a Maui man overnight.