Maui News

More than 700 individuals attended the 42nd Annual Kupuna Luncheon held over the weekend in South Maui.

The remnant low of former tropical depression Genevieve was located about 715 miles southeast of Hilo on Monday morning, July 28, 2014. There was only a 30% chance for redevelopment of the system over the next two days.

State finance director Kalbert Young said the projected revenue assure Hawaii taxpayers that the fiscal condition of the state is and will remain soundly in the black.

The funds will be used for the renovation and re-purposing of the former Hale Haumana student housing facility into the Hospitality Academy of Maui.

A structure fire at a cottage in Kīhei on Sunday afternoon caused an estimated $70,000 in damage and displaced two residents, fire officials said.

The County of Maui Risk Management Division and the Maui Police Department will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise at the Kalana Pakui building, also known as the “Planning Building” on Monday, July 28, 2014.

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.