Maui News

The team of 36 individuals visited 40 classrooms at six Maui schools on Monday as part of the national effort to advance student achievement and invest in public education.

A Maui ranch, filmmaker, and agricultural specialist were honored this week for their dedication to protecting Hawaiʻi from invasive species as part of Invasive Species Awareness week.

The report states that the cause of death for the three individuals that died in the incident has not been determined pending a coroner’s physicians report.

The state Department of Transportation announced the planned closure of Runway 2/20 at Kahului Airport from midnight to 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2014.

The Kanehe family in Kula will soon realize the dream of home ownership with the help of the Maui Island Labor Alliance and Habitat for Humanity Maui, representatives announced.

Haleakalā National Park announced that it is seeking cultural practitioners for a series of cultural demonstrations that will be offered in the Kīpahulu District of the park beginning in mid-June 2014.

The bills include measures relating to the minimum wage, consumers, veterans and the homeless.

Souki, who previously served as a deputy corporation counsel for the County of Maui, is currently employed as the director of the state’s Office of Planning.

Special Response Team officers with the Maui Police Department and a Maui Fire Department helicopter returned to the area of Nuaʻailua Bay today where previous evidence had been recovered in a case involving missing Carly “Charli” Scott.

The governor announced the release of $1.5 million for Heritage Hall, the multi-purpose community complex that honors the history and culture of the Portuguese and Puerto Rican immigrants to Maui.

Maui Air and Volcano Air Tours released a statement today following the deadly plane crash on Lānaʻi on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, that claimed the life of a company pilot and two employees with the Maui Planning Department.

Public Works Director David Goode, and Deputy Water Director Paul Meyer will join Mayor Arakawa as featured guests of the program in a discussion moderated by Maui Communications Director Rod Antone.

The larger $4.78 million appropriation is for phase two of a restroom renovation project for facilities within the airport’s hold rooms, ticket lobby, and commuter terminal.

The twin-engine Partenavia-P68 Observer made a hard landing at the private “Panda Airport” at around 7:45 p.m. Hawaii Time on Thursday, Feb. 27.

The 62-foot double-hulled traditional sailing canoe was weighed as part of a registration process, as the vessel is readied for launch in mid-May.

Haleakalā National Park on Maui attracted 1,094,668 visitors in 2012, generating $64.4 million in spending, and supporting 736 jobs, according to information compiled in a new economic report released by the National Park Service.

Yesterday’s rainfall at Kahului Airport broke an old record set 30 years ago for daily maximum rainfall for the same day in previous years.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources hosts an informational meeting on Maui tonight, March 3, to gather input on the 2014 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.

Of particular focus is the battle against the little fire ant on Maui, the coconut rhinoceros beetle on Oʻahu and the coffee berry borer on Hawaiʻi Island.

Maui Police have since identified the individual who died as a result of Saturday’s motorcycle accident on Baldwin Avenue as…