Maui News

Hoʻāla Loko Iʻa would provide cultural practitioners with a single application permit, consolidating a process that currently requires five permits that cover 17 federal and state regulations.

‘Ulalena at Maui Theatre kicks off a new “Kamaʻāina Kokua” campaign today, a special promotion that aims to raise funds for three Maui United Way agencies.

The parcel is one of two being acquired for a total price tag of $13 million, following an agreement reached with the seller, Makila Land Co. LLC, and approved by the Maui County Council in December.

The 64-unit Kulamalu project is proposed for construction on more than four acres of land, bounded by ʻŌhiʻa Kū Street and ʻAʻapueo Parkway, and located west of the Kula Highway.

Water customers on Dairy Road and parts of the Kahului Industrial Area are experiencing very low to no water pressure due to a broken 12-inch main line, water department officials announced.

Five Maui residents have started a GMO petition drive calling for the suspension of all genetically-engineered operations and practices in Maui County through a Temporary Moratorium Initiative.

Do not allow Charli Scott to become just another unsolved missing persons file here in Hawaiʻi, we have to remember and keep pushing until she is found, family members said in an online post.

Funds at HP Baldwin High School will be used for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and funds at Lahainaluna High will be used to complete construction of a locker room project.

The purpose of the well is to find a potential new groundwater source, and add reliability to the West Maui Service area during times of reduced water availability.

This year, the non-profit Maui Family YMCA has set the goal to raise $140,000. The event features keynote speaker Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui, and a special address from Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa.

A total of 24 Maui residents have pulled papers for the upcoming 2014 elections since the candidate filing period began on Feb. 3.

Organizers are looking for thoughts on how the site could be of social and economic value to the community.

The unknown offender walked into the store at around 1:57 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, approached a Bank of Hawaiʻi teller, and allegedly handed the teller a note demanding money.

An total of 1,331 humpback whale sightings were recorded during the Pacific Whale Foundation’s annual Great Whale Count held on Saturday.

Officers Joshua Kalb and Erik Losvar are being recognized for their actions during a structure fire at the Kāʻanapali Royale condominium on June 12, 2013, in which they entered a burning unit and pulled out the lone male occupant from within.

A search turned up more than 8 grams of crystal methamphetamine.

There were no immediate advisories issued following a 2.6 earthquake reported at 12:42 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, NW of the Kīlauea Summit on Hawaiʻi Island.

The state Department of Transportation has scheduled several road projects on Maui this week that will result in lane closures. All projects are scheduled to run Monday, Feb. 24 to Friday, Feb. 28, between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., and are weather permitting.

A bird is to blame for a power outage that affected an estimated 1,300 customers in Kahului on Saturday morning, Feb. 22, 2014.

Testifiers called Shiraishi a “life coach” and dedicated volunteer who “impacted thousands of people and taught hundreds of children to swim.”