Maui News

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

Family members also said they wanted to clear the air about Charli’s ex-boyfriend, Steven Capobianco who was identified by police as a person of interest because he was one of the last people to see Charli before her disappearance.

A record high temperature of 86 degrees was documented in Kahului on Thursday, Feb. 20, tying an old record set for the same day in 1977, according to data compiled by the National Weather Service.

The Surfrider Foundation of Maui reports that more than 1,000 petition signatures and 100 pledge cards have been collected by those in support of the legislation.

Recruitment begins today on Maui to fill Adult Correction Officer vacancies. It is among the job openings posted by the Department of Public Safety for Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi, and Maui.

Department officials say the Lahaina Aquatic Center will open at 10:30 a.m.; and all other county pools will open at 10 a.m.

A wooden toy with a Japanese name is the latest trend in playground pageantry on Maui.

Rangers from the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park helped to stabilize a 65-year-old man who tripped and fell while hiking on the Pīpīwai Trail on Wednesday, park officials said.

Crews from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife used heavy equipment to remove debris from the road and conduct resurfacing.

The fund provides minimum $50,000 awards in the form of grants or loans to both for-profit and non-profit organizations and businesses.

Sakamoto has been at the helm of the Maui campus, serving as chief executive officer since 1991, and has been with the UH System for 41 years.

Representative Kaniela Ing of Maui, who introduced the bill noted that Hawaiʻi has the lowest voter turnout in the nation. He said this challenge could jeopardize the effectiveness of Hawaiʻi’s democratic process.

An adult humpback whale was freed of hundreds of feet of small gauge line during a successful disentanglement effort conducted this morning in waters off of West Maui.

An estimated 450 electric customers lost power in parts of Pāʻia early Wednesday morning following a car crash that sheared a utility pole guy wire.

An informational briefing will be held this afternoon to discuss pending house legislation on the proposed legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries in Hawaiʻi.

An overflow crowd of community members were in attendance at a public meeting hosted by the Kīhei Community Association that included dialogue with Maui police regarding two unsolved missing persons cases reported in the past two months.

The meeting comes on the heels of three missing persons cases in as many months, the most recent of which involves a pregnant Makawao woman, 27-year-old Carly “Charli” Joann Scott, who was last seen on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

The appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation and fills the upcoming vacancy being created by the retirement of Associate Justice Simeon Acoba next month.

The packing tape was found by the same group who found her clothing and blanket; and the gloves were found by a separate search team in an area nearby.

A series of community meetings to discuss proposed permitting and scheduling improvements at Park facilities in Maui County is scheduled to take place in February and March.