Maui News

A 17-year-old Hāna boy suffered fatal injuries in an overnight crash on the Hāna Highway after the vehicle he was driving went off the road, continued approximately 300-feet down a cliff, and landed on lava rocks on the shore where it burst into flames, officials said.

The two Maui contenders include: Hulali Kaʻimiʻāina Ciera De Lima of Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka and Kamalani Kaleimomi Ka-hale-poli Kawaʻa of Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi.

The University of Hawai’i has a total of seven community colleges, including the UH Maui College campus in Kahului, which had a total enrollment of 4,097 students in the fall of 2013.

More than 30 Maui County teachers specializing in Science Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM subjects, were treated to a full-day workshop at Haleakalā National Park as part of an Earth Day partnership on Tuesday.

Maui lawmakers responded with positive feedback after learning that the governor is releasing $305.5 million for a planned Consolidated Car Rental Facility and roadway improvements at Kahului Airport.

The Budget and Finance Committee continues deliberations today on the fiscal year 2015 budget, with a meeting set to reconvene at 10 a.m. in the Council Chamber.

The Maui Police Department is requesting the public’s help as they investigate a home burglary on Friday, April 18, 2014, in which several items were taken.

A bill that effectively bans tobacco use at county parks, beaches and recreational facilities in Maui County, passed second and final reading on Tuesday in the Maui County Council.

A Haleakalā `ahinahina or silversword plant will make the journey to Korea and back, marking the first time the plant has left Haleakalā since 1992 when it was federally listed as a threatened species.

Federal Aviation Administration officials tell us that since 1947, there have been 105 people who have stowed away in 94 flights worldwide. Of those, 80 individuals or 76.2% died and 25 people or 23.8% survived, according to Ian Gregor of the FAA.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory recorded a preliminary magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, about 2 miles south of Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

There are several lane closures planned this week across the island for various state Department of Transportation projects.

“It’s critical the committee understand how these rising valuations will impact the county’s revenue stream before we consider increasing tax rates across the board.”

A female suspect who was allegedly observed with stolen merchandise in her purse was being detained and escorted by store security officers when an unknown male individual “physically wrested the officer’s grasp, freeing the female offender.”

A total of $305.5 million is being released for the planned Consolidated Car Rental Facility and roadway improvements projects at Kahului Airport on Maui, Governor Neil Abercrombie announced today.

More water will be returned to streams of Nā Wai ʻEhā, particularly water at the Wailuku Stream in ʻĪao, under an agreement reached in the Nā Wai ʻEhā contested case hearing.

The arrest was in connection to suspicious brush fires reported within close proximity to each other in the Kalamaʻula Mauka area on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

“Officials have notified the boy’s family that he is safe. The CWS Branch will enlist the help of all necessary agencies to ensure the child’s safe return to his home in California,” department officials said in a statement.

The one-hour classes take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 2 p.m., and are designed for seniors with a wide range of physical abilities.

Officials with the FBI in Honolulu have confirmed a report of a 16-year-old boy who stowed away on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from San Jose to Kahului, Maui Sunday morning.