Maui News

An estimated 1,800 electrical customers on Molokaʻi lost power on Tuesday afternoon when a tree branch fell, bringing down power line son the Kalaʻe Highway, according to Maui Electric Company.

The Moʻokiha o Piʻilani Maui Voyaging canoe was moved out of dry dock for final construction in the new year, according to an announcement from Hui o Waʻa Kaulua, Maui’s Voyaging Society.

Maui police have confirmed that the vehicle involved in a deadly crash in Kahakuloa on Saturday was owned by Jean Kini Chang, a Wailea woman who was reported missing since Dec. 19, 2013.

Fourteen Hawaiʻi public schools and educational organizations were recently awarded more than $12,000 in grants from the Monsanto Hawaiʻi Science Education Fund.

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary will extend its outreach to West Maui with weekly lectures held at the Old Lahaina Courthouse.

Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are expected on Lānaʻi, with gusts approaching 60 mph at the summit of Haleakalā on Maui today.

Those that attempt to pass may have to reverse long distances on an incline. Road closures are in effect daily between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. between mile 11 and 13.4 of the Kahekili Highway.

There were no immediate advisories issued following a preliminary 3.0 magnitude earthquake on Hawaiʻi Island.

Firefighters returned a Kailana Street home in Paukukalo today after receiving reports of flames coming from the two-story structure.

To qualify for consideration, applicants must be Hawai‘i residents, be enrolled in grades 9-12, and be available full-time during the three-week program.

Water customers in the Kahana, Māhinahina, and Honokōwai areas may experience low water pressure while repair work takes place on a tank at the Māhinahina Water Treatment Facility in West Maui.

The televised show airs live at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, on Channel 54, and will be re-broadcast on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. through the end of the month.

A staffing shortage has resulted in missed trash pickup for residential refuse customers in parts of Kahului, Pukalani and in the Kula 200 subdivision, county officials said.

A second pig hunter that was missing since Sunday night was located at around 11 a.m. today, according to Maui Fire Captain Jeff Kihune. The first hunter was located at around 7:30 this morning by a rescue helicopter.

A homeless man was found dead today at a storage facility in Wailuku, according to Maui police. A preliminary investigation found no foul play pending autopsy results.

A female suffered fatal injuries in a single-vehicle crash in which a vehicle dropped 100-feet down a cliff in Kahakuloa, Maui.

When firefighters from Engine-1 out of Wailuku arrived on scene at 8:46 p.m., they found the home 25% involved in flames coming from the second floor, said Maui Fire Captain Kris Sakamoto.

An 18-year-old Kīhei man sustained life-threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash on the Piʻilani Highway in South Maui last night, according to Maui police.

Installation of a rain garden at Wahikuli was planned earlier this year as a low-tech, affordable means to mimic the way nature processes water, while reducing impacts of storm water on near-shore areas.

The funding release includes a $4.7 million appropriation for improvements and repairs to Department of Public Safety Facilities across the state.