Maui News

Two teams each from Maui High School and King Kekaulike are competing in the 2014 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, at Honolulu Community College.

The 28-hour course takes place on four Saturdays next month. All Classes run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be held at the Molokaʻi High School cafeteria on May 3, 10, 17, and 31.

The County of Maui has established a memorial fund for the victims and families of a fatal Lāna‘i plane crash in February, that claimed the lives of three individuals and left three others injured, county officials announced today.

A Maui woman operating a moped was fatally injured when she was struck from behind by a vehicle traveling in the same direction on the Honoapiʻilani Highway at Puamana on Monday afternoon, April 14, 2014. Police have since identified the woman as…

The victim has been identified as Michael “Smiley” Phillip Gray, who died at around 10:55 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2014, according to police.

Maui police have confirmed that Steven Capobianco was arrested today in connection with a burglary case, that is not related to the Charli Scott homicide investigation for which he has been named as a person of interest.

The advisory comes on the heels of four traffic fatalities in eight days on Maui County roads. It also comes amid the department’s increased enforcement effort involving distracted driving, as part of the national “U Drive U Test U Pay” campaign.

The Council’s Budget and Finance Committee will receive public input on proposed water rates and fees for the 2015 budget, during a special evening meeting at 6 p.m. on April 15, in the Council Chamber, committee chair Mike White announced today.

The eclipse will begin at 7:58 p.m. and end at 11:33 p.m., with totality — and possibly a blood-red moon — between 9:06 p.m. and 10:24 p.m.

A wind advisory is in effect for the Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe in Maui County until 6 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2014.

The Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar company on Maui will host a community open house from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Maui Waena Intermediate School Cafeteria.

Rescue personnel were dispatched to assist a two females who were aboard a kayak that capsized and became separated from others in their group by windy conditions in South Maui on Sunday afternoon.

A Maui bicyclist suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a pickup truck along the Piʻilani Highway in South Maui Saturday, April 12, 2014.

There is a possibility that Hawaiʻi could be elevated to a watch, advisory or warning. If tsunami waves impact Hawaiʻi, their estimated earliest arrival time is at 5:22 p.m. HST, on Saturday, April 12, 2014.

“Be careful what you wish for. You may find an advantage on one hand, and a disadvantage on the other; but for purposes of meeting community needs, service needs, the division of the revenues from travel and tourism really should be discussed,” said Governor Neil Abercrombie.

Maui’s Crisis Intervention Team was the first-of-its-kind in the state when it launched with an inaugural class last year, providing specialized training in mental health. For the first time, the training also included outer island participants.

The criminal indictment is the result of an investigation conducted by the Honolulu Police Department into damage caused to the front glass door of ʻIolani Palace on the morning of Feb. 8, 2014, state officials said.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following two large earthquakes reported in the Solomon Islands/Papua New Guinea region on Thursday night, April 10, 2014, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Maui police say the individuals pictured in photos they had released yesterday have since been cleared as suspects. According to police, the male individual in the photos had borrowed the phone from a friend, and was not aware that the phone was stolen.

The Maui County post office locations offering late collection include: Kahului, Kīhei, Lahaina, Makawao, Wailuku, Kaunakakai, and Lānaʻi City.