Maui News

Police say 24-year-old Burton Salas of Wailuku sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.

The Maui Police Department will be aggressively enforcing distracted driving violations as part of the national “U drive. U text. U pay.” campaign, which runs from today through April 15th.

A wall in Pāʻia that was repeatedly vandalized and plagued by weeds, bottles, and trash, was transformed into a mural by youth from Maui Economic Opportunity.

The stream has been closed for a week due to recent storm conditions and continued flooding, which prohibit Haleakalā National Park staff from safely accessing the upstream sensors.

A series of nine free health screenings is being offered on Maui this month as part of a co-sponsorship between the Oʻahu-based nonprofits Project Vision Hawaiʻi and WE…A Hui for Health.

The bill seeks yearly increases over four years beginning next year to: $7.75 per hour in 2015, $8.50 in 2016, $9.25 in 2017, and $10 in 2018.

Maui police say Jared Robello died on Monday, April 7, while at the Maui Memorial Medical Center after sustaining critical life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Services include initial disclosure and forensic interviews with detectives, forensic examination, ongoing clinical therapy, hotlines, crisis intervention, treatment services, in-service training, and prevention and education services.

Police say the grenade and mortar belonged to the man’s late father. The individual was not arrested and the case is being forwarded to the Prosecutor’s Office for review.

A total of 9,500 signatures were submitted to the County on Monday as part of a petition calling for the suspension of genetically-engineered operations and practices in Maui County.

Organizations receiving the competitive grant funding include: the Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services, the Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, United States Veterans Initiative, Salvation Army, and the Steadfast Housing Development Corporation, and the City and County of Honolulu.

The work is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, and conclude at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

According to Maui Police the two “known” and “most prevalent” telephone scams in Maui County currently include: scammers pretending to be family members requesting money; and scammers falsely utilizing the Publisher Clearing House name, requesting payment to claim a “big prize.”

The award comes as the nation observes distracted driving awareness month, and the Maui Police Department launches a five day campaign of increased enforcement planned to run from April 10-15, 2014.

The whale, described as a sub-adult humpback, had a braided line running through its mouth, and was trailing about 120-feet of line and a pair of bouys, according to officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Police say the 23-year-old man, who was a passenger, climbed out of the cab of the truck through the rear sliding window, but fell out of the truck bed while the truck was moving.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa will host his next “County on Your Corner” event at the 2014 Valley Isle Keiki Fest on Saturday, April 12 from noon to 2 p.m. at the University of Hawaiʻi-Maui College campus in Kahului.

An estimated 90 hikers or more were stranded at Hanakāpīʻai Stream on Kauaʻi due to rising stream levels, which made the crossing treacherous, county officials said.

Dr. Pang said taxing cigarettes and implementing environmental restrictions are items that he believes work. “When I grew up, geeze, guys used to smoke on the airplane, guys used to smoke on the bus, but now we have a norm change,” he said.

HB 1671 would return 44.8% of TAT revenues to the counties, which translates to approximately $165 million in annual TAT revenue to the counties.