Maui News

In April, parks officials said the playground had been damaged in an unknown incident, and asked the public to keep off of the equipment to avoid injury.

The entanglement, which was located just forward of the calf’s pectoral fins, was considered life threatening because of the rapid growth of the animal. So far this year, PWF vessels have confirmed four entanglements in Maui County waters.

Widespread showers and possible thunderstorms will produce locally heavy rainfall through Thursday night. While the bulk of the rainfall will occur over windward slopes, heavy showers will be possible over leeward areas during this afternoon.

For the third consecutive year, Maui car dealer Jim Falk gifted hundreds of brand new bicycles to deserving island kids in a surprise Christmas giveaway.

The center features educational displays and videos, as well as a Maui Energy Timeline that highlights milestones in Maui’s smart energy progression.

The incident was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, and involved an area of brush, trash and an abandoned truck, according to Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Today is the suggested mailing date for Hawaiʻi packages destined for the US mainland. It is also expected to be the busiest delivery day for cards and letters to the mainland.

A 66-year-old man was air lifted from the Hōlua Cabins at Haleakalā National Park on Tuesday afternoon after experiencing heart problems, officials said.

The talk, entitled, “A Cut Above: Confessions of a Whale Disentangler,” will explore past adventures and provide an update of the most recent endeavors of the Hawaiian Islands Entanglement Response Network.

The county Department of Environmental Management has announced holiday-related schedule changes for residential refuse pickup in Hāna, on Molokaʻi and on Lānaʻi.

A flash flood watch was issued for Maui County with unstable conditions expected from midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 18, through 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20.

A capital improvement waterline project being conducted along the Hāna Highway in Pāʻia, has been placed on hold while the contractor completes a Community Noise Variance application.

This latest phase, from Lahainaluna Road to Hōkiokio Place, is the second of five phases that will ultimately result in a four-lane bypass highway spanning approximately nine miles from Launiupoko to Honokowai.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will meet with University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto this weekend to discuss the creation of a program to assist incarcerated veterans.

The environmental law firm, Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in federal curt on Monday, challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a five-year plan for naval testing and training that includes the use of sonar and explosives.

The site ranked Kīhei as number six on a list of top 10 vacation rental destinations trending for 2014, based on traveler demand and booking requests to date.

Governor Neil Abercrombie presented his version of the 2013 to 2015 biennium budget to the state Legislature today, along with an updated financial plan through 2019.

The US Coast Guard will implement a temporary security zone at Kailua Bay on Oʻahu, from 6 a.m. on Friday, to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, to ensure the safety of President Barack Obama.

Customers in the Hāliʻimaile area of Maui will be out of water for about five hours on Thursday, as personnel with the Maui Department of Water Supply work to make waterline improvements for a future water storage tank.

All Finance divisions and satellite offices of Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing in Maui County will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 17, for staff training, department officials announced.