Maui News

The La‘a Kea Foundation on Maui will receive of a $25,000 solar energy system as a reward for winning the Mahalo Hawaiʻi Facebook video contest hosted by Enphase Energy, Inc.

A portion of South Maui will be without water during a scheduled shutdown on Tuesday night, Oct. 22, while contractors re-route a 12-inch transmission line around a future catch basin on Auhana Road in Kīhei, water officials announced.

The cause of the fire is currently classified as undetermined, but may be attributed to an alleged criminal act, according to Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

A Maui teacher has been selected as one of 53 of the highest-performing educators in the country to advise the National Education Association and education policy-makers in the capital.

The month-long “Get the Drift and Bag It” beach cleanup campaign ends this weekend with a final event at Baldwin Beach Park in Pāʻia. The cleanup will run from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19.

Hospice Maui has filed an appeal over a recent decision that allows an outside competitor permission to provide hospice services on Maui.

“Kitchen fires are still the number one reason for residential fires nationwide,” said Maui Fire Chief Jeffrey Murray.

A visitor died in an apparent drowning after being pulled from waters in the area of the Kāʻanapali Shores in West Maui on Thursday, police said.

Proceeds from the upcoming fourth annual Oktoberfest event will benefit the Maui based non-profit Pacific Cancer Foundation. The event is scheduled to take place from 3 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, Nāpili Gardens in Kāʻanapali.

5A Rent-A-Space in Lahaina will accept electronic waste equipment on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 7 a.m. to noon at the company’s parking lot located at 3600 Lower Honoapiʻilani Road.

The first in a series of neighbor island meetings will take place on Maui this Friday to discuss recommendations for the state’s juvenile justice system.

“We look forward to people enjoying and exploring the park again and we thank our visitors, communities, and commercial service providers for their continued patience over the past two weeks,” park officials said.

Poelman was among a list of nominees identified by the Judicial Selection Commission to be considered for the Maui vacancy created by the resignation of former district judge Mimi DesJardins.

Visitors can again watch another sunrise at Haleakalā, after an agreement was reached in Congress to end what has been a 16-day partial shutdown of the federal government.

The Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck service was expanded and implemented at several neighbor-island airports this week, enabling low-risk passengers to move more quickly through checkpoint screening.

“This shutdown caused terrible, unnecessary pain for Hawaiʻi families, and we are all relieved that it is nearly over,” said US Senator Brian Schatz.

Maui police are increasing officer presence during Halloween festivities in Lahaina this year in anticipation of a larger crowd projected at between 30,000 and 35,000.

State officials say, the improvement of current facilities and development of world-class, state-of-the-art venues are also part of the initiative, intended to attract sporting events and athletic training opportunities not only on Oʻahu but throughout the state.

For the 20th year in a row, Maui earned the top spot in Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s list for the Top 25 Islands in the World.

The hearings will focus on rule amendments to bring parity to all catamaran registration certificate holders; and streamline commercial use permit fees, and requirements for commercial operations in all state waters.