Maui News

The Lawmakers Listen event runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight, at the Kīhei Charter School stage room, located in the Līpoa Center in the old Hapa’s location near First Hawaiian Bank on East Līpoa Street.

The project calls for the restoration of a portion of the 17-acre former wetland area that once surrounded the ancient island of Mokuʻula.

Committee Chair Don Couch said he wants to encourage entrepreneurship and support residents who want to earn a living from home; however, he said, the county needs to address ‘nuisance’ operations.

Maui beaches are eroding at 13cm per year, with 78% of beaches on the island’s beaches showing erosion over the past century.

A community recycling event is scheduled to take place this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m at the Maui Mall in Kahului.

Kahului Airport will be added to a list of airports with TSA PreCheck service, enabling low-risk passengers to move more quickly through checkpoint screening, officials said.

Hāna Highway at Uakea Road to Kaʻuiki Street is closed as crews repair a sink hole found over the weekend.

The live show will discuss recent events on Maui involving shark sightings and attacks at state beaches and county parks, and how they affect the community.

A public forum focusing on issues surrounding feral cats and chickens on Maui, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the J. Walter Cameron Center Auditorium in Wailuku.

Few people reported feeling a 3.9 local magnitude earthquake reported at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. The quake was centered 60 miles NNE of Laupāhoehoe.

As a member of the international committee, the lieutenant governor will assist in providing direction on opportunities for global engagement by the states’ seconds-in-command.

The Maui County Committee of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi will honor the late US Senator Daniel K. Inouye during a special event planned for Saturday, Sept. 21 in Kīhei.

Affected areas include: Kauhikoa Road; Holokai Road; East and West Kuiaha Road; Kaupakalua Road; Pakanu Street; Haʻikū Road; Ulumalu Road; and all surrounding streets.

A portion of South Kīhei Road will be closed for nearly 12 hours today as county crews conduct emergency roadway stabilization work at the Waiakoa Culvert.

The transmission line project is part of Maui Electric Company’s South Maui Reliability Projects which are proposed to meet the existing and future electrical needs of the growing South Maui community.

Makanani Kahaialii reeled in a carp that was too big for the tournament scales, and possibly the largest fish ever caught in the tournament. She returned the fish to the pond and took home one of three prizes awarded for the Surprise Catch of the Day.

The drought watch goes into effect immediately, and includes the following areas: Haʻikū, Makawao, Olinda, Hāliʻimaile, Pukalani, Ōmaʻopio/Pūlehu, Kula, Kēōkea/Waiohuli, ʻUlupalakua, and Kanaio.

A 25-year-old visitor was critically injured after reportedly jumping off the back side of Puʻu Kekaʻa or Black Rock in the Kāʻanapali area of West Maui on Friday.

A 38-year-old man from California died after being found and pulled from the water at the Pools of ʻOheʻo in the Kīpahulu district of East Maui on Friday afternoon, officials said.

A bill that would permit and regulate home-based businesses in certain county zoning districts, surfaces for consideration before the Maui Planning Committee at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in the Council Chamber.