Maui News

A 28-year-old Lahaina woman was listed in “extremely critical” condition after being struck by a motorcycle while trying to cross the Honoapiʻilani Highway on foot in West Maui on Thursday morning, Aug. 15, 2013, police said.

Beaches from Maluaka to the Mana Kai were reopened at noon today following a shark attack at Palauea (White Rock) on Wednesday afternoon.

A 20-year-old woman from Germany remains hospitalized in critical condition, after her right arm was severed in a shark attack at Palauea Beach, also known as White Rock in Mākena, on Wednesday afternoon.

According to police, two males, who were walking behind the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church parking lot on Main Street, were held up at gunpoint by an unknown suspect in dark clothing.

A power outage in West Maui on Tuesday afternoon was caused by a tree branch that fell across power lines on Mill Street in Lahaina, electric company officials said.

John Lee Balberdi, 39, was arrested and prosecuted after more than 550 grams of pure methamphetamine was seized from a Kahului home of a co-conspirator in February of 2009, said US Attorney Florence Nakakuni.

“I felt very lucky cause I came right through that same path that the board came through… so I am very thankful today that it was the board and not me,” said Flannery, a resident of San Francisco.

Maui police will increase DUI enforcement efforts during a national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign which runs from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2.

Hospice Maui plans to break ground at its current site in Wailuku in January, the agency said. The news comes as a separate non-profit organization, Islands Hospice, announced plans for in-patient service on Maui as well.

Management at the Maui Coast Hotel celebrated the completion of the 426 kW solar array, which is expected to offset 766,370 kWh of electricity each year, translating to enough to energy to power 115 homes.

This is the first time outer agencies were included in the training program since the program launched in January, said Dr. Dara Rampersad, forensic coordinator of the Maui Community Health Center, who served as a trainer for the program.

Those in attendance say the meeting drew an estimated crowd of about 130 with individuals voicing both support and opposition to the project.

During the visit, Senator Schatz will share news from Washington on issues impacting business people and indigenous Hawaiians, according to a MNHCOC announcement.

The company issued a warning to customers today, saying dozens of small business customers across the state have reported receiving calls saying their electric bill is delinquent and that they’re subject to same-day disconnection.

The annual community event features live electrical and robotics demonstrations, educational displays, and entertainment.

Motorists can expect heavy construction traffic and delays on Haleakalā Highway and Crater Road through Sept. 2, according to a NPS advisory.

A 23-year-old Maui man suffered fatal injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Waiehu on Sunday night, August 11, 2013, police said. The individual has since been identified as…

The county is soliciting proposals for tourism programs on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi for 2014 under the County’s Product Enrichment Program, officials announced.

These earthquakes were most likely structural adjustments of the Earth’s crust due to the weight of the island on the underlying mantle, said HVO’s Seismic Network Manager. Despite their location near Kīlauea’s summit, Thelen said, “it’s unlikely that the earthquakes were volcanic in nature.

Henriette has weakened to a post-tropical remnant low, ending the forecast advisories issued by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center for the system.