Maui News

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.

A father and son are safe this morning after spending the night in heavy rains on a trail in ʻĪao Valley. The two were airlifted to safety at around 6:45 a.m. by crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Air-1 helicopter.

The flood advisory for Maui was cancelled at 9:32 a.m. Officials from the National Weather service say updated radar images show that the moderate to heavy rains have abated.

Heavy rains and poor conditions at ʻĪao forced the overnight suspension of a search for a missing father and son who had gone hiking on Friday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2013, and failed to return, officials said.

While encounters, “often generate attention out of proportion to the risk itself,” the DLNR site states, sightings do occur, and Maui Now readers have shared some of their own.

Authorities say the gas leak in West Maui earlier today resulted when contractors, working on renovations at 900 Front Street (Lahaina Center), ruptured a two-inch underground propane gas main line.

In the Kanahele v. Maui County Council case, petitioners from Maui filed an appeal based on the passage of two bills related to the proposed development of a residential community on 670 acres of land in the Honua`ula area of Wailea, formerly referred to as the Wailea 670 project.

The Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee begins its Old Wailuku Post Office investigation on Monday, Aug. 12, at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber.

Henriette has now weakened to a tropical storm overnight with maximum sustained winds dropping to 70 mph, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

The federal award is for the building, repair, renovation, and modernization of public housing facilities in the state. Sample improvements include new roofs, energy-efficient upgrades, and replacement of old plumbing and electrical systems.

A missing Maui infant has since been located and is in good health, according to Maui police who launched a kidnapping case following a confrontation between two adult females in Wailuku last night.

Maui police have since identified the body of a missing snorkeler found in waters off of West Maui this morning as Son Vo, 41, of Oakland California. Police have classified the incident as a miscellaneous fatality, and say there were no signs of criminal activity surrounding Vo’s death.

As of 5 a.m., the Central Pacific Hurricane Center had tracked the system at 1100 miles ESE of Hilo and 1195 miles ESE of Kahului.

The 21-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois suffered a possible dislocated left knee when he jumped into one of the pools below the bridge and landed on a rock, said Maui Fire Captain Bram DenHaan.

A ranger at Haleakalā National Park on Maui was airlifted out of the crater on Wednesday morning after reporting difficulty breathing and chest pains, officials said.

Fire officials say a shed fire in a Kahului neighborhood was caused by a child playing with a cigarette lighter.

Shortly after 12 p.m. police responded to a traffic accident on the Honoapiʻilani Hwy (30) on the Māʻalaea side of the intersection with N. Kīhei Road.

The County of Maui’s Request for Proposals for cultural enrichment programs planned in year 2014 will run from Aug. 1, through the Sept. 6, 2013 deadline.

Finished videos from participating schools will be reviewed by the network, with a select few to air nationally during the coming year. With school back in session, Suzuki said work will soon begin on video reports to be produced by students focusing on immigration, poverty and education.