Maui News

Officials say the change will enable direct discussions about the development of the project with the community, including the Kīhei Community Association and other groups.

The incident was reported at 10:41 a.m. at the rear of a residence on Liholiho Street. Upon arrival, firefighters reportedly found an area of brush on fire located directly behind two homes.

A three-year pilot program in which homeless would get a one-way ticket out of Hawaiʻi, has drawn national attention, even before being implemented.

The incident was reported at 7:58 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2013, on Mapu Place, about 90-feet east of the Mililani Street intersection in the Maui Meadows subdivision.

The report states that Maui County received peak rainfall amounts of 5.27 inches, with average rainfall of 1 to 2 inches during the event. Sustained winds in Kahului on Maui were also the highest recorded in the state at 33 mph.

“It happened so fast. I didn’t see him coming. I didn’t see him leave. He just came and hit me hard, and bit me hard…” said Evonne Cashman, who was bitten by what doctors estimate was a 20 to 25-foot shark.

Islands Hospice, a nonprofit provider of hospice care in Hawaiʻi, announced the receipt of a Certificate of Need from the State Health Planning and Development Agency to begin operations on the island of Maui.

The female victim reportedly was bitten in the upper torso. The incident occurred in about 10 feet of water and 30 feet offshore of Ulua Beach.

Habitat for Humanity Maui announced the start of construction on a 16 unit condominium project on Kahawai Street in Happy Valley.

A 52-year-old visitor from Whitehall, Maryland, was transported to the hospital after jumping about 30-feet into a pond in the Twin Falls area of Maui on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

A 50-year-old visitor died after being pulled from the water at Puʻu Kekaʻa or Black Rock in Kāʻanapali on Saturday morning, July 27, 2013, official said.

Maui police issued a total of 634 tickets, 530 of them for speeding during the recent Operation SPEED traffic enforcement campaign last week.

The reports will help officials determine if Maui County qualifies for any state or federal assistance. The data will also help to ensure that the County of Maui has a complete picture of the damage caused by the July 29 storm event.

The code revisions simplify the number of tax clearances required; eliminates redundancies with the building code; and clarifies that Council-approved zoning conditions prevail over subdivision requirements.

Mahalo to everyone who took the time to send us photos so that we could see first hand the impacts of Flossie as it passed over Maui County on Monday.

All areas that were closed are now reopened to normal operating hours. Today, authorities said Waiʻānapanapa State Park and Polipoli State Park are also open.

Update 11:56 a.m. 7/30/13: Maui police started intermittent contra flow on Hāna Hwy at milepost 28 where crews are still working to repair downed poles and wires. Hawaiian Tel is on scene, estimated completion time is between 5 and 6 p.m.

Outages resulted in empty tanks at Kokomo and Kaupakalua, disrupting water service to the Haʻikū wells affecting water service to are customers.

The now “Post-Tropical Remnant Low Flossie” continues to weaken, but could still bring heavy showers to the western portion of the state.

As of midnight on Monday, there were 22 people seeking shelter at War Memorial Gym, 11 at Kamaliʻi Elementary; 8 at the Lahaina Civic Center, and 4 at Hāna High School, said officials with the Hawaiʻi Red Cross.