Maui News

The incidents were reported at 10:40 a.m. at the Big Kmart on Dairy Road, and at 10:55 a.m. at the Walgreens on East Kamehameha Avenue.

Since the incident, officials with the DLNR Aquatic Resources division say a 12-14 foot tiger shark was spotted by lifeguards patrolling the area on Thursday afternoon; and a separate spotting of a “large shark” was reported by DLNR at around 7:50 a.m. today (Friday, Nov. 1), but it subsequently left the area.

Officials from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority say flights out of Hawaiʻi to Los Angeles International Airport are departing as scheduled, despite the incident that took place earlier this morning.

In October, the unit was assigned to 79 cases–19 that required ambulance transport; and 33 that were standby calls to incidents in West and South Maui.

There were a total of nine adults and two juveniles arrested at the Halloween event directly related to the evening’s festivities. Officials estimate that there were approximately as many people in attendance this year as there were last year.

A sewage discharge detected on Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, in Kāʻanapali is being attributed to an accidental connection of a temporary sewer line to a storm water drain.

Man charged wtih first-degree negligent homicide; driving without valid license; first-degree methamphetamine trafficking; third-degree promoting dangerous drug; two counts of prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia; and third-degree promoting detrimental drugs.

Witnesses say the victim fell off his kite board into the water , when he was bitten while hanging onto his board.

Maui High School junior Christopher Kim was recognized by the Hawai`i State Bar Association and the Hawai`i Access to Justice Commission for an essay he wrote on volunteerism.

The incident was reported at 1:37 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, on the makai side of the Honoapiʻilani Highway.

Police will be closing Front Street from Baker Street to Prison Street at 3:30 p.m. and anticipate on re-opening Front Street at approximately 10:30 p.m.

A visitor from Seattle, Washington was airlifted from the Kailua area of East Maui after slipping on rocks and suffering a possible lower left leg fracture, officials tell Maui Now.

“Water levels in the reservoirs have dropped to the point that Upcountry customers may run out of water if usage is not severely curtailed,” said department officials today.

The Senate voted today 20 to 4 to pass a bill on third and final reading to legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaiʻi. All three Maui Senators voted in favor of the measure.

The exoplanet, now known as Kepler-78b, is located 400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, officials said. With a star that orbits very close to the exoplanet, researchers say Kepler-78b is much too hot to support life.

Staff from the department will be unavailable from 3 to 4:30 p.m., but will resume normal business on Thursday morning, Oct. 31.

A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaiʻi heads to the Senate for third and final reading at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013.

Participants will learn from conservation professionals about current projects, and take back information to share with guests about: the forests of Haleakalā, native forest birds, habitat restoration, unique plants, and how Maui is addressing invasive species concerns.

Work begins this week at the Haʻikū Ball Fields behind Haʻikū Park and Community Center off of the Hāna Highway.

Application forms for the 2014 Lānaʻi axis deer hunting season, together with instruction sheets, are now available at all Division of Forestry and Wildlife offices across the state. The deadline for submitting applications is Dec. 6, 2013.