Maui News

A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaiʻi passed its first hurdle today, advancing out of committee. It is now headed to the full Senate for a vote, which could take place as early as Wednesday.

A Wailuku man suffered fatal injuries when the moped he was operating was rear-ended by a motorcycle on Waiehu Beach Road, on Monday afternoon, police said.

A 35-year-old woman from Westlake Village, California, was pulled from the water at Ukumehame after her boyfriend found her floating and unresponsive, officials tell Maui Now.

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of a Maui couple who had sought changes to the county’s sign ordinance.

The cost of vehicle safety inspections for cars and trucks will increase to $19.19, plus tax under a new program set to go into effect on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in Hawaiʻi.

Maui police are canvasing the Waikapū area after an inmate, identified as Reid I.L. Kauhaahaa escaped during work detail with the Maui Community Correctional Center.

“Long-term erosion, flooding, and over-topping of the culverts from rain events has undermined the up-slope shoulder of Waiakoa Gulch culverts at South Kīhei Road,” according to a final environmental assessment seeking improvements in the area.

A&B is investigating the cause of the leakage, which appears to be a break in a pipeline. The company says it will not resume loading until the pipeline has been repaired.

A special session of the Hawaiʻi Legislature begins today as state lawmakers consider legislation on marriage equity and a measure that if passed outlines a start date for gay marriage in the state.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor will hold the hearing on Senate Bill 1, at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 in the State Capitol Auditorium.

A flash flood watch remains in effect for all of the Hawaiian Islands through this afternoon. According to forecasters with the NWS, “a trough aloft will keep the atmosphere unstable, and moisture will continue to ride in on the southeast flow. Heavy showers may move over Maui County from the south. Daytime heating may help heavy showers form over interior areas of the Islands this afternoon.”

The overflow occurred at three locations including: the corner of South Kīhei Road at Welakahao; the corner of South Kīhei Road at Keala Place; and the south end of Halama Street.

Airline officials say that although Federal Aviation Administration regulations only require one pilot to operate each flight, all Mokulele flights are staffed with both a pilot and co-pilot as an additional safety measure.

The Friends of Moku‘ula hosts a talk-story and book-signing event with Dr. Paul Christiaan Klieger, the world-renowned anthropologist and ethno-historian.

The government’s complaint alleges that the loss to the US Treasury from Ericson’s activities could be as much as $31 million for tax years 2007-2012, according to information released today by the US Justice Department.

Authorities say there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 7.5 preliminary magnitude (later downgraded to 7.1) earthquake reported off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 7:10 a.m. HST on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013.

Maui police responded to a vehicle down a 40-foot cliff in Māʻalaea this morning at around 8 a.m., police tell Maui Now.

State enforcement officers spotted a six-foot shark about 50-yards offshore while monitoring the Maui coastline the day after a reported shark bite incident on Wednesday in Waiehu.

Residential trash service in Kīhei on Maui, and landfill access on the Island of Molokaʻi will be delayed due to two separate incidents, county officials announced today.

The SNAP or federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Hawaiʻi, formerly called Food Stamps, is the recipient of a $724,139 bonus award from the federal government for having the most improved access index for FY 2012.