Maui News

The structure earned a “sufficiency rating” of 2.0 on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 representing full design standards.

Maui Electric Company will utilize helicopters to perform routine power line inspections on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi from July 23 to 25.

Today is the deadline for nominee submissions to the HP Baldwin High School Hall of Fame. Four individuals representing alumni, past or present faculty or staff, and the community, will be selected and recognized during the school’s 75th anniversary celebration, scheduled to take place in October.

The Hāna Ball Field basketball and tennis courts will be closed for acrylic resurfacing beginning today, July 15, 2013.

Gunderson’s ties to Maui include former employment at the campus as Social Studies Department chair, Freshmen Division coordinator and religion teacher.

A small brush fire in Kahului on Saturday night burned a half acre of dry grass and thick shrubbery off of the Hāna Highway behind Kmart, fire officials said. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire was undetermined after investigation, said FS Chief Mainaga.

The container, which became separated from a Tri-Isle Truck Company semi, came to rest against some trees on the shoulder of Kaʻahumanu Avenue, said Maui Police Lt. William Juan.

A 65-acre brush fire near Manawainui in Kaupō was called extinguished at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, July 15, 2013, officials said.

The Makamakaʻole seabird mitigation project is part of a program undertaken by the company as part of a Habitat Conservation Plan of its Kaheawa Wind project, which is located several miles away.

Maui police responded to 10 burglaries over a seven day period, between June 30 and July 6, 2013. There were incidents reported at the following locations: (2) Haʻikū, (1) Hāna, (3) Kahului, (1) Kula, (1) Lahaina, (1) Waikapū, and (1) Wailuku.

The Mālama Puʻuwai program focuses on education, healthy food choices, exercise, screening and referrals. The program is aimed at promoting wellness through early detection and modification of cardiovascular disease risk factors.

By Wendy Osher Haleakalā National Park continues parking lot accessibility improvements through September, officials said. The work will result in the full closure of the Puʻuʻulaʻula or Red Hill parking lot, located at the 10,000-foot elevation for one week beginning next Thursday, July 18th, a park announcement said. Park officials say visitors and residents should expect continued […]

Hawaiʻi is home to more than 700 small coffee farms that produce more than 8 million pounds of coffee, valued at more than $30 million, according to information released by US Sen. Hirono.

An estimated 566 homeless and “at-risk” veteran households across the state stand to benefit from a $2.1 million appropriation from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, officials said.

This year’s recipients include Alicia Ballesteros of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School, Lesley Escobar of Molokaʻi High School and Francisco Jiminez Salgado of Lahainaluna High School.

Both Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company on Maui, and Monsanto Company on Molokaʻi were cited by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health Clean Air Branch after the agency received dust complaints.

The Hōlua area of Haleakalā National Park will be closed on Thursday evening July 11, 2013, as park biologists work to control the spread of non-native Argentine ants, officials said.

The vessel got off to a rocky start when it began visits to Molokaʻi in late 2011, amid concerns by about 40 protesters who at one point staged a water blockade.

Officials at St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School say the field of candidates for the new Head of School post has been narrowed to two finalists.

The Native Hawaiian Education Act currently funds a variety of programs here on Maui including: Nā Pua Noʻeau Gifted and Talented Program; Liko Aʻe Native Hawaiian Leadership Program; Tutu And Me; Inpeace; and Keiki o ka ʻAina, to name a few.