Maui News

According to the report, the Piper PA28 aircraft, involved in the incident sustained “substantial” damage. The FAA report described the emergency as a “forced landing.”

A hiker was airlifted to safety after falling and fracturing his ankle in an area off of the Hāna Highway near Mile Marker 7, officials said.

Another unscheduled cane burn was reported on Maui, this time causing an estimated $100,000 in damage and burning an estimated 26 acres in Kūʻau, officials said.

All four people aboard a small plane are uninjured after the aircraft they were in made an emergency landing in a residential area of Waiehu in the Wailuku District of Maui. Authorities say crews responded to the report at around 5:38 p.m. on Sunday, June 16,2 013, in an area makai of Lower Waiehu Beach Road.

The event is free and open to the public, and will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, at the Mayor’s Conference Room, located on the 9th floor of the Kalana O Maui Building.

A special meeting of the Maui County Council is planned at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, as members consider “time sensitive items,” officials said.

The finding come a month after a hairbrush dagger was found at the Kahului Airport in May. The agency reported finding a .44 caliber bang stick, detected in the carry-on bag of a passenger at Kona International Airport.

Hāna Library in East Maui will close temporarily for a pre-scheduled re-roofing and air-conditioner replacement project this summer.

The fires, reported over a one hour, 15 minute time-span, appear to have been intentionally set, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Funding for the project was announced a year ago when congressional leaders said $2 million in federal grant funds was being released for the refurbishment of seven parking lots in the summit area.

The search for a snorkeler last seen in waters off of Molokini Island on Tuesday night, has since been suspended as of 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, officials said.

Today’s disaster scenario included response to a mock chemical spill with three separate training areas set up at the Kahului Fire Station for teams being trained in incident command.

The accident has since been cleared. Motorists can expect slight delays as traffic resumes its normal flow.

The 62-foot double-hulled voyaging canoe has been under construction for the past 17 years at Kamehameha Iki Park in West Maui, but work to build the vessel actually began in the mid 1990s.

A Maui resident was transported to the hospital in serious condition after being rescued from a burning unit at the three-story Kāʻanapali Royale residential complex last night, authorities said.

Several weather advisories are in effect for the islands within Maui County. This includes a gale warning, a high surf advisory for east facing shores, and a wind advisory atop Haleakalā and across Kahoʻolawe.

According to authorities, the man was snorkeling near the Molokini Crater with his son when he went missing at around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11.

The recommendation for appointment to the six-year term now advances to the full council for further consideration.

Authorities say most of the cases were reported in men who had sex with men in West Hawaiʻi, but state officials say cases related to the outbreak may develop on other islands.

The 56-year-old man was last seen at around 5:30 p.m. wearing a white rash guard and board shorts, according to authorities.