Maui News

Organizers of a community lei making event hope to string a total of 2,500 lei to be placed on the graves of Maui veterans for Memorial Day.

The Governor is expected to sign Senate Bill 4 into law that will require all occupants of a vehicle to buckle up or be restrained in a child passenger seat while traveling on any public highway in Hawaiʻi.

An unscheduled cane burn in Pāʻia on Sunday burned five acres and caused an estimated $25,000 in damage, fire officials said.

The three vessels, ranging in size from 30-40 feet, had apparently pulled from their moorings, and were in the process bf being battered by the high surf, authorities said.

A week after gaining temporary reprieve from a proposed lottery for Hawaiian Immersion admission at Pāʻia Elementary School, opponents showed up in force to a plead their case before the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Maui’s Richard Endsley and Diane Logsdon were honored with the distinction of “Outstanding Older American” in an annual awards presentation hosted by the County of Maui.

A series of south swells arriving in the islands beginning today has ocean safety officials on Maui taking extra precautions. By 11 a.m., crews had already made an estimated 30-40 personal contacts with the public at Kamaʻole Beach Park III. When in doubt, authorities advise, don’t go out.

Parking at the Haleakalā Visitor Center on Maui will be reduced by 50% over a two week period to accommodate construction for handicapped accessibility improvements, officials said.

Four deaths related to ocean entry hazards have already occurred at Kīlauea, according to information released by the HVO. “Given the recently observed disregard for these hazards, we fear that tragedy will strike again,” authorities said.

Locations that will be featured include: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Hawaiʻi Island, the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s McBryde Garden on Kauaʻi, Haleakalā National Park on Maui, and Waikīkī Beach on Oʻahu.

State officials said a local fisherman reported the incident after hooking what he initially believed to be “a very large ulua” while fishing from shore in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 11.

Firefighters on Maui quickly doused a brush fire that burned two small areas of grass along the Mokulele Highway, officials confirmed

All proceeds from the entry fees and sales of t-shirts will go to the Special Olympics Maui to help the athletes on the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lanaʻi.

The event provides free health services and screening to residents, while and also serving as rapid response training for some 400 military personnel, officials said.

Maui’s Rysen Otomo, of Wailuku, earned the top scholarship award issued by First Wind, a US-based renewable energy company that operates the Kaheawa Wind I & II project above Māʻalaea.

The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa is offering an information session on Maui for prospective students seeking MBA and masters’ degrees in human resource management.

According to Hirono, the amendment to the visa waiver program could have a big impact on the state’s economy, making it easier for thousands of tourists from the region to visit.

“These tests are helping us light the path toward reducing energy consumption and county costs,” said Mayor Arakawa in the announcement.

The outage was first reported at 9:40 a.m., and power was restored to all remaining customers by 12:37 p.m., company officials said.

An estimated 400 uniformed active and reserved rank military personnel will run the free clinics from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 4-12, on different days and locations in Central Maui, West Maui, South Maui, Hāna, Lānaʻi, and Molokaʻi.