Maui News

“With the actions we have taken today, our kupuna will be better protected from financial abuse and better supported by a variety of programs and services,” said Rep. Souki in a press release announcing key bills that gained passage.

Governor Neil Abercrombie, US Senator Brian Schatz, and State Senator Gil Keith-Agaran will be the featured speakers at the upcoming annual Convention for the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi on Maui.

Those opposed to the lottery say the system denies children the right to Hawaiian language immersion education and restricts the growth of language revitalization.

The Lāhainā DMVL Office at the Lāhainā Center will be closed for 10 days to accommodate the relocation of facilities to the Lāhainā Gateway Center.

Authorities called in an emergency ordnance disposal unit to Maui after reports that a 2-foot unexploded piece of ordnance was found Monday morning in a Puʻunene cane field.

Consecutive 2% pay raises beginning in October of this year, and thereafter every April 1 and October 1 for the duration of the contract, which runs through June 30, 2017.

HECO officials attributed the progress to added rooftop and utility-scale solar photovoltaic facilities on all islands; more wind energy on Oahu and Maui; and increased geothermal energy production on Hawaii Island.

White said, “I believe the county can live within the means provided by existing real property tax rates and the revenues they would achieve.”

Patricia “Aunty Patty” Nishiyama of the group Nā Kūpuna O Maui called the use of thrill craft in the area disruptive, saying the activity creates “noise pollution,” and is “an extreme danger” because of multiple conflicting uses of near-shore waters.

In anticipation of the summer opening of the Andaz Maui at Wailea resort, hotel executives are hosting a hospitality job fair as they search for qualified employees.

For the next four months, Hana Airport will be closed at night between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Sunday nights through Friday mornings, state officials announced.

Maui firefighters extinguished a small 8,000-square-foot brush fire reported on Friday afternoon, April 26, near Hospice Maui in Wailuku.

Officials at Maui Electric Company say a downed tree branch is to blame for a temporary power outage in Haʻikū on Friday afternoon, April 26.

The project is designed to meet the need of the largest middle school on the island, and address an anticipated increase in enrollment.

The governor today released $100,000 in Capital Improvement Project funds for the expansion of the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting station at Kapalua Airport in West Maui.

The public is encouraged to bring in expired or unused prescription medications to the collection site for proper disposal.

Mechanical problems were identified as the cause of missed service to a trash route in West Maui yesterday, county officials said.

“If we succeed we will have turned our trash into a treasured resource and kept our landfill from taking up more space on our beautiful island,” said Mayor Arakawa in a press release announcing the new development.

State lawmakers are reportedly considering a $20 million appropriation for efforts to acquire Lipoa Point at Honolua on Maui.

Mall officials say the event was organized to help ensure a quality education for students. The “I ♥ Lāhainā” event includes entertainment, live and silent auctions, and activities on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4.