Maui News

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.

A portion of the Kuihelani Highway on Maui was partially closed on two separate occasions on Tuesday, as smoke from a scheduled cane fire hampered vision along the roadway.

A visitor from Canada was airlifted to safety on Tuesday after being swept into the ocean at the area sometimes referred to as the “Olivine Pools,” located on the west side of Nākālele Point in West Maui, officials said.

A couple has filed a class action suit after purchasing frozen berries from Costco in Kahului that have since been recalled for a link to a hepatitis A outbreak.

In observance of King Kamehameha Day on Maui, the Royal Order of Kamehameha hosts a march beginning at 9 a.m. from the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College to Hoaloha Park. A separate observance is planned this weekend in West Maui. Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade & Hoʻolauleʻa is planned from 9 a.m. to sunset on Saturday, June 15.

Fred Ruge, 82, of Wailuku, was named the winner of the Salute to Seniors service award issued by the Home Instead Senior Care network.

“We strive to exercise the imaginations of Maui County’s young minds and get them inspired about that amazing, blue environment that surrounds and sustains us,” said company officials in a newsletter released today.

A council committee will consider a resolution that if approved, would authorize an investigation into the “potential misuse” of County funds, Policy Chair Riki Hokama announced today.

A mandatory meeting for all invited food concessionaires for the upcoming 2013 Maui Fair will take place this Wednesday, June 12, in Central Maui.