Maui News

The Leleiwi Overlook parking lot, located in the Summit District of Haleakalā National Park, will be completely closed for repaving and accessibility improvements for one week beginning today.

No identification is required, and no fees will be assessed to patients participating in the program. The program is also available free of charge to non-citizens, individuals with no local address, and those with no health insurance.

Rental car services are now available to motorists traveling into or out of the remote town of Hāna, in East Maui. Enterprise Rent-A-Car joins in a partnership with the Travaasa Experiential Resorts to provide car rentals to travelers.

There is no tsunami expected following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake reported in the deep ocean southeast of Hawaiʻi Island at 2:13 p.m. on 6/4/13, according to information released by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa is at the Lānaʻi Tropic Care clinic today as the county kicks off day one of the event.

Parts of Wailuku will be without water while crews conduct capital improvement work to replace waterlines over an 11-hour period beginning on Wednesday night.

A landfill fire on Maui caused upwards of $360,000, since it was first reported on Sunday afternoon. County officials said the landfill is now open. Fire officials say the fire was 95% contained by Monday night.

Sun Mei was the elder brother of Sun Yat-sen, the first president and founding father of the Republic of China.

MECO’s allowed profit level was also reduced from 10% to 9%, due to “lower interest rates” and discovered “inefficiencies,” according to the commission.

DLNR officials described the docks are “old and badly deteriorated.” Officials said the docks need to be replaced before they become a safety hazard.

A high surf advisory has been extended for the south facing shores of all islands as a large south southwest swell builds.

After registering as a sex offender at the Wailuku Police Station Friday, May 31, Charles Cowan sexually assaulted a woman in a store dressing room and then tried to escape.

Maui County fire fighters are still on the scene at the Central Maui Landfill Refuse & Recycling Center, where a blaze at the EKO Compost site has closed down operations today and possibly tomorrow.

A benefit fundraiser called “I Love Lahaina” recently raised $30,000 for six West Maui schools.

Maui Fire Department crews from Kahului and Kula responded Sunday, June 2, to a 4:30 p.m. alarm for a two-acre fire at the Central Maui Landfill.

Maui police officers responded to a call about 12:24 p.m. regarding a discovery of what appeared to be a grenade along the shoulder of Hansen Road.

Maui’s Kahului Airport will benefit from Governor Neil Abercrombie’s release of more than $21.8 million in capital improvement projects (CIP) Thursday, May 30, for state airports and highways.

Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui formally announced his candidacy to continue serving the state of Hawaii in his current capacity.

President Remengesau will share stories about how the island nation of Palau is balancing local needs and outside interests, while protecting their natural and cultural resources.

Local producers on Maui are encouraged to apply for funding and booth space at the upcoming Made in Hawaiʻi Festival, scheduled for August 16 to 18, 2013 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall on Oʻahu.