Maui News

Maps were created for Kahakuloa Village and the East Maui community of Keʻanae which had not previously been mapped, according to county officials.

The rates are scheduled to go into effect on July 1st, and include increases in all categories except for residential which will remain unchanged at $5.75 per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation.

According to a status update from the state DLNR office, most of the broken pieces from the 30-foot “Caribou III sailboat were quickly removed except for a mast and mooring gear, which was expected to be removed by Parker Marine when the surf subsides.

The man driving the silver Mazda vehicle mistakenly pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to collide into numerous items near the customer entrance area of the store, injuring three.

Senate Bill 4, relating to Motor Vehicles requires all front seat and back seat occupants to wear a seat belt or child restraint. The law becomes effective immediately.

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.