Maui News

The service is to give thanks for the Petrine ministry of Pope Benedict XVI, who will leave office the following day. Bishop Larry Silva said prayer will also be made for guidance on the cardinals who will elect the pope’s successor.

“We are currently spending $22 million a year on unplanned teen pregnancies,” said Vice Speaker John Mizuno, who introduced the measure. This cost, he said, can be reduced with a comprehensive sex education program.

The survey, conducted by AARP on residents age 50 and older, showed a lack of confidence in the ability to pay for the cost of care both at nursing homes and at home.

The white mesh side-tie bikini bottoms from Maui were paired up with a Canada Goose Chilliwack Bomber Jacket, and worn by Kate Upton in chilly Antarctica.

Firefighters and lifeguards assisted a male visitor to safety after he became separated from his kayak in waters off of South Maui on Saturday afternoon.

“The public has spoken and the House has responded,” said WAL Chair Cindy Evans (North Kona, North Kohala, South Kohala). “It was made clear that the best course of action would be to repeal this controversial Corporation and that’s what we have moved to do.”

Governor Neil Abercrombie issued a statement on the topic of marriage equality, calling on legislators to hold hearings on the marriage equality bill to further discussions on equal treatment.

The House Committees on Water & Land and Finance will reconvene for decision making this afternoon on bills relating to the controversial Public Land Development Corporation.

The capital improvement project is intended to upgrade lines in order to provide sufficient fire protection for surrounding residents. The project will affect traffic on Nani, Loke, Wailani, and Kaniela Streets with work beginning today, and concluding in October 2013.

The Maui Department of Water Supply plans to switch back the distribution system disinfectant for the Upper Kula water system from chlorine to chloramines on or around Wednesday.

Projects are to be located within the Kauai, Honolulu, Maui and Hawaii Counties, with a focus on areas that typically receive the most marine debris.

The 62-year-old Laysan albatross known as “Wisdom” has likely raised at least 30 to 35 chicks during her breeding life.

Three people were rescued from waters off of Camp Pecusa in Olowalu last night after their kayaks became stranded in the reef during the evening’s low-tide.

The resolutions would add the Senator’s name to the Kilauea Point Lighthouse on Kauai, and designate Hawaii Island’s Saddle Road as the Daniel K. Inouye Legacy Highway.

Written testimony has already been received from Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee, Kat von D, Mick Fleetwood, Margaret Cho, Ozzy Osbourne, Britney Spears, Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot, Neil Diamond, and Avril Lavigne.

The forum is part of a Community Wellness Capacity project designed to discuss Valley Isle health needs and the resources to meet those needs, with emphases on low-income, rural, native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

Hawaiʻi County police have renewed their request for information about a 19-year-old Maui woman who was reported missing from Lakewood, Washington, where she attends college.

EPA staff and national experts will conduct workshops as part of the effort, assisting Maui in developing strategies for greening streets by adapting national best practices and case studies to a local context.

The tax credit for photovoltaic systems would be incrementally phased down from 30% of the actual cost to 15% over the next 5 years.

Items under review include HB 174, a GMO labeling bill; and HB 97, a bill that requires a permit to introduce or develop a new GMO.