Maui News

A Maui memorial service will be held for US Senator Daniel Inouye this week Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

Governor Neil Abercrombie this afternoon will announce his selection for the appointment to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by the passing of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye.

Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Maui Council Inauguration, that is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013, in the Council Chamber.

An estimated 566 gallons of wastewater overflowed from the line along Ani Street in Kahului at around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Four of the confirmed items that have arrived in Hawaiʻi since Sept. 18, 2012 include: a large blue plastic bin, a fishing boat recovered 700 miles north of Maui by a Hawaii longline fisherman, a skiff found at Midway Atoll, and a skiff in pieces found at Kahana Bay, Oahu.

The state Department of Health will visit Maui as part of a statewide series of meetings to gather input on services offered to adults with sever and persistent mental illness.

Maui Fire Chief Jeffrey Murray today announced the promotion of six members to the rank of Fire Fighter III. The promotions include Spencer Rodrigues, Jason Gamiao, Ryan Otsubo, Nathan Nishiki, Matthew Mann, and Timmothy Herrick.

According to Arakawa, his administration will hire both the exiting Council Chair Danny Mateo of Molokai, and the exiting Vice Chair Joe Pontanilla of Kahului.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa reflects on the contributions of the late US Senator Daniel Inouye, and the anticipated impact that his passing will have in Maui County.

Officials with Maui Crime Stoppers have confirmed that 46-year-old Karen Brown Young has since been located. Authorities say there is no further interest in the missing person case, and thanked the public for their help.

The victim, described as a 53-year-old man from Kuau, was transported to the Hana Clinic, where he was later pronounced dead.

“Right now, we’re spending over $300,000 to do a mini-repair to the Sakamoto Pool. If we try to repair the entire pool, and were successful, we’d still have an old pool…”

The letter pays tribute to the late US Senator Daniel Inouye and acknowledges his long service to the people of Hawai`i.

Event organizers for a West Maui tree-cycling event say the aim is to keep Christmas trees out of the landfill, and utilize the chips for weed suppression in Honokowai Valley.

The current phase of the project involves work from Kai Hele Ku Street and Launiupoko State Park. Speed limits are reduced in the work zone area.

Forecasters from the National Weather Service say increasing southeasterly winds have begun affecting the upper elevations of Haleakala on the island of Maui.

Starting next week Thursday, the state Identification Program will transfer responsibility to the Department of Transportation, and will be administered through individual counties.

A Wailuku structure fire caused an estimated $500 in damages before being brought under control on Saturday afternoon, December 22, 2012. The fire was first reported at 3:40 p.m. at 54 North Market Street.

A home fire in Lahaina caused an estimated $200,000 in damages early Saturday morning, December 22, 2012. The incident was first reported at 1:13 a.m. at a single story, three-bedroom home, located at 233 Lahainaluna Road in West Maui.

While the report confirms a hydrologic connection between the Lahaina facility’s treated wastewater injection wells and the near-shore seeps, monthly sampling by Hawaii Department of Health has detected no bacterial indicators.