Maui News

The Wells Park Ballfields will be closed for ADA accessibility improvements from December 17, 2012 through January 2, 2013.

The closure includes offices in Hana, Kihei, Lahaina, Lanai City, Molokai and Pukalani. Regular service hours will resume tomorrow.

The community forum is an opportunity for the general public and members of the UH community to share their thoughts on the university and its future. The Maui meeting runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m at UHMC in the Kaaike bulding, room 105.

Several county offices within the Kalana Pakui Building in Wailuku will be closed for two hours on November 30, 2012, so that employees can attend a human resources meeting.

A tiny pest is slowly taking its toll on Maui hala or pandanus groves, a culturally significant tree storied in chant and prized as a cultural resource for weaving, cordage, medicine, thatching, and lei making.

“We are sending Red Cross volunteers from Kauai, Maui, Molokai, the Big Island and Oahu to help those in need on the East Coast and to bring back invaluable experience to help ensure that each island will be able to respond when the next major disaster strikes our islands.”

Responsibilities include hearing public testimony, reviewing policies and standards and making recommendations, with terms lasting between two to five years. There is no monetary compensation associated with serving on a Board or Commission.

In support of World AIDS Day, which takes place on December 1, Maui AIDS Foundation will host two events: Dine Out For AIDS and World AIDS Day.

“More than ever before, working families, seniors on fixed incomes, and single parents are relying on the Maui Food Bank just to survive month to month,” said Cub-Master Stephen Gima.

Since its inception, the program has contributed nearly $700,000 to 743 non-profit organizations throughout the state–$265,000 of that went to 245 organizations on Maui.

An initial investigation determined that the fire was accidental due to a shrine with a candle on it that caused the fire. The fire as extinguished just before 9:30 a.m. and caused an estimated $5,000 in damage, with about 15% of the building involved.

The event is part of MEDB’s 30th anniversary celebration and an effort by the nonprofit to encourage, empower and engage the island community with building technology and developing a sustainable diversified economy for Maui County.

The County of Maui hosts a second Permitting Open House next month, as an initiative of Mayor Alan Arakawa’s Permit Process Improvement Team.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a 6.8 preliminary magnitude earthquake in the Kuril Islands that occurred at 8:13 a.m. on 11/16/12.

The Salvation Army hosts its 12th annual Health Fair for the Homeless from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Kahului office on West Kamehameha Avenue.

The ring some how ended up on Maui and was found in the dirt along a roadside in Happy Valley six months ago. The woman who found the ring turned it into police after attempts to find its owner through the Lost and Found pages on Craig’s List went unanswered.

The charges stem from a verbal and physical altercation reported on Monday night, November 12 on Napilihau Street near the rear parking lot of the Napili Plaza.

A University of Hawai’i Advisory Task Group released a report today with findings and recommendations following a failed Stevie Wonder concert fundraiser, that has become known in public circles as the “Wonder Blunder.”

US Senator Daniel Inouye was treated and released from the hospital after sustaining a minor cut to the back of his head in a fall this morning, officials said.

Proposed actions include the capture, veterinary treatment, transportation, and release of monk seals on shorelines throughout the Hawaiian archipelago.