Maui News

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

President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Derrick Kahala Watson to the bench of the US District Court for the District of Hawaii.

The University of Hawaii will hold a statewide series of 18 scholarship workshops directed at native Hawaiian students wishing to pursuing a college education.

The Alexander & Baldwin Foundation delivered playground equipment to elementary schools on Maui today as part of $10,000 donation to support physical activity and nutrition.

Maui police today charged Bronson Foster Benson, 21, and Namon Kalani Parks, 31, both with two counts of first degree robbery. Bail for each was set at $100,000.

Maui County had a total of 21,119 students, with Maui Waena Intermediate posting the fourth highest enrollment for middle schools in the state at 1,112 students enrolled in the 6th to 8th grade.

The event is one of several planned across the state this month to encourage smokers to start their new year’s resolution early and quit smoking, or make a plan to quit.

The National Geographic map, which measures 26- by 35-feet, provides students with a fun, interactive experience for the study of geography.

One outburst came from a Hawai’i Island kupuna Fumi Bonk who spoke loudly from her wheelchair before the the two PLDC board members in attendance and three staff members at the table and said, “God damn you.”

Maui Memorial Medical Center celebrated the recent installation of two electric vehicle charging stations on the hospital grounds.

Hart was a former mayoral candidate in 2010, headed two county departments (Human Concerns and Planning), and recently sought support for completing the restoration of the Lahaina Historical District in West Maui.

The FEIS states that the project site consists of ceded lands, the sale of which became the center of legal disputes, and stalled the project after it was first initiated in 1988. the state intends to lease the properties or otherwise handle them in conformity with laws governing ceded lands as outlined in Act 176 (which was signed into law in July 2009, and requires a community meeting, appraisal, and two-thirds vote approval of each house of the Legislature to convey State land in fee simple to third parties).

Individuals interested in applying for a position on the Molokai Community Plan Advisory Committee have until tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13, 2012, to submit an application.

Sixty-five students at Haiku Elementary School are now equipped with newly acquired life-saving skills. Without immediate bystander CPR and defibrillation, a victim’s chance of survival decreases 10% for each minute that passes, officials say.

A rash of vehicle fires in Kihei has been classified as intentional after Maui firefighters responded to three incidents within a five hour period.

Two dancers from Maui hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu ‘lliahi & Haunani Paredes, won the overall titles in this year’s Hula O Nā Keiki competition held over the weekend at the Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel.

Upcountry Councilmember Gladys Coelho Baisa was selected to chair the Maui County Council and East Maui Councilman Robert Carroll will serve as vice-chair during the 2013-2015 council term.

When crews arrived on scene, the woman was with an off duty doctor who stated that she had been in what he believed to be anaphylactic shock, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga. Crews from Engine 12 then provided medical assistance and helped the woman along the trail to waiting medics

Police say they received an anonymous tip at around 10:17 p.m., indicating that Rosenthal was on the upstairs balcony of a home on Kale Street in Lahaina.

A group on Maui celebrated Arbor Day by planting 80 native plants at Ka’a point in Kanaha. Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful led the project on November 2nd, in an effort to restore the natural beauty of the area.