Maui News

State Elections Office spokesman Rex Quidilla said all of Maui’s polling places opened on time, and officials had not heard of any problems in Maui County as of 11:15 a.m.

The proposed development features a 150-room, four-story select-services hotel, as well as space for businesses, medical offices, shops, a movie theater, and restaurants.

Pacific Radio Group will be offering live results coverage again this year in coordination with the University of Hawaii Maui College. The broadcast will be carried LIVE on MC-TV Channel 55 and KNUI AM 900, from 5:30 p.m. until the final results for Maui are tallied.

The live program features Mayor Arakawa, Finance Director Danny Agsalog, and Budget Director Sandy Baz. The topic of discussion will be the county’s recent bond-rating and issuance.

A topping off ceremony was held today for the Kahoma Stream Bridge in West Maui, marking a significant milestone in the realignment of the Honoapiilani Highway, government officials said.

Maui County Ocean Safety and the Department of Land and Natural Resources evaluated the area and opened the beach at 11 a.m. today, Monday, November 5, 2012.

The project site is currently vacant, but had been used recently as an informal homeless camp.

The men were extracted off of the second saddle on the Olowalu side of ‘Iao Valley at around 10:44 a.m. on Sunday, November 4, 2012.

When crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Engine 1 in Wailuku responded to the scene at 9:02 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2012, they confirmed that the booth had burned down sometime during the previous night.

The 2012 Maui Roi Round-up reeled in a moment for the record books when tournament participant, Mark Riglos, was bit by what was described as a 15-foot tiger shark.

The 30 year old man from Kahului suffered severe lacerations above his right ankle, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga. The injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, he said.

Maui police arrested two men on allegations of terroristic threatening after a confrontation in South Maui on Thursday. The incident was reported at 10:38 a.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at a Waipuilani Road residence in Kihei.

Due to the ongoing drought conditions, the DWS plans to reduce production at the Olinda Water Treatment Facility and utilize water from the lower elevations for Upper Kula residents. The change will take effect on or around Wednesday, November 7, 2012.

Kula resident Richard Dancil, who has been leading the legal challenge against the county-co-sponsored Halloween event in Lahaina this year, has filed another appeal.

Here on Maui, three projects were selected to protect more than 11,000 acres on the north, east and south slopes of Haleakalā. State officials say that on the south slope, more than 90% of the native koa forests have been lost to grazing from hooved animals such as goats, cattle, and deer.

Pacific Radio Group will be offering live results coverage again this year in coordination with the University of Hawaii Maui College. The broadcast will be carried on MCTV Channel 55 and KNUI AM 900, from 5:30 p.m. until the final results for Maui are tallied.

Officials say Shannan Pyland, who was recognized earlier this year as the agency’s Maui Volunteer of the Year, is among the initial Hawai’i group that will fly out tonight to White Palins, New York, for two to three week disaster assignments.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced that Louise Kim McCoy is joining his administration effective today as Director of Communications/Press Secretary. McCoy, who was the press secretary for Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle, left her city position on Oct. 31.

The arrests included three instances of disorderly conduct, 16 drug related offenses, and four drinking violations, according to Maui Police Lt. Ricky Uedoi from the Lahaina District.

A 20-year-old Pukalani resident was transported to the hospital in critical condition after being ejected from a vehicle in a single-car accident on Baldwin Avenue last night, officials said.