Maui News

For the third time in five months, a Coast Guard aircraft was targeted by an individual with a laser pointer, authorities said. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday night, Feb. 12, 2013 above Kalaeloa Airport on O’ahu.

The funds will be used to help stop the spread of HIV and provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS on Maui, Moloka’i and Lana’i.

The parade is the official launch to the 33rd Annual World Whale Day Celebration.

The state campaign is part of a comprehensive strategy to reverse increasing obesity rates among Hawaii youth.

The House of Representatives will vote at noon today on HB 1133 which seeks to repeal the Public Land Development Corporation.

Senator Schatz, who was appointed on Dec. 26, 2012, is now ranked 86th in overall seniority, and 45 out of 54 among fellow Democrats.

The pilot program was launched last year to help business customers control the cost of electric bills, while helping the utility maintain reliability and add more renewable energy to the Maui grid.

A 34-year-old woman has been charged with first degree assault after she allegedly attacked a man with a hammer punch in South Maui on Saturday, Feb. 9.

In response last night’s State of the Union address, Hawai`i’s US Senators, both of them Democrats, responded with positive feedback.

Event organizers say the event began as a call to action based on a staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. The Maui observance begins at noon tomorrow on the great lawn of the UHMC Kahului campus.

The proposed seawall is intended to protect existing structures, widen the beach, and prevent underlying soils from entering the ocean.

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said he killed the measure because of a lack of support from lawmakers.

The conservation organization has been working with the Molokaʻi Land Trust to restore the area by removing alien kiawe thickets and allowing the area to regenerate with native growth.

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.