Maui News

Under the program, transfer students who are pursuing a bachelor’s degree would be able to receive an associate degree if they’ve already met requirements with credits earned.

Philippine passport applications and immigrant services will be offered on Maui during an outreach event on Saturday, October 27.

During an interview conducted by state authorities yesterday, the two children identified themselves and Tucker in the photographs and said the acts depicted occurred in Tucker’s Pahoa home.

A group of volunteers on Maui spent National Public Lands Day caring for the historic Mokuʻula site in West Maui.

Two women were transported to the hospital in stable condition after complaints of a noxious odor at the County Morgue in Wailuku on Wednesday. A total of about 10 people were evacuated from the building when students reported feeling ill from odors within.

Just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, FBI special agents arrested 56-year-old John Tucker of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawai’i on suspicion of production and distribution of child pornography.

So far, there are no local cases linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak, according to officials with the state Department of Health.

Maui Electric Company has confirmed a power outage in the Piiholo and Olinda area of Maui. MECO crews are currently working to identify the cause and restore electrical service as quickly and safely as possible.

Tsunami debris and the Western Pacific Garbage Patch are among the topics to be discussed in a Pacific Rim tour of the Plastic Pollution Conversation. A series of discussions begins tonight on Maui.

Tips from the public have led to the identification of an individual sought by the FBI for child sex abuse allegations.

Erosion has resulted in adverse environmental impacts to beach use, water quality, marine life, and habitat for endangered species in Spreckelsville. The Stable Road Beach Restoration Foundation wants to replace four existing geotube sand retention devices with more durable rock retention groins.

The Longman’s beaked whale died after stranding itself on March 22 at Hamoa Beach. It is the subject of the most in-depth research conducted to date on the species.

The 50-year-old woman, who was visiting from Tacoma, Washington, broke her right leg when she slipped and fell during the hike.

Even with the return of trade wind weather tomorrow, the forecasters with the National Weather Service say the smaller islands could still see another day of lingering vog before conditions completely clear out.

“We’re comfortable saying that the suspect was probably on Hawaii’s Big Island between 2008 and 2010. He may have lived there, or he may have been a guest in someone’s home. For all we know, he may still be living in Hawaii.”

Kia’aina fills the vacancy left by Guy Kaulukukui who resigned in August. She begins her new post with the state on October 15.

Rescue crews from the Maui Fire Department responded to Hoolawa Bay in Haiku for reports of an unresponsive male.

A 78-year-old man was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center after falling approximately 15-feet down an embankment in ‘Iao Valley, officials said.

Officials at Maui Electric Company say an island wide power outage on Molokai was caused by a pole top fire at the Pala’au Substation.

In observance of fire prevention week, firefighters on Maui will host two public demonstrations featuring the jaws of life and a live burn.