Maui News

The pilot project utilizes the senate’s new Neighbor Island Video Conferencing Program, giving neighbor islanders the opportunity to actively participate in legislation, while avoiding travel and related expenses.

Upon entering the bank, police say the responsible showed the teller a demand note to the teller and allegedly brandished what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun.

By Wendy Osher (Update: 1/24/13) A structure fire at a condominium unit in Napili caused an estimated $2,500 in damage on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported at 1:09 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 5355 Lower Honoapiilani Highway at the Honokeana Cove complex. When units from Engine 11 arrived on scene, crews found […]

Sierra Club officials say he had a long history of dedication to planning for Maui’s parks, bikeways and open spaces. He is also recognized as a guiding force behind the original draft of the Maui Island Plan, according to the Sierra Club.

The highway would be renamed the Daniel K. Inouye Veteran’s Highway in recognition of the senator’s work in obtaining federal transportation funds for the state.

A total of nearly $80,000 in penalties was imposed, the largest of which was $25,000, assessed against Hawaiian Electric Light Company in part for exceeding the ammonia emission limit. The violation was self reported.

Uncle Mac Poepoe of Molokai will be honored today for a lifetime of conservation management along the northern coast of the Friendly Isle.

News that the Department of Defense plans to lift the ban on women serving in ground combat roles was met with praise from the female members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation.

Nominations are now being accepted for the “Women of Excellence” award, the Maui County Committee on the Status of Women announced today.

Motorists are advised of a road closure that begins today on Kaupakalua Road due to construction work on a bridge in the area.

The 4-year-old female died at a Honolulu hospital on Jan. 20. “This is an uncommon and tragic death,” said Dr. Sarah Park, state epidemiologist.

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary hosts a talk tonight on the social foraging ecology of Alaskan humpback whales.

Sen. Hirono and fellow Senator Brian Schatz of Hawai’i, introduced Assistant US Attorney for Hawaii Derrick Kahala Watson, who is President Obama’s nominee for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa called Luna a “true leader and good friend” saying is expertise in law was complemented by his good humor, aloha and professionalism.

The capsule contained a letter from the general contractor, a book of blueprints of the building itself and a copy of the Maui News with the story of the new post office building on the front page, dated Sept. 19, 1959.

Heart Month on Maui kicks off with a “Go Red Soiree” on February 2nd at the Kapalua Spa. The elegant affair was organized as a fundraiser benefit for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Movement.

During his address Gov. Abercrombie outlined plans to maximize the state’s fiscal footing and improve the economy by focusing on business innovation, food and energy security, and early childhood education.

The CIT will handle incidents involving the mentally ill and those in crisis with care and expertise, ensuring that such individuals receive a response which is appropriate to the needs of the person involved.

Lawmakers will take comments and questions on the creation of a state-funded early learning system in Hawaii during a Twitter Town Hall event this afternoon.

The invasive species, officials say, pose a threat to the preserve’s rare dry mamane sub-alpine shrubland, found only on East Maui and the Big Island.