Maui News

According to Grimes, the last gate count was similar to last year, but the official count has yet to be tallied, which includes an estimated 46% rise in pre-sale tickets and an increase in parade participation.

Tonight’s meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic Center. A separate meeting will be held in Central Maui at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center tomorrow (October 2, 2012).

The 2012 grand-prize winner was Kendall Sanchez from Pukalani. Kendall is the daughter of Frank and Nanela Sanchez.

When fire crews arrived on scene, the warehouse, which is used for an office, greenhouse, and two bedrooms, was approximately 30% involved in the fire, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

“Bottom line here is the working people need jobs on this island. To be honest with you, it’s kind of rediculous–people come here and try to stop a lifestyle here on the island,” said HC&S retiree, Charles Jennings.

“HC&S is owned by Alexander and Baldwin, which is a huge corporation. This is not a traditional Hawaiian practice–this is people who came in and took the lands and hired people, and that’s still what’s going on today,” said Bruch.

Police say the incident was classified as an third degree assault, and have dismissed rumors of a shooting.

Officials hope to find a run-away dock, and handle the dock at sea, to prevent serious environmental damage if it should reach shore.

Authorities say an unknown female attempted to use a stolen debit card from the purse to withdraw money the following day from an ATM machine at the Bank of Hawaii in Lahaina.

Bascar is described as 5-feet 7-inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He also has a tattoo on the left side of his neck.

The structure was an unoccupied rental home located at 689 Onioni Drive in the Kawela Plantation 1 area, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Initial reports indicated that the boat was anchored about 30 feet offshore from the sea-cliffs at Kahakuloa. Officials say the 15 foot vessel was found by Air 1 at At 6:21 p.m., located about 6 miles NW of Kahului harbor and approximately 200 yards off shore.

The fire was first reported at 3:35 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2012, in a vacant lot at the end of Waiono Place, between Namauu Place and Waiapo Street in Kihei, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Residents from the County of Maui are invited to fill out a community survey drafted by the County of Maui.

While responding, an observatory supervisor told crews that it was a generator that was smoking, and the unit had been turned off.

The Grand Marshal this year is Archie Kalepa, the 2012 Duke Kahanamoku Waterman Hall of Fame Inductee and Officer Safety Officer for the County of Maui.

One of the missions moving forward is to explore options for converting the plantation from a sugar farm into a bio-energy farm, said HC&S.

The focus instead was on what could be done together in moving to harvest methods and crops that would end burning.

The quake was reported at 1:40 p.m. HST on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

Oracle Team USA’s General Manager, Grant Simmer said that with full-time training underway, the team is reevaluating its winter program needs.