Maui News

“I can think of no-one who exemplifies devotion to the people of Hawaii and embodies the aloha spirit more than Sen. Akaka,” said Gov. Abercrombie, who will join members of the state Legislature in hosting the ceremony in the House Chambers of the State Capitol.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa will deliver his 2013 State of the County address from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the HP Baldwin High School auditorium.

Voters in Hawai’i are open to the legalization, taxation and regulation of marijuana according to the results of an opinion poll commissioned by the Drug Policy Action Group.

The incident was reported at 6:09 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, on the Honoapiilani Highway (Hwy 30) intersection with Puukolii Road and Kai Ala Drive.

The programs created are designed to support school readiness opportunities for about 3,500 4-year-olds who would not be eligible for kindergarten due to a new birthdate cutoff of July 31, starting in 2014. Eventually, the goal is a statewide early childhood education program for more 4-year-olds in Hawaii.

There are two more meetings on tap for Maui County locations including one tonight in Hana. The Native Hawaiian Scholarship ‘Aha includes a series of free presentations for high school students, parents, teachers, and current college students, who are interested in learning about financial aid.

Winer served as the director of external affairs in the Obama administration, and director of strategic initiatives and partnerships at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Forecasters from the National Weather Service said radar at 1:06 p.m. showed passing moderate to heavy showers moving over the east and southeast slopes of Haleakala. Rain was also falling i the up-slope region from Kipahulu to Hamoa and Hana.

With states now decriminalizing and even legalizing marijuana, where does Hawaii stand? Attitudes toward marijuana and marijuana laws is the subject of a statewide poll, the results of which will be discussed during a presentation tomorrow in Honolulu.

A visitor was airlifted from the Keanae Arboretum after sustaining injuries in a fall on a hiking trail on Tuesday afternoon.

The Maui County Democratic Party is now accepting applications from individuals interested in filling the District 9 state House vacancy created by the governor’s appointment of Gil Keith-Agaran to the state Senate.

The County of Maui is looking for hundreds of volunteers to help with different community service projects this month, in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Mechanical problems were blamed for missed trash service in Kula this morning. Areas affected included: Ainakula Road, Akea Place, Holopuni Road, Ka Drive, Kimo Drive, Kulalani Circle, Kulalani Drive, Kulamanu Circle, Lower Kula Drive, Lower Kula Road, Mano Drive, Omaopio Road, Piliwale Road, Pulehu Road, Waimele Place, Waokele Place, and all surrounding streets and roads.

Ocean Vodka plans to open a new organic farm and solar powered distillery on 80-acres in Kula later this year. The company boasts that the product will be the only vodka in the world made with the sun and ocean.

The newly-installed array of panels at the Kihei Wastewater Treatment Facility sets a record as the largest PV system on Maui; and the carport PV system at the Kihei Aquatic Center is the first of its kind on Maui.

The funds are part of a larger $70 million release for capital improvement projects across Hawaii that are intended to help carry the state’s recovery into the new year.

Crews from Maui Electric Company worked to restore power to various parts of the county affected by outages over the last few days. Below is a run-down of incidents and restoration efforts reported since Friday when high winds brought down trees and power lines in several parts of the island.

The fire was reported shortly after 5 p.m. on the shoulder of the mauka bound lane, about a mile below the Haliimaile intersection, fire officials said.

The kiln was being used inappropriately to dry sections of bamboo stalks, and was left unattended.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Gilbert Keith-Agaran to state Senate to represent Hawaii’s 5th senatorial district, a seat recently left vacant by Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui.