Maui News

Invitations have yet to be mailed; but this year’s Noble Chef event is already sold out.The annual fundraising event features creations from top chefs as they mentor Maui students.

A group that is seeking to end the burning of sugar cane on Maui delivered petitions with more than 8,700 signatures to the State Department of Health on Tuesday.

Preliminary evidence reveals that female ‘opihi live higher on the rocky shore than male ‘opihi. Researchers say the findings will help in restoration efforts of ‘opihi habitat in populated areas like O‘ahu.

A manpower shortage resulted in a missed trash route today affecting the Haiku, Paia, Kuau, Spreckelsville service areas.

Maui’s chefs are invited to take part in the action by competing against Maui firefighters for the best chili recipes in categories ranging from “Hazmat” where anything goes, to “Wild Land” for the vegetarian crowd.

Skin Stories traces the roots of tattoo, highlighting individual stories and the evolution of cultural traditions in the Pacific. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

The annual event has gained popularity among island residents, and has become an important fundraising event for the Maui United Way Campaign.

The briefing was the first in a series of meetings to discuss the University’s failed Stevie Wonder Concert fundraiser, and look into oversight, accountability and transparency at UH.

“Every one of these is like a fishing expedition. So we’re always trying to catch a good story,” said camera operator Carl Johnson.

The following closures will commence on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 4:15 p.m. to accommodate traffic associated with the Maui Fair parade in Kahului.

ORACLE Racing is proposing the use of Kaumalapau Harbor on the island of Lāna‘i as a temporary base of operations to support the development of a high-performance boat for competitive sailing events.

The advisory was issued as a northwest swell slowly diminishes, and combines with wind waves to produce combined seas at 10 feet or greater.

A missing Molokai paddler was found clinging to his capsized canoe about two hours after and six miles away from where he was last seen earlier today.

Five hikers are safe this morning after they became stranded across a river in the Kaila section of East Maui.

Rescue crews responded to a report of several canoes in distress at Hale O Lono Harbor on Molokai, with an estimated 30 people in the water. The paddlers were preparing to start the Na Wahine O Ke Kai race from Molokai to Oahu.

The large blue plastic storage bin was found floating in the ocean off Waimanalo, O‘ahu, on September 18, 2012. The 4-foot cube bin, which is used for transport of live and frozen seafood, was spotted mid-way between Manana Island and the nearby pier by Makai Ocean Engineering staff.

UPDATE: 9:52 a.m. 9/23/12: The leak has since been fixed as of midnight on Saturday, and the conservation request has been lifted.

The first public DC Fast Charging Station fully charged its first EV at the parking lot in front of the Maui County building today.

The mauicounty.gov website joins fellow finalists Baltimore, Maryland and Sacramento as finalists in the “County Portal Category.”

Nearly an hour after opening, AT&T still had a line snaking back to the children’s play area near the Men’s Macy’s store.