Maui News

Biologists will be conducting work to control an infestation of Argentine Ants, an invasive species from South America that impacts native insects and plants.

Wisch leaves his post as public information officer for the Department of the Attorney General to take on his new role as Deputy Director at the State Department of Taxation.

Here on Maui, there were no sales recorded during a random sampling of participating stores in the spring of 2012; however, rates for individual counties are not considered historically reliable due to the small sample size.

Crews rescued a hiker who had fallen 20-feet from a cliff in the Bamboo Forest trail area of East Maui on Friday, December 7, 2012.

More than 6,000 school-age children across Hawaiʻi participated in a simultaneous reading aloud program that focused on the historical significance of December 7th.

Two-year grants in amounts ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 will be available to fund several priority areas that that aim to improve conditions within the Hawaiian community.

Firefighters worked last night to put out four separate brush fires in Lahaina. The incident was first reported at 7:14 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2012.

Na Kai ‘Ewalu Hawaiian outrigger canoe club is hosting a Christmas tree fundraiser to replace a sacred koa canoe that was destroyed in a fire 16 years ago.

The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge report shows gas at $4.12 for a gallon of regular in Wailuku—that’s down two cents from yesterday, six cents from a week ago, and 29 cents from a month ago. The price is also down about 26 cents from the same time last year.

Maui County real property owners are reminded that the deadline for filing claims for real property tax exemptions, condominium use classification declarations, and requests for agricultural use valuations is on Monday, December 31, 2012.

Eight students were arrested at Kealakehe High School on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi on Thursday following a fight on campus. Seven male students and one female student were charged with disorderly conduct and released.

Several Honolulu-based Coast Guard units responded to a vessel on fire approximately 69 miles northwest of Maui, on Wednesday. Coast Guard officials say the tug was in transit from Seattle to Honolulu, when an engineer on board reported hearing a fire alarm.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today reported that the elective surgery he underwent on Wednesday to address an existing shoulder injury was a success.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that all Hawaii flags at state offices to be flown at half-staff on Friday, December 7, 2012, in observance of the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Hawaiʻi County Police say they have received information that two inmates who escaped from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center on Wednesday allegedly intend to rob a bank.

Completion of the Kahului Elementary School installation brings the total Sun Power projects in Maui County to 12. The project promotes alternatives to conventional fuels for the production of electricity and helps the schools reduce their electric consumption and peak electric demands from MECO’s system.

The project, located at 511 Imi Place in Wailuku calls for the development of a 28-unit, four-story affordable apartment complex on a vacant urban lot in Wailuku.

Police say the man was trying to cross the road outside of an unmarked crosswalk when he was struck by a gray 2000 Toyota RAV4 being operated by a 50-year-old Makawao resident. The pedestrian was initially transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition, but police say he later succumbed to his injuries and died.

Temporary lane closures will be implemented starting on December 10 along the Upcountry Pi`ilani Highway as crews work to restore the road that was impacted during construction of the Auwahi Wind project on Ulupalakua Ranch.

Here on Maui, the contentious issue of aquarium fishing in Hawaiian waters has drawn the attention of marine advocacy groups. The Maui-based group, For the Fishes, claims the industry had led to a drastic decline in the populations of reef fish in unprotected areas, has caused coral reef degradation, and depleted populations of some species.