Maui News

“Apparently, the male fell from the tuna tower of his fishing boat, landed on a mounted fighting chair, and then fell again onto the boats deck where Coast Guard members found him.”

State officials say identification of the boat’s origin may also help with the identification of two species of mussels that were found attached to the boat.

A small fire burned a 3,500-square foot area of brush at the top of Kapunakea Street in West Maui on Tuesday. The fire was reported at 8:18 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.

A broken waterline in South Maui has since been fixed and water service was fully restored at approximately 12 noon today.

Damage to the Mobile Transformer was estimated at one million dollars. Electrical service has been restored to remaining customers in Pu’ukoli’i as of 12:59 p.m. The outage was caused by a fire at the company’s Pu’ukoli’i Substation at around 7 a.m. and resulted in a power outage for much of the Ka’anapali resort area.

The determination to suspend the search was made at 3 p.m., on Monday, December 3, pending further information. “The decision to suspend a search is one of the hardest a commanding officer has to make,” said Captain Joanna Nunan

Park officials say nēnē pairs are frequenting roadside areas and parking lots outside and inside the park in preparation for nesting and rearing their young.

The Sulunga-Kahaialii ΄ohana of Napili was chosen to participate in an early holiday celebration and a dream day to remember. The family’s 11-year-old Sina, who is in need of a life-saving kidney transplant, has been under close medical care since April, 2012.

The study is aimed at expanding on the work done under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded Wahikuli-Honokowai watershed study for the Honokahua, Kahana, and Honolua watersheds on Maui.

The Civil Defense monthly test of the statewide outdoor siren warning system is scheduled for today (Monday, December 3, 2012) at 11:45 a.m.

Forecasters from the National Weather Service say the west-northwest swell will peak at 12 to 16 feet early this evening, before declining. Forecast surf heights are estimates of the height of the face or front of waves.

The National Weather Service has cancelled the wind advisory for the summits of Haleakalā, Mauna Loa, and Mauna Kea.Forecasters say winds over the volcanoes are diminishing, and the advisory is no longer needed.

A waterline replacement work project starts today, December 3, 2012, in Haiku, and is expected to affect traffic on Kaupakalua Road for several months.

The Department of Parks and Recreation has announced several pool closures from Dec. 4-6 due to the department’s Annual Lifeguard Training.

The Coast Guard has released the identity of the pilot aboard a private Cessna aircraft that went missing last night as Jose Krall. He is a master baker and owner of the Maui Bake Shop and Deli in Wailuku.

A search is being conducted for a four-seat private Cessna 172S plane that went missing from radar at around 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, while en route from Maui to Molokai.

A small brush fire in the Hawaiian Homestead area past Kula burned a 1/4 acre before being brought under control at 5:25 p.m.

Maui Electric Company will be conducting work that will require a temporary road closure at the intersection of Mill Street and Lower Main on Saturday, December 1 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., and again on Monday, December 3 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The incident was reported at 5:48 p.m. and burned an estimated 1.5 acres of sugar cane before crews brought the fire under control at 6:27 p.m.

Students on Maui led a discussion on the dangers and devastating effects of crystal methamphetamine or “ice” during a presentation at Seabury Hall this morning.