Maui News

Booths are still available in both the Hawaii Products & Services Tent and the Commercial Exhibit Tent at the 90th Maui Fair, taking place on September 27-30, 2012.

The Lanai Gym closes for repairs beginning today. The closure will remain in effect through September 28th. Parks officials are working to replace the gym floor and make repairs to the facility’s basketball court.

To date the fund has empowered more than 38,700 students and teachers in Maui County .Proceeds are used to support and administer MEDB-led STEM educational programs and to provide grants for the expansion Science, Technology, Engineering and Math educational initiatives.

Maui firefighters were dispatched Sunday night to a brush fire located on the steep embankment across the street from St. Anthony School in Wailuku.

The body of a Maui fisherman was recovered from waters off Maalaea Harbor early this morning, after he failed to return from picking sea cucumbers the night before, authorities said.

Maui police have since identified the woman pedestrian killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident on the Kahekili Highway as Brandy Mendes, 31, of Waiehu.

A California man was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition this morning after being pulled from waters fronting the Sheraton Maui Resort in Kaanapali, authorities said.

The master plan area includes the lands encompassing the old Puunene Airport and Naval Air Station, which lies southeast of Puunene and north of Kihei.

Officials said the source of the dirt was not confirmed, however, it may have been from construction activity in the area earlier in the day.

Maui police are investigating the discovery of a body found on the Kahekili Highway this morning.

State officials are issuing recommendations following the recent confirmation of the variant flu (H3N2V) on Maui. The recommendations come as the county prepares for the annual Maui Fair taking place at the end of September.

A 16-year-old boy Wailuku was arrested and later released to his foster family yesterday, after his mom found a suspicious device labeled “Boom Box” in his room.

Hawaiian Host has launched “The Great Hawaiian Host-ess” campaign to find an individual whose looks and personality best exemplifies the gracious spirit of the company.

The work will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, and will affect sections of the Hana Highway from Ulumalu Road in Haiku (including Huelo, Kailua, Keanae, and Nahiku) to Kaeleku in Hana.

Taro farmers on Maui and several community groups are celebrating a decision made by the Hawai’i Supreme Court on Wednesday to vacate a state commission ruling over water rights at Nā Wai ‘Ehā.

Company officials say, “There are no plans for a wind project.” Bio-Logical Capital plans to preserve Hāna Ranch as a working cattle ranch.

Maui Police called in an explosive ordinance disposal team after responding to reports of a possible homemade explosive device at a home in Wailuku on Wednesday afternoon.

The governor touted projects planned at Palamanui saying funds would not only create new jobs in West Hawaii, but unique academic opportunities in the science and agricultural fields.

The Lost on a Reef exhibit features displays and research information on the Two Brothers vessel, which wrecked on a stormy night in the French Frigate Shoals on February 11, 1823.

The additional flights adds nearly 90,000 new air seats annually to Maui. Airline officials say the increased Maui service will strengthen Hawaiian’s new Maui hub at Kahului Airport, offering expanded options for nonstop service and easy connections to neighbor island airports.