Maui News

Mayor Alan Arakawa was among the Maui officials who responded today to news of the recently confirmed sale of the island of Lana’i by releasing a statement this afternoon.

The forest reserve will remain closed to the public due to safety concerns through at least Thursday, and possibly longer, according to officials with the state DLNR.

State officials have confirmed the sale of the island of Lana’i to Oracle Corporation co-founder and chief executive officer, Lawrence Ellison.

A plan to change the billing system at the Maui Department of Water Supply from bimonthly to monthly statements has been delayed indefinitely.

A fire that forced the temporary evacuation of residents in a Kula neighborhood on Tuesday is now 100% contained, but not yet extinguished.

Appointees under consideration include Richard W. Pollack to the State Supreme Court and Peter T. Cahill to the Second Circuit Court on Maui.

Governor Neil Abercrombie yesterday enacted a law to aid in Bee Hive Research and help in Hawaii’s fight to control pests and diseases that have been impacting the state’s bee populations.

A Maui police officer entered not guilty pleas today to allegations of four counts of third degree sex assault in a case involving a 15-year-old juvenile female.

When crews arrived on scene, they found the bottom floor of a 75- by 50-foot two-story structure about 75% engulfed, fire officials said.

An insurance company was on scene yesterday trying to stabilize the vessel with lines. The Molokai Ferry reportedly offered to assist in efforts to pull the vessel free during high tide.

A total of three single family homes were threatened, with all sustaining some type of fire damage, according to fire officials.

The bridge was the site of multiple flooding incidents during heavy rains over the past two decades. Some of the more severe flooding incidents had resulted in the isolation of east-side residents from the rest of the island.

Voters are encouraged to review the information as voting districts and polling place assignments may have changed due to the adoption of the new state reapportionment plan.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources has closed the Makawao State Forest Reserve due to an ongoing forest fire a above the Kahakapao reservoir in the Olinda/Piiholo area.

Customers in the Maui Meadows subdivision in South Maui are advised to conserve water following a pump motor failure on Sunday, June 17, 2012.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a preliminary magnitude 3.7 earthquake in the Hualalai region of the Big Island of Hawai’i, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, with doors opening at 6 p.m. at the Kihei Charter School, located at 41 East Lipoa.

The state Department of Transportation advises Maui residents of an expected increase in aircraft traffic over the Kahului, Wailuku, and Spreckelsville area due to airfield maintenance work at Kahului Airport.

There were three incidents each in Kihei and Lahaina; two incidents in Napili; and one incident each in Haiku, Hana, Kaanapali, Kahului, Kaunakakai, Lanai, Paia, Pukalani and Wailuku.

County workers at the scene said there was enough water flooding hallways and offices to fill an Olympic-sized pool.