Maui News

There was no tsunami threat following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake reported at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2012 on Hawai’i Island.

The search for a missing hiker in ‘Iao Valley ended Wednesday evening when the missing man made it out safely on his own. Authorities say the search was launched at 7:05 p.m. by crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Engine 1 from Wailuku and Rescue 10 from Kahului.

A Nahiku home was destroyed by fire overnight, when the homeowner left the oven on and unattended, officials said. The fire was first reported at 11:46 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

A 62-year-old male visitor was transported by Medivac to the hospital after falling about 15-feet off the trail above Kaihalulu Bay in East Maui, authorities said.

Maui police say the four-year-old child was brought to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for treatment by his father at around 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, after being found unresponsive within the shower of his home.

A $1.4 million funding appropriation has been released for the installation of a new pipeline system a the Upcountry Maui Watershed.

Both the Old and New Wailuku pools will be closed for maintenance on Thursday and Friday, May 31 and June 1, 2012. When the Old Wailuku Pool opens up next week, it will be used exclusively for lap swimming during lunchtime hours this summer.

The funds are in addition to the $240,000 that Maui County has also appropriated for the project, and another $280,000 towards the project in the 2013 fiscal year budget.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced the opening of archery, muzzleloading rifle, and high-powered rifle hunting seasons for feral goats on Kaua‘i.

The EPA plan is designed to achieve progress toward achieving visibility goals at both the Haleakala National Park on Maui and the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawai’i Island.

Today marked the one week anniversary of a fatal police-involved shooting in South Maui that claimed the life of Maui resident Marshall Langford. Family members said all they want is peace and to know that something will be done.

A 6-year-old Maui boy was transported in critical, but improving condition after being found floating in the pool of a South Maui condominium. The incident was reported at 12:46 p.m. at the Maui Gardens Condominiums, located at 1450 South Kihei Road.

The woman got caught in the rip tide and was sucked up into the propellers of a double hulled catamaran that was actively loading and off-loading passengers at the time.

Under state law, it is unlawful to take, possess, or sell any moi during the months of June, July, and August. The closure is to allow populations to spawn during the critical summer months.

Continuous weathering over the years has resulted in leakage along the entire length of the flume, and DWS personnel say the bridges have become dangerous for maintenance personnel to traverse.

Maui musicians and vocalists were among those honored with awards at the 35th Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano event held Sunday night at the Hawai’i Convention Center.

Officials say the fire was called under control by 1:56 p.m., and the highway was reopened at 2:32 p.m. Mainaga said the area involved was approximately 100 yards long by 20 feet wide. The cause, he said, is undetermined at this time.

The incident was reported at 5:07 p.m., May 27, 2012, and crews from the Hana Fire station were dispatched to respond.

Four men were rescued when the boat they were in went adrift off of Molokai on Saturday afternoon. The incident was reported at 2:23 p.m. when those aboard the 23-foot “Nicole W” vessel contacted the Coast Guard for help.

Maui police say the two weapons recovered from the car driven by a slain theft suspect included a sawed-off shotgun and an airsoft pellet gun.